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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1151958", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for International Development"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1151958/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>All DFID staff on Civil Service contracts are paid above the Living Wage Foundation rates. None of DFID\u2019s contracted workers are paid less than the National Living Wage. DFID encourages outsource partners to pay the Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.<\/p>"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4520", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Matthew Pennycook"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1151309", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for International Development"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1151309/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>DFID supports programmes to strengthen country health systems, in order to achieve universal health coverage and end preventable deaths by 2030.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>At the country level, we work with governments to prioritise meeting the needs of the poor and most vulnerable, including people with disabilities, so that they achieve better access to quality essential services without the risk of financial hardship. For example, DFID\u2019s new flagship neglected tropical disease programme will also provide 100,000 operations to prevent or treat blindness caused by trachoma, plus provide operations and enable people to undertake self-led care to treat complications caused by lymphatic filariasis.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he is taking to provide medical support to people with physical disabilities in developing countries.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent steps he has taken to promote communications technology for development purposes.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1447", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrew Rosindell"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Andrew Rosindell"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1151357", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for International Development"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1151357/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>DFID continues to pay 16 staff who are currently on loan to other government departments.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4044", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrew Stephenson"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4603", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Preet Kaur Gill"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1151426", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for International Development"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1151426/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>No medical workers anywhere in the world should be at risk of violence, including those assisting Palestinians injured during demonstrations. We regularly raise with the Government of Israel the importance of protecting civilians, including medical personnel, when responding to protests and the importance of adhering to the principles of necessity and proportionality.<\/p>"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-10-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1151427", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for International Development"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1151427/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The primary responsibility for prosecuting those who attack humanitarian workers in any context lies with the relevant state authorities. In a conflict context, where the state authorities are unable or unwilling to do this, international accountability mechanisms may be invoked, as appropriate. The UK supports international mechanisms such as the International Criminal Court or <em>ad hoc<\/em> tribunals acting within their mandates when grave violations of international humanitarian law are suspected, and the state is genuinely unable or unwilling to investigate or prosecute.<\/p>"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1151431", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for International Development"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1151431/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>No health workers anywhere in the world should be at risk of violence, including those assisting Palestinians injured during demonstrations. We regularly raise with the Government of Israel the importance of protecting civilians, including medical personnel, when responding to protests. We welcome the Israeli authorities\u2019 decision to conduct criminal investigations into eleven Palestinian deaths during recent protests and urge these to be transparent and, if wrongdoing is found, for those responsible to be held accountable.<\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1151559/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The UK Government has been a global leader on nutrition since we hosted the first Nutrition for Growth Summit in 2013.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Earlier this month the Secretary of State for International Development committed to prioritise ending preventable deaths of mothers, new-born babies and children in the developing world by 2030. Addressing malnutrition is critical and central to this ambition. Improving nutrition in developing countries is also key for achieving at least 12 of the Sustainable Development Goals.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Since 2015 DFID has reached 60 million women, adolescent girls and young children with nutrition services \u2013 including lifesaving treatment for child wasting, support for breastfeeding and new crop varieties that are rich in essential nutrients.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>We are working with the Government of Japan to help prepare for the Nutrition for Growth Summit in December 2020. The Summit will be an important opportunity to set the world on the path towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goal target to end malnutrition in all its forms by 2030.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>We will be looking closely over the coming months at what further commitment the UK can make at the 2020 Summit to contribute to this important goal.<\/p>"}
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