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418731

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to help co-ordinate (a) a European and (b) an international response to the refugee situation.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	10213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>The UK government has been at the forefront of the refugee crisis and is taking every opportunity to work with partners across Europe and in the wider international community to ensure that, collectively, we are able to provide a significant and comprehensive development response.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK is contributing over £1 billion in response to the humanitarian crisis in Syria and the region and is urging the international community as a whole to step up life-saving assistance and protection for refugees and vulnerable people.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK lobbied hard to mobilise funding from other donors ahead of the third Kuwait Pledging Conference on 31 March, which raised $3.6 billion. The UK has also co-sponsored UN Security Council Resolutions 2165 and 2191 which has enabled the UN to deliver aid across border without the consent of the Syrian regime in order to assist those in the hardest to reach areas.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 17/09/2015 15:55:28 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

418438

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
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
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 to support refugees from (a) Libya, (b) South Sudan, (c) Somalia, (d) Democratic Republic of Congo and (e) other countries.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
uin	9964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>DFID provides humanitarian assistance which includes provision of support to UNHCR and other actors, such as NGOs, who are responsible for delivering assistance to refugees across the world. This includes in DRC, Somalia, South Sudan and other countries. We are closely monitoring the humanitarian situation in Libya, including the situation of refugees and internally displaced people.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 17/09/2015 15:36:01 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

418439

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
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 Sustainable Development Summit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which Ministers and how many officials will take part in the UK delegation at the UN Sustainable Development Summit in September 2015; and what estimate she has made of the cost of their attendance at that summit.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	9999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>Details of Ministerial overseas travel is published quarterly and is available on the <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> website.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 16/09/2015 13:50:13 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

418484

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her Department's policy is on the provision of funding for education through religious organisations in Burma.
tabling member constituency	Walsall South
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	10080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>DFID Burma’s funding for education through religious organisations has the key policy objective of increasing the number and proportion of children who complete a quality basic education. The programme is delivered through the Myanmar Education Consortium which works with a range of Non-Governmental Organisations, including faith-based organisations, provided that i) the education services are available to members of different religious communities, ii) the project activities supported do not aim to proselytize or explicitly promote a particular religion, iii) where possible promote inter-communal peace and conflict resolution, and iv) do not engage in any action that could promote inter-communal tensions.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 16/09/2015 13:33:50 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

418485

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Middle East: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will hold discussions with the Arab League and other governments in the Middle East on the number of refugees each such country plans to resettle.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	9995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>UK Ministers and the Secretary of State for International Development frequently discuss Syrian refugees with Arab League members and other governments from the Middle East. These discussions include all aspects of the refugees including resettlement and raising the funding necessary to meet the needs of Syrians still in Syria and those seeking refuge in neighbouring countries.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 16/09/2015 13:36:25 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

418493

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Gender: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if the Prime Minister will attend the Global Leader's meeting on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment on 27 September 2015.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	9972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>I intend to represent Her Majesty’s Government at the Global Leader’s meeting on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment on 27 September 2015.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 16/09/2015 13:34:48 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

418265

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
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: Agriculture
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans she has to review the level of disclosed aid through the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition Group.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	9902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>The UK has committed a total of £600 million to the New Alliance over 3 years. This investment is split between commitments to food security, agriculture and nutrition programmes in six partner countries (Ethiopia, Tanzania, Mozambique, Ghana, Malawi and Nigeria), accounting for £480 million, and a range of wider enabling actions including policy tools and agricultural technology.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition group publish a comprehensive report on annual basis that can be found on the New Alliance website. Furthermore, every DFID programme contributing is subject to DFID’s annual review processes that are posted on the DFID Development Tracker website (http://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 17/09/2015 15:19:46 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

418299

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Pakistan: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2015 to Question 7327, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policy of promoting religious tolerance and respect for diversity of the findings on pages 10 and 11 of the report of the US Commission on International Freedom entitled Connecting the dots: education and religious discrimination in Pakistan, published in 2011.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	9945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>DFID’s education programmes in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces support the implementation of Pakistan’s 2006 reformed curriculum which teaches religious tolerance and respect for diversity.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK has worked alongside the Government of Pakistan who have taken significant steps to update textbooks and replace any content that promotes prejudice and discrimination against religious or other minorities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Independent evaluations in 2007 and 2013 confirmed this curriculum to be based on values of democracy, pluralism and peace aimed at educating students to be able to think critically about these issues.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 17/09/2015 15:10:52 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

417983

registered interest
date	09/09/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Central African Republic: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the timetable is for the completion of programme reviews of UK aid funding for the Central African Republic.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	9698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>DFID has recently completed two project reviews for humanitarian work in the Central African Republic and with Central African Republic refugees. These reviews will shortly be available on our website ‘Development Tracker’.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 16/09/2015 13:53:53 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

417985

registered interest
date	09/09/2015
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: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the prospects for re-establishing free and fair access for humanitarian aid to Yemen through Port Hodiedah.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	9700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>I refer the Right Hon. member to the answer given by my Right Hon. Friend Minister of State Tobias Ellwood on 16 September 2015 to Question 9701.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 16/09/2015 14:18:13 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith