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1252335

registered interest
date	16/11/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Caribbean: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make it his policy to provide funding and long term support for people affected by Hurricane ETA.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	115818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p>The British Government is supporting the humanitarian response in Central America in the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricanes Eta and Iota. The Start Fund, to which the UK contributes, has released funding to NGOs in Nicaragua, Honduras, and Guatemala for immediate humanitarian assistance. FCDO has also procured aid supplies, including emergency shelter kits, to be distributed by local partners across the region. The British Government funded NGO, Map Action, is providing crucial mapping services to support regional relief efforts.</p><p>We have also deployed RFA Argus, a ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, to support the US military's relief operations in Honduras. We are donating £1 million to the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) emergency appeal. The UK is also a large donor to multilateral agencies already responding across the region, including the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and the World Food Programme. We are continuing to monitor the situation, and will consider providing further support as required.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 23/11/2020 10:49:20 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1249667

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Caribbean: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assistance the Government has offered to countries affected by Hurricane Eta.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	113181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2020 answer text <p>The British Government is supporting the humanitarian response in Central America in the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Eta. The UK is a large donor to many of the multilateral agencies who are already responding across the region, including the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and the World Food Programme. The Start Fund, to which the UK contributes, has activated in Nicaragua to provide food, water, and sanitation to those affected. The Fund is considering further activations in Honduras and Guatemala. The UK-funded NGO Map Action is providing crucial mapping services to support regional relief efforts. We are continuing to monitor the situation, and stand ready to provide further support as required.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 13/11/2020 13:23:13 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

982704

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Caribbean: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
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 18 September 2018 to Question 173559 on Caribbean: Hurricanes and Tornadoes, what proportion of that £196 million spent in September 2017 on Caribbean hurricane relief was used to support British Overseas Territories.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	176229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>£72m was committed to help the Overseas Territories. This funding delivered the UK Government’s immediate response and support for early recovery priorities in the three affected territories of Anguilla, British Virgin Islands and Turks and Caicos Islands. Further to this, the Prime Minister committed a further £70m for reconstruction efforts and up to £300m of UK Government loan guarantees.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 15/10/2018 14:33:29 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

971689

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Caribbean: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
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 (a) Caribbean British Overseas Territories and (b) Commonwealth Caribbean islands are prepared for hurricane season.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	173559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>The UK provided over £196m in response to the devastating hurricanes in September 2017 in the Caribbean. In preparation for this year’s hurricane season, the Department for International Development (DFID), the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Ministry of Defence have coordinated response plans to support British Overseas Territories and independent Commonwealth countries in the Caribbean. RFA Mounts Bay is in the region with helicopter airlift capacity and stocks of humanitarian relief items. UK supplies have also been pre-positioned on the island of Antigua. In addition the Secretary of State for International Development has instructed the department to ensure that any response to the impact of hurricanes in the British Overseas Territories and independent Commonwealth countries in the Caribbean will have a priority call on our reserves.</p><p> </p><p>DFID is providing expertise to the Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) and national disaster offices in our partner countries. DFID also supported establishment of a multinational response coordination centre within CDEMA. In the longer term, the UK is investing over £360m in disaster resilient infrastructure across the Caribbean.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 18/09/2018 08:55:09 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

947110

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Caribbean: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will publish their report on their successes and failures of the response to Hurricane Irma in 2017 with appropriate redaction of individual names.
tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
uin	HL9800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2018 answer text <p>In my response to previous questions by the Noble Lord, I noted that a lessons learnt process had taken place following the 2017 hurricane season involving a range of Departments of Her Majesty's Government, led by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). To protect the integrity of this and future lessons learnt processes, the FCO does not propose to make the results externally available. However, the progress made by Departments against actions identified in the lessons learnt exercise was made available to the House in the form of a Written Ministerial Statement on 4 July. On 16 July I held a &quot;drop-in&quot; session for Members of both Houses to discuss hurricane preparation and recovery.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 07/08/2018 12:00:37 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

917498

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Caribbean: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what lessons her Department has learnt from it's work following Hurricane Irma.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	149887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>DFID is working closely with FCO, MoD and other departments to incorporate the lessons learned from hurricanes Irma and Maria and ensure a stronger collective response to any hurricane this year. This includes more effective coordination and communication with partners and regional countries and structures, clearer guidance on command and control structures, and an improved crisis response framework which identifies the roles and responsibilities of all involved departments. Activities are on-going and there is a DFID mission currently in the region to further assess and support maximum preparedness for 2018.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/06/2018 16:44:45 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

874391

registered interest
date	28/03/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Caribbean: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 10 October 2017 (HL Deb, col 101), whether they will publish their review of the UK's disaster relief operations in the Caribbean following Hurricane Irma; and if so, when.
tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
uin	HL6774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) led an effective and rapid response to the unprecedented impact of Hurricane Irma in the Caribbean. As is standard practice for our response to all crises, a lessons learned process has since taken place led by the FCO and involving a range of Government Departments. To maintain the integrity of future lessons learned processes, we do not propose to share the results of these exercises outside of Government as it is important that the FCO is able to reflect on lessons learned internally as part of our crisis management process. We are now making progress in implementing the actions identified.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/04/2018 15:45:27 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

823129

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	Caribbean: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
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 post-hurricane relief in the the British Virgin Islands and Anguilla.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	122812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>DFID has played a prominent part in the cross-government effort to support the three Overseas Territories of Anguilla, the British Virgin Islands and the Turks and Caicos Islands most affected by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. More than 800 tonnes of aid was delivered to provide immediate relief in the region, and equipment and personnel were deployed to assist with repairs. The Prime Minister further reaffirmed the UK’s intention to stand by the Overseas Territories when she announced a new £70 million package of reconstruction support, supplemented by up to £300 million of UK loan guarantees to access finance.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 22/01/2018 17:48:59 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

807249

registered interest
date	15/12/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Caribbean: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role of the Commonwealth in the post hurricane reconstruction of Caribbean (1) British overseas territories, and (2) independent island states.
tabling member printed	Lord Boateng
uin	HL4230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/01/2018 answer text <p>We have not made a formal assessment of the role of the Commonwealth in the post-hurricane reconstruction of the Caribbean but sustainability will be on the agenda at the April 2018 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London and Windsor. As the Commonwealth Secretary General, Baroness Scotland, has said, it is important for the international community to continue to support the recovery of the Caribbean islands affected by hurricanes in 2017. The UK is doing so both bilaterally and through international and regional organisations such as the Caribbean Development Bank and Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO).</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 02/01/2018 14:22:45 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	147 label Biography information for Lord Boateng

807250

registered interest
date	15/12/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Caribbean: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of hurricane damage to the infrastructure of (1) Dominica, and (2) Antigua.
tabling member printed	Lord Boateng
uin	HL4231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>A comprehensive Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) of the hurricane damage has recently been completed in both Dominica and in Antigua and Barbuda. These were jointly undertaken by the World Bank, EU, UN Development Programme and the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction. HMG’s support for reconstruction in both countries will follow the recommendations made in those needs assessments.</p><p>The detailed figures of the impact on infrastructure from the PDNA are below, all figures have been converted from US $:</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Dominica</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Infrastructure Sector</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Damages (£ M)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Losses (£ M)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Needs (£ M)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transport</p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>225</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Electricity</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Water and Sanitation</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Telecommunication</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Airports and Port</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>229</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>103</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>380</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Antigua and Barbuda</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Infrastructure Sector</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Damages (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Losses (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Needs (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transport</p></td><td><p>12,059,488</p></td><td><p>237,588</p></td><td><p>21,676,863</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Electricity</p></td><td><p>2,464,876</p></td><td><p>193,278</p></td><td><p>6,154,170</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Water and Sanitation</p></td><td><p>217,746</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>259,152</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Telecommunication</p></td><td><p>523,962</p></td><td><p>27,601</p></td><td><p>523,951</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15,266,072</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>458,467</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>28,614,136</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/12/2017 13:28:58 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	147 label Biography information for Lord Boateng