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1127248

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	UNRWA: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to ensure that aid programmes of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East and the UN system in general have long-term sustainability.
	tabling member printed	Lord Judd
	uin	HL15801
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2019 answer text <p>The UK supports a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict and the UK Government believe that the only way to achieve a lasting solution for refugees is a negotiated solution to the conflict.</p><p> </p><p>In the interim, the UK is a leading donor to UNRWA and will provide up to £80m over the next two years. This will help to provide essential services, including healthcare and education, for millions of Palestinian refugees living in Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Gaza and the West Bank.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also acted to ensure the long-term sustainability of the UN system in general by supporting the Secretary General’s reform agenda, including the Funding Compact which is being discussed at ECOSOC in New York in late May.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is committed to getting the best value for the UK taxpayers’ money in our aid programmes. We work closely with our UN partners to ensure programmes deliver the best development outcomes and value for money.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 30/05/2019 12:52:46 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

1127261

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Pneumococcal Diseases: Vaccination
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to extend their engagement with the Advanced Market Commitment beyond the pilot for pneumococcal vaccine, run via Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stevenson of Balmacara
	uin	HL15814
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2019 answer text <p>The Advance Market Commitment (AMC) for Pneumococcal Vaccines is a dynamic financing instrument of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. Its objective is to reduce deaths from severe pneumonia by reducing the cost of the pneumococcal vaccine. The AMC does this by incentivising vaccine manufacturers and generating greater competition by encouraging additional manufacturers to the market. So far, 114 million children have been vaccinated with AMC-supported pneumococcal vaccines, saving 762,000 lives.</p><p> </p><p>DFID has committed $485 million to AMC from 2010 until 2020. The AMC has consistently delivered and performs very strongly. It scored an A+ in its last Annual Review. The current end date is scheduled for December 2020. DFID are currently reviewing vaccine demand projections and in discussions with other stakeholders whether an extension is required in order to attract new manufacturers and generate wider benefits. This review is in line with our approach to maximise effectiveness and ensure good value for money.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 30/05/2019 12:54:28 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	4175 label Biography information for Lord Stevenson of Balmacara

1127262

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Pneumococcal Diseases: Vaccination
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what financial commitment they intend to make to the Advanced Market Commitment pilot for pneumococcal vaccine beyond 2020; and what estimate they have made of the expected total funding.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stevenson of Balmacara
	uin	HL15815
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2019 answer text <p>The Advance Market Commitment (AMC) for Pneumococcal Vaccines is a dynamic financing instrument of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. Its objective is to reduce deaths from severe pneumonia by reducing the cost of the pneumococcal vaccine. The AMC does this by incentivising vaccine manufacturers and generating greater competition by encouraging additional manufacturers to the market. So far, 114 million children have been vaccinated with AMC-supported pneumococcal vaccines, saving 762,000 lives.</p><p> </p><p>The expected total funding for DFID’s contribution to AMC is $485 million from 2010 until the programme completes in 2020. To date, the UK have made no new financial commitments for AMC beyond completion of the programme in 2020. As part of the planning process for the next phase for Gavi, the UK and other stakeholders are exploring all innovative financing options which can improve global immunisation in poor countries.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 30/05/2019 12:54:48 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	4175 label Biography information for Lord Stevenson of Balmacara

1127263

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Pneumococcal Diseases: Vaccination
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the Advanced Market Commitment for pneumococcal vaccines; and whether it should be continued.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stevenson of Balmacara
	uin	HL15816
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2019 answer text <p>The Advance Market Commitment (AMC) for Pneumococcal Vaccines (PCV) incentivises vaccine manufacturers and generates competition by encouraging additional manufacturers to the market. So far, 114 million children have been vaccinated with AMC-supported pneumococcal vaccines, saving 762,000 lives.</p><p> </p><p>The UK assess AMC to be an effective and efficient mechanism to improve vaccine coverage at a lower cost. It scored an A+ in its last annual review. In March 2019, Pfizer reduced the price of PCV for 73 developing countries from US$3.30 in 2017 to US$2.90 per dose. This further reduction is estimated to save Gavi and developing country governments up to US$ 4.1 million.</p><p> </p><p>An independent 2015 evaluation identified AMC’s supply arrangements as a critical factor in encouraging vaccine manufacturers to expand their capacity to produce safe, effective vaccines. As part of the planning process for the next phase for Gavi, the UK and other stakeholders are exploring all innovative financing options which can improve global immunisation in poor countries.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 30/05/2019 12:55:11 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	4175 label Biography information for Lord Stevenson of Balmacara

1127264

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	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 Finance Facility for Immunisation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will commit to supporting the International Finance Facility for Immunisation in the next funding period.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stevenson of Balmacara
	uin	HL15817
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2019 answer text <p>The International Financing Facility for Immunisation (IFFIm) was launched in 2006. IFFIm’s frontloading capability for vaccine funding has allowed more than 80 million children to be immunised ahead of time, without having to wait until Gavi has received pledged donor grants.</p><p> </p><p>Subject to continued strong performance, the UK will fund IFFIm until 2029. More broadly, the UK recognises the important role of innovative financing mechanisms for vaccine delivery. In our role as hosts of the 2020 Gavi Replenishment, we will encourage discussions with other donors and other stakeholders on ways to expand innovative financing to vaccinate children in poor countries.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 30/05/2019 13:03:56 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	4175 label Biography information for Lord Stevenson of Balmacara

1127414

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	North Korea: Food Supply
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the UN World Food Programme's food security anylsis, published on 3 May, which states that North Korea’s food situation is critical and is set to worsen and that South Pyongan Province faces a severe food security crisis.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL15825
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2019 answer text <p>Limited availability of official data from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) makes comprehensive analysis of the situation difficult. DFID is currently the fourth largest donor to the World Food Programme (WFP). DFID provides both multi-year core funding (£40 million a year) and non-core funding. WFP can use these resources to respond rapidly to food insecurity where needs are greatest. DFID continues to track and monitor humanitarian risks around the globe.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 03/06/2019 14:55:16 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1127423

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Pakistan: Human Trafficking
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to reports of the actions of Rabia Bibi and the government of Pakistan in arresting a trafficking ring of Pakistani and Chinese nationals, what assessment they have made of the number of cases of faith targeted human trafficking; and what steps they are taking to ensure that this newly vulnerable community is being effectively supported through UK aid designated for the most vulnerable and marginalised communities.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hogan-Howe
	uin	HL15834
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government’s approach to tackling modern slavery and trafficking in Pakistan is to reduce the permissive environment through community based activities, and to strengthen the legislative framework for more effective prevention and control. We have not made an assessment of the number of cases of faith targeted human trafficking, however the UK Government is currently working on a range of projects aimed at minimising the incidence of modern slavery (including trafficking) in Pakistan. DFID and the Home Office have also commissioned a study which will look at modern slavery and trafficking specifically. A second study on women and trafficking is planned in 2020.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 30/05/2019 12:52:24 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	4693 label Biography information for Lord Hogan-Howe

1127451

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2019
	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: Food Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the statement by the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East that more than a million people in Gaza may not have enough food in June unless international donors can raise £46 million in funding due to the deficit created by cuts by the government of the United States to Palestinian refugee aid.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL15862
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2019 answer text <p>The UK is deeply concerned about the challenges facing over a million Palestinian refugees who rely on food assistance in Gaza. We recognise that Palestinian refugees need UNRWA to be on a more secure financial footing. To that end, the UK is working with UNRWA and other donors to support cost cutting efforts, diversify donor income, and encourage multi-year funding commitments.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is a leading donor to UNRWA and I can confirm that the UK has committed to providing up to £80m to UNRWA over the next two years. However, a long-term solution requires a just, fair, agreed and realistic settlement for Palestinian refugees. Until that happens the UK remains firmly committed to supporting UNRWA and Palestinian refugees.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 03/06/2019 14:33:02 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1127985

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Democratic Republic of Congo: Ebola
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking, with their international partners, to check the spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; and what estimate they have made of the number of Ebola (1) cases, and (2) related deaths, in that country since August 2018.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL15870
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>The UK is taking the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo extremely seriously. We are working with international partners to monitor the outbreak, and have been a leading donor to the response. UK funding to the World Health Organisation and UNICEF has enabled key activities critical to ending the outbreak including surveillance, contact tracing, infection prevention and control and vaccination.</p><p>As of 27 May 2019, there have been 1,920 confirmed and probable cases and 1,281 deaths. However, consistent disruption to response activities, a high proportion of community deaths, and a low proportion of cases from known contacts, means that the number of cases may be higher than reported.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 05/06/2019 15:55:37 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1127986

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Kenya: Abortion
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 20 May (HL15585), what methods they used when deciding that there would be 322,000 additional users of the Delivering Sustainable and Equitable Increases in Family Planning in Kenya programme; of those, how many they estimate will use that programme for terminations of pregnancy; from what legislation the policy safe and unsafe abortion derives its mandate and authority to provide support "to increase awareness among policy-makers, legislators, national health authorities and health personnel of the circumstances under which abortion is allowed" in countries where abortion is illegal; and how much has been spent on abortions in each year since that policy was enacted.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL15871
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2019 answer text <p>DFID Kenya used an internationally respected open-access modelling tool known as ‘Impact2 model’ to estimate the 322,000 additional Family Planning Users to be reached by the programme. This estimate does not include the terminations of pregnancy but covers only users of voluntary modern family planning.</p><p> </p><p>DFID’s legislative authority to provide development assistance comes under the International Development Act (IDA). The policy on safe abortion takes an evidence-based, public health approach that aims to reduce death and disability caused by unsafe abortions. The policy is also consistent with the Cairo Programme of Action, agreed at the 1994 United Nations International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). The ICPD affirmed that in no case should abortion be promoted as a method of family planning.</p><p> </p><p>In countries where abortion is permitted, we can support development programmes that make safe abortion more accessible. In countries where it is highly restricted and maternal mortality and morbidity are high, we can help make the consequences of unsafe abortion more widely understood and can consider supporting processes of legal and policy reform.</p><p> </p><p>The UK abortion policy can be viewed on GOV.UK.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 03/06/2019 14:54:49 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool