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61317

registered interest
date	11/06/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Central African Republic
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much of the emergency response fund for the Central African Republic has so far been dispersed; and which international agencies have received such funding.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Anas Sarwar
uin	200313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>DFID has contributed a total of £23m in humanitarian aid to the crisis in the Central African Republic since mid-2013, with £700,000 remaining to be distributed according to humanitarian priorities in the coming months.</p><p>DFID allocated £5m to support NGOs in CAR in November 2013 which was increased in February 2014 to £7 million in light of growing needs. The bulk of funding was awarded to five NGOs: Mentor, Save the Children, Solidarites, Mercy Corps and International Medical Corps. Since DFID makes quarterly payments to NGOs, not all funds have been disbursed.</p><p>In addition, DFID allocated humanitarian funds to the ICRC, Common Humanitarian Fund, UNHAS, UNHCR and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 16/06/2014 15:32:18 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	3981 label Biography information for Anas Sarwar

61005

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
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: Female Genital Mutilation
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 tackle female genital mutilation overseas; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Iain McKenzie
uin	200039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>The UK is supporting efforts to end Female Genital Mutilation worldwide by making the largest single donor commitment ever to this issue, with a flagship programme of £35 million over 5 years. We also aim to galvanise unprecedented political commitment for this neglected issue.</p><p>On 22 July, the Prime Minister, the International Development Secretary, the Home Secretary and UNICEF will host Girl Summit 2014, an event to bring together community leaders, grassroots organisations, governments, international organisations and the private sector to build on current efforts and rally a global movement to end FGM and child, early and forced marriage (CEFM) in a generation, everywhere, forever.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 16/06/2014 15:24:56 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	4246 label Biography information for Iain McKenzie

61007

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Western Sahara: Humanitarian Situation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in Western Sahara.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Stephen Mosley
uin	199871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>The UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) is currently monitoring the ceasefire and humanitarian situation in Western Sahara which is stable at present. There remain large numbers of refugees from the Western Sahara in refugee camps in Algeria, and humanitarian agencies report high levels of malnutrition among the refugee population.</p><p>The UK provides protection and support to refugees in Algeria through its core contributions to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 17/06/2014 15:01:36 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	3954 label Biography information for Stephen Mosley

60696

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
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: Agriculture
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will request UK-based companies to make publicly available impact studies on how their sourcing practices affect small-scale farmers in developing countries.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Jim Sheridan
uin	199588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>The UK Companies Act 2006 includes reporting requirements for UK-domiciled businesses to report on the social and environmental impacts of their investments. DFID does not lead on UK company reporting, but we are working closely with other Government Departments, including the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, to support improved transparency and accountability of UK businesses, in particular where they impact on development.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 16/06/2014 15:35:33 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	1464 label Biography information for Jim Sheridan

60697

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
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: Agriculture
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with Kellogg's about its working relationships with small-scale farmers.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Jim Sheridan
uin	199585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Kellogg's is not currently one of DFID's partners on the issue of working relationships with small-scale farmers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 16/06/2014 15:33:02 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	1464 label Biography information for Jim Sheridan

60698

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
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: Agriculture
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with (a) UK-based companies and (b) companies selling products in the UK about the effect of their sourcing practices on small-scale farmers in developing countries.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Jim Sheridan
uin	199586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We regularly have discussions with UK based companies about a range of issues including supply chains and how they can improve development impacts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 16/06/2014 15:33:47 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	1464 label Biography information for Jim Sheridan

60699

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
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 recent discussions she has had with (a) UK-based companies and (b) companies selling products in the UK about (i) how they are ensuring women in the supply chain are empowered to get their rights and (ii) whether they have signed up to the UN Women's Empowerment Principles.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Jim Sheridan
uin	199587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We have regular discussions with UK based companies about a range of issues including supply chains and women's economic empowerment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 16/06/2014 15:34:44 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	1464 label Biography information for Jim Sheridan

60846

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burundi: Humanitarian Situation
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 Burundi.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	199597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>Burundi is affected by food insecurity, although harvests were above average in 2013. Burundi is also currently host to 121,560 refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs) as well as 33,000 Burundian returnees who came back from Mtabila camp in Tanzania following its closure at the end of 2012. Burundi's high population density creates a challenge for the Government of Burundi to find durable solutions for reintegration of IDPs and returnees. DFID will continue to monitor the humanitarian situation and in particular rainfall levels in the north of the country.</p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 16/06/2014 15:37:55 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

60847

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with her US counterpart on conditionality of future US development aid to the Democratic Republic of Congo on adherence to constitutional term limits in that country.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	199596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>UK ministers have discussions with their counterparts on a wide range of issues. The terms of US development aid is a matter for the US government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 16/06/2014 15:36:15 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

60489

registered interest
date	06/06/2014
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: Prisons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much aid funding the UK has disbursed to support the construction of prisons in each country and in each year since 2008.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	199510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The information necessary to provide a detailed response to your request is not held centrally and could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost. The information is spread across DFID and other government departments, and the data is not sufficiently disaggregated to report purely on the amount spent on construction of prisons.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 16/06/2014 15:40:34 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan