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91064

registered interest
date	08/09/2014
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, if she will make representations to her counterpart in the Israeli government to allow building materials to enter Gaza for the rebuilding of homes; and if she will make funding available towards the rebuilding of homes in Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	208468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>We welcome the mechanism agreed by Israel, the Palestinian Authority and the UN to facilitate the import of construction materials. This is an important first step. Reconstruction will require a durable ceasefire, an agreed approach on security, predictable and sustained access for people and goods into and out of Gaza, and good governance arrangements. Only then will donors have the assurances they need to be able to support the reconstruction effort.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 13/10/2014 16:32:35 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

443964

registered interest
date	11/01/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Middle East: Migrant Camps
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 11 January 2016 to Question 21331, if she will publish the progress reports received to date from funded agencies in receipt of Syria crisis response funds.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	21960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>Under the Government's transparency commitment, information is published each month on DFID’s Development Tracker website (<a href="https://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk</a>) on all projects in Jordan and Lebanon. This enables public scrutiny of project documents, budgets and expenditure. Where possible, all DFID Annual Reviews and Project Completion Reports for Syria Crisis response projects are published. In some instances details of operations need to be withheld from publication on the grounds of protecting the safety of staff and humanitarian partners. Progress and monitoring reports completed by UN agencies and NGO partners are used to inform the DFID reporting process but are not published by DFID.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 14/01/2016 14:36:55 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

424341

registered interest
date	27/10/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Turkey: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance and support her Department is providing to refugees based in Turkey; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	13694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2015 answer text <p>Turkey hosts almost 2.1 million refugees from Syria, the highest number of refugees of any country in the region surrounding Syria. We commend the generosity that Turkey has shown towards those fleeing the conflict in Syria. The UK has allocated £34 million to support Syrian refugees in Turkey, including food, shelter and primary healthcare. The UK is also working in partnership with Turkish institutions on targeted projects to build their capacity to tackle irregular migration. The EU is currently working in partnership with the Turkish government to explore options for increased support to Turkey. The UK is engaged in this process.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 30/10/2015 13:26:53 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

443057

registered interest
date	06/01/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Middle East: Migrant Camps
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 5 January 2016 to Question 20540, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the distribution of Syria crisis response funds in (a) Lebanon and (b) Jordan; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	21331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <p>To date, the UK has allocated £304 million in Lebanon and £193 million in Jordan to support Syrian refugees and vulnerable host communities. This allocation has effectively delivered humanitarian and development support where needs are greatest and most unmet across both countries. For example, as of June 2015 in Jordan and Lebanon respectively, 1,684,800 and 2,032,500 food rations have been delivered providing food for one person for one month.</p><br /><p>The effectiveness of the UK’s humanitarian response in Jordan and Lebanon is assessed regularly through progress reports from funded agencies monitoring their achievements against plans outlined in their funding agreements. Progress is followed up through regular discussions and periodic field monitoring visits to project sites by DFID staff based in our Embassies in Amman and Beirut and from our headquarters in the UK. In addition, projects are formally reviewed on an annual basis and in some cases we also commission independent evaluations.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 11/01/2016 13:36:24 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

447269

registered interest
date	25/01/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	UNICEF: Finance
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 financial support her Department has provided to the United Nations Childrens' Fund in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	23870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2016 answer text <p>The core and non-core contributions (in £ millions) made by DFID to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) from 2009/10 until 2013/14 can be found in the table below. These figures are taken from DFID’s internal data sources and DFID's publication 'Statistics on International Development'.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Delivery Channel</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DFID core funding to UNICEF</p></td><td><p>21.0</p></td><td><p>23.6</p></td><td><p>40.0</p></td><td><p>40.0</p></td><td><p>46.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DFID non-core funding to UNICEF</p></td><td><p>113.9</p></td><td><p>127.4</p></td><td><p>207.1</p></td><td><p>192.3</p></td><td><p>270.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total DFID funding to UNICEF</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 134.9 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 151.0 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 247.1 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 232.3 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 316.1 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Data for 2014/15 will be included in the next release of DFID's 'Statistics on International Development' publication. This is due for release in February 2016.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 01/02/2016 17:46:28 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

523595

registered interest
date	07/06/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: 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 support and assistance her Department plans to provide to aid agencies in Yemen in each of the next 12 months; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	39846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text <p>The UK more than doubled its humanitarian commitment to Yemen in 2015-16 to £85 million, making us the fourth largest donor last year. We have so far helped more than 1.3 million Yemenis who have been affected by the conflict. Over the next twelve months, we will continue to work with a range of partners to address the widespread humanitarian needs across Yemen, as well as helping to de-escalate the conflict, improve commercial and humanitarian access, lay the groundwork for recovery and push for a sustainable political solution. Budgets for 2016/17 will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Sir Desmond Swayne question first answered 13/06/2016 16:31:46 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

532542

registered interest
date	04/07/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria: Refugees
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 total budget for the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation scheme will be funded by her Department; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	41730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2016 answer text <p>The UK is at the forefront of the response to the Syria crisis. UK support is reaching hundreds of thousands of people affected in Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and Egypt. The UK has pledged over £2.3 billion, our largest ever response to a single humanitarian crisis. Spending money in the region builds people’s ability to cope where they are. For most refugees, their first choice is to stay close to home, and to return to Syria.</p><p>Through the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation scheme, the UK is helping some of the most vulnerable refugees who cannot be supported effectively in the region and whose needs can only be met in countries like the UK. We will resettle up to 20,000 Syrians in need of protection during this Parliament. We are working closely with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees to identify vulnerable Syrians that they deem in need of resettlement, using their established vulnerability criteria.</p><p>However, given the scale of displacement in the Middle East and with many millions of people in need, it is essential to provide assistance to those most in need in the region and actively seeking an end to the crisis. Compared with aid, resettlement can only ever support a comparatively small number of people in need.</p><p>Home Office are responsible for the overall programme budget.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Sir Desmond Swayne question first answered 07/07/2016 15:09:20 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

436305

registered interest
date	08/12/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Middle East: Migrant Camps
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which refugee camps in (a) Turkey, (b) Jordan, (c) Iraq and (d) Lebanon have received financial and material support from her Department; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	19180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <p>The UK has been at the forefront of the response to the crisis in Syria and the region. To date, we have pledged over £1.1 billion. Of this total we have allocated £304 million in Lebanon, £193 million in Jordan, £34 million to Turkey, £19 million to Iraq and the remainder across the region.</p><br /><p>We have not earmarked our funding for specific refugee camps across the region. We support a range of partners including the UN and international non-governmental organisations that work both in camps and in host communities to provide a range of support for refugees. This includes shelter, water, healthcare and education. The vast majority of refugees in countries neighbouring Syria live in host communities. There are no formal camps in Lebanon; rather refugees are disbursed across the country in host communities.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 15/12/2015 12:45:57 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne previous answer version 35396 answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

524006

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
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: Sustainable Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the funding commitments her Department have made to contribute to the UN sustainable development goals; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	39989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2016 answer text <p>The Global Goals are the starting point for DFID’s Strategic Objectives and are embedded across all that the Department does. Through the Bilateral Aid Review and Multilateral Aid Review we will agree on an allocation of DFID’s budget that delivers our desired ambition against the Strategic Objectives through the most effective channels, based on a solid understanding of what works, and providing maximum value for money.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Sir Desmond Swayne question first answered 15/06/2016 13:22:52 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

524007

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
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: Sustainable Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what contribution her Department has made to the UN Sustainable Development Goals in the last six months; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	39990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2016 answer text <p>The Global Goals are the starting point for DFID’s Strategic Objectives and are embedded across all that the Department does. In February this year we published our Single Departmental Plan (SDP), which sets out how we will play our part in delivering the UK Aid Strategy to help end extreme poverty, deliver the Global Goals and create a safer and more prosperous world.</p><p>This strategic approach reflects DFID’s commitments to economic development, girls and women and responding to humanitarian crises; as well as our ambition to lead the way internationally on engaging young people; tackling climate change; and investing more in research, technology and skills to maximise development outcomes.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Sir Desmond Swayne question first answered 15/06/2016 13:18:05 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham