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346950

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Gaza
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment her Department has made of the humanitarian situation in Gaza; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	233
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2015 answer text <p>After the July-August 2014 conflict over 100,000 people were made homeless in Gaza and over 3,300 internally displaced people are still sheltering in UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) collective centres. UK aid is saving lives and providing services but we need to see a more sustainable political solution for Gaza which will address Israel’s legitimate security concerns whilst opening up movement and access and supporting the return of the PA.</p><p> </p><p>The UK was one of the biggest donors to the crisis last summer, providing more than £17 million in immediate humanitarian assistance for those caught up in the conflict. The UK subsequently pledged a further £20 million in early recovery assistance at the Gaza Reconstruction Conference in Cairo. We have already disbursed 80% of the pledge and will disburse the remaining this financial year, focussing largely on getting businesses back to work.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 01/06/2015 16:01:46 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

418967

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2015
	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 material support and assistance her Department is providing to refugees fleeing conflict in Yemen; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	10365
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>According to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), most refugees from the conflict in Yemen have fled to Djibouti and Somalia.</p><p>In order to improve the living conditions of migrants and refugees from Yemen in Djibouti, the UK is supporting the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) with in kind assistance consisting of shelter kits, water containers, family kitchen sets, blankets, hygiene kits and solar lanterns.</p><p>For refugees from Yemen in Somalia, the UK is also providing water, sanitation and hygiene supplies; child friendly spaces and support to reunify separated families in reception centres; and assistance for onward travel. As part of our contributions to the United Nations Common Humanitarian Fund and the support of the Danish Refugee Council, the UK is also providing a package of food, health and shelter assistance to refugees.</p><p>The latest UN estimates show more than 21 million people are now in need of assistance. Millions of Yemenis are going without food, fuel, water and medicine.</p><p>We are the 4th largest donor, providing a commitment of £75m to date to the humanitarian crisis to help at least half a million Yemenis caught in this conflict. This is providing vital medical supplies, water, food and emergency shelter.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 12/10/2015 15:56:21 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

424341

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Turkey: Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance and support her Department is providing to refugees based in Turkey; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	13694
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2015 answer text <p>Turkey hosts almost 2.1 million refugees from Syria, the highest number of refugees of any country in the region surrounding Syria. We commend the generosity that Turkey has shown towards those fleeing the conflict in Syria. The UK has allocated £34 million to support Syrian refugees in Turkey, including food, shelter and primary healthcare. The UK is also working in partnership with Turkish institutions on targeted projects to build their capacity to tackle irregular migration. The EU is currently working in partnership with the Turkish government to explore options for increased support to Turkey. The UK is engaged in this process.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 30/10/2015 13:26:53 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

436305

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Middle East: Migrant Camps
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which refugee camps in (a) Turkey, (b) Jordan, (c) Iraq and (d) Lebanon have received financial and material support from her Department; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	19180
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <p>The UK has been at the forefront of the response to the crisis in Syria and the region. To date, we have pledged over £1.1 billion. Of this total we have allocated £304 million in Lebanon, £193 million in Jordan, £34 million to Turkey, £19 million to Iraq and the remainder across the region.</p><br /><p>We have not earmarked our funding for specific refugee camps across the region. We support a range of partners including the UN and international non-governmental organisations that work both in camps and in host communities to provide a range of support for refugees. This includes shelter, water, healthcare and education. The vast majority of refugees in countries neighbouring Syria live in host communities. There are no formal camps in Lebanon; rather refugees are disbursed across the country in host communities.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 15/12/2015 12:45:57 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne previous answer version 35396 answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

443057

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Middle East: Migrant Camps
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2016 to Question 20540, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the distribution of Syria crisis response funds in (a) Lebanon and (b) Jordan; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	21331
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <p>To date, the UK has allocated £304 million in Lebanon and £193 million in Jordan to support Syrian refugees and vulnerable host communities. This allocation has effectively delivered humanitarian and development support where needs are greatest and most unmet across both countries. For example, as of June 2015 in Jordan and Lebanon respectively, 1,684,800 and 2,032,500 food rations have been delivered providing food for one person for one month.</p><br /><p>The effectiveness of the UK’s humanitarian response in Jordan and Lebanon is assessed regularly through progress reports from funded agencies monitoring their achievements against plans outlined in their funding agreements. Progress is followed up through regular discussions and periodic field monitoring visits to project sites by DFID staff based in our Embassies in Amman and Beirut and from our headquarters in the UK. In addition, projects are formally reviewed on an annual basis and in some cases we also commission independent evaluations.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 11/01/2016 13:36:24 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

78543

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Palestinians
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding her Department allocates to Palestine; and if she will commission a review of how effective that funding is in serving her Department's objectives in Palestine.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	206381
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID will provide nearly £350 million in support of Palestinian development from 2011-15. In addition, we have also provided £17 million of emergency aid since the current conflict began. We regularly review progress and assess that UK aid is on track to deliver key results as set out in our Operational Plan.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, the International Development Committee’s recent report was supportive of the work that we are doing in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, whilst noting the need for political progress.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 01/09/2014 16:30:36 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

78544

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Palestinians
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding her Department has allocated to aid Palestinian citizens who have been injured, orphaned, made homeless and lost their livelihoods as a result of Israel's recent air strikes; and whether she plans to keep the level of such funding under review in the light of future developments in that conflict.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	206382
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID is one of the biggest donors to the Gaza crisis, providing over £17 million of emergency aid since the current conflict began. The level of funding is being kept under constant review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 01/09/2014 14:54:46 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

91064

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Palestinians
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make representations to her counterpart in the Israeli government to allow building materials to enter Gaza for the rebuilding of homes; and if she will make funding available towards the rebuilding of homes in Gaza.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	208468
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>We welcome the mechanism agreed by Israel, the Palestinian Authority and the UN to facilitate the import of construction materials. This is an important first step. Reconstruction will require a durable ceasefire, an agreed approach on security, predictable and sustained access for people and goods into and out of Gaza, and good governance arrangements. Only then will donors have the assurances they need to be able to support the reconstruction effort.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 13/10/2014 16:32:35 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

65143

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	St Helena
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of the progress on constructing the Saint Helena airport; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	203450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>Construction is progressing well and is currently to budget and on schedule to allow the airport to open in February 2016.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 07/07/2014 16:34:57 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

439004

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Middle East: Migrant Camps
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2015 to Question 19180, how her Department calculates how to allocate refugee support funding to recipient countries; what information her Department holds on how the distribution of that funding is allocated by the recipient country; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	20540
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2016 answer text <p>The UK has allocated £559 million, of an overall £1.12 billion contribution to the Syria crisis response, to support refugees in the region and vulnerable host communities. This includes £304 million in Lebanon, £193 million in Jordan and the remainder across the region. The UK prioritises its assistance according to where needs are greatest and most unmet, guided by assessments including the UN appeals, and the capacity of the host country to absorb refugees.</p><br /><p>In line with the key humanitarian principles of neutrality and impartiality, we work with trusted humanitarian partners with experience of operating in fragile and conflict affected states, to ensure that aid is delivered to people on a needs basis. In 2015/16 DFID is working with 18 humanitarian partners in neighbouring countries. These include UN agencies, international organisations, NGOs and civil society organisations.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 05/01/2016 11:46:57 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham