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934573

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date	04/07/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Disease Control: International Cooperation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to promote global health security.
tabling member constituency	Sleaford and North Hykeham
tabling member printed	Dr Caroline Johnson
uin	906249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>Improving global health security benefits the UK and developing countries, preventing disease outbreaks and stopping unnecessary deaths across the world. UK aid mobilises UK expertise to respond to outbreaks, invest in preventative research and preparedness, and deliver programmes to tackle key issues such as antimicrobial resistance.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 04/07/2018 15:27:06 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson

934574

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Religious Freedom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to provide assistance to religious minority communities in conflict areas.
tabling member constituency	Gainsborough
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Leigh
uin	906250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>Our humanitarian assistance is provided on the basis of need, irrespective of race, religion or ethnicity. We ensure that aid reaches the most vulnerable including those from religious minorities. Minority communities are taken into account by the organisations we fund when assessing those most in need of protection and assistance.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 04/07/2018 15:27:38 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	345 label Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh

934575

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
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: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment her Department has made of the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	906251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>Gaza’s humanitarian situation is deeply concerning, as I saw during my visit in May. Hospitals are facing drug shortages, electricity availability is 4-5 hours a day, and water is polluted. UK funding is supporting 11 hospitals by providing medicines and equipment, and helping the 2 million Gazans access clean, safe water.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 04/07/2018 15:28:09 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

934576

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
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: Charities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to protect aid projects following reports of sexual misconduct by Oxfam and other charity workers overseas.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Mr Simon Clarke
uin	906252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>We have introduced new safeguarding standards for all DFID programmes. I have requested and received assurances from our partners on their safeguarding policies and procedures. Internationally, we are leading the charge to raise standards. I have ensured that Oxfam’s withdrawal from bidding for funding has not impacted on beneficiaries.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 04/07/2018 15:41:16 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke

934577

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
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: Plastics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to help developing countries reduce the use of plastic to improve the environment.
tabling member constituency	Rugby
tabling member printed	Mark Pawsey
uin	906253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>DFID is working with other government departments to tackle the problem of plastic pollution. DFID’s assistance focuses on helping poorer countries find practical ways to improve waste management and on identifying ways in which manufacturing processes can reduce plastic pollution.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 04/07/2018 15:28:48 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4052 label Biography information for Mark Pawsey

934649

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	St Helena: Overseas Aid
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 suspension of the capital programme and funding for St Helena, particularly in respect of its residents' (1) employment, (2) disposable income, and (3) standard of living, and of the Island's progress towards expanding its tourism-based economy.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL9226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>DFID has not suspended a capital programme. The most recent capital programme concluded in March 2018 and DFID is exploring options for a new programme. Financial aid has increased over the last 5 years and contributes more directly to indicators affecting well-being on the island including public sector wages, health and education.</p><p> </p><p>The St Helena Government has recently published a household expenditure survey, and will soon launch a business and employment survey which will provide more information on disposable income and employment. The average annual incomes of residents after taking into account inflation has risen steadily between 2012/13 and 2016/17 and household expenditures show only modest increases of 16% over the last 8 years.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 17/07/2018 14:27:22 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

934676

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Israel: Educational Exchanges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will extend eligibility for British Council Professional Partnerships and Connecting Classrooms funding to primary schools in Oldham which have established links with the bilingual and binational school in Israel, Oasis for Peace.
tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
uin	HL9253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>Connecting Classrooms Professional Partnerships are funded through Overseas Development Assistance (ODA), so only ODA-eligible countries can apply. Given that Israel is a development assistance donor, rather than recipient, it is not eligible for this funding. However, schools in Israel can still access online resources and support through the British Council’s Schools Online service, and participate in online collaborative projects with other schools from around the world.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 17/07/2018 15:00:17 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

934684

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	South Sudan: Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will allocate additional funding to tackle food insecurity in South Sudan.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	160797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>Food insecurity is at its worst in South Sudan’s seven year history. The lean season has begun, and due to continued disruptions to the delivery of humanitarian aid, there is a risk of famine in some areas.</p><p>In 2018 we are the second largest donor to the UN’s Humanitarian Response Plan for South Sudan.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 11/07/2018 16:02:38 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

934821

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
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: Tuberculosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans the Government has to seek the inclusion of an affirmation of the right of all countries to use TRIPS flexibilities to ensure access affordable medicines in the UN tuberculosis high level meeting outcome document.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	160670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Development is playing a proactive role in shaping the content of the outcome document for the forthcoming UNGA High Level Meeting on Tuberculosis, which is still being negotiated. The UK’s position is that the outcome document must be consistent with agreed international treaties on intellectual property rights, notably TRIPS and the Doha Declaration on Public Health (2001). In line with the declaration, we support developing countries in utilising TRIPS flexibilities in the case of national health emergencies such as pandemics.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/07/2018 14:41:49 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

934837

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Malawi: 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 her Department has spent on aid projects in Malawi in each year for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
uin	160817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2018 answer text <p>Information on UK aid spending by country is available in the annual Statistics on International Development publication (available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-international-development" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-international-development</a>).</p><p>The table below shows published figures on DFID’s bilateral official development assistance (ODA) spend in Malawi from 2009-2016.</p><p>DFID bilateral ODA to Malawi, £ million:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>DFID Bilateral ODA to Malawi</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>117</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>106</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>94</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Statistics on International Development</p><p> </p><p>Further information on DFID’s results achieved, spending, performance and efficiency can be found in its Annual Reports (available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dfid-annual-report-2011-2012" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dfid-annual-report-2011-2012</a>).</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 10/07/2018 15:42:01 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney