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91064

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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

91191

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 contribution her Department will offer at the donors' conference on the reconstruction of Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	208654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>The UK pledged to contribute £20 million. We are clear, however, that reconstruction in Gaza will require a durable ceasefire, an agreed approach on security, predictable and sustained access for people and goods in and out of Gaza, and good governance arrangements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 13/10/2014 16:38:22 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

91188

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 the increase in UK aid to Gaza (a) directly and (b) through contributions to UK non-governmental organisations and to international organisations has been since the start of Operation Protective Edge.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	208660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>The UK is one of the biggest donors to the Gaza crisis, providing more than £17 million of emergency assistance. All of our support is being channelled through UN agencies, international organisations and UK non-governmental organisations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 13/10/2014 16:42:00 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

91190

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 projects funded by her Department in Gaza have been (a) damaged and (b) destroyed as a result of Israeli military action during Operation Protective Edge.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	208653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>Initial reports from the UN Relief and Works Agency indicate that four schools built using DFID funding sustained damage during the conflict. The office of one of our implementing partners was also damaged. Assessments are continuing to establish the extent and the exact cause of the damage.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 13/10/2014 16:37:33 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

91189

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 representations she has made to the Israeli government on reparations for the damage caused by Operation Protective Edge to UN and civilian facilities in Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	208661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>DFID, along with key partner agencies like UNRWA, is still assessing the level of damage to facilities in Gaza. The current priority is to ensure there is progress in the talks in Cairo.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 13/10/2014 16:43:03 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
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