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1143839

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	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, how many FTE staff in his Department are working on preparations for the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	285408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>Around 100 staff from across the Department for International Development are working to support both DFID’s preparations and preparations across Government for the UK leaving the EU, both with and without a deal.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 05/09/2019 16:22:40 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1143840

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	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, how many hours have staff in his Department spent in each of the last 12 months on preparations in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	285081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>DFID operates a flexible working policy and staff hours worked are not tracked centrally by DFID HR in line with DFID policy. As such the information required to answer this question would require collation of individual records held at team level and could only be collated at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 05/09/2019 16:23:37 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1143939

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: International Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of access for humanitarian supplies from the port of Aden, Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
uin	284911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>The UK tracks Yemen’s imports and ports to monitor trends and predict pressure points in humanitarian supplies.</p><p>Although Aden port remains operational, we are concerned by a backlog of 15,000 containers waiting to be processed. Fighting across the south of the country has also closed many major overland routes, affecting the onward delivery of commercial goods and humanitarian services.</p><p>The UK regularly raises humanitarian concerns with all parties to the conflict, calling on them to comply with UN Security Council Resolution 2451 and to facilitate safe, rapid and unhindered access for humanitarian and commercial supplies, including through Aden port and onward movement across the country.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 05/09/2019 16:20:53 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg

1143940

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment his Department has made of the humanitarian impact of the recent escalation of military activity in Aden, Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
uin	284971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>The UK is monitoring the humanitarian impact felt in the south of Yemen.</p><p> </p><p>The UN has so far verified 13 civilian deaths and 70 civilian injuries since fighting escalated, and has reported over 1,600 families and 1,000 individuals have been displaced to northern governates in August.</p><p> </p><p>Major overland routes in the south have closed and a backlog of 15,000 containers in Aden port is waiting to be processed. This is affecting the delivery of commercial goods and humanitarian services, including challenges for UN agencies transferring goods between Aden and the north.</p><p> </p><p>The UK regularly raises humanitarian concerns with all parties to the conflict, calling on them to comply with UN Security Council Resolution 2451 and facilitate safe, rapid, and unhindered access for humanitarian and commercial supplies, including through Aden Port.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 05/09/2019 16:21:54 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg

1141982

registered interest
date	25/07/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Democratic Republic of Congo: Ebola
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he is taking with his international counterparts to ensure that the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo does not disrupt the global response to tackling ebola.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	282393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is the second largest in history and the first in a conflict zone. The response has been hampered by numerous attacks against health workers and health facilities. The UK strongly condemns such attacks, while commending the bravery of all the health workers working tirelessly to end the outbreak. The UK is working with the UN and other donors to ensure strengthened security in Ebola affected areas that protects both communities and frontline workers, while not undermining local trust in the response.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 03/09/2019 15:29:09 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1141986

registered interest
date	25/07/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Cost Effectiveness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to his Department's Main Estimates memorandum for 2019-20, if he will publish an impact assessment of the efficiency savings made by his Department since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	282396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>DFID has introduced tough reforms to deliver good value for money for UK taxpayers. DFID is on track to deliver almost £500m in efficiency savings by 2019-20, higher than the £400m target set in the 2015 Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of these savings have been driven by more effective procurement practices.</p><p> </p><p>DFID’s <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/816172/DFID_annual_procurement_and_commercial_report1.pdf" target="_blank">Annual Procurement and Commercial Report</a>, which was published in July 2019, outlines some of the steps taken to deliver value for money.</p><p> </p><p>These efficiency savings have been used to deliver further aid programming, meaning that DFID delivers the maximum impact for UK Aid, continues to lead the fight against global poverty and contribute toward the global goals.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 03/09/2019 15:30:32 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1141988

registered interest
date	25/07/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Africa: Droughts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of the humanitarian effect of the drought across the East and Horn of Africa; and what steps his Department is taking to support those at risk of food insecurity.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	282398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>DFID is concerned by the impact of the drought in the East and Horn of Africa and has taken early action across the region to save lives.</p><p> </p><p>In Somalia, the UK is at the forefront of the humanitarian response delivering vital water, shelter, nutrition and food and supporting over one million people in the ongoing relief effort. In Ethiopia, DFID continues to support the Government of Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Programme that reaches 8 million chronically food insecure people in drought affected regions with conditional cash transfers. In Kenya, DFID supports the Government of Kenya’s Hunger Safety Net Programme, which also provides cash transfers to some of the poorest households reaching 720,000 people.</p><p> </p><p>DFID will continue to support communities and states in the east and Horn to build resilience to crises and shocks. We will continue to monitor the situation and press the international community to commit further support where it is needed. Our work on humanitarian early warning systems raises awareness of crises where food security is deteriorating, and we prioritise longer-term responses to support food security, including through agricultural programmes.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 03/09/2019 15:31:45 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1142120

registered interest
date	25/07/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans he has to meet his Yemeni counterpart to discuss how aid can reach people in need without being intercepted and captured by Houthi rebels.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Graham P Jones
uin	282299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The UK remains extremely concerned by constraints on humanitarian access within Yemen. We regularly raise obstructions to humanitarian access and aid distributions with all parties at the highest levels and call for compliance with the UN Security Council Resolution 2451.</p><p> </p><p>The Foreign Secretary discussed the issue of humanitarian access across Yemen with his Government of Yemen counterparts earlier this year, and on 17 July UK officials raised the issue with the Government of Yemen’s Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed in Riyadh. I discussed it during my visit in the Gulf region last week. The UK will continue to press this issue with senior Yemeni counterparts.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 03/09/2019 16:21:41 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

1142196

registered interest
date	25/07/2019
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: Abortion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the effect of the 2019 expansion of the US Government’s Protecting Life on Global Health Assistance policy on UK NGOs that also receive US Government health funding.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	282273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The UK government will continue to lead the world in our long-term support for comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), and to help women and girls get the information and services they need to give them control over their own lives and bodies. This is essential to achieving the Global Goals.</p><p> </p><p>Following the reintroduction and expansion of the Mexico City Policy in January 2017, we have kept in close contact with partners including UK NGOs to ensure the policy does not compromise UK-supported evidence-based comprehensive SRHR programming.</p><p> </p><p>The full implications of the further expansion of the Mexico City Policy in May 2019 are still emerging and we are closely monitoring developments. DFID is considering the implications, including with our partners, civil society and other donors.</p><p> </p><p>The UK will continue to defend SRHR through our programmes and our voice on the world stage.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 282274 282275 question first answered 03/09/2019 16:20:46 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1142197

registered interest
date	25/07/2019
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: Abortion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he is taking to ensure that UK NGOs are protected from the 2019 expansion of the US Government’s Protecting Life on Global Health Assistance policy.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	282274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The UK government will continue to lead the world in our long-term support for comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), and to help women and girls get the information and services they need to give them control over their own lives and bodies. This is essential to achieving the Global Goals.</p><p> </p><p>Following the reintroduction and expansion of the Mexico City Policy in January 2017, we have kept in close contact with partners including UK NGOs to ensure the policy does not compromise UK-supported evidence-based comprehensive SRHR programming.</p><p> </p><p>The full implications of the further expansion of the Mexico City Policy in May 2019 are still emerging and we are closely monitoring developments. DFID is considering the implications, including with our partners, civil society and other donors.</p><p> </p><p>The UK will continue to defend SRHR through our programmes and our voice on the world stage.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 282273 282275 question first answered 03/09/2019 16:20:46 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma