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934573

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Disease Control: International Cooperation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to promote global health security.
tabling member constituency	Sleaford and North Hykeham
tabling member printed	Dr Caroline Johnson
uin	906249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>Improving global health security benefits the UK and developing countries, preventing disease outbreaks and stopping unnecessary deaths across the world. UK aid mobilises UK expertise to respond to outbreaks, invest in preventative research and preparedness, and deliver programmes to tackle key issues such as antimicrobial resistance.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 04/07/2018 15:27:06 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson

934574

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Religious Freedom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to provide assistance to religious minority communities in conflict areas.
tabling member constituency	Gainsborough
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Leigh
uin	906250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>Our humanitarian assistance is provided on the basis of need, irrespective of race, religion or ethnicity. We ensure that aid reaches the most vulnerable including those from religious minorities. Minority communities are taken into account by the organisations we fund when assessing those most in need of protection and assistance.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 04/07/2018 15:27:38 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	345 label Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh

934575

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment her Department has made of the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	906251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>Gaza’s humanitarian situation is deeply concerning, as I saw during my visit in May. Hospitals are facing drug shortages, electricity availability is 4-5 hours a day, and water is polluted. UK funding is supporting 11 hospitals by providing medicines and equipment, and helping the 2 million Gazans access clean, safe water.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 04/07/2018 15:28:09 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

934576

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
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: Charities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to protect aid projects following reports of sexual misconduct by Oxfam and other charity workers overseas.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Mr Simon Clarke
uin	906252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>We have introduced new safeguarding standards for all DFID programmes. I have requested and received assurances from our partners on their safeguarding policies and procedures. Internationally, we are leading the charge to raise standards. I have ensured that Oxfam’s withdrawal from bidding for funding has not impacted on beneficiaries.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 04/07/2018 15:41:16 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke

934577

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
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: Plastics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to help developing countries reduce the use of plastic to improve the environment.
tabling member constituency	Rugby
tabling member printed	Mark Pawsey
uin	906253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>DFID is working with other government departments to tackle the problem of plastic pollution. DFID’s assistance focuses on helping poorer countries find practical ways to improve waste management and on identifying ways in which manufacturing processes can reduce plastic pollution.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 04/07/2018 15:28:48 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4052 label Biography information for Mark Pawsey

931785

registered interest
date	27/06/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Lebanon: 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 provided to refugees in Lebanon in winter 2017-18 to help tackle winter conditions.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	158249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>The UK provides sustainable, lifesaving support to refugees in Lebanon all year round, including through the winter period. UK aid is providing unrestricted cash assistance to meet the basic needs of 60,000 of the most vulnerable Syrian refugees; improved shelter accommodation for over 30,000 vulnerable refugees; legal assistance and advice (e.g. to obtain birth/marriage registration and civil documentation) to over 100,000 individuals; and clean water and sanitation facilities for over 250,000 Syrian and poor Lebanese. Last winter, DFID also provided 380 heating stoves to vulnerable Syrian refugee households in need of specific wintertime support. Since the start of the crisis, DFID has allocated £608 million in humanitarian and development funding to Lebanon.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 04/07/2018 16:23:54 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

931787

registered interest
date	27/06/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	South Africa: Economic Growth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she had had with the Government of South Africa on increasing economic growth in that country.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	158251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>Discussions between UK and South African Ministers on joint priorities, including shared prosperity and economic growth, take place regularly. Most recently, the Prime Minister met with President Ramaphosa in London on 17 April, when they discussed the President’s plans to accelerate economic growth in South Africa and how the UK can provide support.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 04/07/2018 16:22:25 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

931916

registered interest
date	27/06/2018
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: Health Services
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 support governments in developing countries to build universal healthcare for children.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	158187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>The UK supports countries to make progress in universal health coverage through building health systems that meet essential needs for all, including mother and children’s healthcare and prevention of diseases. DFID provides technical assistance and financial support directly to countries. For example, DFID is supporting Ethiopia’s health system by improving primary healthcare services to accelerate gains in adolescent, maternal and child health. In 2016-17, the programme contributed to over 1.3 million children receiving vaccinations against preventable childhood diseases. DFID’s investments in water, sanitation and hygiene and in nutrition also contribute to achieving universal health coverage and are essential for improving child health. DFID is also a leading donor to global health organisations such as Gavi the Vaccine Alliance, Unitaid and the World Health Organisation, and funds research and product development including for child health.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 04/07/2018 16:21:35 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

930887

registered interest
date	25/06/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Pakistan: Religious Freedom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 18 June (HL8400), whether, in the course of working with marginalised communities in Pakistan, they conduct any monitoring of madrassas known to promote hatred of minorities.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL8887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>DFID does not support madrassas, but does support the Government of Pakistan to improve access to quality education, working in particular towards improving access to education and learning outcomes for the most marginalized groups of children, including the poorest, girls, children with disabilities and children from minority communities.</p><p> </p><p>Reforming and regulating madrassas is a key part of the Government of Pakistan’s National Action Plan developed to counter extremism in the country. This has led to registration of some madrassas as well as closing down of some madrassas seen to be promoting sectarianism, religious hatred and intolerance. This plan has been unanimously endorsed and adopted by all political parties as well as government.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 04/07/2018 16:45:21 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

930889

registered interest
date	25/06/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Pakistan: Overseas Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 18 June (HL8402), how they have monitored the use of UK aid given to Pakistan in the last ten years; and what plans, if any, they have to link the provision of aid more closely to the protection of minority rights in the recipient country.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL8889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>DFID’s approach in Pakistan includes ensuring that our development assistance targets poor women and men, regardless of race, religion, social background, or nationality. We have robust monitoring in place, including systems to track spend and monitor results and value for money, plus annual reviews and project completion reviews of all programmes. Our support contributes either directly or indirectly to the protection of minority rights, including by adopting a ‘do no harm’ approach. One of the four principles set out in the Partnership Principles Agreement that the UK has with Pakistan is a commitment to respect human rights. DFID and the FCO continue to raise the issue of human rights of minorities at the highest levels of Government, including in our annual Bilateral Assistance Talks, advocating greater tolerance and action against abuses when they occur.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 04/07/2018 16:45:54 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool