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868364

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2018
	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: Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment has his Department has made of the feasability of conducting airdrops of humanitarian aid in Syria.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	133584
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>Aid delivered by road by trusted humanitarian partners is by far the most effective way to meet needs in Syria and to ensure that it reaches those most in need. We have, however, examined all options as part of our determination to do everything we can to alleviate the suffering of the Syrian people.</p><p> </p><p>Airdrops, manned or using drones, are not capable of meeting either the scale of needs or delivering many of the kinds of aid that could address the priority needs that we see in Syria (e.g. safe drinking water, health support). Furthermore, we judge that such an operation would carry a high level of risk because the consent is needed of those who control the airspace and those on the ground that could threaten aircraft. There is nothing to suggest that the Assad regime would provide such consent, given that it continues to use the denial of aid as a weapon of war.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 27/03/2018 16:35:42 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

994506

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2018
	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: Migrant Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many citizens of non-UK EU countries work in (a) her Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its non-departmental public bodies.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	183815
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>As at 30 September DFID has 115 Home Civil Servants (HCS), and no agency or non-departmental public bodies, that have declared their nationality as non-UK EU.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 01/11/2018 14:04:54 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1023976

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2018
	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: Nutrition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to her Department’s Economic Development Strategy 2017, what steps she is taking to integrate nutrition with her Department’s economic development policies.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	201561
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>DFID has developed a strategic approach to integrating nutrition into relevant areas of its economic development work. This includes supporting private sector investment within different parts of the food system in order to make safe nutritious foods more affordable and accessible to poor people, in particular women, adolescent girls and children under five.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 19/12/2018 15:54:41 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

931397

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2018
	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: Teachers
	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 on teacher training in Pakistan; and whether that training covers human rights and religious freedoms.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	157615
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2018 answer text <p>DFID’s technical assistance teams have revised teacher training programmes for induction and continuous professional development in two provinces in Pakistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Punjab. The new training covers human rights and religious freedom. In KP the induction programme includes a module to promote teacher tolerance in diverse classrooms and a sub-module that specifically focuses on creating an inclusive learning environment for students from religious minorities. Similarly, the Punjab Education Sector Support Programme has supported the development of induction content on diversity and inclusion and a module on diversity and inclusion in the continuous professional development programmes for all teachers in Punjab.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 03/07/2018 16:42:44 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

774070

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2017
	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: Malaria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of instances of malaria on the UK's trade with developing countries.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	108786
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>Malaria is bad for business, investment and trade. It results in people having to take time off work because of illness, worker absenteeism, and reduced worker productivity. These effects slow economic growth in malaria-endemic countries and have an impact on their ability to trade with countries including the UK. Reducing malaria creates healthier, more productive workforces and generates benefits for entire economies, businesses, and individuals.</p><p>The World Health Organisation estimates that global gains in lives saved, due to efforts to tackle malaria, were valued at US$2040 billion, which equates to 3.6% of the total gross domestic product (GDP) of malaria affected countries in 2015.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 26/10/2017 16:51:51 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

774074

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2017
	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: Malaria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of progress towards the globally-agreed target to eliminate malaria in a further 10 countries by 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	108818
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>Progress towards the Global Technical Strategy (GTS) country elimination milestone of eliminating malaria in at least ten countries is on track. In 2015, ten countries and areas reported fewer than 150 locally-acquired cases of malaria. A further nine countries reported between 150 and 1000 cases. DFID is the second largest international funder to the global malaria response.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 26/10/2017 16:52:28 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

988683

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2018
	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: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether gagging clauses have been used in contracts drawn up between her Department and any charities, voluntary sector organisations, social enterprises or companies with the intention of stopping any criticism of Ministers of her Department.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	180068
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Development has no “gagging” clauses in its Standard Terms and Conditions. DFID uses a number of Calldown contracts from Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Frameworks. The Terms and Condition of these frameworks are managed and owned by Crown Commercial Service, who should be contacted direct regarding their Terms and Conditions.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 23/10/2018 14:15:19 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

887156

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2018
	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: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what UK funds are earmarked for supporting education initiatives for minority communities in Pakistan.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	136721
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government is firmly committed to promoting and protecting the right to freedom of religion or belief and to ensuring that our development assistance reaches the poorest and most marginalised, including minority groups, regardless of race, religion, gender, social background or nationality. DFID has education programmes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab provinces that support the implementation of Pakistan’s 2006 reformed curriculum, which teaches religious tolerance and respect for diversity. Independent evaluations have confirmed this curriculum to be based on the values of democracy, pluralism and peace aimed at educating students to be able to think critically about these issues.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 26/04/2018 14:12:56 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1024736

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Burma: Human Trafficking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government is taking to address human trafficking from northern Myanmar.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	202025
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>The UK is leading the fight against modern slavery internationally. In Burma DFID is providing $9 million (£7 million) to raise awareness on trafficking and support safer and more productive migration across all states.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 19/12/2018 15:55:17 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

972298

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2018
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the Government plans to maintain the current level of funding for the UN Relief and Works Agency in the next departmental spending review for her Department.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	173937
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>The UK remains firmly committed to supporting the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, for whom we have been a consistent top 5 donor. The process for agreeing Spending Review commitments is a Treasury lead. Once this has been set out, DFID will review departmental priorities to agree the best use of its Official Development Assistance in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and the wider Middle East region.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 09/10/2018 11:26:02 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake