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1144203

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	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 Conference on Population and Development
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which Ministers and officials will attend the 2019 Nairobi Summit on the International Conference on Population and Development 25 as delegates.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL17691
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 09/09/2019 16:35:03 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1144204

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	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 Conference on Population and Development
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are their priorities for the 2019 Nairobi Summit on the International Conference on Population and Development 25.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL17692
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 09/09/2019 16:35:09 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1137400

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Women and Children First UK: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what contribution they made to (1) the core, and (2) non-core, funding of Women and Children First UK in (a) 2016–17, (b) 2017–18, and (c) 2018–19.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL17007
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>DFID has provided no core funding to Women and Children First UK in the years referenced<em>.</em></p><p>DFID provided £110,983 non-core funding to Women and Children First UK through the Global Poverty Action Fund during 2016/17. Indirect funding through sub agreements with tier one partners is not centrally held and could only be collated at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 18/07/2019 16:28:36 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1137401

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	World Health Organization: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what contribution they made to (1) the core, and (2) non-core, funding of the World Health Organization in (a) 2016–17, (b) 2017–18, and (c) 2018–19.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL17008
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>Contributions are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year* </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Core (£millions)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Non–core</strong> <strong>(£ millions)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>16/17 </strong></p></td><td><p>28.54</p></td><td><p>125.27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>17/18 </strong></p></td><td><p>28.54</p></td><td><p>125.27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>18/19 </strong></p></td><td><p>30.6m</p></td><td><p>137.24</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*WHO operates on a biennium financing cycle. Figures above are based on WHO biennium years (16-17 and 18-19).</p><p>Contributions are split into two separate years in response to this PQ. For example, UK total core contribution to the WHO biennium of 2016 - end 2017 was approx. £57.07m but has been divided in two (£28.54m) to show our approximate contribution for 2016 and 2017.</p><p> </p><p><strong>UK core contribution</strong> also includes UK <strong>assessed contributions</strong> in years 16/17, 17/18 and 18/19.<strong>Assessed contributions</strong> are contributions that must be paid by Member states to retain membership of WHO and participation in its governance. Contributions are assessed each biennium based on each member state’s relative wealth and GDP. These contributions constitute, by their nature, core funding.</p><p> </p><p>The <strong>UK non-core contribution</strong> is comprised of a number of programmes across DFID, Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) including Public Health England (PHE). Focus areas include support to Polio Eradication amongst other health areas.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 18/07/2019 16:27:43 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1137402

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	UNAIDS: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what contribution they made to (1) the core, and (2) non-core, funding of the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS in (a) 2016–17, (b) 2017–18, and (c) 2018–19.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL17009
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>All funding to UNAIDS in the periods requested have been core-funding as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Core funding</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p>£15m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p>£15m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018/19</strong></p></td><td><p>£15m</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 18/07/2019 16:28:03 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1137403

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	UNICEF: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what contribution they made to (1) the core, and (2) non-core, funding of UNICEF in (a) 2016–17, (b) 2017–18, and (c) 2018–19.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL17010
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>Details of Her Majesty's Government (HMG) spending on international development is available online in <em>Statistics on International Development</em>. Please note that data is published by calendar year and not HMG financial year.</p><p> </p><p>The report shows that the UNICEF received the following funding:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Core</p></td><td><p>£48m</p></td><td><p>£48m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-Core</p></td><td><p>£354m</p></td><td><p>£400m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br> 2018 data on non-core funding will be published later this year. Core funding for 2018 remained steady at £48m.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 18/07/2019 16:04:40 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1137404

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what contribution they made to (1) the core, and (2) non-core, funding of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in (a) 2016–17, (b) 2017–18, and (c) 2018–19.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL17011
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>The table below shows DFID’s financial contributions to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria over the timeframe specified. All of DFID’s contributions are provided as core funding.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Core funding (£ millions)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>153</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>317</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>360</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 18/07/2019 16:28:14 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1137405

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2019
	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: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what contribution they made to (1) the core, and (2) non-core, funding of UN Women in (a) 2016–17, (b) 2017–18, and (c) 2018–19.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL17012
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>Details of Her Majesty's Government (HMG) spending on international development is available online in <em>Statistics on International Development. </em>Please note that data is published by calendar year and not HMG financial year.</p><p> </p><p>The report shows that the UN Women received the following funding:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Core (£ millions)</p></td><td><p>Non-core (£ millions)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>12.5</p></td><td><p>8.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>12.5</p></td><td><p>6.8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>2018 data on non-core funding will be published later this year. Core funding for 2018 remained steady at £12.5m.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 18/07/2019 16:04:55 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1136439

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Development Aid: Health Services
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made on supporting sexual and reproductive health and rights in countries receiving Department for International Development Official Development Assistance in relation to (1) contraceptive prevalence, (2) maternal mortality, (3) maternal morbidity, (4) safe and unsafe abortions, (5) female genital mutilation, (6) child marriage, (7) menstrual hygiene, (8) schooling for girls, (9) toilet facilities in refugee camps, and (10) universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL16889
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>DFID takes an integrated approach to our programming on sexual and reproductive health and rights. The UK Government is delivering on the Sustainable Development Goals, reflecting them in its programme of work and integrating them into the Single Departmental Plan process. DFID reports annually on its progress on planned activities in meeting these objectives in its annual report and online results pages. For example between April 2018 and March 2019 alone, at least 23.5 million total women and girls were reached with modern methods of family planning through our programmes, preventing 7.3 million unintended pregnancies, 2 million unsafe abortions, saving 8,300 women’s lives and preventing the trauma of 89,900 stillbirths and 52,900 new-born deaths. DFID also ensures our water and sanitation programmes address the rights of women and girls to access safe, private, hygienic and convenient sanitation facilities, including in humanitarian responses.</p><p> </p><p>DFID’s project-specific information (including all the annual reviews for our projects in these areas) is available on the Development Tracker website.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 15/07/2019 16:37:37 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1136440

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Development Aid: Health Services
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of the Department for International Development's total overseas development aid was spent on sexual and reproductive health and rights in (1) 2016–17, (2) 2017–18, and (3) 2018–19.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL16890
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>Based on internationally agreed methodology, we estimate DFID spent at least 10.3 percent of its overseas development aid on sexual reproductive health and rights in 2016-17.</p><p> </p><p>Comparable figures beyond March 2017 are not yet available, estimates for 2017-18 spending will be available in autumn 2019.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 15/07/2019 16:37:50 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge