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348534

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Burma: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with which ministers and officials of the Burmese government she has spoken to about restrictions on humanitarian access in Rakhine State in the last six months.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	1174
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The former Home Office Minister of State for Crime Prevention and DFID Parliamentary Under Secretary of State raised restrictions on humanitarian access in Rakhine during her visit in January 2015. I raised this issue repeatedly during my visit in August 2014, I raised it again with the Immigration and Population Minister and Rakhine Chief Minister when they visited London in October 2014. DFID’s Director General for Country Programmes was in Burma 2- 4 June 2015. She visited Rakhine and Naypyidaw and raised the issue of restrictions on humanitarian access with the state authorities in Rakhine, and with senior Ministers of the central Government in Naypyidaw.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 10/06/2015 13:27:19 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

522669

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2016
	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: International Assistance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the finding of the Concern Worldwide (UK) report of 20 May 2016, Still Paying the Price, on the proportion of funding pledged during the Supporting Syria and the Region Conference in February 2016 so far received, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that all pledges are being fulfilled.
	tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
	tabling member printed	Jo Cox
	uin	39235
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2016 answer text <p>The Supporting Syria and the Region Conference raised an unprecedented $12 billion for Syria and the region, including $6 billion for this year. Since the Concern Worldwide (UK) Report was published, further funding has been received by the UN towards their 2016 appeals, bringing total 2016 disbursements to $1.7 billion.</p><p>A recent letter from the Prime Minister – signed by all Conference co-hosts – pressed leaders for prompt disbursement of their pledges. We are also in final negotiations with a provider to develop and implement a tracking mechanism for all the financial commitments made at the London Conference. On 24 May the Secretary of State chaired a constructive meeting in the margins of the World Humanitarian Summit to review implementation of both financial and policy agreements made at the London Conference, and progress will be reviewed again at the UN General Assembly in September. I am working closely with Syria Conference co-hosts to ensure these measures help to maintain pressure on donors to honour their pledges through more rapid disbursement.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 09/06/2016 17:19:52 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4375 label Biography information for Jo Cox

228630

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2015
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the demolition by Israeli authorities in October 2014 of a latrine unit, constructed using funding from her Department, in Khashem ad Daraj in the occupied Palestinian territory, what the cost of that construction project was.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
	uin	228345
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>The original cost of the two latrines, constructed between 2004 and 2006 and demolished in October 2014, was 3,300 New Israeli Shekels each, which is equivalent to approximately £550. The project was implemented by the non-governmental organisation Environmental Resource Management (ERM) with DFID funding between 2004-2006.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne grouped question UIN 228343 question first answered 24/03/2015 17:13:15 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

388318

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Yemen: Armed Conflict
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the World Health Organisation press release dated 26 June 2015 on UN CERF funds, what assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in Yemen.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	5842
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>The UK is deeply concerned about the dire humanitarian situation in Yemen. According to the United Nations, 21 million Yemenis (80% of the population) are now in need of humanitarian assistance. Of those, 6 million are facing severe food shortages; over 9 million have lost access to water; and 1.2 million have been displaced. 70% of health facilities have stopped operating and two thirds of the population are now deprived of health services. The UN has confirmed outbreaks of dengue fever and reported rising numbers of measles, rubella and polio cases due to disruptions to planned immunisation programmes and cold-chain vaccine storage because of severe fuel shortages.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is the largest contributor globally to the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) and welcomes the release of $25 million to assist those affected by the crisis in Yemen, and the announcement that $8 million has been committed to the WHO to provide life-saving medicines for non-communicable diseases. The UK has so far committed £55 million to the humanitarian response in Yemen for 2015.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 13/07/2015 16:28:24 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

506674

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2016
	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: International Assistance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the Supporting Syria Conference 2016, to whom and by what mechanisms the Government's funding pledges at that conference will be made.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	33095
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2016 answer text <p>At the London Conference, the Prime Minister announced that the UK will more than double our total pledge to the Syria crisis from £1.12 billion to over £2.3 billion. The UK has already spent more than £1.1 billion in providing lifesaving aid in Syria and the region.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 15/04/2016 10:27:41 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

513076

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Middle East: Conflict, Stability and Security Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the Government response to the International Development Committee's Third Report of Session 2014-15, UK's development work in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, what progress she has made on providing support from the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund to people-to-people projects in Palestine involving people of all faiths.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	34100
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2016 answer text <p>The UK has supported several people-to-people projects through the Conflict Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) which have now come to an end. We are open to considering further support through the CSSF for strong co-existence projects that bring Israelis and Palestinians together, where these would deliver a positive impact, represent value for money, and follow the requirements for how CSSF funds may be used.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 19/04/2016 15:29:42 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

348280

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Department for International Development: Private Military and Security Companies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the Answer of 15 December 2015 to Question 218242, in which country each of the contacts with private security companies was operating; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	1094
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>DFID has held a total of 8 centrally let contracts with private security companies since 2008. The table below provides the details of where these contracts were operating.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Contracts</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Contracts still active</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>U.K.</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kenya</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Kenya and Somalia</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>India</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 10/06/2015 11:38:00 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

389895

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Defence: Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to paragraph 1.82 of the Summer Budget 2015, whether any of the £1.5 billion a year of new funding for military and intelligence spending by the end of the current Parliament will be administered by her Department.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	7141
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The profile and allocation of funding has not been announced and will be agreed as part of the Spending Review and Strategic Defence and Security Review.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne grouped question UIN 7139 question first answered 20/07/2015 16:40:19 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

389893

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2015
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to paragraph 1.82 of the Summer Budget 2015, whether any of the £1.5 billion a year funding for military and intelligence spending will contribute to meeting the target of 0.7 per cent of GNI on Overseas Development Assistance.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	7139
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The profile and allocation of funding has not been announced and will be agreed as part of the Spending Review and Strategic Defence and Security Review.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne grouped question UIN 7141 question first answered 20/07/2015 16:40:19 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

506670

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to paragraph 1.59 of the Budget 2016, from which projects and programmes the £650 million reduction in Official Development Assistance will come.
	tabling member constituency	Burnley
	tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
	uin	32939
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2016 answer text <p>The £650 million reduction to the ODA budget will be from DFID’s baseline budget. DFID’s baseline budget includes transfers to other government departments and funds. Decisions on the allocation of reductions will be taken on the basis of the impact of expenditure and strategic fit with government objectives.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 15/04/2016 10:23:28 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper