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1060810

registered interest
date	13/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans her Department has to increase humanitarian aid to help tackle violence against children.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	220978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to protecting children in conflict. DFID does not have targets for humanitarian aid spending on specific groups. Our humanitarian programming is based on an assessment of need in any given context and on evidence of which interventions are most effective. DFID is providing significant support to protect children from violence around the world through our humanitarian programming. Protection is at the centre of our humanitarian action, with partners adhering to minimum standards to ensure the safety and dignity of those most vulnerable, including children.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 20/02/2019 14:54:38 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1060811

registered interest
date	13/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment has she made of the economic effect of violence against children.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	220979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>DFID is committed to protecting vulnerable children around the world and helping them to grow up free from violence.</p><p> </p><p>Violence has long lasting impacts on children’s health, their capacity to learn, and their economic prospects in later life. Violence against children is also proven to have a negative impact on the economy. One estimate models the annual costs of physical, sexual and psychological violence against children to be up to 8 per cent of global Gross Domestic Product, which equates to approximately US$7 trillion.</p><p> </p><p>The economic effect of violence against children is one of the reasons why DFID is the leading supporter of the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 20/02/2019 14:55:39 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1060812

registered interest
date	13/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recovery projects her Department has in place to end violence against children.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	220980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>DFID is committed to reducing violence through dedicated investments to protect children, alongside interventions embedded in wider development and humanitarian programming.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Current examples of support include: £5.75 million to the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children to drive international ambition and progress, including the Safe to Learn campaign that will inspire action to end violence in schools around the world; £10m to UNICEF to prevent and respond to violence, abuse and exploitation of children on the move in Somalia, Ethiopia and Sudan through a strengthened child protection system; and £65m to the No Lost Generation Initiative in Lebanon to support Syrian children with education and psychosocial support.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 20/02/2019 14:56:42 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1041728

registered interest
date	15/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Nigeria: Internally Displaced People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what additional aid she will make available to support civilians forced to flee their homes to Monguno and Maiduguri following recent attacks by armed insurgents in north-east Nigeria.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	208933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department for International Development is deeply concerned by the recent attacks in northern Borno and is committed to providing support to those who have been forced to flee their homes. Our partners are increasing their assistance in Maiduguri and Monguno to make sure that newly displaced people have rapid access to food, shelter, healthcare, protection, and water. DFID is one of the largest donors to the World Food Programme’s emergency operation in Nigeria, which is scaling up to provide cash and food assistance to new arrivals.</p><p> </p><p>My team is closely monitoring new needs and will continue to flex our existing £300 million humanitarian programme to provide assistance. DFID and FCO officials met with the Vice President of Nigeria last week to stress the importance of ensuring access to humanitarian assistance for newly displaced people.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 21/01/2019 17:18:48 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

529342

registered interest
date	15/06/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Sri Lanka: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance her Department is providing to Sri Lanka.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	905514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2016 answer text <p>DFID’s bilateral aid to Sri Lanka ended in 2006 when middle income status was achieved. We continue to support them through multilateral organisations and through centrally managed DFID programmes. In 2014 these amounted to at least £28m.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Sir Desmond Swayne question first answered 29/06/2016 14:27:14 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

519308

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Israel: Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent representations her Department has made to the Israeli government on the demolition of Palestinian homes and property funded by the UK.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	37231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2016 answer text <p>The UK remains extremely concerned at the large increase in demolitions in the Occupied Palestinian Territories since the start of 2016, compared to the monthly average in 2015, and continues to raise this with the Israeli authorities. Demolitions and the evictions of Palestinians from their homes cause unnecessary suffering, are harmful to the peace process, and in all but the most exceptional of cases are contrary to international humanitarian law. The UK supports the Norwegian Refugee Council to provide legal aid to Palestinian communities that are at risk of displacement.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 23/05/2016 15:12:37 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

416689

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Aid: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department has spent on aid and assistance to children in countries at war with Daesh.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	9057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p>The UK has been at the forefront of the response to the crisis in Syria and the region, and has pledged a total of £1 billion, our largest ever response to a single humanitarian crisis. Of this, £111 million has been allocated to provide protection, psychosocial support and education for children affected by the crisis in Syria and the region. This includes funding to establish women and children’s centres in Iraq– which provide counselling and support for women, and safe spaces for children to play and learn. In Syria, the UK is supporting children with food, shelter and health. The UK also helped launch, and mobilise international support for, the ‘No Lost Generation’ Initiative (NLGI), which aims to prevent a whole generation being lost to the Syria conflict through physical and psychological trauma and lack of access to quality education and other basic services.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 09/09/2015 16:26:18 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

388671

registered interest
date	08/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Israel: 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 take steps to support the residents of the village of Susiya in the West Bank in the event of the village being demolished.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	6132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>The UK is funding the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) to provide free legal support to Palestinian communities threatened with forced eviction, demolition and displacement and is also providing £1.1 million of technical assistance to support Palestinian villages at risk of demolition action to meet the requirements of the Israeli planning system. The UK will continue to raise concerns about demolitions and displacement with the Government of Israel on a regular basis and at the highest levels.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 13/07/2015 16:29:51 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

381152

registered interest
date	15/06/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Crimes of Violence: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to work with (a) other governments and (b) global organisations to tackle violence against children.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	2499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>My Department works to prevent and respond to violence against children across a wide range of humanitarian and development programmes. For example, we support the “No Lost Generation Initiative” where the UK is funding education and psychosocial support for Syrian children to protect them from violence, abuse and exploitation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To ensure lasting impact we seek to work closely with other Governments. This includes programmes such as our £35 million investment in ending FGM, through which we collaborate closely with 17 partner countries and UN agencies to end this practice. The UK is one of the largest Government donors to UNICEF, the lead UN agency on violence against children. In addition, we fund a range of other global organisations including Save the Children and World Vision, whose work includes ending violence against children.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 18/06/2015 10:59:19 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting