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573793

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Overseas Aid
	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 maintaining its commitment to spending 0.7 per cent of gross national income on overseas aid.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	44492
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2016 answer text <p>This Government remains committed to continuing the UK’s leading role on international development, including through spending 0.7% of gross national income (GNI) on overseas aid.</p><p>As an outward-looking, globally engaged nation, we believe that the UK should work to tackle international problems at their source – not wait for them to arrive on our doorstep.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 09/09/2016 13:38:33 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

573794

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Economic Growth
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how her Department plans to fund support for economic development in developing countries.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	44493
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2016 answer text <p>My department remains committed to providing support for work on economic development. We are currently developing our Economic Development Strategy and will be considering funding allocations as part of our wider aid reviews.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 09/09/2016 13:37:07 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

573795

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Food
	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 plans to take to (a) track and (b) report progress made against the Sustainable Development Goals by applying the Food Insecurity Experience Scale.
	tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
	tabling member printed	Dr Eilidh Whiteford
	uin	44479
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2016 answer text <p>DFID helped to establish the use of the Food Insecurity Experience Scale. This is the method the UN’s Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators has recommended for tracking and reporting on the prevalence of food insecurity for Global Goal 2.</p><p>DFID is in the process of reviewing its results framework and is also considering ways to apply the Food Insecurity Experience Scale in relevant programmes. For example, this year DFID supported the Global Agriculture and Food Security Programme to agree a new Monitoring and Evaluation framework which will use the Food Insecurity Experience Scale to track progress on food security for households supported by the programme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 09/09/2016 10:55:31 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	3911 label Biography information for Dr Eilidh Whiteford

574164

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	South Sudan: Armed Conflict
	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 humanitarian situation in South Sudan; what estimate she has made of the number of (a) refugees, (b) displaced people and (c) people with severe malnutrition in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Foyle
	tabling member printed	Mark Durkan
	uin	44783
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2016 answer text <p>The humanitarian situation in South Sudan remains dire. More than 2.4 million people are displaced; over 785,000 of them to neighbouring countries as refugees. 4.8 million South Sudanese people, almost half of the population, are at risk of severe food insecurity. Although famine has not yet been declared, there is a looming risk in parts of Unity State. Through DFID, the UK remains the second largest bilateral donor to South Sudan.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 09/09/2016 10:54:29 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	1594 label Biography information for Mark Durkan

573791

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department will commit to maintaining or increasing funding that is allocated to eradicating violence against women in armed conflict, facilitating universal access to reproductive healthcare and supporting equal rights and opportunities for women and girls.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
	uin	44613
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2016 answer text <p>The UK has put the empowerment of women and girls at the heart of our international development work, and is delivering significant results for women and girls. We played an instrumental role in influencing the global agreement for Sustainable Development Goal 5 ‘to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls’. We also made firm commitments to support women and girls in the 2015 UK Aid strategy, underpinned by the 2014 International Development (Gender Equality) Act legislation, which ensures that UK Aid development and humanitarian work considers gender issues as a core part of everything they deliver. The UK is a global leader in promoting, protecting and supporting sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), including neglected and difficult issues. The 2012 London Summit on Family Planning put the issue firmly back on the international agenda, and the UK is a core convenor of the FP2020 movement established at the Summit to drive forward progress.</p><p>Full attainment of political, social and economic rights for women and girls is a UK priority, recognising its centrality to greater peace and stability. Violence against women and girls is one of the most systematic, widespread human rights violations worldwide. Globally, 1 in 3 women is beaten or sexually abused in her lifetime. DFID has made significant progress in scaling up efforts to address violence against women and girls, nearly doubling our programming from 64 programmes in 2012 to 127 in 2016 (including the £25 million ‘What Works to Prevent Violence’ programme). The UK and the new Secretary of State will continue to lead the global effort to improve the lives of women and girls, promoting gender equality and women and girls empowerment in all contexts.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 07/09/2016 16:12:59 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

573790

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Department for International Development: 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 implement the actions identified for it in the Government's Ending Violence against Women and Girls Strategy 2016-2020, published in March 2016; and when a member of staff from her Department last attended a Violence against Women and Girls Stakeholder Meeting chaired by the Home Office.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
	uin	44234
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2016 answer text <p>DFID has made significant progress in scaling up efforts to address violence against women and girls, nearly doubling our programming, from 64 programmes in 2012 to 127 in 2016, and working with partners across all sectors. Our £36 million programme to end Child, Early and Forced Marriage is helping thousands of girls escape losing any choice or control over their future. We have committed £8 million to support AmplifyChange, an initiative to support civil society activists to end child marriage and address a broader range of gender issues. In 2015 we provided £2.25 million of support to the UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women and Girls which provides grants to organisations across the world to tackle gender-based violence.</p><p>ICAI published its review of DFID’s efforts to eliminate violence against women and girls on Tuesday 17 May 2016. This review gave DFID’s performance a ‘Green’ rating, the highest achievable. The UK and DFID’s new Secretary of State will continue to lead the global effort to improve the lives of women and girls.</p><p>The last Home Office chaired Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Stakeholder Meeting took place on July 11 2016. No officials from other departments were invited to this meeting. However, one of the action points arising from this meeting was to invite other departments in future. An official from DFID’s VAWG Team will attend the next meeting.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 07/09/2016 16:14:30 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

574162

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Tibet: Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 11 May 2016 to Question 36578, what the findings relevant to Tibet were of her Department's-funded assessments of glacial melt and rivers in the Himalayas.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	44791
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2016 answer text <p>As noted in the Answer of 13 April 2013 to Question 151281, DFID funded two assessments on glacial melt in the Himalayan region. It has since piloted a method of assessing glaciers in the region using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). The studies indicate that the Himalayan glaciers have been shrinking overall at 0.4-0.5% per year since the 1950s. The studies are available on DFID’s Research for Development website.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 09/09/2016 13:33:35 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

573789

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Department for International Development: Private Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much was spent by her Department on private school fees for children whose parents are stationed (a) in the UK and (b) overseas in the last financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds West
	tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
	uin	44195
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2016 answer text <p>This information is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost to the taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 07/09/2016 16:15:33 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

573792

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Overseas Aid: Migrant Camps
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding from the public purse for each refugee camp has been given in each of the last five years; and on what that funding has been spent in each of those years.
	tabling member constituency	Fermanagh and South Tyrone
	tabling member printed	Tom Elliott
	uin	44497
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2016 answer text <p>DFID supports refugee camps in many different countries as part of our wider programming to assist those displaced by conflict, persecution and fear. It is not possible to say how much is spent on each individual camp.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 09/09/2016 13:35:08 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4367 label Biography information for Tom Elliott

573788

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Department for International Development: Private Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many of her Department's staff are in receipt of support for private school fees for children whose parents are stationed (a) in the UK and (b) overseas.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds West
	tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
	uin	44197
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2016 answer text <p>This information is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost to the taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 07/09/2016 16:15:12 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves