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751823

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date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	International Citizen Service: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much statutory funding the International Citizen Service programme has received in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	4980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Development (DfID) provides funding to the International Citizen Service (ICS) programme to enable young people from across Britain and developing countries to take part in international volunteering.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 provides an outline of DfID expenditure on ICS in each of the last five financial years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Table – ICS Expenditure</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Expenditure</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>7,399,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>16,927,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>24,443,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>26,263,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>25,166,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 18/07/2017 16:07:38 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

751824

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	International Citizen Service: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many 18 to 25-year-olds took part in the International Citizens Service programme in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	4979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The International Citizen Service (ICS) provides opportunities for young people from across Britain and developing countries to take part in international volunteering.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 shows how many participants have taken part in ICS in each of the last five years. It also includes the split between British volunteers and those from developing countries.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Table 1 – ICS Participants</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>British volunteers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Developing country volunteers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Yearly total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>501</p></td><td><p>392</p></td><td><p>893</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>1354</p></td><td><p>3377</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2918</p></td><td><p>2693</p></td><td><p>5611</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>3627</p></td><td><p>3532</p></td><td><p>7159</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>3211</p></td><td><p>3206</p></td><td><p>6417</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 18/07/2017 16:10:07 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

751420

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	West Bank: Electronic Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department has supplied any electrical equipment to villages in the West Bank.
tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
uin	4569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>Through funding to the Palestinian Market Development Programme, DFID has helped to supply electrical equipment to businesses in the West Bank including computers, and food processing and Laboratory equipment. Through the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation, DFID funded the rehabilitation of a well in the West Bank including the provision of electrical equipment.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 17/07/2017 16:14:11 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff

751422

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Parasitic Diseases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress her Department has made on eliminating nematode infections in (a) Africa and (b) the rest of the world.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	4732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>DFID supports the global elimination of the nematode infection Lymphatic Filariasis. DFID funding has meant that the population at risk from this disease in the 10 African countries and 2 Asian countries supported has fallen by over 85% since 2013. The aim is to achieve full elimination in these 12 countries by 2025.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 18/07/2017 16:09:36 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

751423

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Africa: Overseas 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 implications for her policies of the findings of the report of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Africa on the Future of Africa-UK trade and development cooperation relations in the transitional and post-Brexit period, published in February 2017.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	4630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>Thank you to the honourable member for her work on this report which highlights the importance of trade for developing countries, and examines the European Economic Partnership Agreements.</p><p>Our first priority is to deliver continuity in our trading arrangements on leaving the EU. The announcement on 25 June, that we will secure existing duty-free access for the world’s poorest countries to UK markets and aim to maintain current access for developing countries, supports this.</p><p>This government remains a long-standing supporter of Economic Partnership Agreements and continues to listen to our partners’ views on how to maximise their benefits.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 17/07/2017 16:18:57 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

750572

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of Iraqis that have fled Daesh in Iraq who are now refugees in countries bordering Syria.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Southwark
uin	HL704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>As of July, the UN estimates that 257,476 Iraqi refugees who have fled Daesh are hosted in countries in the region such as Turkey and Jordan. Most people who have fled Daesh in Iraq are internally displaced; currently over 3 million Iraqis are internally displaced within Iraq.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 18/07/2017 16:14:37 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4345 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Southwark

750573

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they have made any representations to the UNHCR concerning that agency's understanding of vulnerability, with a view to redefining that definition to include religion as one of the criteria used to identify those refugees most in need of assistance.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Southwark
uin	HL705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>Our humanitarian aid operates under International Humanitarian Law and is provided based on need. As such it is available to people of all faiths and of none. All our partners carry out comprehensive vulnerability assessments to ensure aid is reaching those most in need, including those from religious minorities as it is already recognised that religion may be a factor in causing vulnerability. DFID and UK missions overseas have regular conversations with UNHCR on these matters.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 18/07/2017 16:15:06 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4345 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Southwark

749936

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Sexual Offences Act 2003
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, in the light of findings published by CAFOD in its report UK support for energy in developing countries that between 2009 and 2013 43 per cent of UK spending in the energy sector in developing countries was focussed on fossil fuels and 19 per cent on renewable forms of energy, whether they are planning to seek to reverse those proportions; and if so, what action they are taking to achieve that objective.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
uin	HL621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>Between 2011 and 2016, UK Aid provided 12 million people with improved access to clean energy and installed more than 400 MW of clean energy capacity.</p><p>The percentages cited in the CAFOD report draw on several sources and appear to include a wide range of funding, including funding which is not classified as Official Development Assistance.</p><p>The UK government has committed £5.8bn over the April 2016 and March 2021 period for tackling climate change overseas. This commitment will continue to drive support for developing countries to move to low-carbon economies including renewable energy, as well as building their resilience and helping them to manage their natural resources more effectively.</p><p>The DFID bilateral programme will not support new coal plants or new investments in existing coal-fired power plants. We will only consider supporting proposals for multilateral development banks to finance coal-fired power plants in the world’s poorest countries where no other economically feasible alternative exists, the investment is part of a credible low emission development strategy and where there is a clear poverty reduction case.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 18/07/2017 16:15:42 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

749974

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Israel: Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of living conditions in the Gaza strip; and whether they are planning to send a team to investigate and report back.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK Government is concerned at the humanitarian situation in Gaza. Urgent improvements in infrastructure, employment, energy and water are essential to improve living conditions. The UK is closely monitoring the situation, including participating in a joint mission with the UN to Gaza on the 10th July. We urge the parties to find a sustainable solution to the current energy crisis that alleviates the suffering of the Gazan people. In Gaza, UK support includes funding for basic service delivery through the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, support for humanitarian access and Gaza’s reconstruction, and economic development programming to help create jobs.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 18/07/2017 16:14:16 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

750239

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to help other Departments spending resources on aid achieve good or very good ratings under the international aid transparency initiative.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	3807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>DFID is providing regular advice to support departments to improve the transparency of their overseas development assistance. This includes workshops, guidance and the establishment of a network to share good practice. It is essential we pool skills and expertise across government to ensure we achieve this commitment, so the British public know their money is being spent well to eradicate poverty and keep Britain safe.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 13/07/2017 16:43:06 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray