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776077

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Sayed Alwadaei
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Government of Bahrain on its treatment of the family of Sayed Alawdaei.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	109118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>The UK continues to encourage the Government of Bahrain to deliver on its international and domestic human rights commitments. We continue to follow these cases closely. We encourage those with concerns about treatment in detention to report these to the relevant human rights oversight bodies.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 26/10/2017 13:52:46 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

776216

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria: Reconstruction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate her Department has made of the potential cost of reconstruction work in Syria (a) to the public purse and (b) overall.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	109034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>While the conflict is ongoing, our priority is to deliver life-saving humanitarian aid to those affected. The UK will only provide support for reconstruction once a credible, genuine and inclusive political transition is firmly underway. It is not possible at present to accurately assess the costs of reconstruction.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 109035 109036 question first answered 26/10/2017 16:46:14 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

776217

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria: Reconstruction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what role the Government has in (a) assessing the level of reconstruction of homes, physical infrastructure and administrative systems required in Syria and (b) carrying out that reconstruction.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	109035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>While the conflict is ongoing, our priority is to deliver life-saving humanitarian aid to those affected. The UK will only provide support for reconstruction once a credible, genuine and inclusive political transition is firmly underway. It is not possible at present to accurately assess the costs of reconstruction.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 109034 109036 question first answered 26/10/2017 16:46:14 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

776218

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria: Reconstruction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate her Department has made of the timescale for (a) commencing reconstruction work in Syria and (b) the UK's involvement in that work.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	109036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>While the conflict is ongoing, our priority is to deliver life-saving humanitarian aid to those affected. The UK will only provide support for reconstruction once a credible, genuine and inclusive political transition is firmly underway. It is not possible at present to accurately assess the costs of reconstruction.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 109034 109035 question first answered 26/10/2017 16:46:14 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

776219

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria: Internally Displaced People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what role the Government plans to play in facilitating the safe return home of internally displaced people in Syria; and what criteria will be used to establish whether their homes are safe enough to return to.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	109038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>Following the liberation of Raqqa City, we are helping to clear landmines and explosives to enable those displaced to return to their homes there safely as soon as possible, however for the majority of internally displaced people to return home safely there must be an end to the conflict and a credible political settlement. This is the only viable path towards the peace and security that the Syrian people deserve. In the meantime, the UK is providing food, healthcare, water and other life-saving relief to vulnerable Syrians, including internally displaced people, across the country.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 26/10/2017 16:48:27 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

776285

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
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: Gems
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the 2013 meeting convened by the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute in co-operation with the Vienna International Justice Institute and the International Coloured Gemstone Association, what steps the Government is taking to promote the establishment of a mechanism for the traceability and certification of ethical origin of coloured gemstones; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Mr Chris Leslie
uin	108982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government is supporting international efforts to promote ethical sourcing of minerals. We contributed to the development of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict Affected and High Risk Areas. We are a founding member of the European Partnership for Responsible Minerals, which works with industry and civil society to share best practice on mineral traceability and certification schemes. We are also working to improve the livelihoods of artisanal miners in Rwanda and Zimbabwe.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 26/10/2017 16:47:44 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

774358

registered interest
date	20/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Israel: Palestinians
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 18 October 2017 to Question 901233, on Israel: Palestinians, if she will publish the criteria by which applications for projects seeking funding will be judged by Search for Common Ground.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	108895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>DFID is funding Search for Common Ground (SFCG) to implement our new people-to-people programme due to the organisation’s long global track record of peacebuilding projects and its experience in selecting the most effective partners to achieve agreed aims. As part of formal management arrangements, the programme Steering Committee, consisting of DFID and FCO officials and SFCG staff, agreed a robust set of criteria for SFCG’s prioritisation of potential project partners as follows: a) added value of the organisation and compatibility of approach with the programme’s scope; b) the robustness of financial and administrative systems of the organisation and the ability to deliver; c) the neutrality of the political stance of the organisation; d) access to Israeli and Palestinian societies and; e) credibility with both societies.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 25/10/2017 16:54:13 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

774359

registered interest
date	20/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Israel: Palestinians
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 18 October 2017 to Question 901233, on Israel: Palestinians, if she will publish the application process for individual projects seeking funding from Search for Common Ground.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	108896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>Ministers opted to fund Search for Common Ground (SFCG) directly as the overarching implementing partner of our new people-to-people programme to ensure delivery of a programme focused on three strategic areas: youth, religious communities and health. This approach will enable us to deliver an inter-connected programme, testing the effectiveness of different approaches and building evidence on what works. SFCG has selected project partners using the criteria as outlined in my answer to Question 108895.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 25/10/2017 16:54:43 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

774360

registered interest
date	20/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Israel: Palestinians
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 18 October 2017 to Question 901233, on Israel: Palestinians, if she will publish the list of projects that have been allocated money by Search for Common Ground.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	108897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>DFID is committed to ensuring the transparency of all UK official development assistance. In line with these commitments, the business case and accountable grant agreement for DFID’s new people-to-people programme are in the process of publication and will appear on DevTracker shortly at the following address: <a href="https://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/projects/GB-GOV-1-300366" target="_blank">https://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/projects/GB-GOV-1-300366</a>. I will make further information available on partners in due course.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 25/10/2017 16:55:12 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

773977

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	Israel: West Bank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what UK-funded Palestinian structures have been demolished by Israel in Area C in the West Bank; and what the total cost is of those demolished structures.
tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
uin	108776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>No structures directly funded by the UK in recent years have been demolished. A number of structures funded by the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) have been demolished in recent years. The UK’s financing share of EU expenditure varies year on year but has been approximately 15%. The UK regularly raises demolitions with the government of Israel.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 26/10/2017 16:49:49 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott