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date	06/09/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is providing to Syrian refugees in Lebanon.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	9028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The UK is supporting people in Lebanon by meeting the most urgent humanitarian needs of Syrian refugees and vulnerable host communities, investing in job opportunities and providing quality education to children in Lebanon. Since the start of the Syria crisis, DFID has provided nearly half a million cash grants and vouchers to vulnerable people to meet their basic needs, expanded the Lebanese education system to reach almost 300,000 Syrian children, and improved infrastructure and services in 51 of the most conflict-prone municipalities. We also supported approximately 13,000 individuals in Lebanon through livelihoods projects and support to cooperatives, created 1,300 new jobs and provided sustainable access to clean water and/or sanitation to over 900,000 people.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/09/2017 16:57:32 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

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date	04/09/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to speed up the processing of benefit claims; what effect such measures are having on processing times in (a) the UK on (b) the smallest area that can be distinguished which includes Nottingham North constituency.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Mr Graham Allen
uin	9028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>We are committed to ensuring benefits are processed as quickly as possible.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Over the last three years we have seen a marked improvement. The improvement in the experience of our customers was shared in the recently published Annual Report and Accounts, 2014-15 here:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-annual-report-and-accounts-2014-to-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-annual-report-and-accounts-2014-to-2015</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are unable to provide data specifically for Nottingham North constituency.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 11/09/2015 13:27:08 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	364 label Biography information for Mr Graham Allen