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171653

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when she intends to reply to the letter to her dated 3 November from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Judith Emanuel.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Sir Gerald Kaufman
uin	219433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>My Hon Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State responded to the Rt Hon Gentleman’s letter on 21 November 2014. The Department will forward a further copy of that letter to the Rt Hon Gentleman for his convenience.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 06/01/2015 12:38:18 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	451 label Biography information for Sir Gerald Kaufman

171654

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether officials of her Department have been instructed not to use the word Rohingya when discussing the Rohingya people in meetings with the Burmese government.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	219459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>No. DFID officials have not been instructed to not use the word Rohingya when discussing the Rohingya people in meetings with the Burmese government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 05/01/2015 17:40:03 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

171659

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding has been provided by her Department or indirectly through other organisations which may have been used to support China's one-child policy, for instance through the purchase of ultrasound scanning equipment.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	219567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>The UK Government’s policy on population and sexual and reproductive health is about providing choice, not coercion. We provide support globally to the work of the United Nations Population Fund and the International Planned Parenthood Federation to promote informed choice and better services in sexual and reproductive health, including in China. Both agencies are working to promote and uphold the principles of free and informed choice.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 06/01/2015 12:38:51 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

171196

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what guidance her Department issues to staff on terminology to be used when referring to ethnic groups in meetings with the Burmese government.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	219158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>The Department for International Development has not issued guidance to staff on terminology to be used when referring to ethnic groups in meetings with the Burmese government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 05/01/2015 17:40:25 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

171306

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
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, if she will contribute to the European Trust Fund for the Central African Republic.
tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Pauline Latham
uin	219178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>The UK is not a current contributor to the EU Trust Fund for CAR. We welcome the leadership of the EU on the humanitarian response in CAR and on programmes linking relief, recovery and development. The UK has committed £30 million in humanitarian funds to CAR and CAR refugees since July 2013, funding a range of NGOs and UN agencies to provide protection, water, health, shelter and food security. We are keeping the international response to the CAR crisis under review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 05/01/2015 17:45:08 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

170760

registered interest
date	16/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	UNRWA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans she has to continue to fund UNRWA when the current funding programme ends in 2015; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Mr Gareth Thomas
uin	218915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>UNRWA has a unique mandate to provide essential support for some five million registered Palestinian refugees. Until a lasting political settlement has been reached, UNRWA’s role will remain central to ensuring that Palestinian refugees can access basic services. The UK is the third largest donor to UNRWA, providing long term, predictable support to deliver essential services and supporting UNRWA to make necessary reforms to get the Agency on to a more sustainable financial footing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 05/01/2015 14:16:02 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

170761

registered interest
date	16/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Christmas Cards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which (a) individuals, (b) companies and (c) other organisations receive Christmas cards from her Department.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	218999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>The Department for International Development runs an annual Christmas card competition for children around the world. Winning entries are turned into e-cards which are made available for all staff to send. There is no central record of which individuals, companies or organisations receive cards.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 05/01/2015 17:40:58 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

170762

registered interest
date	16/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if her Department will consider funding non-UNHCR programmes that support trafficked and abused North Korean women in China.
tabling member constituency	The Cotswolds
tabling member printed	Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
uin	219032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>We have no plans to provide funding for non-United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees programmes that support trafficked and abused North Korean women in China. The Department for International Development does not have a bilateral aid programme in North Korea and our bilateral aid programme in China closed in March 2011.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 06/01/2015 12:39:23 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	249 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

170495

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate she has made of the savings to her Department from the Q&A system in the (a) 12 months and (b) five years since 4 June 2014; what additional ICT systems or improvements to existing systems her Department has introduced or plans to introduce that would not have been feasible without the Q&A system; and what assessment she has made of the extent to which the system has made it easier to answer questions from hon. Members on time.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	218786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>Following the introduction of the Q&amp;A system, the Department cancelled an annual subscription to receive a daily feed of Parliamentary Questions (PQs) tabled to the Department. This has resulted in a saving of just over £6500 per year. In addition, the Department has made savings associated with the cost of printing hardcopies of PQs and delivering answers to Parliament each day. The Department worked with the House authorities in order to ensure that the introduction of the system did not require any changes or improvements to the Department’s existing ICT systems. DFID Ministers are committed to ensuring that written PQs receive timely answers, and it is welcome that the new system ensures that hon and Rt hon Members receive their answers instantly once uploaded.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>One of the benefits of the new system is the possibility for the reporting of the timeliness of answers to Parliamentary Questions to be delivered with greater consistency and accuracy across all answering bodies. It will be for the Procedure Committee to evaluate the effectiveness of the new system in improving performance when it assesses the evidence following the end of the session.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 06/01/2015 12:43:51 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

170497

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department provides financial assistance to Al-Quds University in the West Bank.
tabling member constituency	Aberconwy
tabling member printed	Guto Bebb
uin	218710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>DFID does not provide financial assistance to Al-Quds University in the West Bank.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 17/12/2014 15:27:47 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb