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1041341

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date	14/01/2019
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: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on facilitating health professionals in England to travel to low and middle income countries to provide healthcare education and training; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
uin	208257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for International Development has not discussed this directly with the present Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (DHSC). It was discussed with his predecessor at DHSC and focused on how DFID and DHSC can work together to promote international health partnerships and schemes that share the expertise of UK health professionals. These partnerships address global health challenges and promote Global Britain.</p><p> </p><p>DFID and DHSC work closely on programmes that facilitate these partnerships for UK health professionals to provide healthcare education and training in low and middle-income countries. We also collaborate on schemes that bring health professionals from low and middle-income countries to both learn from UK healthcare professionals and contribute to the delivery of NHS services.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 21/01/2019 17:21:22 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

1041342

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
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: Mental Health Services
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 improve mental health provision in low and middle income countries.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
uin	208258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>DFID is committed to taking a comprehensive and rights-based approach to mental health in low and middle-income countries.</p><p> </p><p>Our Disability Inclusion Strategy sets out how UK Aid will step up its work to promote well-being, increase access to integrated, quality mental health services, and facilitate recovery, empowerment and societal inclusion for people with mental health conditions and psychosocial disabilities.</p><p> </p><p>In Ghana, DFID’s Health Sector Support Programme has supported the integration of quality mental health into broader health systems and addressed stigma and discrimination. DFID’s Improving Mental Health Care programme is generating world-leading evidence on integrating effective mental health care services into primary care in Ethiopia, India, Nepal, South Africa and Uganda. DFID’s support to the Disability Rights Fund, enables organisations led by people with psychosocial disabilities to champion their rights.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 21/01/2019 17:22:22 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

994099

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans she has to provide support for improvements to mental health training for healthcare workers in low and middle income countries.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
uin	183331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>We align our support for health workers in low- and middle-income countries with priorities set by national governments, and the UK’s objective in strengthening local health systems. This includes working to improve the provision, equity and quality of mental health services and supporting the most marginalized to participate in decisions affecting their health. For example, in Ghana our Health Sector Support Programme has supported mental health systems strengthening and efforts to address underlying stigma and discrimination. Our funding for health partnerships between the UK and developing countries has scaled up peer support work in Uganda and delivered mental health training for maternity care providers in Nepal to improve mental health care.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 30/10/2018 15:06:16 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

964470

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Mental Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to improve mental health globally.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
uin	169285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>DFID is committed to taking a comprehensive approach to mental health.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Disability Rights Fund, we support organisations led by people with psychosocial disabilities to champion their rights. In Ghana, our Health Sector Support Programme has supported mental health systems strengthening and efforts to address underlying stigma and discrimination. And we are generating world-leading evidence around integrating effective mental health care services into primary care through PRIME - our Programme for Improving Mental Health Care.</p><p> </p><p>DFID will set out its future approach on global mental health in our upcoming Disability Framework, following the UK-hosted Global Ministerial Mental Health Summit this October.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 10/09/2018 16:41:01 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

887907

registered interest
date	20/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Caribbean: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much money has been spent to support countries in the Caribbean in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
uin	136902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>From 2010 to 2016, the UK has provided over £420m in bilateral Official Development Assistance (ODA) to Caribbean countries. In 2015, the DFID Caribbean programme increased by £330m, including through the establishment of the £300m UK Caribbean Infrastructure Fund (UKCIF).</p><p> </p><p>Following the devastation of Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017, the UK also provided over £185m in humanitarian and reconstruction support, mainly to the affected islands of Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, British Virgin Islands, Turks and Caicos and Anguilla.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><em>figures in £ thousands</em></p></td><td><p><strong>£</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Antigua and Barbuda</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barbados</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belize</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>322</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>1,664</p></td><td><p>973</p></td><td><p>1,145</p></td><td><p>423</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dominica</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>195</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>492</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grenada</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guyana</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1,047</p></td><td><p>367</p></td><td><p>563</p></td><td><p>406</p></td><td><p>1,042</p></td><td><p>2,229</p></td><td><p>658</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Haiti</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>16,944</p></td><td><p>9,714</p></td><td><p>3,264</p></td><td><p>9,585</p></td><td><p>4,685</p></td><td><p>3,850</p></td><td><p>5,996</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jamaica</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2,540</p></td><td><p>6,446</p></td><td><p>8,979</p></td><td><p>12,434</p></td><td><p>6,177</p></td><td><p>7,709</p></td><td><p>6,460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Montserrat</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>10,736</p></td><td><p>27,744</p></td><td><p>21,265</p></td><td><p>31,222</p></td><td><p>20,302</p></td><td><p>33,108</p></td><td><p>28,534</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>St. Kitts-Nevis</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>2,354</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St. Lucia</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>161</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>188</p></td><td><p>175</p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>St.Vincent &amp; Grenadines</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Suriname</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Trinidad &amp; Tobago</p></td><td><p>157</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>West Indies, regional</p></td><td><p>16,133</p></td><td><p>13,363</p></td><td><p>11,190</p></td><td><p>10,766</p></td><td><p>6,548</p></td><td><p>7,772</p></td><td><p>61,366</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Totals</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>47,881</p></td><td><p>58,235</p></td><td><p>48,015</p></td><td><p>66,319</p></td><td><p>39,920</p></td><td><p>56,673</p></td><td><p>103,525</p></td><td><p>420,568</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Statistics for International Development.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 26/04/2018 14:08:54 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter