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1218655

registered interest
date	29/06/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Christianity: Oppression
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 (a) support and (b) help ensure provision of (i) medicines and (ii) other supplies to persecuted Christian communities during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	65970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2020 answer text <p>The UK is using our foreign aid budget and British expertise to stop the spread of the global coronavirus outbreak, find a vaccine and save lives around the world, including in the UK. So far £764 million of UK aid has been pledged to help end this pandemic as quickly as possible.</p><p>As a leading donor to the COVID-19 global response and one of the biggest humanitarian donors globally, we are working with our partners to ensure essential commodities and services are provided to those who need it the most, in line with international humanitarian principles. Through our support to the UN Global Humanitarian Response Plan, we have particularly advocated to ensure assistance reaches the most marginalised and vulnerable people, including religious minorities, who will be the worst affected by this crisis.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 08/07/2020 15:49:53 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1128375

registered interest
date	22/05/2019
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, what steps he is taking to ensure that Official Development Assistance provided to the Palestinian Authority does not end up funding terrorist activities.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	257489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2019 answer text <p>DFID has robust measures in place to ensure UK Aid reaches its intended beneficiaries. UK aid to the Palestinian Authority’s (PA’s) health and education sectors is channelled through the EU Palestinian-European Socio-Economic Management Assistance Mechanism (PEGASE). Our money goes into a special, dedicated bank account before being paid to individuals who have been vetted in advance. The bank account is only used for UK aid. Independent auditors check that the money paid out from the special bank account only went to the vetted individuals after every disbursement.</p><p> </p><p>UK’s financial aid to support the PA’s water and energy sectors will be channelled through The World Bank Partnership for Infrastructure Development in the West Bank and Gaza Multi Donor Trust Fund. UK aid will flow from the trust fund to dedicated accounts that will be managed by the PA in accordance with rules established by the World Bank, and be subject to the review of external financial auditors to provide assurance that the expenditure of funds was only on agreed programme activities.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 07/06/2019 12:38:39 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1121876

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
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 Africa: 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 Official Development Assistance her Department has allocated to South Africa in each of the last two years; and how much (ODA) her Department plans to allocate to that country in the next two years.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	245730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>DFID’s bilateral development programme in South Africa ended in 2015. Since that time DFID has focused on providing some limited technical assistance and establishing a regional and global development partnership with South Africa. The development programmes focus on peace and security and climate change.</p><p>DFID spent £3.6 million and £4.8 million on such support in 2017 and 2018 respectively, with £5.4 million allocated for 2019/20. Plans for 2020/21 have not been finalised.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 29/04/2019 16:46:41 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1121878

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which countries her Department has stopped allocating Official Development Assistance to in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	245732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>UK aid aims to achieve the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals and the Government's objectives as set out in the 2015 UK Aid Strategy. The latest published statistics for UK aid spend (<em>Statistics on International Development: Final UK Aid spend 2017</em>) show the Department for International Development did not cease to spend Official Development Assistance (ODA) in 2017 in any country which received ODA in the previous year (2016). Country-specific data for 2018 will be published in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 29/04/2019 16:52:54 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

984631

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
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: Overseas Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to promote trade for development.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	906956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2018 answer text <p>My Department is working with the Department for International Trade to ensure our trade policy benefits developing countries as well as the UK. We aim to deliver continuity in our trading arrangements with developing countries as we leave the EU, provide support to help countries trade, and explore options to expand our relationships in the future.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 10/10/2018 13:29:02 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

823489

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	North Africa: Land Mines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department is taking steps to assist with the mapping and disposal of World War Two-era mines in the Tobruk and El-Alamein regions; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	122961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The package of UK support to Libya announced in August 2017 includes £1 million this year to fund demining training and education across the country and increase the capacity of Libyan authorities to deal with explosive hazards. The UK has supported demining in Egypt since 2006 through multilateral funding along with other donors including Germany, Japan, New Zealand and the US. The projects have funded clearance of 130,446 acres of land around El Alamein, provision of artificial limbs for 479 land mine victims, and three mine risk education campaigns benefiting 160,000 individuals. The UK has previously provided maps of minefield locations to the Egyptian authorities. The UK currently has no programmes specifically targeting WWII ordnance in the Tobruk or El-Alamein regions.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 23/01/2018 17:38:13 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

822879

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department awarded any development contracts to the Ministry of Defence in 2016-17; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	122562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>No development contracts were awarded by DFID to the Ministry of Defence in 2016-17.</p><p>DFID do not issue contracts to other government departments but will use other aid instruments and forms of agreement when working together.</p><p>A breakdown of official UK spend on international development by government department can be found in the annual <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-international-development-2017" target="_blank">Statistics on International Development</a> publication.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 22/01/2018 17:55:14 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

804306

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Iraq: Poverty
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 has taken to improve economic opportunities and reduce poverty in Iraq.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	118527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>Since 2014 DFID has provided £229.5 million in humanitarian assistance to help reduce poverty in Iraq, including by providing food assistance to over a quarter million people, emergency cash transfers to over 110,000 people and safe drinking water, toilet and shower facilities to more than 800,000 people. We have provided technical assistance through the World Bank to the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs to create a new welfare database and to pilot conditional cash transfers to improve access to health and education. We have also funded the UNDP managed Funding Facility for Stabilisation to support light infrastructure reconstruction and job and livelihoods creation in areas liberated from Daesh. Furthermore we provided a loan guarantee unlocking over $370 million of World Bank lending to the Government of Iraq, which has contributed to immediate economic stability while supporting reforms delivering more sustainable economic development.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 18/12/2017 15:52:14 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

804308

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Cultural Relations: Islam
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 improve the image of the UK in countries with predominantly Muslim populations.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	118530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Development works in many countries with predominantly Muslim populations such as Syria, Yemen, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Wherever possible we highlight that this assistance is from the UK. When people see UK aid supplies arriving in their village or refugee camp – proudly marked with the Union flag – they know that Britain leads the way in tackling extreme poverty.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 18/12/2017 17:45:36 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

804310

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Voluntary Service Overseas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding her Department provides to the charity Voluntary Service Overseas.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	118537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>For the current financial year (2017/18), Voluntary Service Overseas is set to receive a total income of £47,846,000 from DFID for implementing programme work. The two largest programmes that VSO deliver are International Citizen Service (ICS) (£26,570,000) and Volunteering for Development (V4D) (£17,000,000). ICS enables around 6,000 young people per year to contribute to poverty reduction through 12 week projects overseas, which builds their awareness of poverty issues and their personal skills, enabling them to contribute as active citizens when they return to the UK. V4D mobilises around 1,300 mid to late career professionals per year from the health, education and business sectors to volunteer overseas on long term placements. This work improves poor people’s access to basic services and builds new partnerships for a Global Britain.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 19/12/2017 14:12:33 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski