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101274

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Palestinians
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have held with other European governments concerning the apportioning of contracts to rebuild Gazan housing and infrastructure.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL2479
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>No such discussions have taken place.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 10/11/2014 16:45:56 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

101735

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Egypt
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to mobilise international assistance for refugees and other migrants in Egypt.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL2544
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The UK is at the forefront of the international response to the Syria crisis. The UK has already allocated £700 million to support internally displaced persons inside Syria and Syrian refugees in neighbouring countries, of which £2.3 million has been provided to Syrian refugees in Egypt in 2013/14. The UK Government has also been active in raising concerns on the treatment and detention of refugees and migrants within Egypt with the relevant authorities as well as providing diplomatic support to the work of UNHCR and other actors on these issues. The UK, through the tri-departmental Conflict Pool, is also supporting work to strengthen border management in the region.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID is helping to address economic challenges in Egypt, promoting economic opportunities to reduce hardship. For example DFID is supporting job creation and economic reform through the £125m regional Arab Partnership programme. This has included working with young people and other marginalised groups on developing the skills and opportunities to find and create sustainable jobs.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 17/11/2014 14:26:49 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

105751

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	EU Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the European Union's annual development aid contribution; and what is the contribution of each member state as a percentage of gross domestic product.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL2568
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>The provisional estimate for net Official Development Assistance (ODA) for the EU and its Member States in 2013 is € 56.6 million (approximately £44 billion). The ODA contribution for each member state as a percentage of their Gross National Income for 2013 can be found on the European Union website at <a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-14-263_en.htm" target="_blank">http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-14-263_en.htm</a> .</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 10/11/2014 15:18:34 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

105752

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	West Africa
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what financial contributions or pledges of financial contributions have been made by the European Union to assist with the fight against the ebola outbreak in West Africa; and what has been the contribution of each member state of the European Union.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL2569
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>The UK is leading the international response to Ebola in Sierra Leone and has committed £230 million to help fight the disease.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The European Council, the European Commission and its member states pledged a total of €1 billion to the Ebola Response. According to the European Commission, as of 28 October the EU and its Member States had pledged €911 million. This includes €100 million from France, €107 million from Germany, €53 million from Sweden and €46.2 million from Italy. Adding to the Commission’s further pledge of €280 million on 6 November for Ebola research, half-funded by the private sector, this takes the current total to well over €1 billion.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 18/11/2014 17:15:57 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

105802

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	European Union
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the total cost of contributions paid by the United Kingdom to European Union programmes falling outside the European Union budget in the years 2010–13 inclusive; what is the estimated total for 2014; and how those contributions are financed.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL2611
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The UK has contributed £1,587 million to the European Development Fund 2010-2013 inclusive. The estimated total for 2014 is £326 million, subject to exchange rates. The contributions are financed from the DFID budget.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 17/11/2014 17:24:51 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

105805

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Development Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the latest figure of the annual average percentage of gross domestic product paid by contributing countries in official development assistance; and what would be the cost to the United Kingdom if it used that average in assessing its own aid programme.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL2613
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) is reported by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Development Assistance Committee (OECD DAC) through its donor states as a proportion of Gross National Income (GNI). DFID calculates ODA disbursements to measure its stated goal of achieving 0.7% during 2013 and in order that international comparisons can be made with other DAC donor states.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The average ODA to GNI ratio for 2013 for all DAC donor states is 0.397%. The UK GNI for 2013 (using the ESA95 unadjusted for (Eurostat) reservations methodology) was £1,622,166m. If the average percentage were applied, the UK contribution would be £6,437m.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 11/11/2014 16:26:23 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

105809

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Palestinians
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect payments of the $5.4 billion pledged for reconstruction in Gaza to begin; and who will be responsible for collecting the pledges, and for supervising payments for work done.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL2616
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>Disbursement of pledges has already begun, funding early relief, recovery and reconstruction interventions in accordance with the multi-phased strategy set out in the Palestinian Authority-led Early Recovery and Reconstruction Plan 2014-2017. The Palestinian Authority will oversee the implementation of the plan in coordination with the UN, donors, international financial institutions, civil society and the private sector.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 11/11/2014 16:27:53 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

114481

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Nutrition
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government who will be representing the United Kingdom Government at the World Health Organisation Second International Conference on Nutrition in Rome from 19 to 21 November.
	tabling member printed	Lord Avebury
	uin	HL2667
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>I will personally be attending the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) along with high level representatives from DFID and the Department of Health.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 17/11/2014 16:30:57 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
	tabling member	1665 label Biography information for Lord Avebury

114497

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Iraq
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the ability of refugees and displaced people in Iraq to survive the coming winter; and what additional international efforts are being made in that respect.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL2677
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>In the latest Strategic Response Plan for Iraq, the UN estimates that 1.26 million internally displaced people are in need of assistance in order to be prepared for winter, with 800,000 people in need of immediate shelter.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK government has responded by funding £23 million of humanitarian assistance in Iraq. £17.5 million of the funding has gone to the UN, NGOs and the International Committee for the Red Cross for projects which include winterisation assistance such as shelter kits for people living in collective shelters and unfinished buildings. In addition we have supplied some 1,500 winterised tents and more than 4,500 thermal blankets for various UN agencies and NGO partners to distribute across affected areas.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 18/11/2014 17:19:38 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

142620

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Mali
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they plan to take to ensure that development initiatives in Mali are conflict sensitive, inclusive and politically accountable.
	tabling member printed	Lord Chidgey
	uin	HL2718
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The UK remains very concerned about the situation in the Mali. Despite continued progress in political stabilisation, the security situation remains volatile.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Recognising the lessons of the previous peace agreements, which did not achieve a durable peace in Mali, the UK and other members of the Security Council have been working closely with all parties to encourage full and faithful implementation of a future comprehensive and inclusive peace agreement. Through the UK’s political, financial and personnel contributions to the UN Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) as well as regional EU Common Security and Defence Policy missions, the UK aims to promote political stability, good governance and regional cooperation as well as encouraging stability across the wider region.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Although DFID does not have a bilateral development programme in Mali, we are working with other donors to ensure that development aid effectively addresses the needs of all of the citizens of Mali, is conflict sensitive and contributes to political accountability, legitimacy and inclusiveness. DFID has seconded a conflict adviser into the EU delegation in Mali to that end. DFID always consider the longer term development impact when developing our programmes across the Sahel, including Mali. Further details can be found on the Department’s Development Tracker online.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 17/11/2014 16:29:38 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
	tabling member	50 label Biography information for Lord Chidgey