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1193253

	registered interest
	date	05/05/2020
	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: Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the need to increase the UK Government's contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency to meet increased demand for core services for Palestinian refugees throughout the Middle East.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff North
	tabling member printed	Anna McMorrin
	uin	43743
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>The UK is a long-term supporter of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNWRA). Our funding helps provide education to more than 533,000 children (half of which are girls), health services for around 3.1 million Palestinian refugees, and social safety net assistance for around <del class="ministerial">271,000</del> <ins class="ministerial">255,000 </ins>of the most vulnerable.</p><p>The services that UNRWA provide play a key role in helping contain and address the spread of COVID-19. We continue to monitor the situation closely and are working closely with UNRWA and the international community to ensure a co-ordinated response to the outbreak.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 12/05/2020 16:02:53 question first ministerially corrected 29/06/2020 11:21:23 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly previous answer version 20633 answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	4632 label Biography information for Anna McMorrin

1185731

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Gaza: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effect on the healthcare system in Gaza of the response to the spread of covid-19 in that region.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	30804
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2020 answer text <p>There are currently <del class="ministerial">no</del> <ins class="ministerial">two </ins>known cases of COVID-19 in Gaza. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has delivered essential equipment such as lab testing kits and personal protective equipment and has used DFID-funded Trauma Stabilisation Tents to quarantine suspected COVID-19 patients at the Rafah border crossing. UN agencies are supporting further measures such as the establishment of a field hospital and the creation of a medical checkpoint at the Erez border crossing.</p><p>A widespread outbreak of the virus could overwhelm Gaza’s already overburdened health system - especially given the lack of reliable access to clean water and energy in the strip. We continue to monitor the situation and are working closely with the UN and the international community to ensure agencies are ready to respond to an outbreak.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 25/03/2020 16:25:19 question first ministerially corrected 26/03/2020 17:26:12 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly previous answer version 14688 answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1129731

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Yemen: Internally Displaced People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support his Department is providing to internally displaced people in Yemen.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	259950
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>The UK is providing a range of support to displaced people in Yemen in response to the displacement of 3.3 million people since the conflict began in 2015. Last financial year (2018/19), for example, we <del class="ministerial">provided</del> <ins class="ministerial">contributed to the provision of </ins>food assistance to over 490,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) and since June 2017 we have helped over 40,000 IDPs receive psychosocial support and provided over 35,000 with life-saving health care.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has also supported the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to provide primary healthcare and mental health services, legal assistance, child protection and support to survivors of gender-based violence. We are supporting IOM and UNHCR with £9 million this financial year (2019/20) to allow them to continue providing these vital services.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 11/06/2019 16:43:41 question first ministerially corrected 19/06/2019 10:00:52 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison previous answer version 121913 answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1128863

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Department for International Development: Migrant Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate he has made of the number of EU nationals employed by his Department by country.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	259378
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>The number of EU nationals employed by DFID, as at 31 May 2019, who have declared their nationality is broken down in the table below. It is not mandatory for staff to declare their nationality.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Nationality</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Count of Staff</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Austrian</p></td><td><p>Less than 5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British</p></td><td><p>2506</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bulgarian</p></td><td><p>Less than 5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Czech</p></td><td><p>Less than 5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Danish</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dutch</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Finnish</p></td><td><p>Less than 5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>French</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>German</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greek</p></td><td><p>Less than 5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Irish</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Italian</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lithuanian</p></td><td><p>Less than 5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Polish</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portuguese</p></td><td><p>Less than 5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Romanian</p></td><td><p>Less than 5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovak</p></td><td><p>Less than 5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spanish</p></td><td><p>Less than 5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swedish</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Undeclared</p></td><td><p>1076</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 11/06/2019 16:49:53 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1128865

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Bangladesh: Rohingya
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate he has made of the number of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh his Department has supported to date.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	259380
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>The UK is a leading donor to the Rohingya refugee response in Bangladesh. We estimate that UK-funded assistance provided since August 2017 has reached most of the 1.3 million refugees and vulnerable host community members targeted by the international humanitarian Joint Response Plan. Our aid is making a significant difference to the lives of the refugees and we are providing assistance in all major sectors, including food security and nutrition, shelter, health, protection (including gender-based violence), site management, water, hygiene promotion and sanitation.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 11/06/2019 16:51:16 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1128903

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Pakistan: HIV Infection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the recent HIV outbreak among children in Pakistan.
	tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
	tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
	uin	259468
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>We are closely tracking reports of an outbreak of just over 600 new cases of HIV, 75% of them among children, in a town called Ratto Dero in Sindh province. The UK government invests significantly in the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria (GF), which works closely with the provincial government in Sindh.</p><p> </p><p>There has been an intensive effort to test the population for HIV to establish the extent of the outbreak. Over 20,000 people have been tested to date. We are in close contact with the Global Fund and will work with them to ascertain whether any further assistance is needed, for example to make treatment available for those who need it and prevent onward transmission.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 11/06/2019 16:51:54 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

1128968

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether he plans to end the use of private for-profit contractors in the aid industry; and what assessment he has made of the potential merits of capping the salaries of aid charities’ CEOs.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
	uin	259042
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>DFID values the unique expertise all its partners offer in the administration of aid. To date, we have no plans to end our use of private for-profit contractors who play a small but vital part by bringing sector expertise, operational flexibility and innovation through, for example the early exploitation of new technology providing products or services in new or underdeveloped markets, enabling DFID to help people in some of the most challenging environments in the world.</p><p> </p><p>DFID does not place a cap on salaries of aid charities’ CEOs, since we recognise that salaries are driven by competition and multiple market forces making it impractical to set a maximum salary. We do however subject all our partners to rigorous scrutiny of their effectiveness and value for money, in advance and throughout the delivery of our programmes. Our priority is to drive value for British taxpayers’ money, cost-effectiveness and impact in all our programmes.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 11/06/2019 16:44:48 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1129024

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Forests: Conservation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government has taken since signing the Amsterdam Declaration in 2015 to eliminate deforestation from agricultural commodity chains.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	259091
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s 25-Year Environment Action Plan outlines our ambition to reduce deforestation caused by the UK’s imports of agricultural commodities and has established an industry-led Task Force to advise Government on how to achieve that goal.</p><p> </p><p>Internationally, the UK has been an active member the Amsterdam Declarations Partnership, providing funding to support analysis and coordination. Through our bilateral programme, we have developed the Investments in Forests and Sustainable Land Use programme, which runs from 2015-2023, with current committed funding of £113 million from DFID and BEIS. It was designed to accelerate progress on delivery of the Amsterdam Declaration commitments, and operates in Southeast Asia, East Africa, West and Central Africa (with DFID support), and in Latin America (with BEIS assistance). The programme is pioneering new approaches which both promote economic growth and livelihoods and protect forests. It currently has a portfolio of public-private partnerships that aim to bring up to 1.4 million hectares of land under sustainable management and mobilise up to £350m of private investment.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 11/06/2019 16:47:24 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1129283

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: Schools
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make an assessment of the security situation for schools in Afghanistan.
	tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
	tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
	uin	259254
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>In 2018, 513,962 children (187,082 girls and 326,880 boys) were unable to continue their education due to the closure of over 1,000 schools related to security reasons in Afghanistan. According to UNICEF this marks a fourfold increase to the previous year.</p><p> </p><p>DFID has invested in the Education Cannot Wait Global Fund which supports the Education in Emergencies Working Group led by the Ministry of Education in Afghanistan. Its aim is to ensure every child in Afghanistan can learn without fear and in safety, and to enable them to reach their full potential.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 11/06/2019 16:48:09 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

1129286

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Bangladesh: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of (a) the level of gender equality and (b) progress on meeting Sustainable Development Goal 5 in Bangladesh.
	tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
	tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
	uin	259257
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>There has been progress on gender equality in Bangladesh in recent years but there are still significant challenges, including on gender-based violence, barriers to workforce participation and the prevalence of child-marriage.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for International Development’s support to gender equality in Bangladesh includes working with men and boys to tackle social norms around violence, training that helps women to find decent employment, encouraging girls to stay in education, and raising awareness of family planning options. There is also a strong focus on SDG5 in our support to the Rohingya refugees and surrounding communities.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 11/06/2019 16:48:41 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes