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649384

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date	01/12/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Rwanda: Droughts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to provide food aid to those affected by the drought in Eastern Rwanda.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Durham
uin	HL3747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>The Department for International Development is assisting households affected by drought in Eastern Rwanda through our pre-existing agricultural support programme. Our social protection programme also provides direct support to the most vulnerable people in Rwanda, including those affected by the drought. We will continue to engage with the Government of Rwanda and other partners to monitor the food security situation in Eastern Rwanda and assess if further support is required.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 12/12/2016 17:34:23 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4312 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham

649397

registered interest
date	01/12/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Uganda: HIV Infection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they have assessed the effectiveness of the UK's support for HIV programmes in Uganda; and to what extent they are channelling their efforts through evangelical and other churches in that country.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
uin	HL3760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>DFID supports HIV prevention in Uganda through the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria. With support from the Fund, Uganda has successfully reduced new HIV infections from 140,000 in 2010 to less than 100,000 in 2014. 2.5% of the Fund’s work in Uganda is channelled through faith based organisations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 12/12/2016 17:33:50 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

649479

registered interest
date	01/12/2016
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-level Panel on Access to Medicines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the UN High-Level Panel on Access to Medicines report published in September 2016, what progress her Department has made with other governments on establishing a global agreement on research and development.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Dr Alasdair McDonnell
uin	55941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>Through the World Health Assembly (WHA), member states have discussed practical steps for greater coordination of research, including the establishment of a global health observatory for monitoring and tracking research. Progress on the observatory and the establishment of a Global Expert Committee for Health Research and Development will be discussed with the WHO in early 2017.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 06/12/2016 14:46:29 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	1596 label Biography information for Dr Alasdair McDonnell

649480

registered interest
date	01/12/2016
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-level Panel on Access to Medicines
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 on implementing the recommendations in the UN High-Level Panel on Access to Medicines report published in September 2016; and what the timescale is for that implementation.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Dr Alasdair McDonnell
uin	55942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>DFID supports the aims of the UN High Level Panel on Access to Medicines, but we note that this panel of experts could not reach consensus. The World Health Organisation has analysed the barriers that limit access to medicines, and developed a Global Strategy and Plan of Action on Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property. It is, therefore, well-placed to consider, with partners, which of the Panel’s recommendations add value.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 06/12/2016 14:47:01 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	1596 label Biography information for Dr Alasdair McDonnell

649516

registered interest
date	01/12/2016
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: Sanitation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department has assessed the potential merits of increasing the proportion of its overseas development aid dedicated to water, sanitation and hygiene.
tabling member constituency	St Ives
tabling member printed	Derek Thomas
uin	55919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2016 answer text <p>The UK Government has committed to help 60 million people to gain access to water and sanitation by 2020. The focus will be to deliver results with best value for money, rather than pre-set budget allocations.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 08/12/2016 16:49:50 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4532 label Biography information for Derek Thomas

649517

registered interest
date	01/12/2016
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: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether and when her Department plans to publish its review of aid to the Occupied Palestinian Territories separately to its Bilateral Aid Review.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	55929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State is conducting a full examination of DFID’s programme in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs). The outcomes of the examination will be reflected in our published description of the DFID country programme in due course.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 06/12/2016 15:19:25 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

648743

registered interest
date	30/11/2016
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: Water
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the level of access for civilians in the city of Aleppo to clean water; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	55776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2016 answer text <p>In the East of Aleppo city, DFID partners assess that the supply of water is sporadic and the quality inadequate as a result of damage arising from the ongoing Regime offensive. To help address this, DFID implementing partners have supported repairs to water networks and generators and provided water purification tablets and jerry cans. In the West of Aleppo city, where there has been less damage to the water system, supply is assessed as adequate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 05/12/2016 18:08:04 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

648823

registered interest
date	30/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Commonwealth Development Corporation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department's Partnership Principles apply to the Commonwealth Development Corporation.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	55648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2016 answer text <p>The Partnership Principles are largely focused on our assessment of, and work with, partner governments and are not directly relevant to CDC, which invests in the private sector not governments.</p><p>In countries where DFID has a country office, CDC and DFID liaise, consult, and share knowledge in a mutually agreed manner on the sectors and/or industries in those countries, states or territories which have the greatest developmental need.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 05/12/2016 18:08:49 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

648824

registered interest
date	30/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Commonwealth Development Corporation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the value and nature was of each example of fraud and corruption identified by her Department's internal audit of the Commonwealth Development Corporation Group's internal audit mechanisms in Commonwealth Development in each of the last six years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	55649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2016 answer text <p>CDC has their own internal audit function which reports to the Board. As noted in the recent NAO report four cases were referred jointly to CDC and DFID, and CDC consulted informally with DFID on a further three allegations.</p><p>One of these cases – the allegations regarding ECP made in 2010 – is in the public domain. We cannot comment on other allegations.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 05/12/2016 18:06:33 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

648825

registered interest
date	30/11/2016
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: Internally Displaced People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to identify the needs of displaced people living outside the camp structure in Iraq; and what humanitarian support her Department is providing to those such people.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	55644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2016 answer text <p>Our partners, including the UN and non-governmental organisations, conduct regular needs assessments, inside and outside of camps. This helps us to reach the most vulnerable people in Iraq with UK-funded assistance.</p><p>Since June 2014, the UK has committed £169.5 million of humanitarian funding to Iraq. Our support to a range of partners enables UK aid to respond to the most pressing needs both inside and outside of camps, through the provision of clean water, food, medicines, protection services, and cash assistance. The UK is the largest donor to the UN Iraq Humanitarian Pooled Fund, which is flexible and responsive to the most urgent humanitarian needs.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 07/12/2016 18:15:14 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell