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886028

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to support people with disabilities in developing countries.
tabling member constituency	Rugby
tabling member printed	Mark Pawsey
uin	904707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2018 answer text <p>Disability inclusion is a top priority for DFID, and we continue to build our programming in this area. In July the UK will host a Global Disability Summit to deliver lasting change for people with disabilities, focusing on inclusive education, economic empowerment, tackling stigma and discrimination, and technology and innovation.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 18/04/2018 13:36:15 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4052 label Biography information for Mark Pawsey

885269

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many IT systems which her Department uses are more than (a) three, (b) five and (c) eight years old; and what steps she is taking to ensure that all her Department's IT systems are updated promptly.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	136134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>DFID has:</p><p>24 IT systems more than 3 years old;</p><p>21 IT systems more than 5 years old; and</p><p>3 IT systems more than 8 years old.</p><p>The key productivity systems are updated with patches on a regular basis, in line with our department’s patching policy. Urgent security patches are applied immediately subject to successful testing. Some of the systems have annual upgrades applied to them.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 24/04/2018 14:38:50 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

885286

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Egypt: Economic Situation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding her Department provides to support programmes to improve the economy of Egypt.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	136151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>The UK is helping to address Egypt’s economic and demographic challenges as part of our support for the transition to long-term stability in North Africa. The DFID/FCO North Africa Joint Unit is responsible for assistance provided through the Conflict, Security and Stability Fund. This includes a £15 million partnership with the World Bank from 2016-2020 to create jobs and promote social inclusion; and a £2 million partnership with the International Finance Corporation over 2017-2020 to help support Egyptian start-ups and entrepreneurs. We are providing technical assistance to the Ministry of Finance and other parts of the Egyptian Government to help implement economic reforms. We are also planning to fund research into economic reform policy in Egypt.</p><p> </p><p>In 2017 DFID provided a $150 million guarantee to the World Bank for a $1.15bn Development Policy Loan to Egypt, focused on supporting economic reform and promoting jobs and inclusive growth in Egypt. DFID also funds the Arab Women’s Enterprise Fund (AWEF) in partnership with the Islamic Development Bank (each providing £10 million for the region). Over five years (2015-2020), AWEF’s goal is to improve the income and well-being of 150,000 women across Egypt and Jordan by addressing systematic barriers facing different sectors of the economy. The fund has a target of 120,000 direct and indirect women beneficiaries in Egypt.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 24/04/2018 15:51:04 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

885292

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Sustainable Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government is taking in the preparation of its Voluntary National Review of progress against the Sustainable Development Goals to secure the active involvement of local authorities and civil society organisations.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	136157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to delivering the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) both at home and internationally. Achieving the SDGs will require effort by governments, civil society, local authorities, the private sector and many others.</p><p>We are pleased to be able to present a Voluntary National Review at the UN in 2019 to showcase the UK’s work to deliver the SDGs and learn lessons from others. The Government will ensure that a wide range of partners and stakeholders, including civil society organisations and local authorities, have an opportunity to contribute to the review.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 23/04/2018 09:27:33 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

885310

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	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 the total amount of aid is that the UK plans to send to Yemen in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	136174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>At the Yemen Pledging Event in Geneva on 3 April, I announced that the UK would be providing £170 million in response to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen for the financial year 2018/2019. This funding will meet immediate food needs for 2.5 million Yemenis, and comes on top of over £400 million in bilateral support since the conflict began in 2015.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 24/04/2018 15:53:13 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

885427

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Databases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which (a) external data analysts and (b) data collection companies her Department has used in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	136290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally within the department.</p><p>Details of all DFID’s contracts with suppliers above the OJEU threshold are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts published prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: <a href="https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive" target="_blank">https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive</a>. Those published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</a>.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 24/04/2018 14:39:31 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

885878

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Databases
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of the Department for International Development's data is hosted (1) in the UK, and (2) overseas.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL6977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>The percentage of DFID Data hosted in the UK and Overseas is detailed below:</p><p> </p><p>(1) Percentage of DFID data hosted in the UK is 96.5%.</p><p>(2) Percentage of DFID data hosted overseas is 3.5%.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 23/04/2018 15:47:13 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

885890

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what inter-governmental deliberations are currently taking place regarding the humanitarian crisis in Yemen.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
uin	HL6987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>International deliberations on the conflict and humanitarian crisis in Yemen are being led by the UN. The UK welcomes the recent appointments of Martin Griffiths as the new UN Special Envoy to Yemen and Lise Grande as the new UN Humanitarian and Resident Coordinator for Yemen. The UK will continue to support their efforts to work with all parties to bring about peace and end the humanitarian crisis in Yemen.</p><p>The UK is also playing a leading role in finding a peaceful solution to the conflict. As the pen-holder on Yemen at the UN Security Council the UK proposed and coordinated a UN Security Council Presidential Statement adopted on 15 March, which called on all parties to comply with their obligations under international humanitarian law, facilitate humanitarian access, and emphasised the need for an inclusive political solution. The UK will continue to press for a political solution to the conflict in the next Quad meeting between the UK, US, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The UK is also taking a leading role in the Yemen Donor Coordination Group.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 25/04/2018 16:32:56 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

884980

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Disability
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 (a) promote and (b) help meet the targets set for tackling global disability contained within the Sustainable Development Goals, 4, 8, 10, 100 and 17.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	135968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2018 answer text <p>Disability inclusion is a top priority for DFID, and we are taking steps to meet and promote the ambition of the Global Goals. Internally, we are scaling up programming and policy in key areas, for example on inclusive education.</p><p> </p><p>We are influencing partners including the UN, World Bank, national governments and the private sector to take action in this neglected area. In July, the UK will host a Global Disability Summit, driving progress to deliver the collective commitments made through the Global Goals.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 20/04/2018 11:07:13 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

884986

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether measures to meet the Sustainable Development Goals on global disability are planned for discussion during the 2018 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	135974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2018 answer text <p>We have been working with our Commonwealth partners to ensure that the Summit will address the Sustainable Development Goals, including those related to disability. Disability inclusion has been discussed at the summit forums this week, and people with disabilities have contributed to various discussions throughout the week.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/04/2018 08:41:32 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden