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681341

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date	30/01/2017
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, what steps she is taking to ensure that aid can continue to be provided to Aleppo should the conflict in that city resume.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	62325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2017 answer text <p>DFID-funded UN and humanitarian partners are assessing and responding to needs in east Aleppo city and have increased their activities in the west of the city to support those displaced there from the east. This is in addition to ongoing work to support the existing 350,000 displaced persons already in west Aleppo city.</p><p>The UN assesses that the security situation in the city is stable, but we will continue to monitor this closely and scale up our response if necessary. We are working with our partners to ensure that they have effective contingency plans in place for any deterioration. As part of this work, they now have substantial contingency stocks of food available inside Aleppo City, and could quickly mobilise further stocks if required at short notice.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 06/02/2017 17:20:55 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

681345

registered interest
date	30/01/2017
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: Refugees
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 foreign counterparts on UNHCR's winter programme funding.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	62326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2017 answer text <p>DFID is in regular communication with UNHCR, other agencies, host states and donor countries. Through this we raise concerns about conditions facing displaced people in winter.</p><p>In October 2016 the UK contributed £9.8million to UNHCR’s Supplementary Appeal for Refugee Emergency Response in Europe. This will reach over 50,000 vulnerable refugees with core relief items and includes rapid winterisation of shelters in response to deteriorating weather conditions.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 06/02/2017 17:09:25 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

681346

registered interest
date	30/01/2017
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, what assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in Aleppo.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	62327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2017 answer text <p>DFID-funded UN and other humanitarian partners are assessing and responding to needs in east Aleppo city. Approximately 65,000 people stayed in east Aleppo or have returned since its capture by the Assad regime in December. Immediate needs include food, medicine, shelter and cold weather support, such as winter clothing and thermal blankets. West Aleppo city has seen much less conflict, but our humanitarian partners have increased their activities to provide the full range of relief to the 50,000 people displaced there from the east of the city. This is in addition to the existing estimated 350,000 displaced persons already in west Aleppo city.</p><p>Access to the main water supply remains intermittent in Aleppo due to a technical failure in Al Khafse water station, but repairs are being undertaken. In the meantime, DFID-funded partners have been trucking in water and installing water tanks.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 06/02/2017 17:21:45 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

659632

registered interest
date	15/12/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	South Sudan: Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department is contributing to projects focused on response to sexual violence in South Sudan.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	57833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>This year DFID is contributing £115 million to humanitarian programmes in South Sudan, which include elements designed to prevent sexual violence. We are also providing £29 million to the Health Pooled Fund which supports victims though counselling and medical treatment. Through our Girls’ Education in South Sudan Programme we are providing £14.1 million this year to help increase the number of girls attending and completing school.</p><p> </p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 20/12/2016 12:52:30 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

659633

registered interest
date	15/12/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	South Sudan: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is providing to women in South Sudan on hygiene and ante-natal and post-natal care.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	57834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>DFID is contributing £112 million to the Health Pooled Fund in South Sudan which has a specific focus on ante-natal and post-natal care for women. Last year the fund provided over 100,000 ante-natal consultations and ensured that 35,000 women gave birth in a facility accompanied by a skilled birth attendant. The UK’s humanitarian programme also provides access to clean drinking water for women and separate latrines for men and women to increase women’s access.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 20/12/2016 12:53:14 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

641333

registered interest
date	21/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	South Sudan: Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is providing to help to support food-insecure people in South Sudan.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	54050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>Due to the severity and protracted nature of the food security crisis in South Sudan, DFID has signed multi-year agreements with the World Food Programme and the International Committee of the Red Cross. This is a cost-effective way of providing emergency food assistance which allows us to reach more people. This year, UK funds have supported between 1.3 and 1.9 million people per month. The UK will continue to be vocal in lobbying the Government of South Sudan and others on facilitating humanitarian access for aid agencies.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 28/11/2016 16:24:06 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

641334

registered interest
date	21/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	South Sudan: Internally Displaced People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is providing to help support internally displaced South Sudanese refugees.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	54051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK is the second largest bilateral donor to the humanitarian response in South Sudan. We expect to provide assistance to 3 million people between 2015 and 2020, the majority of whom are internally displaced people, but also those living in the host communities supporting them. Our support will include life-saving food and clean drinking water as well as sanitation, shelter and health care.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 28/11/2016 16:17:17 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

641335

registered interest
date	21/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	South Sudan: Cholera
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is providing to help combat cholera outbreaks in South Sudan.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	54049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>DFID is the lead donor to the multi-donor Health Pooled Fund (HPF) in South Sudan which provides primary health services through over 1,000 health facilities in eight of the 10 states in South Sudan. The HPF has supported the cholera outbreak response through the provision of essential medicines, supplies and by setting up cholera treatment centres in the affected states.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 28/11/2016 16:19:17 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

641340

registered interest
date	21/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	South Sudan: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is providing to Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia and Kenya to support South Sudanese refugees.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	54052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>The Department for International Development is providing essential humanitarian assistance across the region for South Sudanese refugees, including in Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia and Kenya. In 2016/17 DFID (via country offices in Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, DRC) have provided an additional £15m in emergency funding to support the South Sudanese refugee response. For example, in Uganda we have vaccinated 185,000 children against meningitis and provided food for one month for 378,000 people. In Ethiopia we have provided safe transport from the border crossing points to the receiving refugee camps. We continue to work with partners to monitor the ongoing situation and needs of South Sudanese refugees.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 28/11/2016 16:20:19 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

506343

registered interest
date	08/04/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Floods: Yorkshire and the Humber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what final estimate of damage in the Yorkshire and Humber region caused by recent flooding his Department has provided to the EU Commission.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	32964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2016 answer text <p>The UK Government submitted an initial application to the European Union Solidarity Fund on Friday 26 February which included a provisional estimate of the costs of direct damage incurred by storms Desmond and Eva. We are in the process of refining our cost estimations and figures, and will update Parliament once the application is finalised.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 13/04/2016 16:11:37 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain