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387210

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date	02/07/2015
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	Conflict Prevention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of recent events in Tunisia, what re-appraisal they have made of their strategy to take on board the lessons of the Arab spring, set out in the Building Stability Overseas Strategy, with regard to (1) early warning, (2) rapid crisis prevention and response, and (3) investing in upstream prevention.
tabling member printed	Lord Chidgey
uin	HL1046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>Early warning systems and policies aimed at building stability overseas are continually under review to enable the British Government to respond more rapidly and more effectively to new cases of conflict and instability.</p><p>Upstream prevention remains at the heart of the Government’s approach to fragile and unstable countries and regions. UK conflict funding for 2015/16 for the Middle East / North Africa region was increased substantially to respond to conflict drivers in the region.</p><p>Government work in the Middle East and North Africa includes programmes on countering violent extremism, strengthening border management, and improving the effectiveness of our partner’s domestic counter-terrorism work.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 15/07/2015 12:26:28 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	50 label Biography information for Lord Chidgey

387211

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date	02/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Conflict Prevention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of development aid was spent on the Building Stability Overseas Strategy in 2014–15.
tabling member printed	Lord Chidgey
uin	HL1047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>UK development assistance contributes to delivering the Building Stability Overseas Strategy by tackling the short and long-term drivers of instability, supporting stronger and more legitimate institutions and societies, helping to meet basic needs and create opportunities for social and economic development for all, including women and girls. In 2013, 43% of UK Official Development Assistance was spent in Fragile and Conflict Affected States (FCAS), where the need to build stability is most pressing. Examples of DFID programmes:</p><p> </p><p>· In Nigeria, the Stability and Reconciliation Programme (£38m, 2011-2016), aims to reduce incidence and impact of violent conflict.</p><p> </p><p>· DFID’s support to the multi-donor Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF) (£256.8m 2014-17) helps the Afghan government to provide basic services, and thus improve confidence in its ability to meet Afghan people’s expectations.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 15/07/2015 15:09:54 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	50 label Biography information for Lord Chidgey

387214

registered interest
date	02/07/2015
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	Conflict Prevention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what changes they have made to their list of prioritised countries where (1) risks were perceived to be high, (2) United Kingdom interests were most at stake, and (3) it was known the United Kingdom could have most impact, since the Building Stability Overseas Strategy was published in July 2011.
tabling member printed	Lord Chidgey
uin	HL1050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>There have been many changes since the establishment of the Building Stability Overseas Strategy in 2010 as the process of determining priorities is dynamic to reflect global realities.</p><p>The National Security Council has agreed a range of country and regional strategies, and annually agrees funding allocations under the Conflict Stability and Security Fund.</p><p>This prioritisation process takes into account risks of instability, UK interests and the potential impact of activities. Beyond the annual exercise, allocations and priority countries are continually under review to enable the Government to respond more effectively to new cases of conflict and instability.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 15/07/2015 12:30:36 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	50 label Biography information for Lord Chidgey

387219

registered interest
date	02/07/2015
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: Internally Displaced People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the UN and international aid agencies face any restrictions by the government of Burma in delivering aid to internally displaced people in areas of Burma not under government control.
tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
uin	HL1055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>UN and international agencies have reported restrictions on delivering aid to internally displaced people in areas of Burma not under government control in Kachin State. Aid is reaching those in need and the UK is one of the largest donors having allocated over £17 million for humanitarian assistance for internally displaced persons (IDP) in Kachin and Northern Shan States, including in non-government controlled areas since 2012. The UK regularly presses the government on the need to ensure aid reaches those in need. On 8-11 June a DFID team visited Kachin, including non-government controlled areas and raised humanitarian access with the Chief Minister for Kachin.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 15/07/2015 15:10:39 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie

387269

registered interest
date	02/07/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: France
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many commercial drivers (a) have been and (b) are in the process of being fined for bringing people illegally into the UK via North East France in (i) the last month, (ii) between the last one and six months and (iii) between the last six and 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Robert Flello
uin	5358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>Border Force issued penalties for those attempting to enter the UK as follows:</p><p>i) Last Month (May 2015) – 268 penalties issued</p><p>ii) Between the one and six months (November 2014 – April 2015) – 1,407 penalties issued</p><p>iii) Between last six and twelve months (October – May 2014) – 1,891 penalties issued</p><p>Figures are not yet available for June 2015.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 15/07/2015 15:18:20 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 11680 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1569 label Biography information for Robert Flello