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1126248

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Hebron
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, on how many occasions Ministers in her Department have visited Hebron since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
uin	253630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>According to a review of relevant records in the provided time window, four visits have been made to Hebron by DFID Ministers since 2010. UK officials continue to monitor the situation in Hebron, especially following the withdrawal of the Temporary International Presence in Hebron.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 16/05/2019 15:32:35 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff

1126260

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
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: Abortion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what (a) information his Department holds on and (b) what estimate his Department has made of the number of abortions in other countries that are funded by development spending in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	253558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>DFID has a range of bilateral and multi-country programmes supporting a package of women’s reproductive and maternal health information and family planning services. Because of the integrated nature of this work, it is not possible to provide a break-down of funding on safe abortion services alone. By helping the world’s poorest women access modern contraception, the UK government will prevent an estimated 6 million unintended pregnancies and 3 million abortions on average each year.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 16/05/2019 15:31:16 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1125798

registered interest
date	09/05/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Azerbaijan: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much Official Development Assistance his Department was allocated to Azerbaijan in 2019.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	252584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department for International Development does not operate a country programme in Azerbaijan and therefore has not allocated any resources to that country. The most recent figures for all UK ODA spend are available in Statistics for International Development (<a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fstatistics-on-international-development-final-uk-aid-spend-2017&amp;data=02%7C01%7CFrank-Lowery%40dfid.gsx.gov.uk%7Ccfec848c4ac54eb4148708d6d55d9203%7Ccdf709af1a184c74bd936d14a64d73b3%7C0%7C0%7C636930995184290017&amp;sdata=7dWuqm%2BJD%2FWvBYdSX60xg4Q%2B0hClnOmIs560J9gpIAo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-international-development-final-uk-aid-spend-2017</a>).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 15/05/2019 15:32:21 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1125863

registered interest
date	09/05/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid: Childbirth
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 7 May (HL15313), when they expect the World Health Organisation will complete its review on the extent of the problem of women being detained because they cannot pay medical fees; and as a result when they expect to be able to provide an accurate assessment of the scale of this problem in countries in receipt of UK Official Development Assistance.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL15653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>The UK is deeply concerned that women are being detained because they cannot pay medical fees, including after childbirth complications. The WHO review will not be able to provide definitive numbers on the scale of this problem but will provide information on detention in hospitals for a policy brief that is expected by the end of 2019. DFID will ensure we respond to the policy brief. It will inform how we contribute to the long-term approach to promote financing reforms to benefit the poor and reduce out-of-pocket health expenditure.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 15/05/2019 15:22:29 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1125366

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
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: Abortion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will publish his Department's detailed country policy analyses pertaining to the Effectiveness Evaluation of the Prevention of Maternal Deaths from Unwanted Pregnancy Programme.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	251916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department for International Development (DFID) published the Evaluation of the Prevention of Maternal Deaths from Unwanted Pregnancy Programme (found here: <a href="https://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/projects/GB-1-201518/documents" target="_blank">https://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/projects/GB-1-201518/documents</a>) together with the management response. These include a number of country-specific recommendations which have been disseminated. No other country analysis was undertaken by DFID, in relation to the Programme.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 15/05/2019 15:34:17 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1125367

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
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: Abortion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that there is (a) robust decision making in respect of reducing illegal abortions overseas and (b) no conflict of interest between Planned Parenthood which receives funding from his Department to reduce those abortions and the Guttmacher Institute which was founded by Planned Parenthood and is his Department's sole provider of figures on such abortions.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	251917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government’s policy on safe abortion (found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/safe-and-unsafe-abortion-uks-policy-position-on-safe-and-unsafe-abortion-in-developing-countries" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/safe-and-unsafe-abortion-uks-policy-position-on-safe-and-unsafe-abortion-in-developing-countries</a>) takes an evidence-based, public health approach that aims to reduce death and disability caused by unsafe abortions. The UK is clear that the best way to avoid abortion is through giving women information and contraception, so they can decide whether, when and how many children to have. Therefore, the primary aim and vast majority of our investment in reproductive health is to increase uptake of voluntary family planning, which helps reduce demand for abortion.</p><p> </p><p>The UK funds the International Planned Parenthood Federation to work in developing countries, rather than the Planned Parenthood Federation of America which founded, but is now separate from, the Guttmacher Institute. There is no conflict of interest arising from UK Government support.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 15/05/2019 15:52:20 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1124870

registered interest
date	07/05/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians: Health
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will meet with Medical Aid for Palestinians and other non-governmental organisations working in Gaza, the West Bank, East Jerusalem, Lebanon and Jordan to discuss health problems affecting the population of those areas, following violence, blockades, and United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East budgetary restraints.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL15545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>The UK regularly meets with a range of organisations to discuss healthcare for Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and surrounding countries, including Medical Aid for Palestinians, the World Health Organisation, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The UK has made a commitment to UNRWA of up to £80m over the next two years, to help provide medical services and education to Palestinian refugees living across the Middle East. The UK has also provided £3.5m of support to the International Committee of the Red Cross Appeal over the last year to help the healthcare system, particularly in Gaza.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 15/05/2019 15:19:16 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1124903

registered interest
date	07/05/2019
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: Contamination
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 contamination by heavy metal weapon remnants in Gaza since 2009; and whether any research has been conducted into any relationship between such contamination and low birth weight in Gaza.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL15578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>The UK remains deeply concerned by the situation in Gaza and we continue to engage closely with the World Health Organisation, UN OCHA, MaP, and other health and humanitarian-based NGOs working in Gaza to ensure we are we are able to monitor the situation and humanitarian needs there. The Government has not made its own assessment of this specific issue.</p><p> </p><p>To help ensure hospitals in Gaza can continue to provide essential services on a range of health issues, we provided £1.5 million for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) OPTs Appeal in 2018, and a further £2m in 2019. This new funding will contribute to the delivery of surgical equipment, drugs and disposables, wound dressing kits, and rehabilitative prosthetics. It will also help provide physical rehabilitation services for up to 3,000 disabled people. The UK remains engaged on the challenges facing Gaza’s health sector and we will continue to monitor the situation closely.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 15/05/2019 15:20:36 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1124624

registered interest
date	02/05/2019
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: Nutrition
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase investments made in nutrition made by the World Bank's International Development Association.
tabling member printed	Lord Collins of Highbury
uin	HL15492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>We use our position on the World Bank Board, as the leading contributor to the International Development Association (IDA), to push for increased, high-quality World Bank investments in nutrition. For example, we worked with the World Bank as they designed the Human Capital Project to ensure the inclusion of nutrition as one of the Human Capital Index’s key indicators. We expect the Index and Project to have a positive impact on nutrition indicators and consequent impact on economic development.</p><p> </p><p>We have been advocating for the next IDA replenishment (IDA19) to increase support to human capital, including nutrition, across its key priorities, such as gender and fragility, conflict and violence. Under the current replenishment (IDA18), IDA plans to reach 180 to 200 million people with basic nutrition services, as a result of its growing portfolio of IDA investments in nutrition.</p><p> </p><p>We also work closely with the Bank as a partner in encouraging others to invest. To this end, we co-hosted a high-level event in 2017 alongside the World Bank Group to encourage the international community to make new commitments to nutrition. We are also working with the Bank on substantive preparations for the Tokyo Global Nutrition Summit 2020 which will be a critical moment to secure new global commitments to tackling malnutrition through to 2030.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg grouped question UIN HL15493 HL15494 question first answered 15/05/2019 15:18:22 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4222 label Biography information for Lord Collins of Highbury

1124625

registered interest
date	02/05/2019
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: Nutrition
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to make representations for nutrition to be prioritised during discussions ahead of the replenishment of IDA19 of the International Development Association.
tabling member printed	Lord Collins of Highbury
uin	HL15493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>We use our position on the World Bank Board, as the leading contributor to the International Development Association (IDA), to push for increased, high-quality World Bank investments in nutrition. For example, we worked with the World Bank as they designed the Human Capital Project to ensure the inclusion of nutrition as one of the Human Capital Index’s key indicators. We expect the Index and Project to have a positive impact on nutrition indicators and consequent impact on economic development.</p><p> </p><p>We have been advocating for the next IDA replenishment (IDA19) to increase support to human capital, including nutrition, across its key priorities, such as gender and fragility, conflict and violence. Under the current replenishment (IDA18), IDA plans to reach 180 to 200 million people with basic nutrition services, as a result of its growing portfolio of IDA investments in nutrition.</p><p> </p><p>We also work closely with the Bank as a partner in encouraging others to invest. To this end, we co-hosted a high-level event in 2017 alongside the World Bank Group to encourage the international community to make new commitments to nutrition. We are also working with the Bank on substantive preparations for the Tokyo Global Nutrition Summit 2020 which will be a critical moment to secure new global commitments to tackling malnutrition through to 2030.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg grouped question UIN HL15492 HL15494 question first answered 15/05/2019 15:18:22 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4222 label Biography information for Lord Collins of Highbury