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934576

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Charities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps she is taking to protect aid projects following reports of sexual misconduct by Oxfam and other charity workers overseas.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
	tabling member printed	Mr Simon Clarke
	uin	906252
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>We have introduced new safeguarding standards for all DFID programmes. I have requested and received assurances from our partners on their safeguarding policies and procedures. Internationally, we are leading the charge to raise standards. I have ensured that Oxfam’s withdrawal from bidding for funding has not impacted on beneficiaries.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 04/07/2018 15:41:16 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke

934573

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Disease Control: International Cooperation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps she is taking to promote global health security.
	tabling member constituency	Sleaford and North Hykeham
	tabling member printed	Dr Caroline Johnson
	uin	906249
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>Improving global health security benefits the UK and developing countries, preventing disease outbreaks and stopping unnecessary deaths across the world. UK aid mobilises UK expertise to respond to outbreaks, invest in preventative research and preparedness, and deliver programmes to tackle key issues such as antimicrobial resistance.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 04/07/2018 15:27:06 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson

934574

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Religious Freedom
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps her Department is taking to provide assistance to religious minority communities in conflict areas.
	tabling member constituency	Gainsborough
	tabling member printed	Sir Edward Leigh
	uin	906250
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>Our humanitarian assistance is provided on the basis of need, irrespective of race, religion or ethnicity. We ensure that aid reaches the most vulnerable including those from religious minorities. Minority communities are taken into account by the organisations we fund when assessing those most in need of protection and assistance.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 04/07/2018 15:27:38 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	345 label Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh

934577

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Plastics
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps her Department is taking to help developing countries reduce the use of plastic to improve the environment.
	tabling member constituency	Rugby
	tabling member printed	Mark Pawsey
	uin	906253
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>DFID is working with other government departments to tackle the problem of plastic pollution. DFID’s assistance focuses on helping poorer countries find practical ways to improve waste management and on identifying ways in which manufacturing processes can reduce plastic pollution.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 04/07/2018 15:28:48 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4052 label Biography information for Mark Pawsey

934575

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment her Department has made of the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington South
	tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
	uin	906251
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>Gaza’s humanitarian situation is deeply concerning, as I saw during my visit in May. Hospitals are facing drug shortages, electricity availability is 4-5 hours a day, and water is polluted. UK funding is supporting 11 hospitals by providing medicines and equipment, and helping the 2 million Gazans access clean, safe water.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 04/07/2018 15:28:09 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

932256

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2018
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which countries are the 10 largest recipients of Official Development Assistance.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	158687
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2018 answer text <p>The latest details of the top 10 largest recipients of UK bilateral Official Development Assistance (ODA) for 2016 are given in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>Top 10 recipient countries of UK bilateral ODA, 2016:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pakistan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Syria</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ethiopia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nigeria</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Afghanistan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tanzania</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jordan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Sudan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sierra Leone</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Somalia</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Statistics on International Development</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 05/07/2018 16:16:50 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

934281

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Burma: Ethnic Groups
	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 working with the Karen National Union and the Karen Women's Organisation in the distribution of aid to the Karen people in Myanmar.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	160203
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2018 answer text <p>DFID is working with the Karen National Union and the Karen Women's Organisation across a broad range of activities which include distribution of humanitarian aid, nutrition support, health and capacity building.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 10/07/2018 15:36:24 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

931917

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department facilitates knowledge-sharing between the NHS and health minsters in developing countries.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	158188
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2018 answer text <p>DFID funds health partnerships with developing countries to share NHS expertise. These partnerships engage with ministries of health at all levels to share learning, on nurse training and clinical audits for example.</p><p> </p><p>As my Hon Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Primary Care at the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) outlined in his response to you in PQ 158190, the UK government liaises with health ministers through international forums including the G20, World Health Assembly and UN High Level Meetings, sharing our lessons from the NHS to promote progress towards achieving universal health coverage. Several DFID country programmes include NHS partnerships in response to ministry demand, such as Ghana and Zambia. DFID also supports the DHSC’s high level engagement on global health security and antimicrobial resistance, patient safety and mental health with developing countries, including the upcoming first Global Ministerial Summit on Mental Health.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 05/07/2018 16:15:51 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

934341

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Disaster Relief
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the criteria are which are used to trigger the deployment of the UK Emergency Medical Team to a humanitarian crisis overseas.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	160361
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2018 answer text <p>After a humanitarian disaster, the affected government will send a request to the World Health Organisation (WHO) who, in turn, will send out a call for assistance to all qualified and functioning Emergency Medical Teams. The decision to respond to each request is made after considering needs, safety concerns and the capacity of the team.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 09/07/2018 16:13:46 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

931785

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Lebanon: Refugees
	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 provided to refugees in Lebanon in winter 2017-18 to help tackle winter conditions.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	158249
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>The UK provides sustainable, lifesaving support to refugees in Lebanon all year round, including through the winter period. UK aid is providing unrestricted cash assistance to meet the basic needs of 60,000 of the most vulnerable Syrian refugees; improved shelter accommodation for over 30,000 vulnerable refugees; legal assistance and advice (e.g. to obtain birth/marriage registration and civil documentation) to over 100,000 individuals; and clean water and sanitation facilities for over 250,000 Syrian and poor Lebanese. Last winter, DFID also provided 380 heating stoves to vulnerable Syrian refugee households in need of specific wintertime support. Since the start of the crisis, DFID has allocated £608 million in humanitarian and development funding to Lebanon.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 04/07/2018 16:23:54 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon