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705680

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date	27/02/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Cape Verde: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the Government sponsors any aid programmes in Cape Verde that support eco-development.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	65784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>DFID provides support to ecological development in Cape Verde through the Adaptation for Smallholder Agricultural Programme. DFID’s core contributions to multilateral institutions also support Cape Verde.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 06/03/2017 17:07:34 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

658575

registered interest
date	14/12/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Horizon 2020
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 oral contribution by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to the Treasury Committee on 12 December 2016, in response to Q311, who in her Department is responsible for assessing whether grant applications for Horizon 2020 funding are (a) value for money and (b) in line with Government objectives.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	57692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>In response to Q311, at the Treasury Committee on Monday 12 December, the Chancellor referenced the process for EU Structural Funds rather than for Horizon 2020.</p><p>The Treasury will underwrite all successful bids for Horizon 2020 that are approved by the Commission, even when specific projects continue beyond our departure from the EU. Government departments will not assess Horizon 2020 grant applications as it is an EU programme, independent of the UK government, and grant funding is awarded by the Commission based on peer review.</p><p>UK businesses and universities should continue to bid for competitive EU funds while we remain a member of the EU, and we will work with the Commission to ensure payment when funds are awarded.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 20/12/2016 17:38:58 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

595934

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Refugees: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with (a) her international counterparts, (b) non-governmental organisations and (c) toiletry companies on the provision of women's health and sanitary products to refugee women and girls.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	46860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2016 answer text <p>DFID is working with our partners to ensure that sexual and reproductive health needs of girls and women affected by crises are prioritised. This includes their right to experience menstruation with dignity. In 2015 alone, UK funding to UNFPA supported their efforts to distribute almost 60,000 menstrual hygiene kits to women and girls living in conflict situations. The UK has committed that, in humanitarian crises, DFID calls for proposals will require the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women and girls to be considered. The UK also supported a joint statement led by UNFPA, highlighting the importance of sexual and reproductive rights in crises, at the World Humanitarian Summit in May this year.</p><p>DFID is working globally with a network of civil-society organisations, private sector companies, donors, academics, and international agencies to address stigma and increase access for all women and girls to the education, support, products and services they need to manage menstruation with dignity.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 14/10/2016 12:11:55 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

595935

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of the Department's funding has been allocated to women's health initiatives, including education in (a) 2016-17, (b) 2017-18 and (c) 2018-19.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	46861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2016 answer text <p>The UK, as a member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) Development Assistance Committee (DAC), is committed to transparent reporting of development assistance in a way that permits international comparisons. Whilst comparison codes are available to separately identify funding for family planning and for reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health, the same is not true specifically for women's health initiatives.</p><p>DFID is in the process of developing our plans to 2020, so future spending has not yet been determined.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 14/10/2016 11:14:39 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

595939

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Refugees: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with non-governmental organisations on tackling the taboo around women's periods and its effect on women in refugee camps.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	46885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2016 answer text <p>DFID is working with our partners to ensure that sexual and reproductive health needs of girls and women affected by crises are prioritised. This includes their right to experience menstruation with dignity. In 2015 alone, UK funding to UNFPA supported their efforts to distribute almost 60,000 menstrual hygiene kits to women and girls living in conflict situations. The UK has committed that, in humanitarian crises, DFID calls for proposals will require the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women and girls to be considered. The UK also supported a joint statement led by UNFPA, highlighting the importance of sexual and reproductive rights in crises, at the World Humanitarian Summit in May this year.</p><p>DFID is working globally with a network of civil-society organisations, private sector companies, donors, academics, and international agencies to address stigma and increase access for all women and girls to the education, support, products and services they need to manage menstruation with dignity.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 14/10/2016 12:47:13 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

540080

registered interest
date	19/07/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with (a) her international counterparts, (b) international organisations and (c) NGOs on the situation in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	43426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2016 answer text <p>The UK is playing a leading role in responding to the crisis in Yemen. DFID Ministers regularly have discussions with international counterparts, organisations, and NGOs on the situation in Yemen. The World Humanitarian Summit in May was obviously a key moment for such discussions.</p><p>Senior officials also have regular discussions on the situation in Yemen. Mark Lowcock, DFID Permanent Secretary, recently discussed the humanitarian and economic situation in Yemen with international counterparts on 11 July, at the annual Tidewater conference of the Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-ordination and Development (OECD-DAC).</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 25/07/2016 11:33:06 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman