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1036941

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date	07/01/2019
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: Public Health
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their most recent assessment of the impact on public health in Palestine of (1) the reduction in food aid provided by the World Food Programme, and (2) the level of availability of antibiotics and other medical supplies, water, power and fuel in Gaza.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL12583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>DFID continually assesses the humanitarian context in Gaza, including in the health sector, which remains under significant strain. Recent information from the World Food Programme states that cuts in its funding will affect 193,000 of the poorest people in Gaza and the West Bank as of January 2019. High food insecurity and poverty rates in Gaza contribute to the dire humanitarian situation. Although the recent increase in electricity supply has positively impacted health facilities, there is still a major shortage of essential drugs, including antibiotics and other medical supplies. Movement restrictions on patients seeking medical treatment outside Gaza and access to water also remain critical concerns.</p><p> </p><p>DFID continues to provide assistance in the region, including providing food assistance to the most vulnerable refugees, supporting urgent health needs, preventing the spread of diseases, and improving access to safe water.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/01/2019 17:38:16 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1036942

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in setting up, funding and leading the Inclusive Education Initiative as proposed at the Global Disability Summit in July 2018; and whether it will become operational in 2019.
tabling member printed	Baroness Anelay of St Johns
uin	HL12584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>The UK is committed to supporting the Inclusive Education Initiative which will become operational in 2019. Since the Global Disability Summit in July, we have been working closely with partners the World Bank and Norway to establish the Initiative, finalising operational and design arrangements. DFID’s year one contribution was announced at the launch of the Disability Inclusion Strategy in December and will be £1.5 million commencing in April 2019.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/01/2019 17:39:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns

1036950

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
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: Overseas Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they have taken during the past two weeks to ensure that shelter, food supplies, clean water and other essentials are being adequately provided for English speaking victims of violence, threatened violence and conflict in Cameroon.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
uin	HL12592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>On 13<sup>th</sup> December we announced a £2.5m contribution to the UN appeal for the Anglophone crisis in Cameroon, with £2 million disbursed immediately to UNICEF. This support will begin to: treat 1,300 children who are most at risk of dying from severe acute malnutrition; provide essential drugs to treat 5,700 children for deadly diseases such as malaria, diarrhoea, and acute respiratory infections; provide 10,000 people with water and sanitation kits including water purification supplies and other household items including washable sanitary napkins and tooth brushes; provide 2,000 mosquito-nets to prevent malaria; vaccinate 3,500 children against measles; and identify and support many unaccompanied children.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL12593 question first answered 21/01/2019 17:40:26 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

1036951

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
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: Overseas Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they have taking during the past two weeks to ensure that medical support, educational resources and sanitation facilities are being adequately provided for English speaking victims of violence, threatened violence and conflict in Cameroon.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
uin	HL12593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>On 13<sup>th</sup> December we announced a £2.5m contribution to the UN appeal for the Anglophone crisis in Cameroon, with £2 million disbursed immediately to UNICEF. This support will begin to: treat 1,300 children who are most at risk of dying from severe acute malnutrition; provide essential drugs to treat 5,700 children for deadly diseases such as malaria, diarrhoea, and acute respiratory infections; provide 10,000 people with water and sanitation kits including water purification supplies and other household items including washable sanitary napkins and tooth brushes; provide 2,000 mosquito-nets to prevent malaria; vaccinate 3,500 children against measles; and identify and support many unaccompanied children.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL12592 question first answered 21/01/2019 17:40:26 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

1036971

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
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: Christianity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what financial assistance they have provided to Christian groups in Pakistan in each year since 2009.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL12613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>UK aid prioritises support for the poorest and most excluded people and communities in Pakistan regardless of race, religion, social background or nationality. The UK supports the rights of all groups to follow their own religious faith and to live safe and secure lives. It is not possible to disaggregate our spending data by religion as we do not collect information on the religion of all our beneficiaries in country. We do however have a data disaggregation action plan which focuses on 4 key areas, disability, age, sex and geography. We do not currently have plans to collect data on religion as we recognise the risks associated with potentially revealing such sensitive information for religious minorities.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/01/2019 17:40:54 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1036972

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Iraq: Christianity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what financial assistance they have provided to Christian groups in Iraq in each year since 2003.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL12614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>DFID has committed to providing humanitarian support to Iraq since 2003, including access to clean water, food, medicines, protection and other life-saving assistance, targeted towards the most vulnerable people. This support is provided on the basis of need, irrespective of race, religion or ethnicity, and in line with international humanitarian principles; it is therefore not possible to provide figures on assistance specifically provided to Christians or other religious group. The UK works closely with the Government of Iraq, the UN, humanitarian partners and minority representatives to support the rights of all minorities and to ensure our aid reaches those in the greatest need.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/01/2019 17:41:18 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1038744

registered interest
date	09/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	World Bank: Public Appointments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will make any representations to the government of the United States about the appointment of a new President of the World Bank, following the resignation of the current President, Jim Yong Kim, three years before the end of his term, in view of calls for an open, transparent and merit-based process.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL12711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>The UK strongly supports an open, transparent and merit-based process for selection of the next President of the World Bank Group. We will engage with all World Bank Group shareholders, including the United States, during this process.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/01/2019 17:38:35 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1041191

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	UN High Commissioner for Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has a consistent policy on resettling asylum seekers who claim that atheism or religious beliefs will lead to their persecution if returned to their countries of origin; if they have found that it is not consistent, what steps they are taking to ensure it is; how many such claimants have submitted applications to the UNHCR in Thailand; and how long, on average, it takes for such applications to be processed.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL12773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>UNHCR is mandated to protect all refugees and other displaced persons, including those who fear persecution on the basis of religion. UNHCR’s procedures and criteria for determining refugee status include religious persecution, in line with the Refugee Convention. Where religious belief causes or heightens the risk a refugee faces, UNHCR will take this into consideration when assessing specific vulnerabilities, and determining the appropriate protection interventions (including but not limited to resettlement).</p><p> </p><p>HMG does not hold information on the number of asylum claims submitted to UNHCR in Thailand, or elsewhere; this information is held by UNHCR. Individual data is considered private and confidential and not normally shared with third parties (and never without the specific consent of the individual). Furthermore, UNHCR does not routinely identify or record beneficiaries by their religion where this has no bearing on their case. The reason for this is because there is a risk that collecting information about the ethnicity or religion of people receiving aid could be obtained by others, including extremist groups, and used to persecute them.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 28/01/2019 11:32:14 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1041202

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
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: Reconstruction
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with governments in the Gulf about the provision of reconstruction assistance to Syria; and what assessment they have made of withholding such assistance.
tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
uin	HL12784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The UK has not had discussions with governments in the Gulf about the provision of reconstruction funding to Syria. We remain clear that we will not consider providing such assistance without a credible, substantive and genuine political process firmly underway. The UK calls upon all parties to engage in a political process that helps create a calm, safe and neutral environment, which will be vital if free and fair elections are to take place. The UK is focussed on delivering life-saving humanitarian aid to those affected by the ongoing conflict. We engage with a broad range of international partners to encourage sustained international support for the humanitarian effort in Syria (including governments in the Gulf).</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 28/01/2019 11:33:02 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

1041232

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
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: Young People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the World Bank’s findings in October 2018 that there is 70 per cent youth unemployment in Gaza; and what discussions they have had with the government of Israel about what action can be taken to support young people who live there into employment.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL12814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The UK remains gravely concerned about the economic and humanitarian situation in Gaza. 54 per cent of the total population is estimated to be unemployed, including over 70 per cent of young people. Until the blockade of Gaza is eased and its economy allowed to grow unemployment will continue to rise.</p><p> </p><p>HMG officials regularly propose measures to improve the situation in Gaza with Government of Israel officials. These include the adoption of a more transparent process for allowing goods into Gaza and permitting greater exports from the strip. The UK is supporting direct measures to support job creation in Gaza. We will more than double the amount of UK aid spent on economic development in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs) to around £38 million over the next five years (2018-2023). This will include support to addressing the water and electricity crisis in Gaza and seek to address movement and access restrictions. The Chevening Scholarship Programme, funded by the UK government, brings talented young people from Gaza to study in the UK, helping to provide educative opportunities and develop employment skills.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 28/01/2019 11:34:08 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge