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date	25/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	USA: UNRWA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with his US counterpart on that Administration’s decision to withhold funding to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees; and what assessment she has made of the effect of that decision on programmes operating in the Middle East.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	125084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>The UK has discussed the situation in detail with the United States, all other main donors, and host Governments in the context of the recent United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Advisory Commission. The UK has highlighted our concern about the impact on the activities of UNRWA that any unexpected reductions or delays in predicted donor disbursements might have.</p><p> </p><p>My officials are working closely with UNRWA, the United States, and other European Union partners to understand the risks to UNRWA’s programmes and to ensure the continuity of services for Palestinian refugees. The UK is concerned about the impact on UNRWA’s activities whenever unexpected reductions or delays in predicted donor disbursements occur and, in particular, how this may disproportionally affect the most vulnerable refugees. We are liaising with UNRWA on their plans for service continuity. UNRWA has publically stated their determination to continue services in all their fields of operations.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 30/01/2018 17:26:23 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

824011

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Dominica: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 21 December 2017 (HL4321), what level of support they will provide for reconstruction in Dominica following the hurricane damage.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL4756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>Dominica was devastated by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The UK provided £7m in emergency support, including shelter, food and other essential supplies. We have also committed £25m to support reconstruction. These funds will be delivered through the UK Caribbean Infrastructure Fund, in partnership with the Caribbean Development Bank. A Post Disaster Needs Assessment and discussions with the government of Dominica are informing spending priorities, with a likely focus on repairing the island’s water supply system.</p><p>The UK will also provide a further £8m to strengthen regional and national level disaster response mechanisms. Some of this funding will be used to provide expertise and oversight of the island’s reconstruction programme so that funds are used in the most effective way. All UK funded reconstruction will support the key principle of building back better, so that Caribbean countries and territories are better able to withstand future hurricanes and natural disasters.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 24/01/2018 17:17:41 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

824034

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians: Overseas Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to their announcement on 16 November 2016 concerning future UK support to the Occupied Palestinian Territories, how much funding they provided to the Palestinian Authority in (1) 2016–17, and (2) 2017–18; what was the reason for any significant change in the level of that funding; and whether there has been any shift in UK policy towards such funding.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL4777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>In 2016/17 we provided £25 million of financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority (PA). Figures for 2017/18 will be published after the end of the financial year. UK financial assistance to the PA continues to be provided in accordance with the Government response, “Future UK support to the Occupied Palestinian Territories” published on 16 December 2016.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 30/01/2018 16:52:22 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge