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992684

registered interest
date	22/10/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Cameroon: 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 her Department has made of the humanitarian situation in Cameroon.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	182234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2018 answer text <p>There are significant humanitarian needs in Cameroon with over 460,000 people displaced by recent violence in the Anglophone regions, in addition to the 700,000 people displaced as a result of insecurity both in the far north around Lake Chad and in the Central African Republic. More than 3.3 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance. We are providing £5.5 million in humanitarian support to Cameroon this year, including for protection, nutrition, health, food security and livelihoods.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 26/10/2018 13:34:14 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

992686

registered interest
date	22/10/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Cameroon: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many staff her Department has sent to Cameroon to assess the humanitarian situation in that country.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	182236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2018 answer text <p>We have a humanitarian adviser based in Cameroon who works with partners to regularly assess the humanitarian situation. We are also funding a protection adviser in the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs to work on the Anglophone Crisis.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 26/10/2018 13:33:30 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

990328

registered interest
date	18/10/2018
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: Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the UK meets sustainable development goal 13 on climate change.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	181314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2018 answer text <p>The UK played a key role in establishing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and we are determined to be at the forefront of delivering them.</p><p> </p><p>To support developing countries to respond to the challenges of climate change, the UK has pledged to provide at least £5.8bn of International Climate Finance between 2016/17 and 2020/21. Since 2011 UK climate investments have supported 47 million people to cope with the effects of climate change and provided 17 million people with improved access to clean energy.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is also working with the UN to lead international efforts on resilience for the UN Secretary General’s Climate Summit in 2019.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 26/10/2018 13:32:17 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

984629

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
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: Trade Promotion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to promote trade for development.
tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Mrs Pauline Latham
uin	906953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2018 answer text <p>My Department is working with the Department for International Trade to ensure our trade policy benefits developing countries as well as the UK. We aim to deliver continuity in our trading arrangements with developing countries as we leave the EU, provide support to help countries trade, and explore options to expand our relationships in the future.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 10/10/2018 13:28:16 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

984631

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
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: Overseas Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to promote trade for development.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	906956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2018 answer text <p>My Department is working with the Department for International Trade to ensure our trade policy benefits developing countries as well as the UK. We aim to deliver continuity in our trading arrangements with developing countries as we leave the EU, provide support to help countries trade, and explore options to expand our relationships in the future.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 10/10/2018 13:29:02 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

984632

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Aid: Private Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to ensure that private contractors in receipt of aid spending are held to the same safeguarding standards as charity and non-governmental organisation contractors.
tabling member constituency	St Helens South and Whiston
tabling member printed	Ms Marie Rimmer
uin	906957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2018 answer text <p>DFID holds all partners to the same high safeguarding standards. Private sector organisations must follow our Supply Partner Code of Conduct. It sets high, legally enforceable standards for ethical behaviour and compliance with human rights, including specific clauses on sexual exploitation and abuse and sexual harassment.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 10/10/2018 13:31:15 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4457 label Biography information for Ms Marie Rimmer

971309

registered interest
date	10/09/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Food Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, who will provide expertise and advice to commercial companies under the UK-Aid food trade and resilience programme.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	172502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>Technical advice to commercial companies will be provided by IDH Sustainable Trade Initiative, a Dutch and Nairobi-based non-profit public private partnership, both directly and through specialised local companies.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 13/09/2018 16:21:20 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

971310

registered interest
date	10/09/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Food Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which (a) multinational and (b) sub-Saharan African companies her Department plans to allocate funding from the Food Trade and Resilience Programme.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	172503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>As the Africa Food Trade and Resilience Programme is still in design phase, it is not possible to say yet which companies will receive support. Companies will be selected following detailed market analysis and based on: their impact on local food security; number of women and men farmers in their supply chain; commitment to sustainable, inclusive and gender-sensitive business models; and willingness to contribute their own funds to programme activities.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 13/09/2018 16:16:06 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

971311

registered interest
date	10/09/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Africa: Overseas Investment
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 press release, UK launches ambition to generate billions more investment in Africa to trigger transformational growth, published on 28 August 2018, what estimate she has made of the financial benefit to UK business from those partnerships.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	172504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>The Prime Minister announced a range of measures to substantially boost investment into businesses and infrastructure across Africa. The UK will invest up to an additional £4bn in Africa directly, whilst also aiming to mobilise £4bn of private investment into the continent over four years (2018-21).</p><p> </p><p>Benefits will materialise over time. UK investment in Africa supports African economies to grow, building greater opportunities for UK businesses to trade and invest with the continent in the longer-term. CDC investments in Africa build markets and demonstrate to other investors the viability of investing in the continent, creating opportunities for UK investors and businesses. Essential infrastructure, such as power and roads, supported by the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) will lay the foundations for new investible opportunities across Africa in places businesses previously would not have been able to operate, potentially creating opportunities for the UK also.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 13/09/2018 16:17:43 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

971312

registered interest
date	10/09/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Africa: Overseas Investment
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 press release, UK launches ambition to generate billions more investment in Africa to trigger transformational growth, published on 28 August 2018, which (a) businesses, and (b) sectors in the UK will benefit from the projects.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	172505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>The Prime Minister announced a range of measures to substantially boost investment into businesses and infrastructure across Africa. CDC, the UK’s Development Finance Institution, will aim to invest up to £3.5bn in African businesses over four years (2018-21), and the UK will invest a further £300m into the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) to build essential infrastructure across Africa, laying the foundations for new trading and business opportunities. Through these and other initiatives, the UK will aim to mobilise a further £4bn of private investment into Africa over the next four years (2018-21).</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 13/09/2018 16:23:28 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor