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709337

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Yemen: Ports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the UN Verification and Inspection Mechanism in Yemen.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	67115
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2017 answer text <p>The UN Verification and Inspection Mechanism (UNVIM) in Yemen is successfully verifying, and where necessary inspecting, ships in line with UNSCR 2216 (2015). UNVIM’s average processing time is several hours lower than its target, and DFID has received positive feedback from commercial importers about UNVIM staff’s accessibility, professionalism and responsiveness.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/03/2017 17:17:56 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

710612

	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	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate she has made of the value of UK humanitarian aid to Yemen that has been prevented from entering Yemen by Houthi forces in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	67452
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>We have not made an estimate of the value of UK humanitarian aid to Yemen that has been prevented from entering Yemen by Houthi forces. However, we continue to urge all parties to the conflict to take all reasonable steps to allow and facilitate rapid and safe humanitarian access.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 20/03/2017 16:56:05 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

710611

	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	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
	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 an estimate of the value of UK humanitarian aid to Yemen that has been prevented from entering Yemen by the Saudi-led coalition in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	67451
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>We have not made an estimate of the value of UK humanitarian aid to Yemen that has been prevented from entering Yemen by the Saudi-led coalition. However, we continue to urge all parties to the conflict to take all reasonable steps to allow and facilitate rapid and safe humanitarian access.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 20/03/2017 16:50:59 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

598302

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	West Bank: Water Supply
	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 restrictions of water supplies on the humanitarian situation in the West Bank.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	47626
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs assessed in November 2015 that 400,000 people in the West Bank required humanitarian water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) assistance. UK officials are in regular dialogue with Israel, the Palestinian Authority, the UN, World Bank, EU and other development actors on this issue.</p><p>DFID is funding UNICEF to lead on developing and updating the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs) WASH Sector Contingency Plan at the national level. This brings together the Palestinian Water Authority and other partners to monitor the water situation in the OPTs and ensure preparedness and effective response in case of an emergency.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 17/10/2016 16:28:27 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

595924

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	West Bank: Water Supply
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent representations she has made to the Israeli authorities on the effect on the Palestinians in the West Bank of restricting water supplies.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	47293
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2016 answer text <p>The UK regularly raises the issue of water in the Occupied Palestinian Territories with the Israeli authorities, most recently on 8 September. We continue to stress the urgent need for Israel to take immediate and practical measures to improve the current situation and ensure fair distribution of water in the West Bank and Gaza.</p><p>We encourage both parties to find a swift resolution to this issue and to reconvene the Joint Water Committee to facilitate approval of projects that will improve Palestinian access to water. We see continuity of supply to the West Bank as essential for both the basic needs of Palestinians and for stability and security more widely.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/10/2016 17:07:47 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

756868

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Uganda: Violence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations his Department has made to the Ugandan authorities and the UK's Ugandan High Commissioner on repression and violence in Northern Uganda.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	7584
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2017 answer text <p>As part of our dialogue with the Government of Uganda on all aspects of democratic governance and human rights, we continue to stress the importance of resolving disputes fairly, peacefully and with respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. The UK Government also supports projects in Northern Uganda related to the protection of land rights and community accountability.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 08/09/2017 11:45:38 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

574162

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Tibet: Climate Change
	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 11 May 2016 to Question 36578, what the findings relevant to Tibet were of her Department's-funded assessments of glacial melt and rivers in the Himalayas.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	44791
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2016 answer text <p>As noted in the Answer of 13 April 2013 to Question 151281, DFID funded two assessments on glacial melt in the Himalayan region. It has since piloted a method of assessing glaciers in the region using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). The studies indicate that the Himalayan glaciers have been shrinking overall at 0.4-0.5% per year since the 1950s. The studies are available on DFID’s Research for Development website.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 09/09/2016 13:33:35 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

669063

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Syria: Water
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what information her Department holds on the availability of water in and around the Damascus area.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	58798
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2017 answer text <p>Ongoing fighting and damage to water facilities has left up to 5.5 million people in and around Damascus without mains water supplies since 22 December. Clean water is currently available through 120 wells in and around Damascus that have been rehabilitated by UNICEF. These provide about one third of the city's daily water needs. In addition, UNICEF and the UN Relief and Works Agency are delivering water by truck into Damascus from other sources. Many residents in the city are buying water from private vendors, where prices and water quality are unregulated.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 16/01/2017 14:54:16 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

669062

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Syria: Water
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations her Department has made to its international counterparts on water shortages in and around Damascus.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	58789
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2017 answer text <p>DFID takes the water shortages around Damascus seriously and is in close contact with the World Health Organisation and UNICEF who are on the ground, and with other leading donors - including the EU, Germany and the US to address these issues.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 16/01/2017 14:34:21 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

678685

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Syria: Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made on the success of the World Food Programme's use of the Joint Precision Airdrop System (JPADS) for aid air-drops into Deir Ezzor; and what steps her Department has taken to assess the feasibility of the Government using JPADS for aid air-drops into besieged areas of Syria.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	61715
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2017 answer text <p>The World Food Programme (WFP) has trialled the use of Joint Precision Airdrop System (JPADS) as part of its humanitarian airdrop operations to Deir Ez-Zour. WFP report that the cost of JPADS was roughly 3.5 times higher than non-guided parachutes, and that the average percentage of goods recovered from 27 JPADS airdrops was lower than the average for non-guided parachutes.</p><p>The UK does not possess a JPADS capability. We continue to work with partners to explore all viable options for delivering aid into besieged areas in Syria. Aid, delivered by road, by trusted humanitarian partners who can ensure it gets to those who need it most, remains the most effective approach.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 01/02/2017 17:58:41 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake