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64597

registered interest
date	27/06/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how Chin and Karenni children are likely to be reached by the Myanmar Education Consortium in Myanmar.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
uin	HL684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>A local partner of the Myanmar Education Consortium (MEC), Kayan New Generation Youth, is working with Karenni communities in four states: Kayah, Kayin, Naypyidaw and Shan (south). The MEC is not currently supporting partners in Chin State. However, it is supporting a local organisation, Linguistic Society, working in Rakhine, which is developing early childhood care and development material in one of the ethnic languages used in Southern Chin and adjoining Myebone township in Rakhine.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 08/07/2014 16:17:08 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

64815

registered interest
date	30/06/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma
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 achieve universal healthcare in Burma.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	203126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Along with other donors, DFID funds the Three Millennium Development Goal Fund. This fund is delivering improved reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health services across seven states and regions, as well as funding gaps in the national programmes to control HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria. The fund also invests in improved health systems, including the supply of drugs and commodities, human resources, and health information systems.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 07/07/2014 16:40:41 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

65039

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what role private health insurance plays in her Department's plans to promote healthcare in Burma.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Gavin Shuker
uin	203373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID does not have any programmes which work on private health insurance in Burma. DFID's key support is through the Three Millennium Development Goal fund, which works to strengthen public healthcare systems as well as to contract some private services where they can fill gaps in public provision.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 08/07/2014 16:08:51 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

76444

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	Burma
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which companies and organisations are subcontracted or given grants by the World Bank to carry out projects in Burma funded by British aid.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Mr David Ward
uin	204440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID does not track all companies and organisations subcontracted or given grants by multilateral partners, such as the World Bank. DFID's Development Tracker, on the gov.uk website, and the World Bank's website contain many details about procurement and the flow of funds for individual projects. We also publish, on the gov.uk website, our Statement of Priorities and Expectations for Suppliers which sets expectations for the use of subcontracted organisations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 14/07/2014 15:57:38 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	3923 label Biography information for Mr David Ward

65043

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of reports of a food crisis in Chin State, Burma; and what food support her Department is providing in that region.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Mr David Burrowes
uin	203271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID has contributed to a food security programme in Chin State through the Livelihoods and Food Security Trust Fund which is helping increase agricultural production through activities such as better quality seeds, and also helping farmers get their produce to markets.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 08/07/2014 16:07:01 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1518 label Biography information for Mr David Burrowes

76442

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	Burma
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what financial support for the Backpack Health Worker Team programme in Burma her Department will provide in the next two years.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Fiona O'Donnell
uin	204484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID has not made plans to fund the Backpack Health Worker Team through our bilateral programme in Burma after our current funding commitments with them conclude. DFID continues to support the 3MDG Trust Fund in Burma which supports many local NGOs across Burma in health activities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 14/07/2014 16:17:23 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	3964 label Biography information for Fiona O'Donnell

76443

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	Burma
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department is providing additional funding to The Border Consortium to help reverse recent ration cuts for refugees from Burma in camps in Thailand which they supply.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Mr David Ward
uin	204439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID is funding The Border Consortium though a three year programme which started in November 2012. The UK is one of the largest donors to The Border Consortium.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 14/07/2014 15:55:58 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	3923 label Biography information for Mr David Ward

64545

registered interest
date	27/06/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which community-based women's organisations in Burma receive funding from her Department to assist victims of sexual violence by the Burmese army.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Naomi Long
uin	202920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID is providing £500,000 through the United Nation's Population Fund (UNFPA) to strengthen the network and capacity of agencies working on gender-based violence in Rakhine and Kachin those areas.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 07/07/2014 16:41:23 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	3920 label Biography information for Naomi Long

64243

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what if at all is the funding shortfall for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Burma; and what additional funding the Department for International Development is providing to fill any funding gap.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID officials are in regular contact with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Burma. We have not been made aware of any critical funding shortfall for UNHCR, and have not been approached to fill any funding gap. DFID already provides a significant amount of humanitarian funding, including to UNHCR, for work with internally displaced people in Burma.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 10/07/2014 16:14:19 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

64814

registered interest
date	30/06/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what projects her Department is supporting in promoting free media in Burma.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	203124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID provides a global grant to BBC Media Action which includes work in Burma. In Burma, this has supported capacity-building with the state broadcaster, training of local journalists, and the launch of new programmes featuring opposition voices and the views of ordinary people.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 07/07/2014 16:40:10 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield