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90521

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2014
	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, what proportion of the financial contribution to humanitarian aid and reconstruction in Gaza is spent on the purchase of goods and services from Israel.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	208048
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID works with trusted and established international partners like the World Food Programme and the UN Relief and Works Agency to deliver our development and humanitarian objectives in Gaza. Our partners make every effort to procure relief items locally in Gaza or the West Bank. However the priority is and must remain to do all we can to get aid to the people who need it most in a timely fashion.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 10/09/2014 16:36:57 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

63508

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	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, when the construction of the first infrastructure project funded by her Department in Area C of the Occupied Palestinian Territory will commence.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201986
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID and our partners are currently engaging with the Israeli authorities in order to accelerate the approval of UK-funded masterplans for Palestinian communities in Area C. These Palestinian plans provide the basis for sustainable development in Area C and reduce the risk of demolition. We continue to consider the full range of measures to continue our support for Palestinians in Area C.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 01/07/2014 16:30:14 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

49183

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with the European Commission and her counterparts in EU member states on compensation requests to Israeli authorities for EU-funded aid projects demolished by the Israeli authorities.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	197408
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID and the EU regularly lobby Israel against the illegal demolition of Palestinian homes and infrastructure, and the forced transfer of people in Area C and East Jerusalem.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 08/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

49182

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate she has made of the additional costs resulting from Israeli border, access and planning controls to UK-funded development projects in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	197380
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>No such assessment has been possible. UK aid helps to finance the Palestinian Authority's fiscal deficit, which would significantly decrease if Israeli movement and access restrictions in the OPTs were lifted. The World Bank estimates that if Israeli restrictions were lifted in ‘Area C' of the West Bank alone, the Palestinian economy would expand by more than a third and potentially would not require international donor assistance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 08/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

63506

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	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, how many of the masterplans funded by her Department in Area C of the Occupied Palestinian Territory have received full approval by the Israeli government; and how long the approval process took in each case.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201984
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Only two of the 32 UK-funded masterplans have received full approval so far. The process to gain approval took approximately 27 months for each. We are urging the Government of Israel to accelerate the approval of the other plans in order to allow the development of Palestinian communities in Area C without the risk of demolition.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 01/07/2014 16:31:22 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

63507

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	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, how much of Area C of the Occupied Palestinian Territory is covered by approved masterplans.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201985
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Palestinian masterplans developed by the International Peace and Cooperation Centre (IPCC) cover approximately 0.4% of Area C. To date, only two of these have been approved.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 01/07/2014 16:38:56 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

76440

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Middle East
	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 18 June 2014, Official Report, column 644W, on infrastructure projects: Jordan Valley, what positive benefits for Palestinians living in Area C have resulted so far from her Department's engagement with Israel.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	204640
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Two Palestinian-led masterplans covering three areas have been approved following engagement with the Israeli authorities. As a result, these communities are able to plan for and build the homes and infrastructure they need without fear of demolition. We continue to advocate for the approval of more masterplans.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 14/07/2014 16:05:05 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

381769

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Palestinians: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what information her Department holds on how many houses have been built in Gaza to replace those destroyed during Operation Protective Edge; and what proportion that number is of the number destroyed.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	2901
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p>According to the UN, over 60,000 houses were partially or completely destroyed during the Gaza crisis last summer. Over 88,000 beneficiaries have now been able to buy some or all materials for reconstruction through the Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism to carry out house repairs. The UK provided £0.5m to support the Materials Monitoring Unit (MMU) which oversees and monitors the import, storage, supply and use of construction materials into Gaza.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 24/06/2015 14:28:55 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

391028

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to ensure that donors' funds provided to UN and other non-governmental humanitarian agencies for use in Yemen will be delivered impartially to civilians in that country based on established humanitarian principles without political interference.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	7891
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>All agencies supported by the UK are humanitarian organisations which have robust systems in place, to ensure that UK aid follows humanitarian principles and reaches those in need.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 23/07/2015 14:09:24 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

91192

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2014
	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, what assessment she has made of the importance to a sustainable economy in Gaza of the re-opening of (a) Gaza airport and (b) the sea-port.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	208655
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>An airport or seaport could help to facilitate trade but the extent of their importance would depend on the lifting of restrictions on exports and transfers to Gaza’s natural markets of Israel and the West Bank. We have consistently called on the Government of Israel to improve movement and access into and out of Gaza, and will continue to do so.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 13/10/2014 16:39:37 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith