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692753

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Yemen: Famine
	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 situation in Yemen.
	tabling member constituency	Aldridge-Brownhills
	tabling member printed	Wendy Morton
	uin	908741
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>Yemen is on the brink of famine. According to the UN, more than 10 million people require immediate humanitarian aid to survive, including half a million children under 5 who are severely malnourished.</p><p> </p><p>The UN has launched the largest ever humanitarian appeal for Yemen, requesting $2.1 billion to provide life-saving assistance to 12 million people in 2017.</p><p> </p><p>In 2015 and 2016, the UK helped over 1 million Yemenis with food, medical assistance and clean water. We are encouraging others in the international community to step up their response in Yemen.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 22/02/2017 14:49:32 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton

692752

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Commonwealth: Development Aid
	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 promote development across the Commonwealth.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Ben Howlett
	uin	908743
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>Our commitment to the Commonwealth is unwavering. Many of DFID’s largest bilateral programmes are with Commonwealth countries across Africa, Asia and the Caribbean. In 2015, six of the ten largest recipients of bilateral UK ODA were Commonwealth countries, with £2.11 billion allocated to 39 members.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 22/02/2017 14:58:22 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4445 label Biography information for Ben Howlett

690413

	registered interest
	date	17/02/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Sustainable Development
	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 ensure that future trade negotiations between the UK and developing countries support sustainable development in those countries.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	64094
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>The Government committed to investing in development to build a safer, healthier, more prosperous world with a focus on helping developing countries leave aid dependency behind to become our trading partners of the future. We are currently reviewing the UK future trade policy as we prepare to leave the EU. The Department for International Trade and the Department for International Development are working together to decide how our future trading arrangements can support sustainable development.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 22/02/2017 16:12:25 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

692754

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Occupied Territories: Human Rights
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is providing to NGOs promoting human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	908744
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>DFID’s bilateral programme in the Occupied Palestinian Territories currently funds human rights NGOs providing legal assistance to Palestinians, through a multi-donor access to justice programme implemented by UN agencies.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 22/02/2017 15:00:55 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

692751

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Common Customs Tariffs
	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 potential effect of the UK leaving the Common External Tariff on developing countries.
	tabling member constituency	Lewes
	tabling member printed	Maria Caulfield
	uin	908742
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>Leaving the Common External Tariff ensures we can take advantage of the opportunity to negotiate our own preferential trade agreements around the world. We are looking into options for future trading arrangements, recognising the need for a smooth transition which minimises disruption for developing countries.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 22/02/2017 14:57:30 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield