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77695

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
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, what reports she has received on projects in Gaza funded by (a) her Department and (b) the EU which have been damaged or destroyed by Israeli military hardware in July 2014; and what representations she has made to the Israeli government on this matter.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	205493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Assessments are still underway as to the extent of any damage to UK or EU funded projects.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 21/07/2014 12:48:32 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

48621

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
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 recent work her Department has undertaken with the Pakistani building and construction improvement programme to deliver sustainable safe stoves and hot water tanks in the remote Pakistani mountains.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	196747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID has not undertaken any work with the Pakistani building and construction improvement programme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 01/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

49177

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, if her Department will provide support to the Bright Green Energy Group for distributing solar energy systems to rural communities in Bangladesh.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	197344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID recognises the important role that the private sector plays in developing and delivering products to increase access to energy in poor countries. DFID make funding available to energy in Africa. This includes the Renewable Energy and Adaptation to Climate Change (REACT) window of the Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 08/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

48623

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
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 research support her Department provides on the potential effect of climate change on sustainability of agriculture in the Peruvian Altiplano.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	196788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID supports international agricultural research through a number of channels. For example, it is one of the largest funders of the CGIAR, a global agricultural research partnership. The CGIAR undertakes research through its programme on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), which includes a component that works with farmers in the Altiplano to understand their strategies for coping with climate variability.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

48624

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
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 assessment her Department has made of the work undertaken by the Sustainable Harvest Group on assisting land husbandry and sustainable crop yields.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	196789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>No assessment has been made of the work undertaken by the Sustainable Harvest Group on assisting land husbandry and sustainable crop yields.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

48622

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
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 assistance her Department has provided to the Rema project to introduce sustainable solar lighting in Ethiopia.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	196746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The UK has not provided any direct support to the projects that have provided solar energy in Rema, Ethiopia.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

49176

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 assessment she has made of the potential contribution of sustainable lighting systems to development in Africa; and if her Department will collaborate with Solar Aid to provide such systems to communities in Africa.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	197345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The UN Sustainable Energy for All initiative estimated that in 2010 only 32% of people in sub-Saharan Africa had access to electricity. There is high potential for household scale systems using sustainable and renewable energy such as solar power to increase access to electricity.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID will match funding for Solar Aid's SunnyMoney appeal in the Guardian Newspaper. This will fund the distribution of portable solar lights through Solar Aid's social enterprise ‘SunnyMoney Way,' in Zambia, Malawi, Kenya and Uganda. Through this project, Solar Aid expect to distribute some 76,400 solar lights benefiting over 400,000 people.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 08/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

226046

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what policies contained in the 2010 Coalition Agreement and falling under her Department's responsibilities have not yet been implemented; and what the reasons are for each such policy's non-implementation.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	226778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>DFID has met all its international development commitments as set out in the 2010 Coalition programme for government.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 16/03/2015 18:00:27 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

106338

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Bangladesh
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance her Department is providing to rice farmers in Bangladesh to purify irrigation water of organic arsenic contaminants.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	213249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>DFID is not supporting rice farmers to purify irrigation water in Bangladesh.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 10/11/2014 14:51:22 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

224023

registered interest
date	26/02/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Iraq
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 has taken to help the Iraqi government support the return of former residents of cities previously occupied by ISIL in Iraq who fled those cities upon occupation.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	225593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>DFID is working closely with the Government of Iraq and the UN to provide humanitarian assistance to the almost 2.5 million internally displaced people (IDP) across Iraq. While we are determined that people will be able to return home to a stable, safe and secure environment, for the majority of IDPs this is not yet possible. The UK will continue to work with the Government of Iraq and international partners to ensure adequate planning is in place to allow IDPs to return home at such a time as it is safe to do so.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 05/03/2015 15:23:40 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn