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705681

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2017
	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: Abortion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if her Department will contribute to the new, global fund to help women access abortion services launched by the Netherlands on 25 January 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	65734
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>The UK is the second largest bilateral donor in the world for family planning, after the US. Our funding is allocated on the basis of whatever mechanism will deliver the best value and outcomes for women around the world. We will continue to be a global leader on family planning, women’s rights and sexual and reproductive health, including where appropriate access to safe abortion.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 06/03/2017 17:07:05 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

708587

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Somalia: Famine
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she has taken to ensure that food is disbursed to people affected by the famine in Somalia.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	66568
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>DFID has allocated £110 million for the 2017 Drought Response in Somalia, making us the largest bilateral donor to the appeal. This support will provide up to one million people with emergency food assistance. We are also providing life-saving assistance to over 600,000 starving children and mothers; safe drinking water and hygiene to one million people and emergency health services to 1.1 million people.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 13/03/2017 15:12:28 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

709028

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	HIV Infection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the UN programme on HIV/AIDS, published in June 2016, what discussions she has had with her international counterparts on the decline in global HIV funding by 13 per cent between 2014 and 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	66790
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I provided on 24 November 2016 to Question number 53850.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 13/03/2017 15:12:49 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

709027

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	USA: 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 the effect of the US Administration's Mexico City policy on levels of funding for the global HIV and AIDS response.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	66789
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>The full implications of the reinstated and expanded Mexico City policy on global funding for the HIV response are not yet clear, but we are closely following developments. DFID will consider the implications with our offices, with UK civil society and with donors. The UK has made a £1.1 billion pledge to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria for the 5th replenishment 2017-2019, increased from £800m for the 4th replenishment. This will boost funding for HIV through the Global Fund and will support the firm commitment to end the AIDS epidemic as a public health threat by 2030.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 13/03/2017 15:13:46 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

709026

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Procurement: Drugs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what criteria are used to guide procurement decisions on HIV and TB medicines in her Department's bilateral programmes.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	66788
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>All bilateral and multilateral procurement of health commodities and medicines follow standard World Health Organisation guidelines to ensure they are global standard approved medicines. All investments are also driven by value for money considerations and best commercial practice.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 13/03/2017 15:14:10 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

710619

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	USA: Family Planning
	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 the comprehensive sexual and reproductive health rights of those people affected by the US Administration's Mexico City policy.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	67611
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2017 answer text <p>The UK is the second largest bilateral donor in the world for family planning, after the US. We will continue to be a global leader on family planning, women’s rights and sexual and reproductive health, including where appropriate access to safe abortion.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 16/03/2017 17:14:02 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

755955

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Education
	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 work closely with disability-focused organisations to improve the effectiveness of the UK's efforts to enhance access to education for disabled girls in developing countries.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	7322
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>Working with disability focused NGOs and disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) is central to DFID’s work on Disability Inclusion. DFID’s leading programmes for working with NGOs – UK Aid Direct and UK Aid Match – both include support for disability-focused organisations. DFID’s flagship programme on girls education – the Girls’ Education Challenge – has reached over 45,000 girls with disabilities, in part through working with disability focused organisations such as Leonard Cheshire. DFID continues to learn from experience of what works in reaching girls with disabilities. For example, building on the success of the programme in Kenya, Leonard Cheshire are working with the education ministry to revise the teacher training curriculum and demonstrate to local education ministries how to support girls with disabilities.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 07/09/2017 13:11:16 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

755956

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Education: Developing Countries
	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 help meet the aims of Sustainable Development Goal 4.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	7321
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The government is committed to the aims of Sustainable Development Goal 4, in particular ensuring that children in developing countries are able to access a good quality education.</p><p>The UK supported 11 million children in school between 2011 and 2015. The UK is also leading the way on reaching the most marginalised children including through flagship programmes such as the Girls’ Education Challenge (GEC) which is supporting 1 million of the world’s most marginalised girls. We have stepped up on education in emergencies through our funding of Education Cannot Wait. We have also committed to getting more children with disabilities into school and learning. The UK has funded 380,000 teachers through our multilateral contributions. All are critical elements of the Sustainable Development Goals.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 11/09/2017 14:53:19 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

758804

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Department for International Development: Internet
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the cost including for staff of maintaining her Department's In the News webpage is annually.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	9582
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>DFID’s In the News webpage is maintained by the existing Press Office team as part of their regular duties. There is no dedicated resource required.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 13/09/2017 10:56:12 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

758805

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	UN Agencies: Finance
	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 review her Department's financial contribution to any UN agencies.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	9583
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The 2016 Multilateral Development Review included a comprehensive assessment of every UN agency receiving more than £1 million of annual core funding from DFID.</p><p>We continue to actively monitor UN Agency performance through our membership of their Governing Boards and analysis of their results data. We are clear that where agencies consistently fail to meet our high standards, their funding is at risk. The UK is pushing hard for the UN development system to change so that it is better prepared for the challenges of the 21st Century; future funding will be linked to progress on reform.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 13/09/2017 10:56:40 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor