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418732

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what time limits there are on funding allocated by her Department to local authorities to support incoming refugees.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	10165
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>As with all UK Official Development Assistance (ODA), the UK complies with the OECD DAC’s guidelines, including for costs relating to support to refugees in donor countries.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 21/09/2015 12:11:10 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

418733

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, from projects in which Commonwealth countries she plans to reallocate funds from the foreign aid budget to settle refugees within the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	10198
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>Additional funds to support refugees in 2015/16 will be provided without directly impacting existing spending plans. Departmental budgets for 2016/17 onwards will be announced as part of the 2015 Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 17/09/2015 16:01:17 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

418731

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Refugees
	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 help co-ordinate (a) a European and (b) an international response to the refugee situation.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	10213
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>The UK government has been at the forefront of the refugee crisis and is taking every opportunity to work with partners across Europe and in the wider international community to ensure that, collectively, we are able to provide a significant and comprehensive development response.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK is contributing over £1 billion in response to the humanitarian crisis in Syria and the region and is urging the international community as a whole to step up life-saving assistance and protection for refugees and vulnerable people.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK lobbied hard to mobilise funding from other donors ahead of the third Kuwait Pledging Conference on 31 March, which raised $3.6 billion. The UK has also co-sponsored UN Security Council Resolutions 2165 and 2191 which has enabled the UN to deliver aid across border without the consent of the Syrian regime in order to assist those in the hardest to reach areas.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 17/09/2015 15:55:28 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

419557

	registered interest
	date	17/09/2015
	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: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to (a) improve the lives of women and girls around the world and (b) eradicate gender inequality.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	10576
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>Tackling gender equality is a top priority for my Department. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/298253/Strategic_Vision_for_Girls_and_Women_Narrative_-_November_2013-4.pdf" target="_blank">Our Strategic Vision for Girls and Women</a> puts voice, choice and control for girls and women at the centre of our international development efforts.</p><p>We fought hard in international negotiations on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), for a strong stand-alone goal on gender equality and empowerment of women and girls, as well as gender-sensitive targets throughout the SDG framework. An SDG framework incorporating strong gender goals and targets was adopted by the UN General Assembly last month and will be critical to achieving transformational change to the lives of girls and women across the globe. We will now work to support international action on implementing and monitoring the SDGs.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 12/10/2015 12:12:24 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

419559

	registered interest
	date	17/09/2015
	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: Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to help developing countries to meet UN Sustainable Development Goal 3 on good health and wellbeing and to promote universal health coverage.
	tabling member constituency	Pendle
	tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
	uin	10653
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>DFID will continue to invest in health and support countries to meet SDG goal 3 and its universal health coverage target, guided by the Government’s International Development manifesto commitments. These include to: save 1.4m children’s lives by 2020, by immunising 76m children against killer diseases; lead a major new global programme to accelerate the development of vaccines and drugs to eliminate the world’s deadliest infectious diseases, while investing to save lives from malaria and working to end preventable child and maternal deaths; and work to achieve equitable access to family planning. Our commitments to improve nutrition for at least 50m people, to help at least 60m people get access to clean water and sanitation, to end FGM and to support education, will also contribute.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 12/10/2015 12:13:31 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

419580

	registered interest
	date	17/09/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Females: Crimes of Violence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if her Department will take steps to ensure that a target to end violence towards women forms part of the proposed UN Sustainable Development Goals.
	tabling member constituency	Redcar
	tabling member printed	Anna Turley
	uin	10666
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>The UK has worked hard to lead efforts across the globe to ensure that a target to end violence against women and girls formed part of the agreed UN Sustainable Development Goals. We are pleased that a strong gender goal was included as one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals adopted at the United Nations General Assembly, which includes targets on violence against women and girls, harmful practices, female genital mutilation and child early and forced marriage. Seeing these Sustainable Development Goals and targets implemented is a continuing top priority for the UK.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 12/10/2015 12:14:27 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

421962

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2015
	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: Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to support refugee camps near the Syrian border in order to tackle the root causes of migration to Europe.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	12173
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2015 answer text <p>DFID works to give Syrians hope and opportunities, so they will not have to risk their lives fleeing the region. The UK has been at the forefront of the response to the crisis in Syria and the region. To date, we have pledged over £1.1 billion, our largest ever response to a humanitarian crisis. Beyond addressing immediate needs, the UK is working with host countries to support their long-term resilience and expand opportunities for refugees, for example through funding to Lebanese and Jordanian municipalities for the running of essential public services.</p><br /> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 21/10/2015 15:54:19 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

423016

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2015
	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: Gender
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking at UN summits to ensure strong commitments are made to eradicating gender inequality.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	12840
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>Promoting the rights of girls and women is a top priority for my Department, including at UN Summits. The UK was a leading voice in international negotiations on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for a strong stand-alone goal on gender equality and empowerment of women and girls, as well as gender-sensitive targets throughout the SDG framework.</p><br /><p>My Department and I will continue to make every effort to push for gender equality at other global events, such as the African Union Girl Summit in November 2015 and the Commission on the Status of Women in March 2016.</p><br /> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 28/10/2015 14:03:10 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

423015

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much of her Department's budget is directed at the root causes of migration.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	12849
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>The root causes of migration are diverse. They include conflict, lack of security and also lack of opportunity or jobs. That’s why we provide help and security for refugees affected by the Syria crisis. When we double our work on jobs and growth, it is not only good for the people and countries we are supporting, it is in our national interest too.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 28/10/2015 14:02:41 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

423381

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	International Conference on Financing for Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, who represented the Government at the third International Conference on Financing for Development in Addis Ababa; and what steps the Government took to consult with NGOs, churches and other stakeholders on the UK's contribution in advance of that conference.
	tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
	tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
	uin	12943
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>As Secretary of State for International Development I led the UK delegation at the third International Conference on Financing for Development in Addis Ababa. In the run up to the conference, the UK Government undertook a programme of consultations on the FFD agenda with a range of stakeholders, including BOND, the UK membership body for organisations working in international development, whose members include Christian Aid and CAFOD.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 28/10/2015 14:02:01 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald