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724194

registered interest
date	25/04/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding her Department has allocated in aid to Afghanistan in each of the last three years; and on what that funding has been spent.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
uin	71947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>For the last three years (2014/15, 2015/16, and 2016/17) DFID’s bilateral allocation in Afghanistan was £178m per year, in line with the then UK Prime Minister’s pledge at the Tokyo Conference in 2012. This has been invested in economic development, meeting humanitarian needs, building the capacity of the Afghan Government, and delivering services such as health and education.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 27/04/2017 06:54:51 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

724197

registered interest
date	25/04/2017
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: Overseas Aid
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 use drones to drop emergency aid in Syria; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Gordon
tabling member printed	Alex Salmond
uin	71934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>Aid delivered by road, by trusted humanitarian partners who ensure it gets to those who need it most, is the most effective way to meet needs in Syria. We are pushing the Assad regime to allow this, while working tirelessly with our partners to examine all other options for getting aid into besieged areas.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 27/04/2017 06:53:07 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	577 label Biography information for Alex Salmond

723192

registered interest
date	21/04/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Disaster Relief
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 effectiveness of the Disaster and Emergencies Preparedness Programme funded by UK Aid; and when she plans to decide whether that programme should be renewed.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	71663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>DFID conducts Annual Reviews of the Disasters and Emergencies Preparedness Programme (DEPP). The Annual Reviews are publically available through <a href="https://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/projects/GB-1-203044" target="_blank">https://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/projects/GB-1-203044</a> and give an assessment of the effectiveness of the programme.</p><p>The DEPP’s 14 core projects are due to end in March 2018. Decisions on whether and/or how to renew the programme will be made before March 2018.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 26/04/2017 15:35:02 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

723037

registered interest
date	20/04/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding between the Palestinian Authority and her Department, whether her Department has had discussions with the Palestinian Authority on the content of a programme on Official Palestinian Authority TV, entitled Talk of the Land, broadcast on 1 April 2017, promoting domestic violence.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	71417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>We have not discussed the content of this particular programme with the Palestinian Authority (PA). The UK deplores any promotion of violence against women and girls. The UK assess the PA’s commitment to gender equality, including tackling domestic violence, through their adherence to the UK Partnership Principles and we raise concerns where appropriate. As part of our Security and Justice programme we have supported the PA to tackle violence against women through training specialised public prosecutors and judges and developing specialised units that cater to female victims of violence.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 25/04/2017 12:03:09 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

723038

registered interest
date	20/04/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Hannah Bladon
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 ensure that no funding from the public purse is used by the Palestinian Authority to support or assist any person involved in the murder of Hannah Bladon in Jerusalem; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	71426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>UK financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority (PA) is only used to fund the salaries of PA health and education public servants in the West Bank who are on a vetted EU list. The list of eligible beneficiaries is subject to a vetting process that includes screening against international and ad hoc sanctions lists, covering a large number of different risk categories including terrorism financing. The UK utterly deplores any violence or intolerance.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 25/04/2017 12:03:55 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

723039

registered interest
date	20/04/2017
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: Coal
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 31 March 2017 to Question 69479, what assessment her Department has made of the role that coal can play in lifting people in developing countries out of energy poverty.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	71475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>The optimal energy mix of a country depends on a number of contextual factors. DFID assesses these on a case by case basis when deciding how best to support partner governments’ energy strategies, including potential health and environmental impacts.</p><p>International Energy Agency (IEA) analysis suggests that many rural areas can be served at a lower cost by off-grid or mini-grid solutions – such as solar PV, small scale hydropower, and even diesel generators – than by extension of a centralised electricity grid. Coal may offer a cost-effective solution to energy access in some areas that are either connected to a national grid or located close to a grid.</p><p>The UK has a clear policy position to end public funding for both new plants and new investments in existing coal-fired power plants, which has been agreed with the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and other government departments. The UK Government will only consider proposals by multilateral development banks for financing coal-fired power plants in the world’s poorest countries where it is clearly demonstrated that no other economically feasible alternative exists, where it fits with the country’s pledged Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) and where there is a clear poverty reduction case.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 26/04/2017 15:33:50 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

723040

registered interest
date	20/04/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	India: Electricity Generation
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 31 March 2017 to Question 69479, what assessment she has made of the cost per megawatt of power generating capacity installed of the investment in Adhunik Power and Natural Resources Ltd power project in Jharkhand compared with other CDC investments in (a) solar PV and (b) wind.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	71476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>Assessment of Adhunik Power and Natural Resources power project in Jharkland shows it has a lower cost per megawatt of power generating capacity compared to output of the average solar PV and wind projects in India.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 26/04/2017 15:35:46 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

723041

registered interest
date	20/04/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	India: Overseas Investment
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 31 March 2017 to Question 69479, how much of CDC's contribution to the India Infrastructure Fund was directed to the 540MW Adhunik Power and Natural Resources Ltd power project in Jharkhand.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	71468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>The investment in Adhunik Power represents less than 10 per cent of the total value of CDC’s commitment to the fund.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 26/04/2017 15:34:22 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

722524

registered interest
date	19/04/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Famine
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 UN report stating that 60 per cent of Yemenis are in crisis or emergency food situations, published on 15 March 2017, what steps her Department is taking to prevent famine in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	71294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The UK provided £112 million in aid to Yemen in 2016/17, which supported over 462,000 people with food or food vouchers, and over 889,000 women and children with nutrition interventions. Given the scale of the current crisis in Yemen, yesterday we further increased UK aid for 2017/18 to £139 million, to provide lifesaving aid to hundreds of thousands of desperate people. I would refer the Right Honourable Gentleman to the Written Ministerial Statement HCWS606 for further information.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 24/04/2017 16:53:50 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

722138

registered interest
date	18/04/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Freedom of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many staff in her Department respond to Freedom of Information requests.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	71046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>DFID has a central team of three staff who advise on and co-ordinate responses to Freedom of Information requests. All DFID staff may have some involvement in preparing responses.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 24/04/2017 16:55:45 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne