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796677

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
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: Education and Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to promote universal access to free public education and health systems in developing and partner countries.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	902625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK supports countries working toward free access to life-saving and life-changing health and education services for the most marginalised people. We do this through a combination of bilateral and multilateral interventions, focusing on strengthening overall health and education systems.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 29/11/2017 13:40:45 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

797331

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
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	Yemen: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Defence on allegations of civilian deaths during US raids in the Yemeni villages of Yakla and Al Jubah in January and May 2017.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	116294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2017 answer text <p>The UK is not involved in counter-terrorism operations within Yemen. Any enquiries relating to US counter-terrorism activities should be redirected to the US authorities.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 08/12/2017 15:54:06 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

797336

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
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	Bahrain: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to Autumn Budget 2017, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of assistance to Bahrain in the next 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	116299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>In financial year 2016-17, £1.52 million was spent on UK expertise to Bahraini-led reform: This was financed from HMG's Conflict, Security and Stability Fund (CSSF). We expect a similar amount to be spent in financial year 2017-18. This funding will come from the Global Britain Fund and the Integrated Activity Fund.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 116302 question first answered 11/12/2017 17:24:09 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

797339

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
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	Bahrain: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, (a) what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse for programmes providing technical assistance and training to Bahrain and (b) from what Departmental funding stream did this assistance come from between October 2016 to October 2017.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	116302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>In financial year 2016-17, £1.52 million was spent on UK expertise to Bahraini-led reform: This was financed from HMG's Conflict, Security and Stability Fund (CSSF). We expect a similar amount to be spent in financial year 2017-18. This funding will come from the Global Britain Fund and the Integrated Activity Fund.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 116299 question first answered 11/12/2017 17:24:09 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

797340

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
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	Saudi Arabia: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what training and assistance his Department has provided to the Saudi-led Coalition's Joint Incident and Assessment Team in the financial year 2017/18.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	116303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>​The Foreign Office does not provide training or assistance to the Saudi-led Coalition's Joint Incident and Assessment Team.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 07/12/2017 17:31:07 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

797341

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
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	Yemen: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the recent findings of the Saudi-led Coalition's Joint Incident Assessment Team into five bombing incidents, published on 19 November 2017.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	116304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>​The UK welcomes the release by the Saudi-led Coalition's Joint Incidents Assessment Team on 19 November of their findings in five further investigations into incidents involving alleged breaches of international humanitarian law in Yemen. We regularly stress, including at senior levels, the importance of the Saudi-led Coalition conducting rigorous investigations into reports of violations of international humanitarian law.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 07/12/2017 17:26:02 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

797342

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
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	Bahrain: Prisoners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when officials of his Department last raised the cases of Mohamed Ramadan and Husain Moosa with the Government of Bahrain.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	116305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office and our Embassy in Bahrain continue to closely monitor the cases of Mohammed Ramadan and Husain Moosa and we have raised concerns about these cases both in public and in private at senior levels. We are aware that the Bahraini Special Investigations Unit is continuing with investigations into complaints of torture in these cases. We encourage a swift, transparent conclusion to the investigations.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 07/12/2017 17:28:43 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

797372

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
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: Health Services
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 provides to architects and contractors on the construction of health facilities which her Department funds or supports.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	116335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2017 answer text <p>Where health facilities are constructed with DFID support, we expect implementing partners to work with architects and the Ministry of Health to ensure that basic quality standards set by local regulatory authorities are met. For example, in our Access to Health Care programme in the Democratic Republic of Congo, our implementing partners developed standard designs with the Ministry of Health and with the technical input of architects. This programme also systematically provides WASH infrastructure at health facilities, including toilets, water cisterns, and incinerators. DFID supports adherence to standards through technical advice and programme implementation, and through investments to strengthen health systems that will increase national and local capacity to improve and monitor the quality of health facilities.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 06/12/2017 16:00:22 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

797377

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
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	Iran: Baha'i Faith
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Iranian counterpart on the suppression and imprisonment of Baha’i people in Iran; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	116340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>The treatment of followers of the Baha'i faith in Iran is a serious concern and I discussed these concerns directly with my Iranian counterpart during my visit to Iran in August this year. The British Government calls on Iran to respect the rights and freedoms of all its citizens no matter what their religion or belief.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 04/12/2017 16:06:24 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

797413

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma: Rohingya
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 23 November 2017 to Question 115311, whether the UK Government has policies and procedures in place to ensure that UK aid is not spent on projects aimed at encouraging refugee returns to Myanmar before conditions for their return are safe; and what assurances he has received from the Bangladeshi Government that they would not seek to return refugees to Myanmar before conditions for their return are safe.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	116376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>The Burmese and Bangladeshi authorities are discussing a refugee return process. During the Secretary of State for International Development’s visit to Bangladesh 25-26 November 2017, she underlined to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina that any future returns from Bangladesh must be safe, voluntary, dignified and consistent with international standards. UNHCR has stated that these conditions are not yet being met in northern Rakhine State. We will continue to press the Governments of Bangladesh and Burma to work with the international community to identify acceptable solutions that protect and respect the rights and freedoms of refugees, and that include international monitoring.</p><p>Since August 2017, the UK has announced £59 million to support implementation of the international Humanitarian Response Plan to meet the needs of refugees in Bangladesh. The UK has provided £1 million to the Burma Red Cross and £2 million to the World Food Programme to meet humanitarian needs in northern Rakhine State, Burma. No UK funding will be made available to support a returns process that does not meet international standards.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 116377 question first answered 04/12/2017 15:43:16 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West