The UK will continue to lead responses to humanitarian emergencies, responding rapidly to save lives, as we did recently in Nepal. Preparing for disasters is critical and the UK will push globally for more to be done, including at the World Humanitarian Summit in 2016.<\/p>
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The Government have been clear in condemning the horrific attacks on religious communities by violent extremists including ISIL. All UK funded assistance is distributed on the basis of need to ensure civilians are not discriminated against on the grounds of race, religion, or ethnicity. We prioritise reaching the most vulnerable people across Syria, including Christians and those who have suffered from such violence. DFID continues to work with the UN and the international community to ensure all minorities\u2019 rights are protected and our aid reaches those in greatest need.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/55", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "New Forest West"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Desmond Swayne"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-10-29", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-10-29T16:07:52.497Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "20"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "International Development"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "International Development"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-10-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Syria: Christianity"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to assist Christian refugees in Syria who are being persecuted.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4079", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Julian Sturdy"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "York Outer"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Julian Sturdy"} ], "uin" : "13013"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/384585", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for International Development"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/384585/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The UK supports low carbon development though the International Climate Fund to help the poorest countries boost their economies and tackle poverty. Overall, the ICF makes up 7% of the UK aid budget.<\/p>
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Of the total ICF budget 55% has been allocated to climate mitigation programmes, which are predominately related to clean energy, as well as energy efficiency and related activities.<\/p>
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DFID will coordinate and scale up efforts to deliver energy to the 1.2 billion people worldwide with no access to electricity, with a particular focus on the more than 660 million people in Africa without access.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1582", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Grant Shapps"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Welwyn Hatfield"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Grant Shapps"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-06-29", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-06-29T16:56:29.593Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "20"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "International Development"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "International Development"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-06-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Development Aid: Renewable Energy"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of her Department's overseas aid budget is allocated to green energy projects in 2015-16.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4079", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Julian Sturdy"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "York Outer"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Julian Sturdy"} ], "uin" : "3362"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/170501", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for International Development"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/170501/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
DFID continues to work with the Department of Health to keep the government\u2019s approach to health systems strengthening under review. As set out in the government response to the International Development Committee\u2019s report on Strengthening Health Systems in Developing Countries, DFID will develop a framework for the UK\u2019s work on health systems strengthening that will include its approach to human resources for health and will be set in the context of the new post-2015 development goals.<\/p>
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The World Bank\u2019s Global Partnership for Social Accountability (GPSA) supports governments and civil society to work together to solve critical governance challenges in developing countries. GPSA aims to create an enabling environment in which citizen feedback is used to solve fundamental problems in service delivery and to strengthen the performance of public institutions.<\/p>
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DFID has been a member of the steering committee since GPSA started in 2012, sharing its knowledge and advisory capacity. The steering committee sets out the overall strategy for GPSA and approves grants for programmatic activities such as improving budget transparency or improving access to and quality of service delivery.<\/p>
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| <\/td> | £ Million<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Total % ODA<\/strong><\/p><\/td> %GNI<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1996<\/p><\/td> 404<\/p><\/td> 20%<\/p><\/td> 0.03%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1997<\/p><\/td> 385<\/p><\/td> 18%<\/p><\/td> 0.03%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1998<\/p><\/td> 491<\/p><\/td> 21%<\/p><\/td> 0.03%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1999<\/p><\/td> 485<\/p><\/td> 23%<\/p><\/td> 0.03%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2000<\/p><\/td> 743<\/p><\/td> 25%<\/p><\/td> 0.05%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2001<\/p><\/td> 789<\/p><\/td> 25%<\/p><\/td> 0.06%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2002<\/p><\/td> 646<\/p><\/td> 20%<\/p><\/td> 0.04%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2003<\/p><\/td> 875<\/p><\/td> 23%<\/p><\/td> 0.05%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2004<\/p><\/td> 1,245<\/p><\/td> 29%<\/p><\/td> 0.06%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2005<\/p><\/td> 2,074<\/p><\/td> 35%<\/p><\/td> 0.09%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2006<\/p><\/td> 2,933<\/p><\/td> 43%<\/p><\/td> 0.12%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2007<\/p><\/td> 1,179<\/p><\/td> 24%<\/p><\/td> 0.04%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2008<\/p><\/td> 1,303<\/p><\/td> 20%<\/p><\/td> 0.05%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2009<\/p><\/td> 1,603<\/p><\/td> 22%<\/p><\/td> 0.07%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010<\/p><\/td> 1,866<\/p><\/td> 22%<\/p><\/td> 0.08%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011<\/p><\/td> 1,993<\/p><\/td> 23%<\/p><\/td> 0.08%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012<\/p><\/td> 1,991<\/p><\/td> 23%<\/p><\/td> 0.08%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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