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749682

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Burma: Peace Negotiations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding was provided to support the peace process in Burma in 2016-17; and which organisations were recipients of that funding.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall South
	tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
	uin	3631
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>In the financial year 2016-17 DFID contributed £4.2 million to the Peace Support Fund managed by the Nordic International Support Foundation. The Fund provides support to civil society, youth and women’s organisations working on peace.</p><p>The DFID Minister of State met representatives of the government and Burma’s ethnic groups during his visit to Burma in July 2017. The peace process was an important topic of discussion raised by the minister during his visit.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/07/2017 15:52:14 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

749683

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Burma: 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 steps she is taking to address the shortfall in funding for internally displaced people in Shan State and Kachin State in Burma.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall South
	tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
	uin	3629
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>DFID has provided £25.8 million in humanitarian and health assistance to internally displaced and conflict-affected people in Kachin and Northern Shan States since 2012. The UK is one of the largest providers of assistance to the crisis in Kachin and northern Shan states. We will continue to respond to humanitarian need and will encourage other donors to play their part.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/07/2017 15:49:32 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

732575

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Fairtrade Initiative
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the Government's policy is on Fairtrade certification.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	1227
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The UK government is a strong supporter of Fairtrade. From 2010 to 2016, DFID provided £18 million to Fairtrade International to support their work and strengthen the global Fairtrade system. This includes Fairtrade producer and worker organizations that contribute to inclusive economic, environmental and social development in their communities around the world. DFID continues to actively engage with Fairtrade on a variety of projects and campaigns, such as supporting the pilot of Fairtrace, a technology based supply chain mapping programme run with Fairtrade’s supply chain assurance partner, FLOCERT.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 29/06/2017 14:44:33 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

732310

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Syria: Overseas Aid
	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 is taking to ensure that food and medical supplies are reaching internally displaced persons in Syria; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	913
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>The UK has supported the UN and international NGOs since the start of the conflict to deliver food, medical and other supplies to those in need, including internally displaced people. The UK has provided 19.7 million food rations, 6.7 million health consultations, and over 2 million vaccines to people in need across Syria. The UK continues to use its position in the UN Security Council and the International Syria Support Group to press the Assad regime and its backers to allow aid to reach those who need it, while maintaining the pressure for a political settlement to bring the suffering of the Syrian people to an end.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 30/06/2017 12:47:22 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

732314

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Syria: Humanitarian aid
	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 humanitarian needs of the refugees in the Berm no-man's land between Syria and Jordan; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	1004
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>A comprehensive needs assessment has not been conducted at the Berm recently as security constraints have restricted access. However, our partners tell us that current priorities are to improve security and access to food and medical care. We welcome the progress made to enable the UN to restart deliveries of essential supplies. However, we remain concerned by delays to recent aid distributions and the low number of attendees at the UN health clinic.</p><p>We will not be making a further statement at this time.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 30/06/2017 12:48:19 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

750623

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Prosperity Fund
	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 effectiveness of the Prosperity Fund in the delivery of her Department's goals.
	tabling member constituency	Gloucester
	tabling member printed	Richard Graham
	uin	900372
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK ended its traditional bilateral aid programmes with China in 2011 and ended all financial aid to the Indian government in 2015. Instead the UK is now building relationships with these countries focused on trade and investment and on working together on global issues. We need to be clear that the Prosperity Fund is part of this new more mature partnership and allows us to share cutting edge UK expertise to support economic growth and development. This is good for these countries but is also strongly in our own national interest.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/07/2017 14:06:46 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

747623

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	St Helena: SA Airlink
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when her Department expects that the air service contract between the St Helena Government and SA Airlink will be signed.
	tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
	tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
	uin	2514
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The tender process is managed by the St Helena Government. On 9 June, the St Helena Government announced that SA Airlink had been chosen as the preferred bidder for the provision of a scheduled commercial air service to St Helena. A formal announcement on the contract award will be made once the contract negotiations are complete.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/07/2017 16:35:40 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

747624

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	St Helena: Aviation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she has requested reports from the Governor of St Helena on the outcomes of the air service tender.
	tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
	tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
	uin	2515
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>DFID is regular contact with both the Governor of St Helena and her team working on the air services procurement.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/07/2017 16:34:53 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

747625

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	St Helena: Aviation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many responses the St Helena Government received on its tender for the air service.
	tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
	tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
	uin	2516
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The tender process for the air services contract is managed by the St Helena Government. As that process is still on-going and is therefore subject to commercial confidentiality until completed, we are unable to provide the detail requested at this time.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/07/2017 16:34:06 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

747626

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	SA Airlink
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what (a) discussions and (b) meetings her officials have had with SA Airlink on the future of the air service in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
	tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
	uin	2517
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>DFID officials are in regular contact with the St Helena Government which leads the tender process for provision of a scheduled air service to St Helena. That process is ongoing and therefore meetings and discussions which have formed part of this process are subject to commercial confidentiality.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/07/2017 16:34:36 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans