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942034

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Workers: Civil Servants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the pension arrears owed to former members of Her Majesty's Overseas Civil Service are paid.
tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
uin	HL9548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>DFID Overseas Pension Department have responsibility for administering pensions to former expatriate Colonial Civil Servants and have no pension arrears outstanding to entitled pensioners.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 24/07/2018 11:26:29 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad

942488

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to paragraph 88 of Chapter Two of the White Paper, The future relationship between the UK and the EU, Cm. 9593, published on 12 July 2018, which resources the Government is planning to pool with EU institutions in accordance with the proposals there set out.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	164325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>Any resources pooled with EU institutions in accordance with the proposals in the White Paper would be part of our commitment to spend 0.7% of UK GNI as Official Development Assistance.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 23/07/2018 16:22:58 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

942510

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 15 May 2018 to Question 141795, what are the terms of engagement for the independent financial audit into DFID's project spending in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	164436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>Financial audits are carried out on all individual DFID programmes operating in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs). The body carrying out the audits, and the terms of reference vary depending on the DFID programme, however all independent financial audits provide assurance to DFID that funds are spent and managed in line with agreed programme activities. The overall DFID OPTs portfolio is also subject to the regular audit cycle of DFID’s Internal Audit Department and the National Audit Office.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 23/07/2018 15:12:23 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

942525

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Gaza: Reconstruction
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 international counterparts on the (a) Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism and (b) planned review of that programme.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	164264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>My officials are discussing the future of the Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism with international counterparts, including the UN. On July 17<sup>th</sup> the UK met the UN Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General to discuss the priorities of the planned review.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 23/07/2018 15:10:19 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

942530

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	West Bank: Internally Displaced People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is providing to (a) victims of forcible transfer and (b) people at risk of forcible transfer in the West Bank.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	164266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>The UK supports Palestinian communities at risk of forcible transfer in Area C of the West Bank through our legal aid programme, which helps residents challenge decisions in the Israeli legal system. In around 97% of the cases supported by this programme demolitions and evictions have been suspended. Additionally the UK supports nearly 500 Palestinian families living in Area C to remain on their land by improving infrastructure and enabling access to education and health services.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently considering how best we can further support Palestinian communities at risk of forcible transfer in the West Bank, and I will update the House once this is confirmed.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 23/07/2018 15:11:30 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

942710

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
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: Terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to her Department's Memorandum of Understanding with the Palestinian Authority (PA), what discussions her Department has had with the PA on the erection of a billboard in April 2018, organised and sponsored by the PA funded Palestinian Prisoners' Club, honouring 17 Palestinian terrorists.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	164260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government deplores any act of incitement to violence. Our partnership with the Palestinian Authority (PA) includes a commitment from the Palestinian leadership to adhere to the principle of non-violence and to tackle language and avoid actions that could incite violence or hatred. During my most recent visit to the Occupied Palestinian Territories in May 2018, I personally led this year’s high level annual meeting as part of our annual dialogue with the PA where I challenged the PA on a number of issues such as incitement. The UK continues to urge the Palestinian leadership to uphold this principle of non-violence.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 19/07/2018 17:05:09 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

942711

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
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: Terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to her Department's Memorandum of Understanding with the Palestinian Authority (PA), what discussions her Department has had with the PA on the naming of a PA Ministry of Education branch volleyball championship in May 2018 after Abd Al-Jaber Abd Al-Qaeder Khaled, who attempted to carry out a suicide bombing attack in 2002.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	164261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>Our sustained support to the PA means that we have a close and robust relationship with senior PA Ministers. I have raised issues of incitement in the education sector in a number of recent conversations with the PA Minister for Education and Higher Education, most recently when I met with the PA during my visit to the Occupied Palestinian Territories in May 2018. Our partnership with the Palestinian Authority (PA) includes a commitment from the Palestinian leadership to adhere to the principle of non-violence and to tackle language and avoid actions that could incite violence or hatred. The UK continues to urge the Palestinian leadership to uphold this principle.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 19/07/2018 17:06:31 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

942712

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
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: Terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to her Department's Memorandum of Understanding with the Palestinian Authority (PA), what discussions her Department has had with the PA on the description on official PA TV on 17 February 2018 of the Nimr Mahmoud Ahmed Al-Jamal, responsible for the murder of three Israelis, as a martyr who ascended to heaven.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	164262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government deplores any act of incitement to violence. Our partnership with the Palestinian Authority (PA) includes a commitment from the Palestinian leadership to adhere to the principle of non-violence and to tackle language and avoid actions that could incite violence or hatred. During my most recent visit to the Occupied Palestinian Territories in May 2018, I personally led this year’s high level annual meeting as part of our annual dialogue with the PA where I challenged the PA on a number of issues such as incitement. The UK continues to urge the Palestinian leadership to uphold this principle of non-violence.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 19/07/2018 17:07:27 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

942713

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
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: Terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to her Department's Memorandum of Understanding with the Palestinian Authority (PA), what discussions her Department has had with the PA on the broadcast on 3 February 2018 on the official PA radio station, The Voice of Palestine, of a poem featuring lyrics stating that Palestine is etched on the heart of the foetus, a proud martyr in his mother's womb.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	164263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government deplores any act of incitement to violence. Our partnership with the Palestinian Authority (PA) includes a commitment from the Palestinian leadership to adhere to the principle of non-violence and to tackle language and avoid actions that could incite violence or hatred. During my most recent visit to the Occupied Palestinian Territories in May 2018, I personally led this year’s high level annual meeting as part of our annual dialogue with the PA where I challenged the PA on a number of issues such as incitement. The UK continues to urge the Palestinian leadership to uphold this principle of non-violence.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 19/07/2018 17:08:14 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

940678

registered interest
date	13/07/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Females: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what consultation the Government plans to hold with the private sector to measure progress on Sustainable Development Goal 5: achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls, for the Voluntary National Review at the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in 2019.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
uin	163818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>Work on developing the UK’s 2019 Voluntary National Review is ongoing, and we will consult with a wide range of key stakeholders as we finalise our plans.</p><p>We will launch an online consultation to ensure we capture a wide range of views and inputs, and will be drawing on a range of sources to collect data and information, including:</p><ul><li>the UN’s global indicator framework for measuring global progress towards the SDGs;</li><li>the UK’s Office for National Statistics’ National Reporting Platform on UK data for the SDGs;</li><li>Single Departmental Plans in which government departments have embedded the SDGs; and</li><li>departmental Annual Reports and Accounts in which departments are expected to report progress towards the SDGs.</li></ul> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 163819 163821 question first answered 18/07/2018 15:15:46 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney