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1203603

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Carers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will place in the Library a list of the workplace benefits that her Department provides to its staff with caring responsibilities.
tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Davey
uin	59344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>DFID encourages managers to take a positive, proactive approach in working together with employees to agree arrangements for caring, taking account of both caring and business needs. DFID has signed up to the Carer’s Charter and encourage managers and employees to record caring arrangements on our HR systems.</p><p>In terms of workplace benefits, DFID offers:</p><ul><li>Flexible working to enable carers to combine their work and caring responsibilities. For those looking to move to working on a job share basis, we also promote use of the Civil Service job-share finder.</li></ul><ul><li>Access to various forms of leave for those who need it over and above annual leave (either on a short or longer term basis): short term discretionary leave; long term unpaid discretionary leave; parental leave.</li></ul><ul><li><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmy-eap.com%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cmonica-cook%40dfid.gov.uk%7C2fff96ed68754115089e08d811fed003%7Ccdf709af1a184c74bd936d14a64d73b3%7C0%7C0%7C637279133392370577&amp;sdata=TiQM%2FC27MrTCWAWzEKwTyJFu2ko93r5ITBJ%2F1yzY42Y%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Employee Assistance Programme</a>: offers support for a range of scenarios. For caring, they can advise on sources of help and advice and provide counselling should people require it.</li></ul><p>To strengthen our support and learn from best practice, we have also recently signed up to <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.employersforcarers.org%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cmonica-cook%40dfid.gov.uk%7C2fff96ed68754115089e08d811fed003%7Ccdf709af1a184c74bd936d14a64d73b3%7C0%7C0%7C637279133392380567&amp;sdata=CGH%2FsEoiaEXDuyccEUzXLymxFjLbl6md3Q0CuyISTas%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Employers for Carers.</a></p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 22/06/2020 16:56:30 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	188 label Biography information for Ed Davey

1203620

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department's share of the Official Development Assistance budget will be reduced in the event of a decrease in GNI.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	59552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK has a legal commitment to spend 0.7% of its gross national income (GNI) each year on Official Development Assistance (ODA). This commitment is linked to GNI. HM Treasury allocates ODA budgets to departments and is responsible for decisions on changes to these allocations.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 18/06/2020 16:33:35 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1203621

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department is signing new funding agreements for projects funded by Official Development Assistance.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	59553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>The government reviews the ODA funding it allocates to projects on a regular basis in order to ensure delivery of its commitment to spend 0.7% of GNI on ODA.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 18/06/2020 16:34:24 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1203914

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Caribbean Aid for Trade and Regional Integration Trust Fund: EU Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Caribbean Aid for Trade and Regional Integration Trust Fund in helping countries agree trade agreements with the European Union.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	59402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>The Caribbean Aid for Trade and Regional Integration Trust Fund (CARTFund) was launched by the UK Government in 2009 to help Caribbean countries and businesses implement and take advantage of the CARIFORUM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) and support the region’s own economic integration initiative. DFID published an evaluation report in October 2015 at the end of the project, which found that it performed relatively well, particularly in relation to activities relating to the implementation of the EPA.</p><p>The UK has now signed the CARIFORUM-UK EPA with 13 CARIFORUM States, providing assurance to businesses, consumers and investors on the continuity of trade arrangements at the end of the transition period. Building on the recommendations from the CARTFund evaluation, DFID continues to deliver economic development objectives in the Caribbean including the UK Trade Partnerships Programme, which will support CARIFORUM States to implement and maximise the benefits of the CARIFORUM-UK EPA.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 22/06/2020 15:38:14 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

1203357

registered interest
date	12/06/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid: Genito-urinary Medicine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of the covid-19 outbreak on levels of Official Development Assistance; and if she will maintain a existing levels of support for sexual and reproductive health and rights and family planning services in (a) 2020 and (b) future budgets.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	59207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2020 answer text <p>Our aid spending is linked to the growth of our economy.</p><p>We are working closely with the Treasury to understand the likely forecasts and to ensure that we can meet our 0.7% commitment.</p><p>The UK is committed to advancing and defending comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights and, as a leading global donor, we will continue to be a progressive voice on this issue to give women in developing countries the reproductive health choices they want and need.</p><p>We are working across Departments to ensure that we continue to drive UK aid spending and commit our Official Development Assistance to the world’s most vulnerable and poorest people.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 17/06/2020 16:15:43 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1203362

registered interest
date	12/06/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Bangladesh: Migrant Camps
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what additional budget allocations her Department has made to programmes in Cox’s Bazar to (a) support the covid-19 response and (b) maintain and expand gender-based violence services in light of the prevalence of gender-based violence in the camps.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	59224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK has provided an initial £11 million to support COVID-19 preparedness and response efforts in the Rohingya camps and surrounding host communities. This has been allocated to existing UN and Non-Governmental Organisation UK partners. It is also maintaining essential humanitarian services in the camps, such as shelter, food, registration and civil documentation, healthcare, water and sanitation, and hygiene.</p><p>Part of this funding is focused on ensuring critical gender-based violence (GBV) and child protection services keep operating for all those who need them. For example, the UK has provided an additional £400,000 to UNFPA for GBV services, including activities disseminating anti-GBV messaging and anti-GBV role modelling activities with adolescent boys and girls.</p><p>The Rohingya Refugee response in Cox’s Bazar district has been reduced to only critical services since 8 April. While women and girls’ safe spaces are not functioning as normal (to prevent the spread of the virus), all protection services including GBV services have continued throughout. DFID officials are collaborating with UN agencies on the provision and continuity of GBV services. UN agencies have worked closely with the Bangladesh government to prepare and respond to COVID-19 in the refugee camps and ensure vital and lifesaving operations are not jeopardised.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams grouped question UIN 59225 question first answered 17/06/2020 16:18:09 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1203363

registered interest
date	12/06/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Bangladesh: Migrant Camps
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations she has made to (a) UN agencies and (b) the Government of Bangladesh to ensure that gender-based violence (GBV) services are designated as essential in order to allow for continuity of GBV service provision in Cox’s Bazar throughout the covid-19 response.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	59225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK has provided an initial £11 million to support COVID-19 preparedness and response efforts in the Rohingya camps and surrounding host communities. This has been allocated to existing UN and Non-Governmental Organisation UK partners. It is also maintaining essential humanitarian services in the camps, such as shelter, food, registration and civil documentation, healthcare, water and sanitation, and hygiene.</p><p>Part of this funding is focused on ensuring critical gender-based violence (GBV) and child protection services keep operating for all those who need them. For example, the UK has provided an additional £400,000 to UNFPA for GBV services, including activities disseminating anti-GBV messaging and anti-GBV role modelling activities with adolescent boys and girls.</p><p>The Rohingya Refugee response in Cox’s Bazar district has been reduced to only critical services since 8 April. While women and girls’ safe spaces are not functioning as normal (to prevent the spread of the virus), all protection services including GBV services have continued throughout. DFID officials are collaborating with UN agencies on the provision and continuity of GBV services. UN agencies have worked closely with the Bangladesh government to prepare and respond to COVID-19 in the refugee camps and ensure vital and lifesaving operations are not jeopardised.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams grouped question UIN 59224 question first answered 17/06/2020 16:18:09 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1203364

registered interest
date	12/06/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Bangladesh: Migrant Camps
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the scale of gender-based violence (GBV) in Cox’s Bazar (a) before and (b) during the covid-19 pandemic; and with reference to International Rescue Committee research indicating at least one in four women and girls that organisation screens have experienced GBV, what plans her Department has to help maintain and expand provision of GBV services.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	59226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2020 answer text <p>Gender-based violence (GBV) continues to be a constant threat in refugee camps, especially to women and girls. The scale of GBV in the Rohingya camps is too high, though still not fully known. As GBV is generally underreported due to stigma and fear, the recorded cases are likely to represent only a small fraction of the overall number. However, an information management system is ensuring vital data is collected and analysed from recorded cases.</p><p>We agree with the International Rescue Committee that we need to expand GBV programming to address unmet needs, including prevention activities; and that these needs are likely to be exacerbated by COVID-19. The UK is the second largest donor to the Rohingya response, contributing £256 million to-date, and we play a leadership role in ensuring anti-GBV efforts are prioritised.</p><p>DFID has continuously supported efforts to reduce GBV in Rohingya camps and also in host communities. UK aid-supported GBV activities are being implemented across 34 camps, in 35 women friendly spaces/integrated women centres, and have helped more than 12,000 individuals receive GBV case management support since 2017.</p><p>The UK has provided £11 million to support COVID-19 preparedness and response efforts in the Rohingya camps and surrounding host communities. Part of this funding is focused on ensuring critical gender-based violence and child protection services keep operating for all those who need them. For example, the UK has provided an additional £400,000 to UNFPA for GBV services, including disseminating anti-GBV messaging and anti-GBV activities with adolescent boys and girls during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams grouped question UIN 59227 question first answered 17/06/2020 16:19:30 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1203365

registered interest
date	12/06/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Bangladesh: Rohingya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the findings of the International Rescue Committee’s report entitled The Shadow Pandemic: Gender-Based Violence amongst Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, and what steps she plans to take to ensure that funding for gender-based violence services is (a) maintained and (b) increased in Cox’s Bazar.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	59227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2020 answer text <p>Gender-based violence (GBV) continues to be a constant threat in refugee camps, especially to women and girls. The scale of GBV in the Rohingya camps is too high, though still not fully known. As GBV is generally underreported due to stigma and fear, the recorded cases are likely to represent only a small fraction of the overall number. However, an information management system is ensuring vital data is collected and analysed from recorded cases.</p><p>We agree with the International Rescue Committee that we need to expand GBV programming to address unmet needs, including prevention activities; and that these needs are likely to be exacerbated by COVID-19. The UK is the second largest donor to the Rohingya response, contributing £256 million to-date, and we play a leadership role in ensuring anti-GBV efforts are prioritised.</p><p>DFID has continuously supported efforts to reduce GBV in Rohingya camps and also in host communities. UK aid-supported GBV activities are being implemented across 34 camps, in 35 women friendly spaces/integrated women centres, and have helped more than 12,000 individuals receive GBV case management support since 2017.</p><p>The UK has provided £11 million to support COVID-19 preparedness and response efforts in the Rohingya camps and surrounding host communities. Part of this funding is focused on ensuring critical gender-based violence and child protection services keep operating for all those who need them. For example, the UK has provided an additional £400,000 to UNFPA for GBV services, including disseminating anti-GBV messaging and anti-GBV activities with adolescent boys and girls during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams grouped question UIN 59226 question first answered 17/06/2020 16:19:30 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1200281

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Myanmar: Humanitarian Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how much, in total, the UK has provided in aid funding for humanitarian assistance to Burmese Chin refugees in Malaysia and Delhi.
tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
uin	HL5178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK provides humanitarian assistance to Chin refugees in Malaysia and India via the UNHCR - the UN Refugee Agency. The UK has provided UNHCR with predictable, core, unearmarked funding of £35 million per year since 2012, currently as part of a four-year (2017-2020) programme of support alongside other UN humanitarian agencies. In India and Malaysia UNHCR provides support to refugees, including ethnic Chins, comprising advocacy, legal representation, community outreach and assistance programmes.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 17/06/2020 16:34:53 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox