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784701

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Antigua and Barbuda: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the eligibility of Antigua and Barbuda to receive aid and assistance following the recent hurricane damage.
	tabling member printed	Lord Howell of Guildford
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2919
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2017 answer text <p>Antigua and Barbuda is eligible to receive Official Development Assistance (ODA). The island of Barbuda, with a population of 1,800 persons, was recently devastated by Hurricane Irma and the UK is providing humanitarian assistance, through the Red Cross and the Pan American Health Organisation, to the affected population. We have also released £14 million, to Antigua and Barbuda, for climate-resilient infrastructure projects to help the islands build back better and stronger. DFID is awaiting the World Bank’s post disaster needs assessment and will review future needs accordingly, in collaboration with other donors. All of this UK support will be classified as ODA.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 10/11/2017 12:38:04 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	993 label Biography information for Lord Howell of Guildford

788305

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Anguilla: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the eligibility of Anguilla to receive aid and assistance following recent hurricane damage.
	tabling member printed	Lord Howell of Guildford
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3097
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK has argued for flexibility in the Official Development Assistance (ODA) rules for how donors respond to catastrophic humanitarian crises, such as the recent hurricanes in the Caribbean, and recognition of the vulnerabilities of Small Island Developing States. As a result, in October 2017 the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) agreed on the need to create a new mechanism to re-admit countries that had graduated from ODA eligibility back to the list of ODA-eligible countries if their Gross National Income per capita falls below the High Income Country threshold. In addition, members of the DAC have agreed to establish a process which could allow previous ODA recipients to receive short-term ODA support in the event of catastrophic humanitarian crises. Anguilla was an ODA recipient until 2014 and is assessed by the World Bank to be a High Income Country.</p><p>The destructive force of hurricane Irma was unprecedented, leaving Anguilla damaged extensively. As part of our response the UK has delivered more than 220 tonnes of aid to the island. To support the reconstruction effort the UK has launched a Private Sector Task Force, headed by William Bullard, to identify private sector support and investment, and provide a public-private forum for engagement on building back better in Anguilla as well as other Caribbean Overseas Territories.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 27/11/2017 16:12:07 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	993 label Biography information for Lord Howell of Guildford

105802

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	European Union
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the total cost of contributions paid by the United Kingdom to European Union programmes falling outside the European Union budget in the years 2010–13 inclusive; what is the estimated total for 2014; and how those contributions are financed.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2611
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The UK has contributed £1,587 million to the European Development Fund 2010-2013 inclusive. The estimated total for 2014 is £326 million, subject to exchange rates. The contributions are financed from the DFID budget.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 17/11/2014 17:24:51 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

105805

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Development Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the latest figure of the annual average percentage of gross domestic product paid by contributing countries in official development assistance; and what would be the cost to the United Kingdom if it used that average in assessing its own aid programme.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2613
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) is reported by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Development Assistance Committee (OECD DAC) through its donor states as a proportion of Gross National Income (GNI). DFID calculates ODA disbursements to measure its stated goal of achieving 0.7% during 2013 and in order that international comparisons can be made with other DAC donor states.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The average ODA to GNI ratio for 2013 for all DAC donor states is 0.397%. The UK GNI for 2013 (using the ESA95 unadjusted for (Eurostat) reservations methodology) was £1,622,166m. If the average percentage were applied, the UK contribution would be £6,437m.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 11/11/2014 16:26:23 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

166106

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	EU Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the value of United Kingdom overseas aid administered by the European Union in 2013; and what they expect the figure to be in 2014.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3164
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>In 2013, the UK share of official development assistance funded from the EU budget was £813 million. UK’s contribution to the European Development Fund (EDF), a Member States voluntary fund not financed from the EU budget but also administered by the Commission, was £407 million. Estimates for the UK share of official development assistance funded from the EU budget in 2014 will be published in April 2015 as part of the provisional ODA:GNI statistics publication for 2014. The UK’s contribution to the EDF in 2014 is currently estimated to be £328 million.</p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 04/12/2014 14:52:34 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

445383

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Development Aid: Climate Change
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the financial aid commitments made by them to foreign countries at the Paris Climate Summit will be met from the overseas aid budget, or from which other sources; and what safeguards will be put in place to ensure that the funds provided are used exclusively for the purpose intended.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5147
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government will provide £5.8 billion over the next five years to support developing countries using the UK’s International Climate Fund (ICF), which is channeled through DFID, the Department of Energy &amp; Climate Change, and the Department for Environment, Food &amp; Rural Affairs. All ICF support is Official Development Assistance (ODA). The UK is proud to be a 0.7% donor and is promoting climate smart development across the aid portfolio.</p><br /><p>We have rigorous programme design processes and robust monitoring and evaluation arrangements for ODA spending, including the ICF. We also use independently reviewed methodologies and key performance indicators to track impact and the value for money of ICF interventions. The Independent Commission on Aid Impact gave the ICF a positive assessment in December 2014, saying it was well on the way to achieving its ambitious objectives.</p><br /> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 27/01/2016 17:34:55 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

445384

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2016
	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: Gender Based Violence
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Verma on 10 December 2015 (HLWS370) concerning plans to tackle violence against women and girls overseas, whether the plans will be financed through the overseas aid budget or by separate financial provisions, and what measures will be put in place to ensure that the finance provided is used exclusively to assist the victims of violence.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5148
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2016 answer text <p>The UK Government is proud of the leadership role that it is taking to tackle violence against women and girls at home and overseas, including domestic violence, sexual violence, FGM and child, early and forced marriage. Plans outlined in the Written Ministerial Statement to address violence against women and girls overseas are financed through the overseas aid budget. This covers a range of interventions, all of which are necessary, to eliminate violence against women and girls. It includes the essential activities providing support to survivors of violence; programming to actively prevent violence; research to test and understand what works to stop violence in different contexts, and efforts to strengthen the international system to deliver results at scale.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 27/01/2016 17:38:02 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

445794

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	EU Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the European Parliament's report that 50 per cent of the EU £23 billion aid budget has been delayed or not used, and whether they plan to take steps to terminate the policy of delivering part of the UK overseas aid budget through the EU.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5204
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2016 answer text <p>The report concerned was compiled by an individual Member of the European Parliament and was not an analysis representing the views of the European Parliament as a whole. It was based on a reading of reports by EU offices in non-EU countries, intended to identify potential problems at an early stage, so that things can be put right in time. In the event that it is proven that money has been wasted, we expect the EU and its audit institutions to take swift and decisive action to recoup funds and to carry out a thorough review of all its programmes to provide a clear set of actions to stop this happening again.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 03/02/2016 11:41:27 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

100903

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2014
	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
	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 13 October 2014, to Question 208653, what proportion of the cost of building each school was funded by her Department; when that funding was provided; and what the amount of funding was in each case.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	211913
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2014 answer text <p>An updated assessment from the UN Relief and Works Agency now indicates that nine out of thirteen schools built using DFID funding sustained damage during the recent conflict. DFID funded 100% of the cost of construction, basic equipment, furniture and supplies for these schools.. The funds were disbursed in December 2011 and each school cost on average £1.1 million.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 31/10/2014 14:57:37 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

175124

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Sudan: South Sudan
	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 to the World Food Programme requesting it to consult South Sudanese members of AJOC and Dinka Ngok residents in Abyei about its report entitled, Abyei Integrated Rapid Food Security and Nutrition Assessment, and to revise the report and its recommendations in the light of their responses.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	221583
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2015 answer text <p>In July 2014, the World Food Programme (WFP) carried out a rapid food security assessment in North Abyei. It found a relatively stable food security and nutrition situation, although vulnerable households were found to have reduced the number of meals consumed on a daily basis throughout the lean season (June – September). WFP South Sudan is currently undertaking a similar assessment in Southern Abyei.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>WFP Sudan and WFP South Sudan are developing a common strategy for their Abyei response for 2015 and beyond. This aims to ensure a harmonized approach based on assessed needs for both the southern and northern areas of Abyei.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK does not currently support WFP food operations in Abyei.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 28/01/2015 16:48:05 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith