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	date	22/01/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Non-governmental Organisations
	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 ensure that the work of UK-based humanitarian NGOs is not adversely affected by the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	124223
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>The EU guidelines (December 2017) acknowledge the proposal put forward by the UK for a time-limited implementation period, based on the existing structure of EU rules and regulations. Both parties have recognised the importance of such a period in the interests of providing certainty and continuity to businesses and individuals. The UK wants to agree the detail early in 2018 to provide certainty as quickly as possible. In the meantime, the Government will continue to work closely with the EU to ensure the UK’s rights as an EU Member State are respected.</p><p>Leaving the EU also offers opportunities for DFID and UK NGOs, and we will support our NGOs to make the most of these opportunities in future.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 29/01/2018 17:27:13 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

828264

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Non-governmental Organisations: EU Grants and Loans
	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 effect on the work and effectiveness of UK-based humanitarian NGOs of those organisations losing access to ECHO funding as a result of the UK leaving the EU .
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	124224
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>Britain is a development superpower. We have world class development organisations delivering aid to those who need it most. In 2016, UK NGOs received around €200 million in new ECHO funding commitments. NGOs are making their own assessments of the effect of losing access to ECHO funding, which they have been discussing with me periodically as we prepare to leave the EU.</p><p>We are working as part of the negotiations on the future EU funding instruments to ensure that third country organisations have access to these instruments in the next few months.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 30/01/2018 16:39:43 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

828265

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Non-governmental Organisations: EU Grants and Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of ECHO funding has gone to UK-based humanitarian NGOs in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	124225
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2018 answer text <p>UK NGOs are important partners for ECHO. In 2016, 24 out of 136 partners who received funding from ECHO were UK-based (or 17.6%). UK-based partners received more funding than those from any other countries.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 19/02/2018 15:10:29 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn