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1020317

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Global Compact for Migration
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to adopt the UN Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration; and if so, what assessment they have made of the impact of such an adoption, particularly in relation to whether doing so would make any criticism of immigration a criminal offence; and whether they have any plans to mitigate any such impact on freedom of speech.
	tabling member printed	Lord Vinson
	uin	HL12096
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>Well-managed migration is in everyone’s interests. But uncontrolled migration erodes public confidence, damages economies, and places those on the move in situations of great vulnerability. The UK is taking significant steps to tackle uncontrolled migration both in our domestic policy work and in our ODA-funded programmes by:</p><ul><li><p>Addressing the root causes of migration, through our targeted assistance for livelihoods, healthcare, education and economic development;</p></li></ul><ul><li>Tackling modern slavery and organised immigration crime</li><li>Supporting enhanced border management</li><li>Providing critical humanitarian support and protection for vulnerable migrants, as well as offering voluntary return and vital reintegration support to those wishing to return home</li><li>Supporting refugees to stay in a first safe country through our humanitarian and development work in Africa, the Middle East and Asia</li></ul><p> </p><p>The Global Compact for Migration is one way in which we are working to ensure that UK migration priorities are embedded throughout the international system. It is a step forward in international co-operation to tackle irregular migration and helpful framework to help us deliver our commitments under the Sustainable Development Goals.</p><p> </p><p>The Compact is not legally binding. It creates a framework that will allow countries to work together to make migration more beneficial for everyone. It protects every State’s right to determine its own immigration policies, including in areas such as asylum, border controls and returns of illegal migrants.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 17/12/2018 17:14:53 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	1807 label Biography information for Lord Vinson

1020030

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Pakistan: Overseas Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 27 November (HL11513), how they (1) monitor, and (2) evaluate the success of programmes they fund in Pakistan; and what methods they use to check that aid provided is used for its intended purpose.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL12008
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>DFID Pakistan uses a range of approaches to monitor and evaluate our programmes. Every programme within the portfolio is required to develop a comprehensive monitoring plan to enable assessment of whether the programme is achieving planned results. Programmes use different monitoring arrangements depending on the context, which include a range of internal approaches including field visits and annual reviews as well as independent, external monitoring arrangements. Programmes gather a broad range of evidence to support the management of their programmes and to facilitate robust assessment, including through formal evaluation. Evaluations are carefully selected to ensure their findings add as much value as possible.</p><p> </p><p>DFID has a zero tolerance approach to aid diversion. We have a rigorous set of standard controls and measures to protect UK aid and ensure it reaches those for whom it is intended and delivers results. Our programmes carefully consider aid diversion controls across the programme cycle. Partners are carefully selected and scrutinised to ensure they can manage and deliver the intended programme results. We ensure that the partners we fund apply similar controls and have effective safeguards in place to protect UK aid from being diverted.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 17/12/2018 16:41:28 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1020034

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	South Sudan: Armed Conflict
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people they estimate to have (1) fled the conflict in South Sudan, (2) been internally displaced in that country because of the conflict, and (3) died because of the conflict.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL12010
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) estimates that over 4.7 million people have fled their homes as a result of the conflict, including nearly 2 million who have been internally displaced.</p><p>A report published by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in September this year estimated that 383,000 South Sudanese people have died as a result of the conflict (either due to violence or the wider impact of the conflict on food security and health services) during the period December 2013 to April 2018.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 17/12/2018 16:41:56 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1020035

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Overseas Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of official development assistance is distributed through faith-based organisations.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL12011
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>UK official development assistance is distributed through a wide range of bilateral and multilateral partners. DFID does not disaggregate and retain specific information on funding distributed to faith-based organisations. This information could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 17/12/2018 16:42:25 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1020055

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Libya: Migrants
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what detailed information they have about conditions in the 26 detention camps for refugees and migrants in Libya which are part-funded by the EU Regional Emergency Trust Fund for Africa; and what assessment they have made of reports of malnutrition and abuse in those camps.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL12029
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>The UK government and the EU Regional Emergency Trust Fund for Africa do not fund or part-fund migrant detention centres in Libya or have any involvement in the day-to-day running of them. These centres are the responsibility of the Libyan authorities. The UK government does not hold detailed information on the centres but we are aware that conditions in them are appalling and we are concerned about those living in them.</p><p> </p><p>We are urging the Libyan authorities to improve conditions in the centres, to develop alternatives, and, where it is possible to do so, UK aid is providing basic humanitarian support to those who are in them, including blankets and clothes.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 17/12/2018 16:42:38 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1020056

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Libya: Human Trafficking
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of refugees and migrants currently held under duress by traffickers in Libya; and what plans, if any, exist for freeing them.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL12030
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>The British Government remains deeply concerned that people smugglers and traffickers continue to exploit the desperation of migrants in Libya. Libya is a very challenging environment to operate in, which makes it difficult to accurately assess the number of migrants and refugees currently detained. The International Organisation for Migration estimate that 4,800 migrants are held in official detention centres, often subject to poor conditions and overcrowding, but this figure does not account for those held elsewhere by traffickers, militias or other armed groups. The Government has been clear that more needs to be done to break the business model of people smugglers and is taking steps to ensure that those responsible for trafficking are held to account. This includes supporting efforts to sanction people smugglers and build the capacity of Libyan law enforcement agencies. As part of these efforts, in June 2018, the UK together with international partners co-designated UN sanctions against six Libyan and Eritrean people traffickers.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 17/12/2018 16:42:57 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1020071

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	International Conference on Population and Development
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to respond to the Ottawa Statement of Commitment made at the seventh International Parliamentarians' Conference on Population and Development on 23 October; if so, when; and whether they will publish any such response.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL12044
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>The UK was pleased to be represented at the recent International Parliamentarians’ Conference on Population and Development. Our policy fully supports the broad consensus on women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights reached at the meeting. We are a global leader on sexual and reproductive health and rights and will continue to demonstrate our strong commitment to the issues highlighted in the statement through our funding, advocacy and leadership.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 17/12/2018 16:59:32 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1020072

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	UN Commission on Population and Development
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which ministers and officials will attend the 2019 Commission on Population and Development as delegates.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL12045
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>2019 is an important year for the UN Commission of Population and Development as it marks 25 years since the first International Commission on Population and Development meeting in Cairo, and 50 years since the formation of United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). UK representation at the Commission will be decided in due course. We would encourage all UN Member states to attend at the highest appropriate level.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 17/12/2018 16:59:49 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1020073

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	UN Commission on Population and Development
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are their priorities for the 2019 Commission on Population and Development.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL12046
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>2019 is an important year for the UN Commission of Population and Development as it marks 25 years since the first International Commission on Population and Development meeting in Cairo, and 50 years since the formation of United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). UK priorities at the Commission will be decided in due course. We would encourage all UN Member states to attend at the highest appropriate level.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 17/12/2018 17:00:07 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1020074

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	International Conference on Population and Development
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development Programme of Action in 2019; and if so, how.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL12047
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>2019 is an important year for sexual and reproductive health and rights as it marks 25 years since the International Conference on Population and Development Programme of Action, and 50 years since the formation of United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). UK engagement and representation at anniversary events hosted by UNFPA and other partners will be decided in due course. The UK is a global leader on sexual and reproductive health and rights and we will continue to demonstrate our strong commitment to the agenda through our funding, advocacy and leadership.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 17/12/2018 17:00:32 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge