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768174

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Burma: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with the Myanmar Government on allowing access for humanitarian workers and aid to Rakhine State.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	106925
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>I am appalled by the ethnic cleansing and persecution of the Rohingya, including reports of the Burmese military and local militia forcing hundreds of thousands of men, women and children from their homes and villages being burnt. The relentless denial of aid is a matter of life and death for those still in northern Rakhine. I have repeatedly called on the Burmese authorities to stop the violence in Rakhine state, and to allow full and unfettered humanitarian access to provide a lifeline to all those living in Rakhine State. Government officials continue to raise this at the highest levels with the Burmese Government.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 17/10/2017 12:41:27 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

768171

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Burma and Bangladesh: Rohingya
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with the Bangladesh Government on providing refugees from Rakhine State, Myanmar, with safe passage and aid on their arrival in Bangladesh.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	106968
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>I’ve spoken to the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary and reiterated the UK’s commitment to relieve the plight of the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. The issue is a complex one, but the UK has not shied away from its responsibility and we are working closely with the Government of Bangladesh to provide life-saving assistance to thousands of displaced men, women and children. Our initial support is already enabling food to reach 65,000 refugees, health care for 50,000, and emergency shelter for more than 26,000. We are also supporting 7,500 children, many of whom are at risk of sexual violence and trafficking.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 17/10/2017 12:45:17 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

768172

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2017
	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: Trade Agreements
	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 secure preferential trading access to the UK for least developed countries after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	106832
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>As we set out in the trade White Paper, ‘Preparing for our future trade policy’, published on 9 October, we will introduce legislation so the UK is ready to put in place a trade preferences scheme as we leave the EU. This will, as a minimum, provide the same level of access as the current EU trade preference scheme. It means that around 48 least developed countries across the globe will continue to benefit from duty-free exports into the UK on all goods, other than arms and ammunition.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 17/10/2017 16:56:26 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

767641

	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	Gaza: Electricity
	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 provide funding and support to people in Gaza to restore full electricity supply from domestic and international sources.
	tabling member constituency	Burnley
	tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
	uin	106805
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>We remain concerned about the situation in Gaza and continue to monitor it closely. The UK’s Ambassador in Tel Aviv and our Consul-General in Jerusalem have raised our concerns with the Israeli authorities and the Palestinian Authority (PA) respectively. We have encouraged the PA to ensure their policy in Gaza does not unnecessarily impact the civilian population. We urge all the parties to find a sustainable solution. The UK is a long-term supporter of United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) which provides basic services to 1.3 million people in Gaza including basic health care, and we are supporting humanitarian access, enabling reconstruction efforts and investing in job creation.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 17/10/2017 08:09:29 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper

767643

	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	Gaza: Health Services
	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 provide funding and support to healthcare centres in Gaza which are operating without electricity or fuel for backup generators.
	tabling member constituency	Burnley
	tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
	uin	106727
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>We remain concerned about the humanitarian situation in Gaza and continue to monitor it closely, including the effect electricity shortages are having on the health sector. We urge all the parties to find a sustainable solution. The UK is a long-term supporter of United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) which provides basic services to 1.3 million people in Gaza including basic health care.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 17/10/2017 08:08:41 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper

768173

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Syria: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what humanitarian support her Department is providing to civilians in Idlib in northern Syria.
	tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
	tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
	uin	106854
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>DFID funds the UN and NGOs to provide humanitarian support in Idlib, including food, clean water, sanitation, healthcare, shelter and education. Also, through the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund, we help deliver key services and access to education and jobs. Between January and June 2017, our support in Idlib governorate provided 550,000 people with access to clean drinking water, immunised 362,000 children under five, and helped 254,000 children access education.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 17/10/2017 12:47:37 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

768169

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her Department's estimate is of the amount of EU legislation and regulation that can be incorporated into UK law without amendment.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	107006
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>There is no EU Legislation within my Department’s responsibilities that will need to be incorporated into UK law.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 17/10/2017 16:57:05 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

767890

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Development 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 25 September (HL 1590), whether the OECD's Development Assistance Committee has legally binding rules or only recommendations which no country is obliged to follow.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL1809
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Development Assistance Committee, of which the UK is a member, sets the rules that determine what aid counts as Official Development Assistance (ODA). Only spending that complies with these rules is recognised as counting towards the United Nations’ 0.7% of gross national income target for ODA to which the UK is committed. That commitment is enshrined in the International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Act 2015.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 17/10/2017 13:53:48 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra