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419558

	registered interest
	date	17/09/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	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 steps her Department is taking to ensure that health facilities in countries affected by ebola are strengthened to ensure that they can prevent or contain a future outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Pendle
	tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	10654
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>The UK has committed £240m over two years in support of the Government of Sierra Leone’s Ebola Recovery Strategy, including major investment in health. Our interventions will aim to increase the capacity of district and national structures to identify and respond swiftly to future outbreaks of Ebola or other communicable diseases. We will build on the surveillance, command and control systems established during the response.</p><p>In Liberia, DFID has committed £6 million to the Health Sector Pool Fund over two years, to support access to safe, quality health services. The UK indirectly supports Guinea’s recovery through its contributions to WHO and other multilateral organisations. Globally, DFID and the Department of Health are seeking greater commitment from countries to implement the International Health Regulations, the internationally-agreed framework for national systems to prevent and respond to public health crises.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 12/10/2015 12:09:48 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
	tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

419102

	registered interest
	date	16/09/2015
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Somalia: Politics and Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on the security situation in Somalia of al Shabaab's seizure of Buqda.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	10478
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>We assess that the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM’s) withdrawal from Buqda, and its consequent re-occupation by Al Shabaab, will have little impact on the security situation in Somalia, given Buqda’s limited strategic importance within the context of the overall AMISOM campaign.</p><p>AMISOM and Somali National Security Forces (SNSF) have regained 75% of the territory formerly controlled by Al-Shabaab, forcing it out of many of its traditional strongholds, including major urban centres and its former headquarters in Baraawe. The current AMISOM offensive is designed to remove Al Shabaab from their strong holds in the Gedo, Bakool and Bay regions of Somalia. But Al Shabaab still holds ground in the lower Juba Valley and retains the ability to infiltrate other areas and cause instability.</p><p>We continue to support African Union and SNSF efforts to defeat Al Shabaab, including through the provision of stipends, training, equipment and infrastructure enhancements, and capacity-building. We are also supporting stabilisation and countering violent extremism efforts, including working with the Federal Government of Somalia to develop counter-terrorism legislation.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 12/10/2015 13:15:11 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

419104

	registered interest
	date	16/09/2015
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Somalia: Al Shabaab
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports his Department has received of al Shabaab's activities in the lower Shabelle region of Somalia.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	10495
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office receives a wide range of reporting on Somalia from our Embassy in Mogadishu and other actors on the ground, including the United Nations and the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), the media and other open sources. Reporting shows that Al Shabaab continues vigorously to contest the lower Shabelle region. Recent Al Shabaab activities have included the re-occupation of Janaale and Kurtenwarey (alongside the continuing occupation of Jilib) following tactical AMISOM withdrawals from these smaller, more isolated positions in order to consolidate forces and focus offensive efforts elsewhere. These attacks and Al Shabaab’s ability to conduct asymmetric attacks elsewhere in the country – targeting the Federal Government of Somalia, Somali security forces, AMISOM and members of the international community – highlight the significant threat that it continues to pose to Somalia’s security.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 12/10/2015 13:16:12 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

419100

	registered interest
	date	16/09/2015
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he plans for the next Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council to take place.
	tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
	tabling member printed	Dr Paul Monaghan
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	10436
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>The next Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council will take place in London in the week beginning 30 November 2015.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 12/10/2015 13:11:27 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
	tabling member	4383 label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan

419560

	registered interest
	date	17/09/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what reports and representations she has received on the effects of the work of New Alliance on local farmers in areas where it operates; and what steps she plans to take to ensure that local farmers are not subject to displacement and do not fall into debt as a result of that programme's activities.
	tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
	tabling member printed	Dr Paul Monaghan
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	10555
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>The New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition group publish a comprehensive report on an annual basis that can be found on the New Alliance website. Every DFID programme which contributes is subject to DFID’s annual review processes the reports of which are posted on the DFID Development Tracker website (<a href="http://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/" target="_blank">http://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/</a>).</p><p>DFID and G7 donor partners, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation and the African Union Policy Initiative have responded to a commission by the New Alliance Leadership Council and drafted a <a href="http://landportal.info/news/2015/08/new-alliance-framework-responsible-land-based-agricultural-investments" target="_blank">due diligence framework for private sector land investments</a>. This provides guidance on best practice and applicable legislation, including displacement. The framework was adopted in June and is now being piloted with support from our partner Grow Africa. It is available on the New Alliance website.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 12/10/2015 12:08:16 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
	tabling member	4383 label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan

418968

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Horn of Africa: Famine
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what material support and assistance her Department is providing to support countries in the Horn of Africa suffering from famine; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	10356
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>Ongoing humanitarian and development support is vital in order to avert famine in the most vulnerable areas. DFID spent £293 million on humanitarian assistance in the region over the last financial year, providing support to vulnerable people affected by food insecurity and conflict crises. We also use our development funding to support programmes that build resilience to climate change and strengthen early warning systems: for instance DFID has supported the strengthening of Ethiopia’s hydro-meteorological network enabling more accurate measurement and prediction of extreme weather and flooding.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 12/10/2015 12:05:16 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham