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759396

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what monitoring her Department undertakes to ensure that aid granted to specific areas is used for the purposes for which it was intended; and if she will liaise with religious missionaries in the destination country to ensure that UK aid is effectively distributed.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	10005
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>Effective use of the UK Aid budget is central to the Department for International Development’s work. All funding is subject to rigorous due diligence checks and we have strict auditing and monitoring controls in place to ensure all funding is used as it should be. Every project is subject to an annual performance review and a project completion review to ensure that the objectives have been achieved and aid has been delivered to the intended beneficiaries. The Department uses multiple sources of information, including its partnerships with Civil Society, to be confident UK Aid reaches those intended.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 18/09/2017 16:34:05 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

767561

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Malaria: Disease Control
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate her Department has made of the international financing required to end malaria.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	106802
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>DFID supports the achievement of the global malaria targets for 2030; these include aiming for at least a 90% reduction of malaria deaths from a 2015 baseline. The World Health Organisation estimates that this will require the total annual malaria spend to reach an estimated US$ 8.7 billion by 2030. DFID is the second largest international funder to the global malaria response.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 16/10/2017 17:06:49 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

772156

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Pakistan: Non-governmental Organisations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government plans to take to use its aid to Pakistan as a mechanism to discourage the overregulation of NGOs and to reduce violations of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	108198
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>International NGOs (INGO) are important development partners, and the UK is concerned about some of the restrictions they face. DFID and FCO officials regularly press the Government of Pakistan to ensure registration and regulation is implemented appropriately, and allow INGOs to continue their important work. Our aid relationship with the Government of Pakistan is based on assessment against our Partnership Principles. Funding is subject to programme performance and progress by government on key policy reforms. Disbursements are made only if robust indicators are met. These ensure UK aid is focused on helping the estimated 60 million Pakistanis who live in poverty and upholding civil and political rights.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 24/10/2017 16:40:49 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

780592

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: HIV Infection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of change in her Department's funding for HIV programmes on levels of civil response in areas where her Department provides such funding; and what plans she has to increase her Department's funding for global HIV response.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	110411
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK is proud to be the second largest international funder of the response to HIV<strong>.</strong></p><p>Civil Society organisations are essential partners for DFID. They can provide communities and people living with HIV a voice, help provide care and support services that others cannot deliver, whilst holding governments to account. The UK is, for example, a founding supporter of the Robert Carr Civil Society Networks Fund, and has pledged up to £9m to support the grassroots response for people affected by HIV who are currently inadequately served.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 06/11/2017 16:03:08 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

793064

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Pakistan: Non-governmental Organisations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the potential effectiveness of using UK aid to Pakistan as leverage with which to engage the Government of Pakistan on its relations with NGOs.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	114849
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>International and national NGOs are important development partners, and the UK is concerned about some of the restrictions they face. DFID and FCO officials regularly press the Government of Pakistan to ensure registration and regulation is implemented appropriately, and allow NGOs to continue their important work. Our aid relationship with the Government of Pakistan is based on assessment against our Partnership Principles and funding is subject to programme performance and progress by government on key policy reforms.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 28/11/2017 14:06:37 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

795289

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Middle East: Earthquakes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary for International Development, what support her Department has provided to Iran and Iraq since the recent earthquake on the border of Iran and Iraq.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	115710
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I provided on 27 November to Question number 114567</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 04/12/2017 15:47:24 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

802384

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Palestinians: Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what mechanisms her Department uses to ensure that UK aid does not fund radicalisation in the Palestinian Territories.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	118071
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>DFID complies with both domestic and international counter terrorism financing law, and formal agreements ensure all partners adhere to the Terrorism Act (2000). UK aid to the Palestinian Authority (PA) is provided directly through an EU mechanism, contributing to the salaries of vetted public servants in the health and education sectors. Only named public servants from a pre-approved EU list are eligible, and the vetting process includes screening against international and ad hoc sanctions lists designed to prevent terrorism financing. UK support to the PA is governed by a Memorandum of Understanding, which includes the PA’s commitment to uphold the principle of non-violence. UK funding to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (who have a neutrality policy) and other implementation partners is monitored through regular field visits, programme reviews, and independent audits.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 13/12/2017 13:49:35 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

805980

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Palestinians: Terrorism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent estimate she has made of the proportion of the Palestinian Authority's foreign aid receipts which was spent on payments to convicted terrorists in Israeli prisons in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	119190
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>In August 2017, the International Monetary Fund estimated that external financial support to the Palestinian Authority (PA) in 2017 will total $666 million USD (approx. £500 million GBP). Many donors, including the UK and European Union, restrict their support to the PA for specific purposes and projects, and ensure that none of their aid is used for payments to convicted terrorists in Israeli prisons. No estimates have been made of the proportion of the PA’s external financial support which was spent on payments to convicted terrorists in Israeli prisons in the last 12 months.</p><p> </p><p>No UK aid is used for payments to Palestinian prisoners or their families. UK financial assistance to the PA is only used to help to pay the salaries of health and education public servants in the West Bank. Only named public servants from a pre-approved EU list are eligible and a robust verification system validates that funds are used for the intended purposes. The UK government strongly condemns all forms of violence including incitement to violence.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 18/12/2017 16:05:57 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

828191

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	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 the Government is taking to assist (a) Jordan, (b) Lebanon and (c) Turkey with Syrian refugees.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	124151
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>Since the start of the Syria crisis, DFID has committed £2.46 billion, our largest ever response to a single humanitarian crisis. We have committed £429m to support activities in Jordan, through humanitarian, education and economic development programming. This funding has enabled over 126,000 Syrian refugees to access state education; allowed refugees to work legally, with over 70,000 work permits issued; and improved cross-community relations and much need infrastructure for Syrians and Jordanians living side by side in host communities. DFID has also allocated £543 million in humanitarian and development funding to Lebanon, providing nearly half a million cash grants and vouchers to help vulnerable people meet their basic needs, expanding the Lebanese education system to reach over 300,000 Syrian children, and improving infrastructure and services in 51 of the most conflict-prone municipalities. In 2016, DFID committed €328 million to the €3 billion EU Facility for Refugees in Turkey (FRIT). The UK is also contributing to the FRIT via our EU budget payments. The FRIT is supporting refugees and host communities by building schools, and providing health services and social welfare payments for the most vulnerable.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 29/01/2018 17:37:22 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

828595

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	South Sudan Council of Churches
	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 has provided to the South Sudan Council of Churches in its reconciliation work in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	124264
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the answer I provided on 16 January to Question 121852.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 30/01/2018 16:36:23 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon