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418925

registered interest
date	15/09/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Central African Republic: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support his Department is giving to the Central African Republic to help ensure safe, fair and transparent elections in that country next month.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	10326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>Following the President of the National Transition Council’s call for a new electoral timetable in his closing speech to the National Assembly on 31 August, elections will not go ahead in the Central African Republic (CAR) in October 2015. CAR’s Electoral Authority will now produce a new electoral timetable. Free, fair and inclusive elections are crucial for the Central African Republic’s future stability and progress towards reconciliation. The UK welcomes the Central African Republic’s Constitutional Court ruling that all citizens of the Central African Republic, including internally displaced people and refugees in neighbouring countries, have the right to vote in upcoming elections and is pleased that electoral registration has now begun in neighbouring countries. The UK is supportive of an EU Electoral Observation Mission to the Central African Republic, subject to further discussions in Brussels later this year.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 21/09/2015 13:31:19 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

418965

registered interest
date	15/09/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Central African Republic: Health and Nutrition
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 effectiveness of UK aid funding for health and nutrition programmes in the Central African Republic.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	10300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2015 answer text <p>The UK is currently the second largest bilateral humanitarian donor to the Central African Republic. Since 2013, DFID has contributed £34 million to programmes supporting healthcare and nutrition for Central Africans and Central African refugees. In 2015, we hope to reach more than 300,000 people with health and nutritional assistance in CAR.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 22/09/2015 11:05:14 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

418966

registered interest
date	15/09/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Caribbean: Storms
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is providing to people affected by Tropical Storm Erika.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	10376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2015 answer text <p>Working through the Pan American Health Organisation and the International Federation of the Red Cross, DFID has been able to provide medical supplies and health care response workers and support efforts to re-establish safe drinking water provision, proper hygiene and sanitation in communities affected by Tropical Storm Erika. This immediate assistance also included the deployment of Royal Fleet Auxiliary Lyme Bay which provided significant humanitarian support to the Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica including the provision of 7,170 hot meals, 78,000 litres of water (bottled and containerised), 20 tonnes of dry provisions and treatment of 35 patients ashore. The ship’s company also removed an estimated 600 tonnes of earth in clearing homes and roads, clearing and restoring a number of key public buildings and the clearing and opening of the bridge in Dublanque.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 22/09/2015 11:10:06 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

418969

registered interest
date	15/09/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Mozambique: Sanitation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department has spent on water, sanitation and hygiene services in (a) rural and (b) urban areas in Mozambique in each of the last five years; and how much such spending her Department has planned in each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	10309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2015 answer text <p>UK has spent £23.9 million in rural water and sanitation in Mozambique over the past five years. Our programme includes direct support and technical assistance to government to plan, build and maintain water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services. We have also worked with UNICEF, a global leader in the provision of WASH services. Over the past four years the UK has helped an additional 2.3 million people gain access to clean water and a further 2.1 million to sanitation.</p><p> </p><p>Full details of DFID funding to Mozambique are published on the Development Tracker website: <a href="http://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/" target="_blank">http://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>DFID is currently in the process of finalising its programme portfolio for 2016-2020 and will decide any continued investments in WASH accordingly.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 22/09/2015 11:14:00 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

418686

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Forced Marriage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many women have been repatriated after seeking help from the risk of forced marriage from the Forced Marriage Unit or a British Post overseas in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Fiona Mactaggart
uin	10115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text The Forced Marriage Unit provides a range of support and assistance to both women and men who are at risk of forced marriage. In 2014 the Forced Marriage Unit gave advice or support, related to a possible forced marriage, in 1267 cases. To provide more information on the nature of the assistance provided, including repatriation, would involve a disproportionate cost. answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 21/09/2015 13:30:11 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	12 label Biography information for Fiona Mactaggart

418735

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Freedom of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many hours her Department spent on processing freedom of information requests in each of the last 24 months.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	10227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>All DFID staff are responsible for ensuring that the Department is able to meet its legislative obligations under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and may be involved in the processing of requests. The number of hours spent on this activity is not separately identifiable.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 21/09/2015 12:27:51 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

418440

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Ethiopia: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on oppression of the Amahara people in Ethiopia.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	10058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p>We have not received any recent reports with regards to possible oppression of the Amhara people in Ethiopia. The UK Government takes seriously all allegations of human rights abuses. Whenever credible allegations of human rights infringements are brought to our attention we raise them with the relevant authorities.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 18/09/2015 09:39:29 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

418442

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Burundi: Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on progress made by the Burundian government on the commitments made in UN Security Council resolution 1606.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	10059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>UN Security Council Resolution 1606 reaffirmed support for the Arusha Peace Agreement and began the process for establishing a truth commission and special chamber within Burundi’s court system to ensure reconciliation and bring to justice those responsible for crimes against humanity and war crimes. Progress by the Burundian government has been extremely slow with the Truth and Reconciliation Law only submitted to Parliament in December 2012 and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission appointed in December 2014. More recently, the Burundian government has refused to engage with the UN and has refused the appointment of a UN Special Envoy to Burundi. The UK Government continues to voice concerns over the delay given the links between impunity and instability in Burundi.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 21/09/2015 11:13:14 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

418443

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Burundi: Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on progress by the Burundian government on establishing a truth commission.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	10060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text The Burundian government first submitted the Truth and Reconciliation Law to Parliament in December 2012 before announcing the appointment of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission on 3 December 2014. It has not reported further since then. We understand that opposition parties boycotted the process over the remit of the Commission, calling into question its ability to establish the truth and bring reconciliation. The UK Government believes that the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, guided by the Arusha Agreement signed in the aftermath of Burundi’s civil war, has an important role in ensuring long-term reconciliation. The illegitimate elections and continued violence show that the principles of inclusion set out in the Arusha Agreement are needed now more than ever and we continue to urge all in Burundi to uphold them. answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 21/09/2015 11:14:51 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

418482

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what (a) financial and (b) other support her Department is providing to the least developed countries to tackle climate change and its effects.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
uin	10075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p>DFID is committed to supporting Climate Smart Development which tackles climate change and reduces poverty in developing countries. Our programmes aim to increase the ability of poor people to cope with the impacts of climate-related shocks, including droughts, floods and storms, and to build their resilience to future changes in climate. The International Climate Fund (ICF) is the UK Government’s vehicle for delivering climate finance assistance and other forms of support, such as technical assistance. Through the ICF the UK government is providing £3.87bn in support between 2011/12 and 2015/16.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 18/09/2015 10:53:10 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas