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106468

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Jordan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what refugee relief work her Department is undertaking in Jordan.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd West
tabling member printed	Mr David Jones
uin	905895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>DFID is providing £122 million for humanitarian work in Jordan, providing food, healthcare and other support to thousands of refugees from Syria now living there. In addition, DFID is expanding support to municipal services and education in Jordan, to help the country deal with the impacts of the crisis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 05/11/2014 15:44:36 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones

106469

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	West Africa
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government is taking to encourage other developed nations to support efforts to tackle the Ebola virus in West Africa.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Jim Sheridan
uin	905898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The British Government is playing a leading role in galvanising international support to tackle Ebola. The Defeating Ebola conference I co-hosted on 2 October generated over £100 million of support, and the Prime Minister’s call to European leaders secured a €1 billion commitment. We will continue to push international partners to do more.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 05/11/2014 15:47:44 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1464 label Biography information for Jim Sheridan

106470

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Education
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 seek international consensus on post-2015 education goals and targets.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Annette Brooke
uin	905901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government is advocating for a simple, inspiring, and relevant post-2015 development framework, centred on eradicating extreme poverty. We are actively working with international partners to ensure that access to education and quality of learning is at the heart of the post-2015 focus on education.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 05/11/2014 15:49:30 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1431 label Biography information for Annette Brooke

106471

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	South Sudan
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 help refugees from conflict in South Sudan.
tabling member constituency	Banbury
tabling member printed	Sir Tony Baldry
uin	905896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>£42.5 million has been committed by DFID for support to refugees in the region through UN agencies including UNHCR, UNICEF and WFP. DFID offices in the neighbouring countries of Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and Uganda are working closely to monitor the situation and provide guidance for future humanitarian support.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 05/11/2014 15:47:15 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	93 label Biography information for Sir Tony Baldry

106472

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Females
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 put women and girls at the heart of the UK's development programmes.
tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
uin	905899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>Empowering girls and women is a top priority. The Strategic Vision for Girls and Women sets out the ambitious results we will deliver. Significant progress was made at the Girl Summit to tackle Child, Early and Forced Marriage and Female Genital Mutilation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 05/11/2014 15:48:33 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen

106473

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Middle East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the situation of refugees in Syria and Iraq.
tabling member constituency	Cheadle
tabling member printed	Mark Hunter
uin	905900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The UN estimates that 6.4 million people are internally displaced in Syria and a further 1.8 million people internally displaced in Iraq. There are over 3.2 million Syrian refugees in neighbouring countries.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 05/11/2014 15:49:00 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1598 label Biography information for Mark Hunter

101588

registered interest
date	29/10/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Sierra Leone
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many British military and NHS personnel are in Sierra Leone to deal with Ebola; and what plans the Government has to increase their numbers.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Naomi Long
uin	212430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>Some 800 military personnel have been deployed to Sierra Leone to aid in the UK effort. These personnel have supported the establishment of a command and control logistical hub that will provide the backbone of infrastructure, commodities, training and management needed to scale up the response in Sierra Leone. They are also supporting the ongoing construction and operation of Ebola treatment centres, and are running and staffing a World Health Organisation-led Ebola training academy. The Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship, RFA Argus, and three Merlin helicopters have now arrived in Sierra Leone to provide crucial logistic and transport support to medical teams and aid experts.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To date the UK has received 2140 applications from British medical staff and initial indications of staffing profiles and needs were received from partners on 20 October. DFID and UKMED are currently matching profiles with staffing requirements. Pre-deployment training has already started in the UK for staff deploying to the Kerry Town facility.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 05/11/2014 15:50:57 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	3920 label Biography information for Naomi Long

101660

registered interest
date	29/10/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition
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 has given to the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	212530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The New Alliance was launched in May 2012. Since its launch, UK support to the New Alliance has focused on action to support agriculture, food security and nutrition – specifically, developing policy instruments, technology and innovation and risk management. DFID’s spend on these enabling actions over the last two completed years is as follows: (FY 2012/13) £12 million, (FY 2013/14) £17 million.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 05/11/2014 17:40:53 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

101661

registered interest
date	29/10/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition: Seeds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations she has made to the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition on the effect of their policy on seed law on small farmers.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	212531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition is a joint initiative between African leaders, the private sector, donors and civil society to accelerate responsible investment in African agriculture and lift 50 million people out of poverty by 2022. The New Alliance is one of a number of initiatives aimed at promoting responsible private-sector investment in African agriculture in the context and in support of the Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Programme (CAADP) and national priorities set out in Country Investment Plans. It does not have a corporate policy on seed law.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 05/11/2014 17:42:00 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

101663

registered interest
date	29/10/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Public Opinion
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 spent on (a) focus groups and (b) surveys in (i) 2013 and (ii) 2014 to date.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	212504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>DFID engages regularly with a wide range of stakeholders and partners in the development, delivery and monitoring of its programmes. An estimate of expenditure on this could only be completed at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 05/11/2014 15:51:22 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed