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427783
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-11-10more like thismore than 2015-11-10
answering body
Department for International Development more like this
answering dept id 20 more like this
answering dept short name International Development more like this
answering dept sort name International Development remove filter
hansard heading Indonesia: Forests more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to her Department's summary of its work in Indonesia 2011-15, published in June 2013, how many hectares of natural forest have been saved since the programme to protect forests in that country started. more like this
tabling member constituency Leeds Central more like this
tabling member printed
Hilary Benn more like this
uin 15712 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2015-11-16
answer text <p>Our programme with Indonesia helps it to achieve low carbon growth and reduce poverty by managing its forests, land and natural resources in a sustainable way, and assists the country to meet its emissions targets. As part of this the UK supported the development of a Provincial Spatial Plan in Papua which was agreed in 2013. The spatial plan commits to preserving 90% of forest cover by 2100. The UK is providing support to the Papua Provincial Government to ensure effective implementation and monitoring of the Spatial Plan. If this target of 90% is realised, the spatial plan will preserve around 28 million hectares of natural forest. As with all projects, performance against indicators is published on an annual basis. Multilateral forest programmes, which the UK supports through the World Bank, and a centrally-managed programme, which assists the Indonesian government to tackleillegal logging, also contribute towards efforts to halt deforestation in Indonesia.</p> more like this
answering member constituency New Forest West more like this
answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-11-16T16:46:17.457Zmore like thismore than 2015-11-16T16:46:17.457Z
answering member
55
label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne more like this
tabling member
413
label Biography information for Hilary Benn more like this
427784
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-11-10more like thismore than 2015-11-10
answering body
Department for International Development more like this
answering dept id 20 more like this
answering dept short name International Development more like this
answering dept sort name International Development remove filter
hansard heading World Food Programme more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 9 November 2015 to Question 14770, when she plans to publish the contribution the UK will make to the World Food Programme for 2016. more like this
tabling member constituency Leeds Central more like this
tabling member printed
Hilary Benn more like this
uin 15713 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2015-11-16
answer text <p>The UK is currently the second largest donor to the WFP, after the United States. For 2015, the UK has so far provided a total of £270.6million in funding to WFP. UK contributions are made up of unearmarked core funding (£40m in total for the financial year 2015/16) and bilateral funding allocated by DFID country offices (which represents the biggest proportion of UK funding).</p><br /><p>DFID will be in a position to announce the UK core contribution to WFP for the financial year 2016 / 2017 once the Multilateral Aid Review 2015 (MAR 2015) is published in March 2016. UK core contribution will be informed by the results of the MAR assessment of WFP and the review of WFP performance and effectiveness in using the core funding provided by UK.</p><br /><p>Bilateral funding is decided by DFID at country level and is based on needs.</p> more like this
answering member constituency New Forest West more like this
answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-11-16T16:47:30.647Zmore like thismore than 2015-11-16T16:47:30.647Z
answering member
55
label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne more like this
tabling member
413
label Biography information for Hilary Benn more like this
427225
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-11-09more like thismore than 2015-11-09
answering body
Department for International Development more like this
answering dept id 20 more like this
answering dept short name International Development more like this
answering dept sort name International Development remove filter
hansard heading Asian Development Bank more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which funding proposals were approved (a) in general and (b) for Sri Lanka by the Asian Development Bank in each of the last three years; whether the Government voted in favour of any of those proposals; and if she will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Harrow West more like this
tabling member printed
Gareth Thomas more like this
uin 15682 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2015-11-16
answer text <p>The Asian Development Bank considers many hundreds of funding proposals each year. The UK decides on its voting position taking account of development impact and value for money. We are ready to vote in favour of projects where they meet the required standards.</p><br /><p>To see a full list of approved Asian Development Bank projects and operations please follow this link: <a href="http://www.adb.org/projects" target="_blank">http://www.adb.org/projects</a>. The Asian Development Bank also publishes the minutes of board meetings where funding decisions are taken, which record the position of the Executive Directors. To see the minutes please follow this link:<a href="http://www.adb.org/about/board-minutes" target="_blank">http://www.adb.org/about/board-minutes</a>.</p> more like this
answering member constituency New Forest West more like this
answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-11-16T15:21:40.567Zmore like thismore than 2015-11-16T15:21:40.567Z
answering member
55
label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne more like this
tabling member
177
label Biography information for Gareth Thomas more like this
427226
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-11-09more like thismore than 2015-11-09
answering body
Department for International Development more like this
answering dept id 20 more like this
answering dept short name International Development more like this
answering dept sort name International Development remove filter
hansard heading World Bank more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which funding proposals have been approved by the World Bank in each of the last three years; whether the Government voted against any of those proposals; and if she will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Harrow West more like this
tabling member printed
Gareth Thomas more like this
uin 15683 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2015-11-16
answer text <p>The World Bank considers many hundreds of funding proposals each year. The UK decides on its voting position taking account of development impact and value for money. We are ready to vote against projects where they do not meet the required standards.</p><br /><p>To see a full list of approved World Bank projects and operations please follow this link: <a href="http://www.worldbank.org/projects" target="_blank">http://www.worldbank.org/projects</a>. The World Bank also publishes the minutes of board meetings where funding decisions are taken, which record the position of the Executive Directors. To see the minutes please follow this link: <a href="http://web.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=986613&amp;pagePK=64272881&amp;piPK=64272902&amp;theSitePK=278036&amp;toDate=sysdate" target="_blank">http://web.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=986613&amp;pagePK=64272881&amp;piPK=64272902&amp;theSitePK=278036&amp;toDate=sysdate</a></p> more like this
answering member constituency New Forest West more like this
answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-11-16T16:47:04.52Zmore like thismore than 2015-11-16T16:47:04.52Z
answering member
55
label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne more like this
tabling member
177
label Biography information for Gareth Thomas more like this
426787
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-11-06more like thismore than 2015-11-06
answering body
Department for International Development more like this
answering dept id 20 more like this
answering dept short name International Development more like this
answering dept sort name International Development remove filter
hansard heading Yemen: Humanitarian Aid more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government is taking to (a) increase the provision of humanitarian aid in Yemen and (b) ensure that that aid gets to where it is most needed. more like this
tabling member constituency Birmingham, Northfield more like this
tabling member printed
Richard Burden more like this
uin 15195 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2015-11-16
answer text <p>Increasing the provision of humanitarian aid to Yemen and ensuring that aid gets to those most in need has been one of the UK’s top priorities for Yemen:</p><br /><ul><li>In July the Foreign and Development Secretaries wrote to international donors to raise the profile of Yemen’s humanitarian crisis and encourage more funding to the response.</li><li>On 28 September, the Development Secretary co-hosted a side event on Yemen’s humanitarian crisis at UNGA, at which donors (including the UK) pledged an additional $129 million to Yemen. The Co-Chairs statement from the meeting can be found here: <a href="http://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/co-chairs-statement-ministerial-yemen-meeting-monday-28-september-2015" target="_blank">http://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/co-chairs-statement-ministerial-yemen-meeting-monday-28-september-2015</a>.</li><li>The UK has also worked closely with the King Salman Humanitarian Centre and the UN to ensure Saudi Arabia’s generous $274 million pledge to the UN Flash Appeal was delivered by September this year.</li><li>The UK has also announced £75 million to respond to the crisis in Yemen.</li></ul><br /><p>We work with trusted and impartial actors who have a strong record of prioritising assistance to those most in need and delivering assistance in difficult and dangerous places. We continue to call on all parties to facilitate rapid, safe and unhindered access to all people in need in Yemen; to safeguard key infrastructure, including airports, sea ports, fuel distribution sites and major access routes into Yemen; and to respect the importance of ensuring humanitarian aid is not politicised and goes to the neediest. We will continue to support the UN and NGO partners’ efforts to deliver humanitarian assistance effectively.</p>
answering member constituency New Forest West more like this
answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-11-16T16:44:56.563Zmore like thismore than 2015-11-16T16:44:56.563Z
answering member
55
label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne more like this
tabling member
301
label Biography information for Richard Burden more like this
426841
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-11-06more like thismore than 2015-11-06
answering body
Department for International Development more like this
answering dept id 20 more like this
answering dept short name International Development more like this
answering dept sort name International Development remove filter
hansard heading Members: Correspondence more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when she intends to answer the letter of the hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton, dated 28 September 2015, on John Rooke. more like this
tabling member constituency Manchester, Gorton more like this
tabling member printed
Sir Gerald Kaufman more like this
uin 15235 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-11-11more like thismore than 2015-11-11
answer text <p>I responded to the Rt Hon Gentleman’s letter on 6 November 2015.</p> more like this
answering member constituency New Forest West more like this
answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-11-11T10:33:56.143Zmore like thismore than 2015-11-11T10:33:56.143Z
answering member
55
label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne more like this
tabling member
451
label Biography information for Sir Gerald Kaufman more like this
426843
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-11-06more like thismore than 2015-11-06
answering body
Department for International Development more like this
answering dept id 20 more like this
answering dept short name International Development more like this
answering dept sort name International Development remove filter
hansard heading Developing Countries: Sustainable Development more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the reasons why only 37 per cent of the millennium development goals in the UK's 28 priority countries have been marked as met or will be met in her Department's Annual Report and Accounts 2014-15. more like this
tabling member constituency Bradford East more like this
tabling member printed
Imran Hussain more like this
uin 15243 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2015-11-16
answer text <p>The majority of DFID’s priority countries are fragile or conflict-affected. These states have historically been under supported by the international development community. DFID increased its focus and spend in fragile states in 2010 and it was right to do so.</p><br /><p>Progress against the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is driven by the collective action of developing countries and all development partners. DFID’s development programmes are designed to contribute towards these goals.</p><br /><p>DFID’s ongoing Bilateral Aid Review will assess and review progress towards the MDGs as part of our strategic planning processes to inform future programming.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield more like this
answering member printed Grant Shapps more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-11-16T17:55:42.287Zmore like thismore than 2015-11-16T17:55:42.287Z
answering member
1582
label Biography information for Grant Shapps more like this
tabling member
4394
label Biography information for Imran Hussain more like this
426844
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-11-06more like thismore than 2015-11-06
answering body
Department for International Development more like this
answering dept id 20 more like this
answering dept short name International Development more like this
answering dept sort name International Development remove filter
hansard heading Developing Countries: Food more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance and support her Department is providing to food sovereignty movements in developing countries; and if she will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Coventry South more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Jim Cunningham more like this
uin 15267 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2015-11-16
answer text <p>DFID supports strengthening household food security through improving agricultural productivity and improved incomes from agricultural production, building resilience against climate change and linking smallholder farmers to markets and supply chains. We help with a context-specific range of programmes, which all contribute to the inclusive and more sustainable economic growth that will lift poor people out of poverty.</p><p><br></p><p>The UK Government believes that a key element in strengthening food security is to encourage diverse sources of supply. We will not support approaches that undermine open markets and free trade, which allows consumer choice and options for a healthier diet, and so does not specifically support food sovereignty movements in developing countries.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield more like this
answering member printed Grant Shapps more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-11-16T15:18:57.437Zmore like thismore than 2015-11-16T15:18:57.437Z
answering member
1582
label Biography information for Grant Shapps more like this
tabling member
308
label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham more like this
426601
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-11-05more like thismore than 2015-11-05
answering body
Department for International Development more like this
answering dept id 20 more like this
answering dept short name International Development more like this
answering dept sort name International Development remove filter
hansard heading Department for International Development: EU Law more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which regulations her Department introduced as a result of EU legislation in (a) 2013, (b) 2014 and (c) 2015 to date; which regulations her Department expects to implement as a result of EU legislation in (i) 2016 and (ii) 2017; and what estimate she has made of the cost of such regulation to the (A) public purse and (B) private sector. more like this
tabling member constituency Shipley more like this
tabling member printed
Philip Davies more like this
uin 15050 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-11-12more like thismore than 2015-11-12
answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided by my Rt. Hon. Friend, the Minister of State for Small Business, Industry and Enterprise.</p> more like this
answering member constituency New Forest West more like this
answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-11-12T16:02:33.64Zmore like thismore than 2015-11-12T16:02:33.64Z
answering member
55
label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne more like this
tabling member
1565
label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies more like this
426602
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-11-05more like thismore than 2015-11-05
answering body
Department for International Development more like this
answering dept id 20 more like this
answering dept short name International Development more like this
answering dept sort name International Development remove filter
hansard heading Nepal: Overseas Aid more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance her Department is providing to remote communities in Nepal affected by the earthquakes to prepare for and cope with winter. more like this
tabling member constituency North East Fife more like this
tabling member printed
Stephen Gethins more like this
uin 15122 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-11-11more like thismore than 2015-11-11
answer text <p>The UK’s response to the recent devastating earthquakes in Nepal now stands at £70 million, making it one of the largest bilateral donors to the humanitarian response. With the onset of winter DFID is stepping up its support, particularly for communities in high altitudes. We are providing over 200,000 people with clothes, blankets, shelter kits, cooking stoves and solar lamps; reaching an additional 60,000 people with temporary shelter; and helping over 58,000 internally displaced people currently living in makeshift camps. In addition, we are providing logistic support to help transport emergency relief overland, including with mules and porters, to the most remote areas. We are also supporting helicopter operations to reach out to remote high altitude regions.</p><br /><p>The UK support to the humanitarian response has already delivered important results including: 5,600,000 people benefitting from the restoration of healthcare services in their area; 200,000 benefitting from shelter support; and 80,000 people receiving cash transfers for restoration of houses and livelihoods.</p><br />
answering member constituency New Forest West more like this
answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-11-11T11:07:33.913Zmore like thismore than 2015-11-11T11:07:33.913Z
answering member
55
label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne more like this
tabling member
4434
label Biography information for Stephen Gethins more like this