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660167

registered interest
date	16/12/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria: Overseas Aid
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 potential merits of the use of aid bridges to deliver aid to civilians in Syria.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	58045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2016 answer text <p>We continue to look at all options, compliant with international law, to alleviate the suffering of millions of Syrians. A pre-requisite for successful aid bridges is consent from all parties controlling the air space. The Assad regime and Russia have systematically denied humanitarian access to besieged populations by land and have refused consent for air bridges of supplies to opposition-held besieged areas.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 22/12/2016 12:04:31 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

661762

registered interest
date	19/12/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	St Helena: Airports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the Government plans to undertake additional environmental impact assessments ahead of any further construction works required at St Helena airport.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	58276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2017 answer text <p>The main construction phase of the St Helena Airport is now complete. There are no plans currently for further construction works. Should that situation change, we would expect the environmental impact of any future works to be fully considered.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 09/01/2017 17:15:25 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

660168

registered interest
date	16/12/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria: Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment her Department has made of the humanitarian situation in areas of Syria outside Aleppo.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	58039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>The UN estimates that there are 13.5 million people in need of humanitarian assistance inside Syria, including 4.9 million living in hard to reach or besieged areas. The UN assesses that 7 million people do not have consistent access to adequate food, 15 million need water and sanitation, and 4.3 million are in need of shelter.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 21/12/2016 12:01:31 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

660166

registered interest
date	16/12/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria: Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment her Department has made of the humanitarian assistance required in Aleppo.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	58049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>The UN estimates that 10,000 to 15,000 people are awaiting evacuation from besieged East Aleppo, where food and medical supplies are exhausted; shelter is scarce, and access to water is severely restricted. Our priority for these people is safe evacuation in full compliance with international humanitarian law, so that our humanitarian partners along the evacuation route may deliver the life-saving aid these people urgently need.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 21/12/2016 12:03:23 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

660169

registered interest
date	16/12/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what humanitarian assistance the Government is providing to civilians in Syria.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	58041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>The UK is providing life-saving support to millions of people inside Syria. Through UN and NGO partners, we are delivering the full range of relief; including food, clean water, shelter, and healthcare. Between February 2012 and August 2016, we provided, for example, over 16.4 million monthly food rations, medical support to over 3.7 million people, and relief packages to over 5.5 million people (including essential winter and household items, such as blankets). This is funded through the £2.3 billion pledged by the UK in response to the Syria crisis, our largest ever response to a single humanitarian crisis.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 21/12/2016 12:02:14 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

642338

registered interest
date	22/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Nigeria: Food
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 raise awareness of the food security crisis in northern Nigeria.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	54212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK has taken a leading role in raising awareness of the Boko Haram conflict which has left 5.8 million people food insecure in North-East Nigeria.</p><p>In September 2016, the UK announced a further £80 million of humanitarian funding which will meet the needs of more than a million people in North-East Nigeria this year. We have persistently raised awareness with the Government of Nigeria, other donors and with agencies of the UN, such as the World Food Programme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 28/11/2016 16:15:58 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

674347

registered interest
date	17/01/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Democratic Republic of Congo: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support she plans to offer to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to help it hold the presidential elections in that country planned for 2017.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	60223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>The UK currently provides support to increase the democratic representation of women and youth, protect human rights defenders and broaden electoral observation activities.</p><p>Last year, we announced that additional funding would be made available to update the national electoral roll, if all parties were prepared to hold free, fair and timely elections. That offer remains on the table, and the recent political accord signed in the DRC is a marker of growing commitment to hold elections.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 24/01/2017 16:47:03 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

642336

registered interest
date	22/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Nigeria: International Assistance
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 mobilise other donors to respond to the humanitarian situation in northern Nigeria.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	54210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>In 2016 the UK is the second largest provider of humanitarian assistance to North-East Nigeria where the Boko Haram conflict has left 7 million people in urgent need. We have taken a leading role in urging the Government of Nigeria, other donors and the UN to increase the scale and quality of their response to meet the needs of the most vulnerable. In September 2016, when the UK announced a further £80 million of humanitarian funding, we called on other donors to step up, and on the UN to scale up their operations. We continue to raise awareness about the crisis globally and press our international counterparts to do more.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 28/11/2016 16:22:35 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

642337

registered interest
date	22/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Sahel: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment her Department has made of the humanitarian situation in the Sahel and northern Nigeria.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	54211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer given by my Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State to the Hon Member for Stafford at DFID Oral questions on Wednesday 16 November 2016 (Column 219).</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 28/11/2016 16:16:40 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

539677

registered interest
date	18/07/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Ethiopia: Food Supply
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the effects of the food crisis in Ethiopia on people in that country.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	43190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>Ethiopia is in the midst of its worst drought for 30 years, with 18.2 million people, approximately 20% of the population, in need of humanitarian assistance at the peak of the crisis. There has been a strong effort by the Government of Ethiopia and humanitarian partners to help save lives and safeguard livelihoods through provision of food, water and other essential supplies.</p><p>The UK Government has responded quickly and decisively since the onset of the drought in July 2015. So far, the UK Government has committed £145 million overall, making us the second largest donor to the response. This has included a commitment of £40 million to provide food aid to 3.8 million people in 2016 alone.</p><p>As Ethiopia moves into the traditional hungry period of July-September, the Government of Ethiopia and United Nations will revise their funding appeal, which is currently over a billion pounds and 70 % funded. The UK Government will continue to provide support and leadership to the humanitarian response in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 21/07/2016 11:43:52 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins