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723191

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date	21/04/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	East Africa: Famine
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 meet commitments made at the World Humanitarian Summit in May 2016 on providing funding for local and national actors to respond to the East Africa food crisis.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	71662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>We are making progress to meet our commitments, made at the World Humanitarian Summit, on localisation. Globally DFID is the largest donor to the Country Based Pooled Funds and continues to invest in civil society consortia that support localisation. This includes through the centrally managed Disasters and Emergencies Preparedness Programme (DEPP) which invests in the longer-term capacity development of national and local NGOs in contexts of high humanitarian risk. In East Africa, DEPP supports 15 projects in Kenya, Ethiopia and South Sudan. Where we are required to deliver rapidly and across multiple contexts, such as in the east Africa food crisis, international assistance remains necessary to deliver at scale.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 26/04/2017 15:37:51 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

723194

registered interest
date	21/04/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Ethiopia: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many Ethiopian local and national non-governmental organisations received humanitarian aid from her Department; and what proportion of her Department's overall aid for Ethiopia this represented in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	71660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>DFID has provided £83.5 million to the Ethiopia Humanitarian Fund (EHF) over the last five years from the total DFID bilateral funding listed in the table below. In 2015/16, the EHF provided £29 million of life-saving support to 4.3 million people during Ethiopia’s worst drought in 30 years. Approximately £4.4 million of this funding was delivered by local and national NGOs.</p><p>In addition to our bilateral funding, targeted support is being provided through DFID’s centrally managed Disasters Emergency Preparedness Programme to deliver 5 projects supporting national and local NGOs in Ethiopia to engage more effectively in humanitarian preparedness and response.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>DFID bilateral programme outturn (in £s)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>336,426,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>336,355,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>284,360,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>261,460,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Figures for financial year 2016/17 will be published in the DFID Annual Report and accounts due for publication in Summer 2017.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 26/04/2017 15:41:01 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

723195

registered interest
date	21/04/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Kenya: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many Kenyan local and national non-governmental organisations received humanitarian aid from her Department; and what proportion of her Department's overall aid for Kenya this represented in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	71661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>From the total DFID bilateral funding listed below, the department has provided £1,960,000 over the past five years to the Kenya Red Cross Society through the British Red Cross Society. The funds have been used to strengthen the Kenya Red Cross Society’s preparedness and response systems, assisting many households affected by disasters, such as the current drought, across Kenya.</p><p>In addition to our bilateral funding, targeted support is being provided through DFID’s centrally managed Disasters Emergency Preparedness Programme to deliver 7 projects supporting national and local NGOs in Kenya to engage more effectively in humanitarian preparedness and response.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>DFID bilateral programme outturn (in £s)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>137,482,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>95,921,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>136,200,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>91,800,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Figures for financial year 2016/17 will be published in the DFID Annual Report and accounts due for publication in Summer 2017.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 26/04/2017 15:39:27 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

709739

registered interest
date	09/03/2017
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: Non-governmental Organisations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what financial support her Department is providing to civil society organisations in the Lake Chad region.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	67272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2017 answer text <p>The UK is one of the largest donors to the crisis in the Lake Chad region, and has led the humanitarian response. Last year UKAid reached more than 1 million people. DFID’s response provides substantial financing through international non-governmental organisations and local civil society organisations. Most of this is indirect, through multilateral partners like UNICEF. DFID also provides direct financing e.g. £41m to International Committee of the Red Cross for the Emergency Appeal for the Lake Chad region.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 15/03/2017 17:43:16 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

709392

registered interest
date	08/03/2017
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: Corruption
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 countries in the Lake Chad region to (a) increase the transparency of and (b) reduce corruption in government.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	67034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2017 answer text <p>DFID’s work in Nigeria has a major focus on combatting corruption. This includes programmes promoting greater transparency and accountability in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector and work to reduce corruption in local service delivery. A new anti-corruption programme will also support the Nigerian authorities to investigate and prosecute corrupt public officials and work with civil society to raise awareness on corruption. As we step up our work in other countries in the Sahel region, efforts to combat corruption will continue across the region.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 14/03/2017 17:21:51 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

709393

registered interest
date	08/03/2017
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, what steps her Department is taking to tackle the root causes of the humanitarian crisis in the Lake Chad region.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	67035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2017 answer text <p>Lack of investment and ongoing conflict caused by Boko Haram has contributed to the current humanitarian crisis in the Lake Chad region. Focusing on the North East of Nigeria, DFID is investing in public services, job creation and addressing inequalities. UK support has enabled over 90,000 displaced children to return to school and restored basic health care services for 225,000 people affected by the conflict. As HMG, we are also providing a substantial and increasing package of intelligence, military and development support to the region to tackle Boko Haram.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 14/03/2017 17:25:03 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

709394

registered interest
date	08/03/2017
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, if she will make it her policy to increase the Government's donor contributions to the Lake Chad region to match or exceed those made by other governments at the Oslo donor conference.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	67036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2017 answer text <p>The UK was one of the first donors to respond to the crisis in the Lake Chad Region. Last year we delivered food assistance to more than 1 million people, and treated 34,000 children at risk of death from severe under-nourishment in North East Nigeria. We have used our funding to encourage others to contribute and are pleased that at the Oslo Donor Conference a number of other countries stepped up their support. The UK is currently examining what further support we can provide in leading the way to help prevent famine in the region.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 14/03/2017 17:23:08 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady