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678246

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Kosovo: Overseas Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, with respect to Department for International Development funding programmes, what status Kosovo has as a post-conflict state requiring assistance.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
	uin	HL4975
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Development does not provide any direct funding support to Kosovo.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 31/01/2017 17:29:15 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

678238

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2017
	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: Agriculture
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, with reference to the recent Bilateral Aid Review, how they intend to use UK aid to enable smallholder farmers to connect to local, regional and global markets.
	tabling member printed	Lord Cameron of Dillington
	uin	HL4967
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2017 answer text <p>Increasing the inclusion of smallholder farmers in markets and improving their incomes sustainably are key objectives of DFID’s Agricultural Policy.</p><p>DFID will deliver this by improving smallholder capacity, productivity and access to local, regional and global markets and by strengthening the markets and businesses that trade with smallholders.</p><p>For example, our work with AgDevCo is improving smallholder incomes and market access, benefiting 1.7 million people in smallholder families by 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 01/02/2017 17:33:31 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3705 label Biography information for Lord Cameron of Dillington

678239

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Development Aid: Employment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, with reference to the 2015 Conceptual Framework on Agriculture and the recent Bilateral and Multilateral Aid Reviews, how they intend to use UK aid to facilitate transitions from subsistence agriculture to off-farm job opportunities in rural economies.
	tabling member printed	Lord Cameron of Dillington
	uin	HL4968
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2017 answer text <p>Increasing the inclusion of smallholder farmers in markets and improving their incomes sustainably are key objectives of DFID’s Agricultural Policy.</p><p>DFID is helping poor farmers to increase their incomes and transition into more productive livelihoods. In Burma, for example, the Livelihoods and Food Security Trust Fund has supported rural transitions for over 1.63 million poor farmers since 2010.</p><p>In future, DFID will examine opportunities to further improve smallholder capacity, productivity and access to local, regional and global markets and strengthen the markets and businesses that trade with smallholders.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 01/02/2017 17:33:03 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3705 label Biography information for Lord Cameron of Dillington

715524

	registered interest
	date	30/03/2017
	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: Overseas Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, when determining the annual revenue support grant to be allocated to St Helena, how much time is given to the St Helena Council to consider the local taxation that it will need to raise; and what representations they have received regarding the adequacy of the length of time given.
	tabling member printed	Lord Shutt of Greetland
	uin	HL6485
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2017 answer text <p>The process to determine the level of UK Government financial support to St Helena for 2017/18 has followed standard DFID procedures. It began during November 2016 when the St Helena Government (SHG) provided budget forecasts and DFID officials visited the island for intense discussions of the budget proposals. Elected Members took an active role throughout these discussions.</p><p>A revised budget from SHG in January provided more detailed and prioritised spending projections. Following internal quality assurance Ministers approved the level of DFID’s contribution to the budget on 30 March 2017. This approval was relayed to SHG Officials on 31 March.</p><p>Throughout the process DFID officials were in regular contact with their SHG counterparts. Financial Aid makes an important contribution to the long term growth and development of St Helena.</p><p>The UK Government has a duty to ensure value for taxpayers’ money as it meets its international commitments.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL6483 HL6484 HL6486 question first answered 06/04/2017 15:34:34 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	2546 label Biography information for Lord Shutt of Greetland

709151

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2017
	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: Malnutrition
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of their manifesto pledge to improve the nutrition of 50 million people by 2020, what steps they are taking to tackle malnutrition globally.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pendry
	uin	HL5908
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2017 answer text <p>DFID is continuing to scale-up support for both direct nutrition services and programmes to address the underlying causes of malnutrition so that we deliver the commitment by 2020. Current forecasts show we are on track to meet this target as well as to meet commitments made at the Nutrition for Growth Summit, 2013.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 15/03/2017 17:45:27 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	457 label Biography information for Lord Pendry

715525

	registered interest
	date	30/03/2017
	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: Overseas Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the statement in their policy paper, <i>2010 to 2015 government policy: UK Overseas Territories</i>, that the reasonable assistance needs of overseas territories "are a first call on the UK’s international development budget", why the St Helena Council had not been informed, as of 30 March, how much its annual revenue support grant for 2017–18 will be; and what assessment they have made of the impact of the timing of the funding decision on the ability of the Council to make financial plans.
	tabling member printed	Lord Shutt of Greetland
	uin	HL6486
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2017 answer text <p>The process to determine the level of UK Government financial support to St Helena for 2017/18 has followed standard DFID procedures. It began during November 2016 when the St Helena Government (SHG) provided budget forecasts and DFID officials visited the island for intense discussions of the budget proposals. Elected Members took an active role throughout these discussions.</p><p>A revised budget from SHG in January provided more detailed and prioritised spending projections. Following internal quality assurance Ministers approved the level of DFID’s contribution to the budget on 30 March 2017. This approval was relayed to SHG Officials on 31 March.</p><p>Throughout the process DFID officials were in regular contact with their SHG counterparts. Financial Aid makes an important contribution to the long term growth and development of St Helena.</p><p>The UK Government has a duty to ensure value for taxpayers’ money as it meets its international commitments.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL6483 HL6484 HL6485 question first answered 06/04/2017 15:34:34 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	2546 label Biography information for Lord Shutt of Greetland

711992

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2017
	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: Armed Conflict
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the statement by the Secretary of State for International Development on 15 March (HC Deb, col 444) stating that 1.5 million people are living under siege-like conditions in Syria, where those figures were obtained from, and how the 1.5 million figure is calculated.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL6130
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2017 answer text <p>The UN estimates that 643,000 people live in areas that it classifies as ‘besieged’ and 879,000 in areas that it classifies as ‘militarily encircled.’ Under the UN definitions, restrictions placed on ‘besieged’ areas are more severe than those on ‘military encircled’ areas. However, the populations in all these locations are surrounded by armed forces which are restricting aid deliveries and the movement of people, including the sick and wounded. The Government therefore combines the two to reach the approximate and continually fluctuating figure of 1.5 million people living under siege-like conditions.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 24/03/2017 14:25:40 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

606225

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Multilateral Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the scrutiny of the UK's bilateral aid programmes by the International Development Committee and the Independent Commission on Aid Impact, in addition to internal departmental audit and risk analysis, what level of scrutiny is applied to multilateral aid programmes.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
	uin	HL2464
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>As with bilateral aid, multilateral aid is subject to robust scrutiny by the International Development Committee and the Independent Commission on Aid Impact (ICAI). For example, ICAI published a review on “How the Department for International Development (DFID) works with multilateral agencies to achieve impact”, in June 2015 and the International Development Committee published an interim report on “UK Aid - Allocation of resources”, in March 2016.</p><p>The Secretary of State has clearly stated her commitment to driving higher results and ensuring value for money and transparency from DFID’s multilateral partners. DFID has taken a strategic approach to scrutinising the impact of our investment in multilateral organisations through the Multilateral Aid Review, the latest review is due to be published soon. The UK is also an active member of the Multilateral Organisation Performance Assessment Network (MOPAN), which brings together 18 donor countries with a common interest in assessing multilateral effectiveness. MOPAN will commission its own assessments of multilateral organisations.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 31/10/2016 16:57:45 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

578574

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2016
	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: Overseas Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the reports of a senior World Vision official in Gaza diverting funds to Hamas, what steps they are taking to ensure that UK aid given to projects in Gaza and the West Bank is not misappropriated.
	tabling member printed	Lord Polak
	uin	HL1718
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2016 answer text <p>The recent allegations against the senior World Vision official in Gaza are deeply concerning. DFID does not fund World Vision operations in Gaza or the Occupied Palestinian Territories more widely. DFID’s programmes are subject to stringent safeguards.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 20/09/2016 12:12:02 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	4547 label Biography information for Lord Polak

632439

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2016
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the report of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development assistance to the Palestinian people <i>Developments in the economy of the Occupied Palestinian Territory</i> published in July 2015, what assessment they have made of the future habitability of the Gaza Strip.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL3107
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK remains deeply concerned by the situation in Gaza and the report’s warning that Gaza could become uninhabitable by 2020. UK aid has supported economic development, provision of basic services, and enabled reconstruction through support to the Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism. However, as the report makes clear, aid alone cannot solve the problems in Gaza. We welcome Israel’s decision last year to increase the water supply to Gaza, as well as other commitments which permit the construction of essential energy infrastructure. Improvements in energy and water provision are essential to improve the daily life of the people living in Gaza. The UK government frequently stresses with both parties the importance that these commitments are implemented quickly, and continues to press for a sustainable political solution for Gaza which will address Israel’s legitimate security concerns whilst opening up movement and access.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 16/11/2016 15:33:17 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge