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DFID does not provide financial assistance to Al-Quds University in the West Bank.<\/p>

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The UK has committed 700 million pounds in response to the Syria crisis, which is providing food, medical care and relief items to some of those most affected \u2013 including children. At the UN in September I announced a further 50 million pounds of funding specifically for the No Lost Generation Initiative<\/em>. These funds will provide education, psycho-social support, and protection for Syrian children within Syria and in neighbouring countries.<\/p>

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The UK is leading the international response to the Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone. We have already committed £230m, delivered over 880 treatment and isolation beds, opened three laboratories and doubled the number of burial teams.<\/p>

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Almost half a million South Sudanese refugees have fled from the conflict in South Sudan to Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and Uganda. £42.5 million has been committed by my Department for support to these refugees through UN agencies and we are closely monitoring the situation.<\/p>

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Contract awards for overseas projects must be run fairly to EU legislation, open to all suppliers. UK companies are very successful in DFID winning over 90% of the centrally managed contracts. We support and encourage UK companies and SMEs through forums with UKTI and FCO.<\/p>

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I am in regular contact with Ministerial colleagues on the issue of climate change and the Sustainable Development Goals. Ensuring that environmental sustainability and climate change are clearly integrated into the Sustainable Development Goals is a key priority for the UK Government.<\/p>

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Other than the frequent conversations that the Secretary of State is having with the Foreign Secretary about the 3 smaller African countries affected by the Ebola crisis, DFID Ministers have not had any recent discussions with the Foreign Secretary about smaller African countries.<\/p>

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The UK has committed 700 million pounds in response to the Syria crisis, which is providing food, medical care and relief items to some of those most affected \u2013 including children. At the UN in September I announced a further 50 million pounds of funding specifically for the No Lost Generation Initiative<\/em>. These funds will provide education, psycho-social support, and protection for Syrian children within Syria and in neighbouring countries.<\/p>

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Rubble clearance is underway in Gaza, although much still remains to be done. Efforts are complicated by the dangers of unexploded ordnance concealed beneath the rubble. The UK pledged £20 million for early recovery and reconstruction in Gaza, including support for short-term employment schemes that provide an income to local people to assist with rubble clearance and infrastructure repair.<\/p>

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Regular monitoring to ensure value for money is embedded within all DFID\u2019s economic development programmes; evaluations of programme effectiveness are commissioned where appropriate. Funding for these activities is allocated within each individual programme budget.<\/p>

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DFID uses a range of instruments to deliver the Economic Development Strategy; while programme design is based on an assessment of need and context. In addition, we centrally monitor all economic development spending to enhance portfolio coherence.<\/p>

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