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386103

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	St Helena: Airports
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the planned opening date of St Helena Airport.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL902
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>The airport scheduled to open for commercial flights from the end of February 2016, subject to completion of the remaining works and to meeting all regulatory requirements. An official opening ceremony is planned for later that year.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 13/07/2015 16:34:12 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

386096

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Immigration
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to improve aid for migrants fleeing war, oppression and poverty, in the light of the events at Calais on 24 June.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL895
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>We are taking a comprehensive approach to the migrant crisis. A vital part of this response must be to stabilise the source countries from which migrants are fleeing, including through provision of more jobs and livelihood opportunities reducing poverty and the pressure to migrate. In the long-term, development assistance addresses the root causes of instability and insecurity, reducing inequality and providing economic opportunities for all. To this end, DFID is investing £1.8 billion on economic development globally in 2015/16.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 08/07/2015 15:26:54 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

386089

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	South Sudan
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to contribute to appeals for humanitarian assistance for South Sudan; and, if so, by how much.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
	uin	HL888
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>The UK is the second largest bilateral donor to the humanitarian response in South Sudan. In 2014, the UK committed £132.5m to the humanitarian crisis in South Sudan and a further £58.9 million to support South Sudanese refugees in the region. On 16 June 2015, the UK announced an additional £40million in support of the humanitarian response in South Sudan.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 13/07/2015 16:34:00 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

386088

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	South Sudan
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether there are plans to increase funding for multi-year programmes focusing on resilience in South Sudan, in place of short-term projects.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
	uin	HL887
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>DFID has been providing multi-year resilience programming in South Sudan since 2012. Plans to increase this support with a new multi-year resilience programme are under consideration.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 13/07/2015 16:32:07 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

386071

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	South Sudan
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure the adequate funding of the UN Humanitarian Air Service in South Sudan in order to facilitate access to hard-to-reach areas in the rainy season.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL870
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>The UK is the second largest bilateral donor to the humanitarian response in South Sudan, contributing more than £230m since the start of the crisis (including £60m to the regional response for South Sudanese refugees). This includes funding to the UN Humanitarian Air Service.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 13/07/2015 16:32:55 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

386301

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Syria: Armed Conflict
	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 humanitarian situation in Kobane following the recent attack by ISIL.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
	uin	4670
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>We are deeply concerned for the safety of civilians and humanitarian staff present in Kobane following recent reports of an ISIL incursion into the city. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that between 145 and 200 civilians were killed in the ISIL attack, and many more were wounded. We are watching the latest developments closely and continue to call on all sides of the conflict to respect International Humanitarian Law and protect civilians.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 06/07/2015 16:09:46 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

386300

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Nepal: Disaster Relief
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what reports she has received on the quality and quantity of aid (a) promised and (b) delivered to Nepal following the earthquakes of 25 April and 12 May 2015.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	4561
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The UK Government alone has committed £33 million to the Earthquake response in Nepal. This is part of a wider global response to this disaster which currently stands at £371 million in pledged humanitarian support. Assistance from the UK Government will reach over 200,000 people with shelter; 80,000 with cash transfers in compliment to the Government of Nepal’s assistance; over 30,000 people with safe water, and improved hygiene and sanitation; 30,000 people with blankets, cooking sets, and other essential day-to-day household items; 15,000 women and girls with gender and protection initiatives; and over 3,000 people with rehabilitation services. We are also providing support to humanitarian logistics through aircraft and trucking, whilst ensuring information is central to the response through support to beneficiary feedback mechanisms and needs assessments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID is working closely with trusted UN and NGO partners and experts in the humanitarian field to ensure that the supplies distributed are high quality. Emergency shelter supplies provided to our partners conform to international SPHERE and ISO standards for quality, and technical guidance from the Shelter Cluster also reflects these standards.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 06/07/2015 16:08:45 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

386268

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Nepal: Human Trafficking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions her Department has had with its Nepalese counterpart on reports of an increase in child trafficking and exploitation following the earthquakes of 25 April and 12 May 2015.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	4560
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>Following the earthquake, DFID Nepal has been in constant touch with the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare and the Department of Women and Children about the risks of child trafficking and exploitation. Within two days of the 25 April, DFID Nepal had approved the allocation of additional resources to combat the risks to child welfare and the safety of women and children. As part of a pre-existing programme (the £35 million, Integrated Program for Strengthening Security and Justice), UNICEF were authorised to send extra personnel to the worst-hit districts to support government protection agencies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>UNICEF has deployed 14 DFID funded Child Protection Officers in 14 disaster affected districts, to track and report any cases of child trafficking or exploitation. DFID is also working closely with the humanitarian cluster system on this issue. We are funding coordinator positions in both the Child Protection sub cluster and the Gender Based Violence sub cluster to ensure the issue is well managed and dealt with in a coordinated way.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 06/07/2015 16:05:59 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

386190

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2015
	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: Diseases
	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 efficacy of the research and development pipeline for diagnostics, drugs and vaccines for poverty-related and other neglected diseases.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
	uin	4502
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>Historically there has been a lack of investment in the development of diagnostics, drugs and vaccines for poverty-related and other neglected diseases. In the last 15 years increasing investments in research have resulted in over 200 products at various stages of development. A large part of this increase has been due to the establishment of a number of public-private product development partnerships (PDPs) developing a range of technologies for a number of different diseases.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>PDPs aim is to accelerate the development of new products and to date they have developed over twenty new products. It has been estimated that there is around a 10% return on investment per annum from medical research. There is insufficient funding available to support the development of all the promising products currently in PDP portfolios and DFID works in partnership with others to encourage greater investment.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 06/07/2015 16:04:36 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
	tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

386191

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2015
	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: Tropical Diseases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of the patenting of new drugs on their price and availability to treat neglected tropical diseases overseas.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	4494
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>Most drugs required to treat Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) are donated free of charge by pharmaceutical companies. However, in some cases the drugs need to be purchased. In these cases we work to secure good value for money in our procurement and also encourage flexible approaches to increase availability, such as licensing and technology transfer partnerships with low-cost, high-quality generic manufacturers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID also funds research into new NTD treatments through Product Development Partnerships (PDPs). PDPs use patents flexibly to ensure products are available at lowest possible cost. This includes negotiating royalty-free access to patented products and developing products as ‘open source’ so that anyone can use them, with requirements for distribution at the lowest possible cost. PDPs can also patent new products at an early stage and then use the patent to attract partners to help develop the products and make them available at the lowest possible cost.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 02/07/2015 16:22:48 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady