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771589

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Yemen: Overseas Aid
	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 ensure that aid to Yemen reaches those people who need it most; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	107785
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>The UK is deeply concerned about the humanitarian situation in Yemen. This is why we have increased UK aid to Yemen to £155 million for 2017-18, and have stepped up our work with UN agencies and other partner organisations to make sure that our aid is delivered to people in dire need. We regularly monitor and review our programmes and use independent experts to monitor and verify that food and supplies reach those in need.</p><p>As pen-holder on Yemen at the UN Security Council, the UK proposed and coordinated a Presidential Statement earlier this year, calling for all parties to recognise the importance of unhindered humanitarian access. The UK is also funding the UN’s Verification and Inspection Mechanism with £1.3 million in 2017-18 to ensure the unimpeded flow of commercial and humanitarian shipments into Yemen, as well as the UN’s Humanitarian Air Service with £1 million this year to support regular humanitarian flights into Yemen.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 23/10/2017 16:35:56 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

771587

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Arms Trade
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she has made a recent assessment of the effect of arms sales to Saudi Arabia on development and humanitarian outcomes in Yemen; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	107843
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>We welcome the recent judgment by the High Court in favour of the Government on UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia, which underscores the fact that the UK operates one of the most robust export control regimes in the world. We will continue to keep our defence exports under careful review to ensure they meet the rigorous standards of the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria.</p><p>The UN assesses Yemen to be the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. Nearly 21 million people are in need of humanitarian aid. DFID’s support of £155 million for 2017-8 will feed 1.8 million people for at least a month, and provide 1.7 million people with nutrition support and an expected 1.2 million people with clean water and sanitation. We continue to strongly support the work of the UN’s Special Envoy to Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, to end the conflict and bring about peace.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 23/10/2017 16:32:42 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

771588

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2017
	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 Development and Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Departmental Coordination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans the Government has to improve coordination between her Department and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	107845
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>Every day UK aid and UK diplomacy are working together to help millions of people and make a powerful and positive statement about Global Britain’s place in the world. The Department for International Development and the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office each play their own vital role in Britain’s global leadership to build a safer, healthier, more prosperous world, which protects UK interests.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 23/10/2017 17:05:40 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

773262

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2017
	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: Cholera
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her policy is on international action to end cholera by 2030; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	108388
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>DFID is supportive of the ambition of the Global Task Force on Cholera Control to reduce mortality from cholera by 90% by 2030. We invest significantly in the provision of safe drinking water and sanitation services combined with good hygiene behaviour. We plan to help 60 million people gain access to water and sanitation between 2015 and 2020, building on our achievement of helping 64.5 million people gain access between 2011 and 2015. We are also supporting the delivery of oral cholera vaccines in areas affected by outbreaks and continue to invest in research into cholera prevention and treatment.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 25/10/2017 16:53:34 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

786426

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Tunisia: Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what projects her Department sponsors in Tunisia.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	112115
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Development does not directly fund projects in Tunisia. Through the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Department for International Development North Africa Joint Unit, the UK Government is supporting Tunisia’s efforts to build its stability and strengthen its democracy. In 2017/18, UK support through the Conflict, Security and Stability Fund will help Tunisia develop its counter-terrorism capability and pursue political and economic reform.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 13/11/2017 18:00:48 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

786427

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Yemen: Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether an impact assessment has been conducted of the effect on projects sponsored by her Department in Yemen of the closure of ports and airports by the Saudi-led coalition.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	112116
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>DFID is in close contact with our partners on the effects of the recently announced restrictions by the Saudi-led Coalition, as well as constraints on access imposed by the Houthi-Saleh alliance. At the time of writing, we understand that ships are unloading supplies at Aden, Hodeidah and Salif ports.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 13/11/2017 18:01:16 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

786428

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Yemen: Cholera
	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 tackle the cholera outbreak in Yemen.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	112117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>The current cholera outbreak in Yemen is the largest ever recorded in a single year (as of 4 November 2017 over 900,000 suspected cases and over 2,190 deaths have been recorded since the start of the outbreak in April earlier this year). Fewer than half of Yemen’s health facilities are functioning, and 15.7 million people lack access to water, sanitation and hygiene services.</p><p> </p><p>The UK announced a renewed push to treat and contain the outbreak of cholera in August, providing £8 million for UNICEF and the International Organization for Migration’s cholera response. This support, part of our of £155 million of funding to Yemen in the Financial Year 2017/18, includes providing medical supplies to half a million people, 300,000 people with access to safe water, and rehabilitated medical centres to benefit 250,000 people.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 13/11/2017 18:00:57 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

850035

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Yemen: Cholera
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which projects her Department funds in Yemen to tackle cholera in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	129603
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>DFID’s response to the cholera crisis in Yemen includes £8 million in targeted support to UNICEF and the International Organization for Migration, which is providing medical supplies to half a million people, safe access to chlorinated water to 300,000 people, and rehabilitating medical facilities used by 250,000 people. Other partners, including the Yemen Humanitarian Pooled Fund, to which the UK is contributing £40 million in 2017/8, are tackling cholera through providing medical treatment for vulnerable women and children, training health workers, and establishing oral rehydration centres. The UK was the largest 2017 donor, with a £76 million contribution, to the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund, which can be used to support emergency vaccination programmes, including in Yemen.</p><p> </p><p>Prevention is equally important – DFID is supporting chlorination campaigns in more than half the country’s governorates, as well as public awareness sessions on how the disease is spread. In addition, DFID’s overall funding of £205 million for Yemen this financial year is tackling the underlying causes of cholera by helping provide emergency food, nutrition support and clean water and sanitation to millions of people across the country.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 05/03/2018 18:28:53 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

850037

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Yemen: Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of UK aid to Yemen passes through the port of Hodeidah.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	129605
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK is providing £205 million of aid support Yemen for the financial year 2017/8 that is focused on lifesaving humanitarian aid. Our partners use a variety of ports of entry into Yemen, depending on where need is greatest, the type of supply being imported, and the situation on the ground at the time.</p><p> </p><p>The northern ports of Hodeidah and Saleef play a critical role in importing 80% of Yemen’s humanitarian and commercial supplies, including food, fuel and medicine. For example, the UK has provided the World Food Programme (WFP) with £30 million to provide over 60,000 metric tons of food and 6.5 million litres of fuel to Yemen: 79% of these supplies will enter Yemen through the port of Hodeidah.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State for International Development has been clear that all parties must allow full and unhindered access throughout Yemen, including through Hodeidah and Saleef ports.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 05/03/2018 17:30:46 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

348885

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Yemen: Armed Conflict
	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 and its international partners are taking to ensure humanitarian aid continues to be provided during the conflict in Yemen.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	1327
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>The UK is working closely with the United Nations, the United States and other partners to ensure humanitarian aid continues to enter Yemen. We have consistently called on all parties to the conflict to ensure rapid and unimpeded access for humanitarian agencies. We support the UN Secretary General’s call for a further humanitarian pause so that agencies can deliver further supplies, help the sick and wounded to access health services, and allow civilians trapped by fighting to leave.</p><p> </p><p>The UK was the first country to deploy humanitarian experts to Riyadh to offer practical advice to Saudi and Yemeni authorities on facilitating access for humanitarian supplies, resuming commercial shipping, and improving systems for humanitarian clearances. So far the UK has provided £15 million to the 2015 UN Humanitarian Appeal for Yemen (including an additional commitment of £4 million in April 2015). Our contribution is providing life-saving assistance (e.g. medical supplies, water, food and emergency shelter) to those affected by the conflict and treating severe acute malnutrition.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 15/06/2015 15:48:14 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz