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1693665

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	World Food Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the World Food Programme Deputy Executive Director's statement to the UN Security Council on 27 February 2024.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Beth Winter
uin	17026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>There is a desperate need for increased humanitarian support to Gaza. We have trebled our aid commitment this financial year and we will continue to support the United Nations World Food Programme to deliver humanitarian aid. We have been clear that Israel must take concrete steps, working with other partners including the UN and Egypt, to significantly increase the flow of aid across Gaza including allowing prolonged humanitarian pauses and opening more routes into Gaza.</p><p>We need Israel to ensure the UN has the people, vehicles, equipment and fuel to distribute aid safely across Gaza, and to open the Erez Crossing to allow direct access to the north of Gaza.</p><p>We continue to call for an immediate pause to get aid in and hostages out, then progress towards a sustainable, permanent ceasefire, without a return to destruction, fighting and loss of life.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell grouped question UIN 17027 question first answered 12/03/2024 09:32:13 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1504915

registered interest
date	05/09/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	World Food Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to More than Two Million Food Insecure Sudanese to Benefit from a New Emergency Safety Net Project Supported by Development Partners through the World Bank, published by World Bank on 21 July 2022, how much funding the Government is contributing to the $100 million disbursal to the World Food Programme.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	47485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>We note the worsening humanitarian situation in Sudan as highlighted by the World Bank in its press statement of 21 July. An estimated 12 million people will face acute food insecurity this year, with over 3 million on the edge of famine. As part of our response, we and other donors have agreed with the World Bank to redirect $100 million to the World Food Programme to address urgent food insecurity needs. The UK has contributed over £250 million in humanitarian aid to Sudan over the past five years.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 22/09/2022 12:34:25 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1460085

registered interest
date	25/04/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	World Food Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the UN's World Food Programme eligibility criteria.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	159104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>The UK works to ensure that all humanitarian assistance reaches the most in need. The humanitarian principle of impartiality guides humanitarian actors to provide aid to those most in need without distinction of nationality, age, race, gender, religious belief, class or political opinions. We continually engage with the World Food Programme (WFP) and other partners through our overseas missions to ensure that those in greatest need are prioritised for UK Aid-funded food assistance.</p><p /> <p>The FCDO assessment is that WFP has a clear and transparent process for beneficiary targeting and prioritisation. We work closely with our operational partners to ensure they rigorously assess vulnerability and needs at country level. Targeting and prioritisation assessments are made on the basis of the most urgent needs. Eligibility criteria are validated and improved through regular and rigorous consultations with affected communities. Only then is the list of eligibility criteria finalised and applied to activities.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 28/04/2022 09:33:51 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1366739

registered interest
date	08/11/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	World Food Programme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking with international partners to financially support the World Food Programme; and what plans they have to address the (1) poverty, and (2) malnutrition, faced by Afghanis by supplying additional food.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL3821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2021 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has announced that the Government will increase our overall assistance for Afghanistan to £286 million this financial year. On 31 October he announced the allocation of £50 million of that money for humanitarian purposes to those who need it most. We are working closely with the World Food Programme to ensure that food insecure adults and children receive the support they need.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 22/11/2021 15:04:21 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1272369

registered interest
date	17/12/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	World Food Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the value was of UK disbursements to the UN World Food Programme to each country destination in each of the last 24 months.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	131278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The World Food Programme (WFP) remains one of the UK's most important humanitarian partners. We are part of the agency's governance system, the Executive Board, and in 2019 we were the agency's 3rd largest government donor.</p><p>Our partnership is particularly important in the context of the FCDO Famine Initiative, given the agency's mandate in food security and food assistance, and increasing global need. The essential work of WFP is more crucial now than ever.</p><p>WFP publishes a breakdown of each donor's funding on their website, accessible at https://www.wfp.org/funding.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 11/01/2021 10:54:04 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1232088

registered interest
date	07/09/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	World Food Programme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people they estimate are beneficiaries of UK contributions to World Food Programme projects; what assessment they have made of the impact of the reduction in global economies on those programmes; and what assessment they have made of the likelihood that current contribution levels will be maintained.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL7843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2020 answer text <p>UK contributions constitute 8.7% of the overall contributions and proportionally, UK has supported 7.5 million people (in 2019).</p><p>World Food Programme (WFP) is raising awareness on the secondary impacts and economic implications of COVID-19, likely to result in a massive reduction of vulnerable households' purchasing power, compromising their access to food.</p><p>So far WFP has not seen any reduction in contributions due to COVID-19. Their global forecast for 2020 remains at 7.7 billion USD, down just slightly from the 8 billion in USD received in 2019. If there is an impact, it might be seen in 2021. As of 30 August 2020, the UK was the third largest Government donor to the WFP, with total contributions of 274.5 million USD.</p><p>The UK will be making further contributions to WFP during the remainder of the year, with these decisions being taken in consideration of country needs and available resources. The appointment of the UK famine envoy is a further sign of our commitment to preventing famine and eradicating hunger and we will work closely with WFP to ensure that the organisation receives the financial support needed to tackle the current and future challenge.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/09/2020 14:58:12 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

427784

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	World Food Programme
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 9 November 2015 to Question 14770, when she plans to publish the contribution the UK will make to the World Food Programme for 2016.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	15713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>The UK is currently the second largest donor to the WFP, after the United States. For 2015, the UK has so far provided a total of £270.6million in funding to WFP. UK contributions are made up of unearmarked core funding (£40m in total for the financial year 2015/16) and bilateral funding allocated by DFID country offices (which represents the biggest proportion of UK funding).</p><br /><p>DFID will be in a position to announce the UK core contribution to WFP for the financial year 2016 / 2017 once the Multilateral Aid Review 2015 (MAR 2015) is published in March 2016. UK core contribution will be informed by the results of the MAR assessment of WFP and the review of WFP performance and effectiveness in using the core funding provided by UK.</p><br /><p>Bilateral funding is decided by DFID at country level and is based on needs.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 16/11/2015 16:47:30 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

427791

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	World Food Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make representations requesting reforms of the management and administration of the World Food Programme to improve its effectiveness and efficiency.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	15777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2015 answer text <p>DFID continually works to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the World Food Programme (WFP). As an active donor and Executive Board member, DFID champions value for money and pursues increased efficiency and effectiveness in all areas including organisational reform, financial procedures and programme activities. DFID is also currently assessing WFP in its Multilateral Aid Review (MAR) 2015 and will use the MAR findings to take forward continued reform with WFP.</p><br /><p>Examples where DFID has pursued reform of management and administration of the WFP include the six-monthly Commercial Expertise Reviews which DFID conducts to assess procurement functions and make recommendations for increased efficiency. Another example is DFID support to the expanded forward purchasing facilities proposed by WFP which is leading to large cost savings.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 18/11/2015 16:39:51 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

426127

registered interest
date	04/11/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	World Food Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the financial contribution made by (a) the UK and (b) other nations to the UN World Food Programme to meet demand on that programme (i) in 2015 and (ii) from January 2016.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	14770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>Total World Food Programme (WFP) operational requirements for 2015 are £5.23 billion. The UK is currently the second largest donor to the WFP, after the United States.As of 15 October 2015 WFP had received £2.47 billion in contributions, of which the UK provided £252.5 million.</p><br /><p>A full list of donor contributions can be found at <a href="http://www.wfp.org/funding/year/2015" target="_blank">http://www.wfp.org/funding/year/2015</a>.Very few contributions for 2016 will have been made yet, and figures for 2016 are therefore not yet available.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 09/11/2015 16:08:35 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

426129

registered interest
date	04/11/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	World Food Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effect on Syrian refugees of fluctuations in the value of food vouchers provided by the World Food Programme.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	14843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>The UK is at the forefront of the response to the crisis in Syria and the region and has pledged over £1.1 billion to date, our largest ever response to a single humanitarian crisis. By the end of June 2015, our support in Syria and the region had delivered almost 20 million food rations, over 2.5 million medical consultations and relief items for 4.6 million people.</p><br /><p>Recent UN food security assessments have shown that fluctuations in assistance by the World Food Programme (WFP), as well as other agencies, has had an impact on refugee’s ability to provide for their basic needs. The UK is closely monitoring the situation across the region, alongside other key donors, to understand how this reduction in support will further impact the lives of Syrian refugees.</p><br /><p>UN appeals for Syria and the region remain severely underfunded. We continue to lobby other partners to step up to the plate and match our commitment.</p><br /> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 09/11/2015 16:05:09 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn