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824012

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Plastics
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what will be the timing of their consultation on means to reduce the consumption of single-use plastic straws; and when policy proposals are expected to follow.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lisvane
	uin	HL4757
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>The government’s proposed call for evidence will explore whether changes to the tax system or charges could help reduce single-use plastic waste. This will look at all single-use plastics, not just plastic straws.</p><p> </p><p>The call for evidence will be launched next month. The government will outline how it plans to proceed once we have analysed the responses to this call for evidence.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 30/01/2018 14:23:36 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	4351 label Biography information for Lord Lisvane

824020

	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	Developing Countries: Overseas Students
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of the annual UK aid budget is devoted to funding students from developing nations to study at UK higher education institutions; and what plans there are to increase that proportion.
	tabling member printed	Lord Norton of Louth
	uin	HL4764
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>During the financial year 2016-17, DfID programmes supported over 9,000 individuals through tertiary education scholarships, including through the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission.</p><p>The Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office also funded 1,838 overseas students through Chevening Scholarships to study at UK universities in 2016-17.</p><p>We regularly review our ODA spending to ensure that it is spent as effectively as possible and where need is greatest.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 30/01/2018 17:43:07 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3187 label Biography information for Lord Norton of Louth

824034

	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	Palestinians: Overseas Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to their announcement on 16 November 2016 concerning future UK support to the Occupied Palestinian Territories, how much funding they provided to the Palestinian Authority in (1) 2016–17, and (2) 2017–18; what was the reason for any significant change in the level of that funding; and whether there has been any shift in UK policy towards such funding.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL4777
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>In 2016/17 we provided £25 million of financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority (PA). Figures for 2017/18 will be published after the end of the financial year. UK financial assistance to the PA continues to be provided in accordance with the Government response, “Future UK support to the Occupied Palestinian Territories” published on 16 December 2016.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 30/01/2018 16:52:22 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

824011

	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	Dominica: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 21 December 2017 (HL4321), what level of support they will provide for reconstruction in Dominica following the hurricane damage.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	uin	HL4756
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>Dominica was devastated by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The UK provided £7m in emergency support, including shelter, food and other essential supplies. We have also committed £25m to support reconstruction. These funds will be delivered through the UK Caribbean Infrastructure Fund, in partnership with the Caribbean Development Bank. A Post Disaster Needs Assessment and discussions with the government of Dominica are informing spending priorities, with a likely focus on repairing the island’s water supply system.</p><p>The UK will also provide a further £8m to strengthen regional and national level disaster response mechanisms. Some of this funding will be used to provide expertise and oversight of the island’s reconstruction programme so that funds are used in the most effective way. All UK funded reconstruction will support the key principle of building back better, so that Caribbean countries and territories are better able to withstand future hurricanes and natural disasters.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 24/01/2018 17:17:41 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett