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686202

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date	07/02/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Lake Chad Basin: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether a Minister of her Department plans to attend the donor conference for Nigeria and Lake Chad in Oslo on 24 February 2017.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	63454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>The UK is the second largest donor to the humanitarian crisis in Nigeria and Lake Chad, and has led the humanitarian response, particularly in North East Nigeria. Last year UKAid reached more than 600,000 people, including more than 30,000 severely malnourished children. We are currently considering who will represent the UK at the Oslo Conference.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 20/02/2017 16:07:53 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

686203

registered interest
date	07/02/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Lake Chad Basin: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department plans to make a funding pledge at the donor conference on the humanitarian crisis in Nigeria and Lake Chad region in Oslo on 24 February 2017.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	63455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>The UK is the second largest donor to the humanitarian crisis in Nigeria and Lake Chad, and has led the humanitarian response, particularly in North East Nigeria. Last year UKAid reached more than 600,000 people, including more than 30,000 severely malnourished children.</p><p>The UK will be represented at the Oslo Conference. No decisions have yet been made on a funding pledge.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 20/02/2017 15:51:01 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

657956

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
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: Older People
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 26 October 2016 to Question 49681, if the Government will reinstate ageing as part of the Ministerial brief on inclusive societies in any further ministerial portfolio changes.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	57478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>Ageing makes up part of the policy portfolio which is managed by Inclusive Societies Department. Lord Bates oversees the work of Inclusive Societies Department. Information on Ministerial portfolios is in the process of being updated on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 21/12/2016 12:09:17 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

628105

registered interest
date	03/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	UNESCO
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much financial support the Government has provided to UNESCO and its subsidiary agencies or national committees in each of the last five years; and from which government departments such support has come.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	51866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>DFID and DCMS have managed the UK Government’s contributions to UNESCO and its subsidiary agencies over the last five years, a breakdown of which is denoted in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total DFID contributions to UNESCO and its subsidiaries</strong> (£)</p></td><td><p><strong>Department of Culture, Media and Sport contributions to UNESCO and its subsidiaries </strong>(Contribution to World Heritage Fund) (£)</p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong> UK government financial support to UNESCO (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>29,577,145</p></td><td><p>132,303</p></td><td><p>29,709,448</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>11,165,043</p></td><td><p>133,748</p></td><td><p>11,298,791</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>13,137,912</p></td><td><p>110,910</p></td><td><p>13,248,821</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>13,275,902</p></td><td><p>100,498</p></td><td><p>13,379,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>10,400,893</p></td><td><p>101,160</p></td><td><p>10,502,053</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>DFID pays the core contribution to UNESCO on behalf of the UK Government and chooses to fund additional programmes for dedicated work on specific issues.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 08/11/2016 16:29:35 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

628106

registered interest
date	03/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	UNESCO
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much of the financial support that the Government has provided to UNESCO and any of its subsidiary agencies or national committees has been counted towards the 0.7 per cent of GNI ODA target in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	51867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>Of the UK Government’s financial support to UNESCO, contributions which count towards ODA over each of the last five years are outlined in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>UK Financial Year</p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong> <strong>UK government</strong> <strong>financial support to UNESCO</strong> (£)</p></td><td><p>ODA year</p></td><td><p>Total UK government financial support to UNESCO <strong>of which counted towards 0.7% ODA spend </strong>(£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>29,709,448</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>8,689,250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>11,298,791</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>17,094,203</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>13,248,821</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>7,729,373</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>13,379,400</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>7,813,414</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>10,502,053</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>6,060,535</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>According to OECD DAC rules, 60% of funding to UNESCO can be counted as ODA. ODA is assessed on a calendar year basis, therefore UNESCO funding which is counted as ODA may differ significantly to annual contributions depending on the date of disbursement. The non-ODA remainder of UNESCO’s budget funds activities which benefit the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 08/11/2016 16:31:00 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

623445

registered interest
date	28/10/2016
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: HIV Infection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department plans to renew its HIV and Aids strategy, Towards Zero Infections, which came to an end in 2015.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	50946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK remains firmly committed to ending the AIDS epidemic as a public health threat by 2030 and to ensuring no one is left behind. The UK recently announced a significant £1.1 billion pledge to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria. The 2013 review of the 2011 UK HIV Position Paper ‘Towards Zero Infections’ identified the integration of HIV with wider development needs as a key strategic priority. DFID will continue to pursue this approach, rather than developing a stand-alone strategy.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 02/11/2016 16:28:20 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

582578

registered interest
date	13/09/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid: Energy
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 continue to support at present levels the Energy Africa Campaign.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	46330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>The UK Government is playing a leading role in improving energy access in development countries. For example, through our Energy Africa Campaign we are working with solar firms to accelerate the expansion of the household solar market in Sub-Saharan Africa, helping to bring universal energy access in the continent forward from 2080 to 2030. The Government remains fully committed to this objective.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 10/10/2016 15:58:07 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady