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796682

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Technology
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps she is taking to promote technology for development purposes.
	tabling member constituency	North East Derbyshire
	tabling member printed	Lee Rowley
	uin	902631
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>DFID is committed to harnessing the power of technologies to reduce poverty. Our investments in technologies are saving and changing lives all over the world. DFID invests more than 45% of its research budget in the development, testing and large-scale delivery of technologies in health, agriculture, climate, energy, water, education, and humanitarian response.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 29/11/2017 13:43:54 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley

794356

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	International Assistance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she plans to develop a mechanism to (a) release funding to and (b) assess how much is directed at local and national actors in humanitarian crises in line with the objectives of the Grand Bargain 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Tottenham
	tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
	uin	115329
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>DFID already releases funding to local and national actors in humanitarian crises in line with the objectives in the Grand Bargain. In specific terms DFID continues to fund the START Fund, the Humanitarian Leadership Academy and the Disasters and Emergencies Preparedness Programme (DEPP) as part of its Grand Bargain commitments.</p><p>DFID is closely following the Grand Bargain workstream on localisation, led by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the Swiss government. Currently discussions are ongoing on how best to track this commitment. Once an approach has been agreed, it is likely that an international mechanism will be used for assessing the commitment e.g. OCHA’s Financial Tracking System, which applies to all donors, not just the UK.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 30/11/2017 14:26:51 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

795331

	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	Democratic Republic of Congo: Famine
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department is providing additional funds to protect children from famine in the Kasaï region, Democratic Republic of Congo.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	115752
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>I visited the Kasai Central, in the DRC, in November 2017 to see for myself the impact of the conflict and resulting food insecurity. 294,000 children are at risk of dying from malnutrition. UK bilateral aid is already supporting 25,800 children with lifesaving assistance. We recently announced the new allocation of £175 million for humanitarian support over the next five years (2017-2022) for DRC. This will support a further 220,000 children nationally under the age of 5 with vital nutrition.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 04/12/2017 17:28:36 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

794057

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Overseas Aid: Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when the Strategic Coherence for ODA-funded Research Board first plans to meet and how often it will do so.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Martin Whitfield
	uin	115145
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>DFID led the development of the new HMG Strategic Coherence of ODA-funded Research (SCOR) Board within the UK Collaborative for Development Sciences UKCDS (DFID is the major funder of UKCDS). SCOR has been established as a cross-HMG mechanism to ensure that UK’s ODA-funded science and research is coherent across HMG departments and is having maximum impact on international development objectives and outcomes in developing countries.</p><p>The Board’s first meeting was held on the 17 Nov 2017. DFID is represented on by Board through the departmental Chief Scientific Adviser who is also responsible for DFID research budget. The SCOR Board is planning to meet four times in 2018, starting in January.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 115144 question first answered 29/11/2017 17:05:16 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4626 label Biography information for Martin Whitfield

794056

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Overseas Aid: Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the remit and objectives of the Strategic Coherence of ODA-funded Research Board are.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Martin Whitfield
	uin	115144
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>DFID led the development of the new HMG Strategic Coherence of ODA-funded Research (SCOR) Board within the UK Collaborative for Development Sciences UKCDS (DFID is the major funder of UKCDS). SCOR has been established as a cross-HMG mechanism to ensure that UK’s ODA-funded science and research is coherent across HMG departments and is having maximum impact on international development objectives and outcomes in developing countries.</p><p>The Board’s first meeting was held on the 17 Nov 2017. DFID is represented on by Board through the departmental Chief Scientific Adviser who is also responsible for DFID research budget. The SCOR Board is planning to meet four times in 2018, starting in January.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 115145 question first answered 29/11/2017 17:05:16 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4626 label Biography information for Martin Whitfield

794276

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Refugees: Disability
	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 UN refugee camps for disabled refugees.
	tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
	tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
	uin	115249
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>Neither DFID, nor the UN Refugee Agency has exact figures on the number of child refugees with disabilities in UN refugee camps. The UK is also pressing the UN Refugee Agency to ensure that all protection and assistance programmes are accessible to all vulnerable groups, including people with disabilities so that no one is left behind. The UK has two dedicated programmes supporting refugee children in Jordan and provides support to people with disabilities in the region.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 115250 question first answered 30/11/2017 14:30:37 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

795253

	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	Lake Chad Basin: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to support (a) humanitarian and (b) stabilisation programmes in the Lake Chad region.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	115674
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>The crisis in the Lake Chad Basin that affects Nigeria, Northern Cameroon, Niger and Chad is a priority for my Department. In 2017, we are providing £100 million in humanitarian assistance to northern Nigeria and over £14 million to other regions bordering Lake Chad, which will for example provide food assistance to more than 1.5 million people and reach 120,000 children with life-saving treatment for severe acute malnutrition. The UK is also providing over £8 million for stabilisation in the Lake Chad Basin region, including helping communities better respond to and manage the effects of violent conflict.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 30/11/2017 13:55:26 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

794424

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Sudan: Droughts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to assist people affected by drought and extreme hunger in the Nuba mountains region of Sudan.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	115397
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>Through the Department for International Development, the UK is the largest contributor to the Sudan Humanitarian Fund (SHF), providing £16.5 million in 2017. The SHF provides lifesaving food, health, water, and other assistance to internally displaced people and vulnerable communities in Sudan, including Government controlled areas of the Nuba mountains region in South Kordofan.</p><p>The UK Government has welcomed the Government of Sudan’s acceptance of the US proposal to provide humanitarian aid to the Two Areas (South Kordofan and Blue Nile). We have continued to urge the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement – North (SPLM-N) to immediately agree to the US proposal, in order to enable humanitarian aid to reach those in rebel controlled locations in the Two Areas.</p><p>The implementation of the African Union High Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP) Roadmap Agreement is the only sustainable path to peace in the Two Areas, and we urge all sides to lose no further time in returning to the negotiating table.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 30/11/2017 14:24:22 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

794346

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Overseas Trade
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to promote trade between the UK and least developed countries.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	115319
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK is a proud advocate of supporting developing countries trade their way out of poverty. The Government has introduced the Taxation (Cross-Border Trade) Bill which will enable us to create a UK trade preference scheme to maintain existing tariff free access to the UK for Least Developed Countries as we leave the EU.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 30/11/2017 14:34:09 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

794010

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	UN Women
	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 plans to take to support UN Women following the publication of the Multilateral Development Review 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Dundee West
	tabling member printed	Chris Law
	uin	115098
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>Since the publication of the Multilateral Development Review (MDR) in 2016, DFID has supported UN Women through Executive Boards, regular bilateral engagement and discussions on UN development system reform to strengthen areas for improvement identified by the MDR, such as value for money, organisational effectiveness and corporate assurance.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 29/11/2017 16:58:16 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law