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416953

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Darfur: Internally Displaced People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what information they have about (1) the levels of malnutrition and disease among children in each of the camps for internally displaced people in Darfur, and (2) the plans of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs to deal with those problems.
tabling member printed	Lord Avebury
uin	HL1873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>The executive summary of the comprehensive survey undertaken by UNICEF of nutrition and health indicators in camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Darfur, funded by DFID at the end of 2013, is available online. This survey confirms that overall levels of nutrition and health in Darfur IDP camps continue to be of concern, for example 44% of children in Zamzam camp in North Darfur were recorded as suffering from stunting. Indicators for camps in North and Central Darfur are generally worse than camps in other areas; however the health and nutrition situation for IDPs located in camps tends to be better than the situation for resident and displaced populations in other parts of Darfur located outside of camps. A follow up survey, to be partially funded by DFID, is planned to take place in mid-2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The United Nations (UN) Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has played a central role in developing the Sudan 2015 Humanitarian Response Plan which aims to address the humanitarian needs of up to 5.4 million vulnerable people in Darfur and other parts of Sudan and appeals for funding of £650 million to achieve this. In line with agreed strategic objectives, OCHA coordinates the activities of in country partners, including other UN agencies and national and international non-governmental organisations and allocates funding received through the appeal to humanitarian projects across Sudan, such as those to tackle disease and malnutrition. DFID is the third largest humanitarian donor in support of this appeal.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 21/09/2015 15:09:42 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	1665 label Biography information for Lord Avebury

417068

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria: Humanitarian Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to improve access for humanitarian agencies to deliver aid to civilian populations in Syria.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
uin	HL1988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>The UK is committed to supporting the most vulnerable people in need inside Syria wherever they are, in accordance with international humanitarian principles. The UK co-sponsored and lobbied hard for UN Security Council Resolutions 2165 and 2191 which enable the UN to deliver aid across border, without the consent of the regime, to assist those in the hardest to reach areas.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 21/09/2015 15:10:02 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

417086

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: New Businesses
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they plan to take, if any, to support the campaign launched by Dell for the post-2015 UN development agenda to promote sustainable development through entrepreneurship.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL2006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p>The UK has played a key role in the negotiation of the Sustainable Development Goals and fully supports the Open Working Group proposal which will be formally agreed at the UN summit later this month. DFID runs a range of programmes to support entrepreneurs, including working with business action groups, providing support to improve the investment climate for small businesses and hosting challenge funds to which entrepreneurs can apply to for grants.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 18/09/2015 12:02:03 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

417088

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether new spending on migrants will count towards the statutory target of spending 0.7 per cent of gross national income on overseas aid.
tabling member printed	Lord Lipsey
uin	HL2008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p>In his statement to Parliament on 7 September the Prime Minister stated that, in full accordance with internationally agreed rules, the UK will ensure that the full cost of supporting thousands of Syrian refugees in the UK will be met through our aid spending for the first year.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 18/09/2015 12:09:06 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	2492 label Biography information for Lord Lipsey

417096

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
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 humanitarian needs of the people of Yemen; and what humanitarian assistance is being provided to them.
tabling member printed	Lord Luce
uin	HL2016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p>According to the UN, 21 million people - more than 80% of the population - are in need of humanitarian assistance in Yemen. Of those, over 6 million people are facing severe food shortages, with households struggling to meet their daily needs. In particular, 1.8 million children are most at risk and require access to life-saving nutrition services. In Hodeidah city alone, UNICEF have warned that 96,000 severely malnourished children are at risk of dying.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK is one of the largest donors to the crisis in Yemen and has announced £55 million to respond to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, focused on the most urgent life-saving needs. UK aid will provide emergency shelter, healthcare, water, food and nutrition assistance for at least half a million Yemenis, as well as supporting UN work to co-ordinate the international humanitarian response.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 18/09/2015 12:00:33 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	908 label Biography information for Lord Luce

392034

registered interest
date	22/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	St Helena: Aviation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the first commercial flights to St Helena will commence.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL1789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>The first commercial flight to St Helena will be in February 2016, subject to completion of the remaining airport construction works and to meeting all regulatory requirements.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 30/07/2015 14:13:12 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

392035

registered interest
date	22/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	St Helena: Tourism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many tourist beds (1) are currently available, and (2) are under construction, on St Helena.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL1790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>St Helena Government confirms that 101 tourist beds are currently available in serviced rooms, with an additional 38 serviced rooms planned for construction between 2015 and 2016. There are also 90 self-catering rooms on the island.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 30/07/2015 14:13:27 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

392036

registered interest
date	22/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	St Helena: Tourism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many tourist beds will be required on St Helena to support one weekly flight when the island’s airport opens in February 2016.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL1791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>St Helena Government estimates that 80 to 160 tourist beds will be required when the air service becomes operational.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 30/07/2015 14:13:41 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

392037

registered interest
date	22/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	St Helena: Tourism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many proposals to create more tourist beds on St Helena (1) have been passed, (2) are currently under consideration, and (3) have been rejected, by the island’s planning authority.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL1792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>St Helena Government has confirmed that since July 2014, five applications for additional accommodation have been approved by St Helena’s Planning Authority and two are currently under consideration. None have been rejected.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 30/07/2015 14:14:34 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

392038

registered interest
date	22/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	St Helena: Tourism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to increase the number of tourist beds on St Helena; what progress has been made in this regard since the decision to build an airport on the island was made in 2010; and what incentives they are offering to encourage inward investors to provide tourist facilities on the island.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL1793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department for International Development supports Enterprise St Helena (ESH), the St Helena Government’s development agency. Enterprise St Helena offers grants to assist local businesses with proposals to increase the quantity and quality of tourist accommodation. Fifteen new serviced rooms have been added since 2010, with an additional 38 serviced rooms planned for construction between 2015 and 2016. The Saint Helena Government has introduced a range of tax incentives for investors, including tax credits, rollover reliefs and accelerated depreciation.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 30/07/2015 14:15:03 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham