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90926

registered interest
date	08/09/2014
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the official National Health Service medical team promised by the Prime Minister has yet reached Gaza; whether volunteer British doctors have been refused access to Gaza via Israel; and, if so, what action they are taking on the doctors’ behalf.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL1852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2014 answer text <p>A team of medical staff from the UK visited Gaza and East Jerusalem in August to assess the need for specialist medical support. A team was given access to Gaza via Israel to access medical facilities in both locations to assess capacity and recommend future UK assistance.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 26/09/2014 10:22:00 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

79811

registered interest
date	30/07/2014
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the practical and humanitarian consequences of the damage recently done to the large electricity plant in Gaza.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL1700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>According to the UN, Gaza’s sole power plant remains shut down after being shelled on 29 July. The UN estimate that repairs may take months to complete, exacerbating the electricity crisis. The residents of Gaza are currently receiving on average 2 to 4 hours of electricity a day. This is affecting private households, companies and public services provision, including water, sanitation and health facilities as well as basic access to food.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK will provide more than £17 million in emergency support for Gaza. This includes £6 million for the UN Relief and Works Agency Appeal, which will fund basic shelter, blankets, hygiene kits, nappies and other vital help for tens of thousands of displaced people; £3million for the World Food Programme’s appeal to provide emergency food vouchers for more than 300,000 people for one month; and £3million of support brought forward for the International Committee of the Red Cross. DFID has also activated the £3 million Rapid Response Facility which allows the UK to provide emergency support via pre-approved organisations that can rapidly deliver medical, water and sanitation assistance in response to a disaster or humanitarian crisis overseas. We are also matching donations to the Disasters Emergency Committee appeal for Gaza, up to a total of £2 million.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 18/08/2014 09:44:04 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

79652

registered interest
date	28/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Middle East
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to assess the impact of prolonged attacks on Gaza on (1) the mental health of the population, and (2) water supplies.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL1544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/08/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID works closely with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Human Affairs (OCHA), which manages the process of collecting, analysing and sharing information about the humanitarian situation. According to OCHA’s most recent assessment at least 373,000 children require direct and specialised psychosocial support and 1.5 million people not in shelters have no or extremely restricted access to water.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK will provide more than £15 million in emergency support for Gaza. DFID activated a £3 million Rapid Response Facility (RRF) which will mean that more than half a million people in Gaza will receive medical care, clean water and sanitation. Three of the NGOs funded under the RRF are providing psychosocial support and one will be providing advanced mental health care. DFID also brought forward £3 million in funding to the International Committee of the Red Cross to help them repair water infrastructure, deliver emergency medical services and protect the civilian population.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 11/08/2014 10:33:09 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

76551

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Pakistan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total United Kingdom expenditure on bilateral aid for Pakistan in the last year for which figures are available; what was the United Kingdom's contribution to multilateral aid for Pakistan in the same period; and by how much expenditure is planned to increase in each of those categories over the coming three to five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>In 2013-2014 DFID Pakistan bilateral aid expenditure was approximately £253 million, of which £18 million was spent through multilateral agencies. The 2013-14 DFID Annual report will be published on our website on 15 July, detailing our confirmed figures. Further information on centrally-managed UK aid spending delivered through multilaterals operating in Pakistan is available at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/statistics-on-international-development-2013" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/statistics-on-international-development-2013</a>.</p><p> </p><p>For 2014-2015 DFID Pakistan has been allocated £310 million. This is subject to project performance as well as continued progress with key policy reforms, including on tax. Current plans suggest that £10 million of this will be spent through multilateral agencies. For future years the resource allocation process is underway and no specific budgets have yet been agreed.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 17/07/2014 15:15:12 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

76552

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Pakistan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of British bilateral aid to Pakistan was spent in the provinces of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the most recent year for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>In 2013-2014 UK bilateral aid programmes with the governments of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces amounted to £64 million and £21 million respectively. These figures include assistance for education, health and governance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information on UK aid delivered to Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa through channels other than the provincial government can be found at: http://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/countries/PK/projects/.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 21/07/2014 16:13:00 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton