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1041688

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date	16/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	UNRWA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the long-term viability of the UN Relief and Works Agency.
tabling member constituency	North Antrim
tabling member printed	Ian Paisley
uin	208837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>Last year the UK led international efforts to help ensure UNRWA’s essential services were maintained, by almost doubling our original core support of £33.5 million to £65.5 million, including £5 million for Gaza, and lobbying other donors to step up to ensure the funding burden is shared more evenly across the international community. Both the UK and UNRWA recognise the need for UNRWA to reform to ensure its sustainability, and UNRWA has undertaken significant cost-cutting measures to respond to budget cuts and growing need. We welcome UNRWA’s efforts to broaden its donor base and are encouraging partners to step up with more funding and more predictable disbursements.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has a multi-year commitment to support UNRWA and we plan to continue to fund the Agency in line with that agreement. This will provide basic services such as health and education to Palestinian refugees in Gaza, the West Bank and the region. A long-term solution requires a just, fair, agreed and realistic settlement for Palestinian refugees. Until that happens the UK remains firmly committed to supporting UNRWA and Palestinian refugees.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 22/01/2019 17:14:56 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4129 label Biography information for Ian Paisley

1042279

registered interest
date	16/01/2019
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: Schools
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 12 December 2018 to Question 200063 on Palestinians: Schools, whether her Department has commissioned the study into the new Palestinian textbooks referred to in that answer.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	209284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>The UK government is deeply concerned about the findings of the IMPACT-se report into the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) new curriculum and it remains a priority for the Department for International Development (DFID) to commission an independent review of the PA’s textbooks. I personally will be meeting with the PA’s Minister for Education to discuss these issues this week. Our timeline for the textbook review remains unchanged. We will publish findings from the review by September 2019. The UK has been convening discussions with potential international partners on commissioning the review together, in order to increase the impact of the study. We will commission the review once we have concluded these discussions. We will publish further information once the assessment has been commissioned.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 21/01/2019 17:19:14 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

1042280

registered interest
date	16/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria: Refugees
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 support the health and well being of displaced Syrian refugees living in refugee camps during periods of adverse weather conditions.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	209290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>The UK continues to support the most vulnerable Syrian refugees across the region, including with health and wellbeing needs, spending over £1.2 billion since 2012 to support the over 5.6 million refugees across Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq.</p><p> </p><p>DFID is providing support to those refugees worst affected by adverse weather conditions this winter, including cash transfers to over 50,000 of the most vulnerable Syrian refugees across Lebanon. This has supported refugees in areas most affected by winter storms, allowing them to prepare for adverse weather conditions by buying fuel, warm clothing and insulation for their homes. DFID is also the leading contributor to the Start Fund, which has disbursed over £300,000 so far in response to the flooding in Lebanon this winter. Since 2017, our partnership with Save the Children in Lebanon has included improvements to 67 flood-prone refugee settlements, mitigating the impact of the recent storm in many sites. In Iraq, DFID provides central funding to UNHCR who provide heaters, high thermal blankets and plastic sheeting to Syrian refugees.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 21/01/2019 17:20:49 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1042323

registered interest
date	16/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which (a) for-profit private companies and (b) private contractors received official development assistance for the (i) delivery of education and (ii) facilitation of education programmes in (A) Kenya, (B) Nigeria and (C) Pakistan between 2015 and 2018.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	209407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>The table below sets out the value of spend with (a) for-profit private companies and (b) private contractors in the last three years (2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19 YTD) for education programmes in Kenya, Nigeria and Pakistan. During this same period we have also had spend with not-for-profit organisations for education programmes in the countries cited above.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Education Spend</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Supplier Name</em></p></td><td><p><em>Kenya (KE)</em></p></td><td><p><em>Nigeria (NG)</em></p></td><td><p><em>Pakistan (PK)</em></p></td><td><p><em>Kenya (KE)</em></p></td><td><p><em>Nigeria (NG)</em></p></td><td><p><em>Pakistan (PK)</em></p></td><td><p><em>Kenya (KE)</em></p></td><td><p><em>Nigeria (NG)</em></p></td><td><p><em>Pakistan (PK)</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>McKinsey &amp; Co, Inc UK</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£1,153,845</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£1,762,923</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£747,873</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AECOM Professional Services</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£1,644,954</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£373,545</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CHARLES KENDALL &amp; PARTNERS LTD</p></td><td><p>£28,111</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£79,600</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CARDNO EMERGING MARKETS (UK) LTD</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£76,700</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£242,969</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OXFORD POLICY MANAGEMENT</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£2,165,662</p></td><td><p>£3,201,067</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£2,213,853</p></td><td><p>£1,810,562</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£121,235</p></td><td><p>£524,250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ADAM SMITH INTERNATIONAL LTD</p></td><td><p>£823,429</p></td><td><p>£2,536,685</p></td><td><p>£11,252,504</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£6,213,142</p></td><td><p>£6,808,816</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£4,167,015</p></td><td><p>£4,173,469</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>COFFEY INTERNATIONAL</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£100,295</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£131,968</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IMC Worldwide Limited</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£17,540,619</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£13,963,246</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£8,968,916</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DAI Europe</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£11,310,775</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£2,307,413</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£1,757,201</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ecorys UK Ltd</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£114,849</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£152,768</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£151,530</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MOTT MACDONALD LTD</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£7,630,900</p></td><td><p>£3,208,974</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£4,793,004</p></td><td><p>£4,792,040</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£6,438,188</p></td><td><p>£8,489,533</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£851,540</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£14,093,051</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£47,768,080</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£13,219,999</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£31,806,438</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£79,600</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£11,099,983</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£25,055,741</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 23/01/2019 16:37:49 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1042325

registered interest
date	16/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department has spent on education (a) bilaterally and (b) multilaterally in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	209408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>The amount that the Department for International Development has spent on education, bilaterally and multilaterally, is summarised in the table below. The multilateral imputed expenditure includes a small portion from other government departments, which is not disaggregated.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Spend on Education: Multilateral and Bilateral</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£ thousands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Imputed UK Share of Multilateral Net ODA Education</p></td><td><p>227,181</p></td><td><p>259,001</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DFID Bilateral ODA Education</p></td><td><p>508,540</p></td><td><p>874,190</p></td><td><p>698,961</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: Statistics on International Development</em></p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 23/01/2019 16:38:33 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1042368

registered interest
date	16/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Nutrition
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 8 January 2019 to Question 206450 on Developing Countries: Nutrition, what opportunities her Department plans to provide for civil society organisations to contribute to discussions the UK Government has prior to the Nutrition For Growth summit in 2020.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	209411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>DFID officials meet regularly with civil society organisations which are part of the International Coalition for Advocacy on Nutrition (ICAN) to discuss a wide range of nutrition policy issues including preparations for the Global Nutrition Summit 2020. I have also met representatives from ICAN. The UK Government intends to continue to work closely with civil society organisations in the run up to the Summit. Japan, as hosts of the Summit are also already in dialogue with civil society. The UK, which is working closely with the Government of Japan on Summit preparations, has encouraged and facilitated this dialogue and will continue to do so.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 23/01/2019 16:39:50 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1042902

registered interest
date	16/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria: Reconstruction
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in assisting the rebuilding of Raqqa; and what role they are playing in those rebuilding efforts, particularly in regard to de-mining and counter-improvised explosive device efforts.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL12893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>In Al-Raqqa, DFID has stepped up its role in meeting the needs of those affected by Daesh occupation since its liberation in 2017. This assistance includes support to demining activity, assisting survivors of Gender-Based Violence and providing emergency supplies such as food and cash. Further activity by our partners has provided child immunisation in areas neglected during Daesh occupation, nutritional supplements for children and pregnant women, and supporting primary health centres, trauma care and mental health work.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 28/01/2019 11:34:45 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1042923

registered interest
date	16/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Sudan: Overseas Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the UK’s current development and humanitarian programmes in Sudan; and what effect the recent unrest in Khartoum and elsewhere in the country has had on those programmes.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
uin	HL12914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The UK’s main development and humanitarian programmes, operated at Post are listed below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All programmes, including humanitarian activities have been affected by Sudan’s current economic crisis. This includes rising procurement and operational costs and delays to activities due to fuel shortages.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The current demonstrations and Government of Sudan response to the demonstrations has led to the postponement of certain activities which involve convening large groups; and the postponement of meetings and monitoring visits that involve travel to areas where we or our partners assess increased risks to staff safety, in line with Foreign Office travel advice. There have been some delays in administrative procedures related to humanitarian programmes due to Government of Sudan officials being re-deployed to other areas. DFID and Embassy officials at Post continue to consider whether to maintain, adjust or suspend activities on a case to case basis.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Officials in Khartoum are in contact with delivery partners on the ground to assess evolving risks should the situation become protracted. These include the risk of redeploying staff of partners based in affected remote areas to Khartoum to mitigate safety risks and the ongoing risks to Sudanese staff that may be affected by the increased risk of violence.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><thead><tr><td><p>Ref</p></td><td><p>Programme</p></td><td><p>Sector</p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Responding to Protracted Crisis in Sudan: Humanitarian Reform, Assistance &amp; Resilience Programme (300196)</p></td><td><p>Humanitarian and Conflict</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>Rural Water for Sudan (300222)</p></td><td><p>Governance and Poverty Reduction</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>Urban Water for Sudan (300225)</p></td><td><p>Governance and Poverty Reduction</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>Sudan Stability and Growth Programme (SSGP) (300365)</p></td><td><p>Governance and Poverty Reduction</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>Sudan free of Female Genital Cutting. (203407)</p></td><td><p>Governance and Poverty Reduction</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>Adapt Environmental and Climate Resilience in Sudan (205115)</p></td><td><p>Governance and Poverty Reduction</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>Conflict resilience and stabilisation programme</p></td><td><p>peacebuilding</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>CSSF regional migration programme</p></td><td><p>migration</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 28/01/2019 11:38:20 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich