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1224760

registered interest
date	15/07/2020
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: International Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department has taken through the fourth Brussels Conference on Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region held in June 2020 to provide support to people suffering as a result of the conflict in that country.
tabling member constituency	South East Cornwall
tabling member printed	Mrs Sheryll Murray
uin	904782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2020 answer text <p>At the Brussels conference, the International Development Secretary committed at least £300 million in aid for 2020, bringing total UK spend to over £3 billion for Syria and the Region. This is funding life-saving aid, supporting refugees and their host communities, and helping vulnerable Syrians to be self-reliant through education and training.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 15/07/2020 15:53:36 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4100 label Biography information for Mrs Sheryll Murray

1224762

registered interest
date	15/07/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Kurds: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to promote measures to limit the spread of covid-19 in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.
tabling member constituency	Filton and Bradley Stoke
tabling member printed	Jack Lopresti
uin	904785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2020 answer text <p>During a recent ‘virtual visit’, the Secretary of State was inspired to meet young Iraqi entrepreneurs who are helping develop the Iraqi economy. The UK stands with Iraq as it responds to the coronavirus outbreak. We are working closely with UN and international partners to help Iraq, including the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, manage the pandemic whilst continuing to meet the needs of the most vulnerable, including displaced people living in camps.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 15/07/2020 15:56:08 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	3989 label Biography information for Jack Lopresti

1222858

registered interest
date	10/07/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Development Aid
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 on the effect of the proposed reductions in Official Development Assistance on the UK’s contribution to multilateral agencies operating in Yemen, including the (a) UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, (b) UN International Children’s Fund and (c) World Food Programme.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	72212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2020 answer text <p>Yemen remains a key priority for the UK Government. The UK’s £160 million pledge made at the 2020 Yemen Humanitarian Pledging Conference on June 2nd was the third largest by any country and brings our total commitment to Yemen to nearly £1 billion since the conflict started in 2015. The UK remains committed to honouring this pledge and supporting various multilateral agencies operating in Yemen.</p><p>Our funding will help UN agencies provide support to at least 300,000 vulnerable people each month to help them buy food and household essentials, treat 40,000 children for malnutrition and provide 1 million people with improved water supply and basic sanitation.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 15/07/2020 15:39:15 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1222859

registered interest
date	10/07/2020
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 and Syria: Development Aid
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 on the effect of the proposed reductions in Official Development Assistance on the UK’S contribution to multilateral funding bodies in (a) Syria and (b) the Democratic Republic of Congo.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	72213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2020 answer text <p>The UK is committed to spending 0.7% of Gross National Income (GNI) on Official Development Assistance, which is enshrined in law. This means the aid budget increases when the UK economy grows and decreases if the economy shrinks.</p><p>Given the expected fall in GNI this year, aid spending is under review across all departments. No decision has been taken and we are considering the full range of our work.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 15/07/2020 15:38:21 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1221945

registered interest
date	08/07/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, in what form humanitarian aid from the UK has been provided to civilians in Yemen in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd South
tabling member printed	Simon Baynes
uin	71174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2020 answer text <p>The UK provided £240 million in aid to Yemen in the financial year (19/20) through UN and NGO humanitarian and development partners, delivering a range of interventions. This included providing on average 500,000 Yemenis each month with cash transfers and vouchers through the World Food Programme.</p><p>DFID funding to UNICEF screened over 400,000 children for severe acute malnutrition and enrolled 45,000 children in nutrition programmes following screening. Through DFID funded NGOs, including CARE and ACTED, we treated a further 8,000 children and pregnant women for acute malnutrition,</p><p>UK aid helped provide over 1 million people with access to clean drinking water and sanitation and over 1.5 million with an emergency water supply. The UK also contributed 25% of the costs of Oral Cholera Vaccination campaigns in 2019, which have helped to vaccinate more than 2 million Yemenis since they began in 2018.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 15/07/2020 15:37:17 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4800 label Biography information for Simon Baynes

1222010

registered interest
date	08/07/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid: Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will take steps to continue tackling poverty by ensuring that aid reaches (a) people who are most vulnerable because of their faith and (b) other people who are most vulnerable.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Allan Dorans
uin	71161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government works to ensure that all aid reaches the most vulnerable, including those people who are most vulnerable because of their faith.</p><p>The UK is committed to delivering its humanitarian aid according to internationally recognised humanitarian principles. These principles ensure that humanitarian assistance is delivered to those who are most vulnerable and most in need of this assistance. This includes vulnerable religious minorities.</p><p>DFID’s use of country context analysis has increased the extent to which religious dynamics and religious groups are factored into all of our country programmes. DFID undertakes interdisciplinary analysis of a country’s politics, society, state and economy to identify the most significant problems that hinder development and the main entry points and opportunities to create change. There is a strong emphasis on how politics, security, and demographics interact with economic growth and human development. This includes the role of religion and the persecution of religious minorities.</p><p>Vulnerable groups such as disabled people and religious minorities, will experience crises such as COVID-19 differently. Crises are likely to reinforce their marginalised position in society, their experience of discrimination, violence and stigma, and further limit their access to essential support and services. For this reason, guidance was circulated across DFID highlighting that inclusion must be central to our response and the specific contexts and needs of vulnerable religious communities and other vulnerable groups should be taken into account when developing practical programmes of assistance.</p><p>On 8 June, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister of State responsible for Human Rights, hosted a roundtable to hear from faith leaders and faith-based development organisations about the specific challenges minority faith communities are facing during this COVID-19 pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 15/07/2020 15:51:50 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4740 label Biography information for Allan Dorans

1221453

registered interest
date	07/07/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
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 with the United Nations to co-ordinate the provision of humanitarian aid to civilians in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	70330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>The UK is working closely with the UN and other donors at all levels, to help ensure the humanitarian response in Yemen is as coordinated as possible. This includes supporting the UN’s Humanitarian Response Plan and COVID-19 strategy in Yemen.</p><p>We engage regularly with senior UN officials, including through calls between Ministers and UN Agency Leads and between DFID’s Country Director for Yemen and the UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen. We also actively participate in the UN’s weekly Yemen Humanitarian Country Team meetings.</p><p>Our recently announced £160 million commitment of UK aid to Yemen is being delivered through UN and NGO humanitarian and development partners in line with the UN’s Humanitarian Response Plan. We maintain constant dialogue with these UN agencies and NGOs to ensure we understand the challenges they are facing on the ground and identify ways in which we can support them through UK influence and diplomacy.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 14/07/2020 14:53:40 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1220956

registered interest
date	06/07/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
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 level of the funding gap for the UN Global Humanitarian Response for Yemen; and what steps her Department is taking to help (a) close that gap and (b) meet the humanitarian need in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	69513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>We are extremely concerned about the lack of funding for the UN’s humanitarian response in Yemen, which is constraining the UN’s ability to address the devastating humanitarian situation, now being compounded by COVID-19.</p><p>In response, the UK has committed £160 million for the current financial year, the third highest pledge at the 2020 Yemen Humanitarian Pledging Conference. We have already disbursed 32% of this funding and will have disbursed over 50% by the end of July.</p><p>Our new funding aims to provide support to at least 300,000 vulnerable people each month to help buy food and household essentials, treat 40,000 children for malnutrition and provide 1 million people with improved water supply and basic sanitation.</p><p>We are also actively encouraging international donors to urgently provide funding to the UN humanitarian response ahead of Yemen’s expected COVID-19 peak in late July.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 13/07/2020 16:03:35 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1220957

registered interest
date	06/07/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
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 trends in the level of demand for humanitarian assistance in Yemen in the next six months.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	69514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>The UK is extremely concerned that Yemen’s devastating humanitarian crisis, already the world’s largest, is set to further deteriorate given the onset of COVID-19.</p><p>24 million were already in need of humanitarian assistance and COVID-19 is now spreading rapidly. UK funded modelling predicts that there are now over 1 million infections and in a worst-case scenario, there could be between 62,000 and 85,000 deaths.</p><p>Alongside the significant direct impacts of COVID-19, the virus is exacerbating existing humanitarian needs. Getting accurate data on the level of need in Yemen is very challenging, but we expect that forthcoming food analysis will project a further deterioration in the situation with even more people in need over the coming months.</p><p>At the same time, the UN's ability to respond is severely constrained by a short fall of over one billion in funding this year. The UK will continue to urge other donors on the need to urgently provide funding to the UN. Donors should pledge more and disburse quickly ahead of Yemen’s expected COVID-19 peak of late July.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 13/07/2020 16:04:07 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1220303

registered interest
date	02/07/2020
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: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether UK funding to the UN’s Access Coordination Unit is used to ensure access for humanitarian personnel and goods into Gaza from Egypt.
tabling member constituency	Henley
tabling member printed	John Howell
uin	68306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2020 answer text <p>The UK remains deeply concerned about the restrictions on movement and access that affect Gaza. DFID is providing £1.3 million (2018-21) to support the UN’s Access Coordination Unit (ACU), which works with all relevant parties to ensure humanitarian access to Gaza for UN and NGO workers. The ACU works with the Egyptian authorities to facilitate access through the Rafah crossing.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 09/07/2020 16:02:07 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	1606 label Biography information for John Howell