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1174141

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
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: Environment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding provided by his Department for environmental projects in the developing world.
tabling member constituency	Epsom and Ewell
tabling member printed	Chris Grayling
uin	900475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>Tackling climate change and environmental degradation are key priorities for DFID and this Government. At UNCAS in September, the PM announced a new £220m International Biodiversity Fund and that the UK will double our international climate finance to £11.6bn between 2021-2025, helping developing countries to take action in these areas.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 29/01/2020 14:14:39 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling

1174142

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to uphold human rights throughout the world.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	900476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>The UK is committed to respecting, promoting and protecting universal human rights. Human rights are inseparable from development and DFID works closely with the FCO to support its lead on human rights. DFID also works alongside the FCO to promote human rights, which is a core part of DFID’s aid and development strategy.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 29/01/2020 14:17:52 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1173198

registered interest
date	24/01/2020
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: Fossil Fuels
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 23 January 2020 to Question 5384 on Developing Countries: Fossil Fuels, how much the UK has allocated from the public purse in Official Development Assistance to projects for mining, transporting or generating electricity from oil and gas combined in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	7610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>UK direct bilateral ODA classified as being for oil and gas extraction amounts to £102,000 in the last five years for which data is available (2014-2018). This includes £96,000 in 2016 and £6,000 in 2018. There is no UK direct bilateral ODA classified as being for transport or generating electricity from oil and gas during this time.</p><p>CDC, the UK’s development financial institution, has made investments in oil and gas in the past five years. CDC publishes details on its investments but does not report these by fuel type. When CDC does invest in fossil fuels, it does so with an aim of increasing plant efficiencies, reducing emissions and as part of a transition plan. DFID does provide support to developing countries on energy, but specifically to think about how to use their resources and transition to cleaner, greener fuels.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 29/01/2020 17:01:19 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1173046

registered interest
date	23/01/2020
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: Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the Answer of 8 July 2019 to Question 272116, if he will place a copy in the Library of the inception report which formed the basis of the independent review of Palestinian Authority textbooks.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	7115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>The UK commissioned the Georg Eckert Institute to produce an inception report. I can confirm that we will place a copy of this inception report in the Library and I will write to the Right Honourable member once this has been done.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 29/01/2020 17:03:51 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1173074

registered interest
date	23/01/2020
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: Audit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when his Department last undertook an assessment of the adequacy of the audit arrangements for recipients of (a) Official Development Assistance and (b) grants issued by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	7290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>DFID commissions all of its programming activities to be compliant with the best practice programme delivery framework – the Smart Rules. All programmes must be compliant with the Smart Rules which are designed to accord with the public financial management legislation for grants and, where applicable, with EU procurement regulations for private sector contracts.</p><p>Before DFID authorises any payments to awarded grants and/or contracts, due diligence assessments or competitive tendering procedures are undertaken to assess the relative strengths and weaknesses of the potential recipient organisation. This will include assessing governance procedures and the recipient’s own capabilities of oversight and audit of sub-partners. We also test a range of additional qualitative standards such as their capabilities in financial management, programme management, environmental/social responsibility, safeguarding and ethical trading.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 29/01/2020 16:32:05 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1172574

registered interest
date	22/01/2020
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: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much and what proportion of UK funding for the Iraq Humanitarian Fund is allocated to projects in the Kurdistan Region; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	6655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>The UK has committed approximately £94 million to the Iraq Humanitarian Pooled Fund since 2015. In 2018, the UK contributed £13 million to the Iraq Humanitarian Pooled Fund. That year, the Iraq Humanitarian Pooled Fund allocated $3.2 million to the Kurdistan Region of Iraq of a total of $36.6 million (including other donor funding). This equates to roughly 9% of Pooled Fund allocations to the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.</p><p>DFID has committed £261m in humanitarian support to Iraq since 2014, providing a vital lifeline to millions with shelter, medical care and clean water.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 29/01/2020 16:16:57 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1172658

registered interest
date	22/01/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to support education in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	6758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>Education, particularly standing up for the right of every girl in the world to have 12 years of quality education, is a priority for the UK. In Yemen we are supporting education through two global funds: Education Cannot Wait and the Global Partnership for Education.</p><p>Since 2017, Education Cannot Wait has committed over £13 million to Yemen, providing 1.3 million children with safe learning spaces, supporting 1.2 million students in preparing for and taking national exams, and making incentive payments to teachers whose salaries had not been paid for prolonged periods. The Global Partnership for Education has provided over £28.5 million to support education in Yemen since 2013, benefitting more than 400,000 children through improved schooling and teacher training, in particular focusing on ensuring girls have better access to education.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 29/01/2020 16:20:40 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1172659

registered interest
date	22/01/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Dengue Fever
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he is taking to help prevent cases of dengue fever in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	6759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>There were over 75,000 suspected cases of dengue fever in Yemen in 2019, following a sharp rise towards the end of last year.</p><p>The UK is providing support to international NGOs and UN agencies to improve access to health care for vulnerable Yemenis which will be vital to tackling the outbreak.</p><p>UK support includes a £96.5million commitment to UNICEF from 2018-2021 which has already provided 900,000 children with access to primary health care through health facilities, outreach services, and mobile health teams.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 29/01/2020 16:23:02 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1172660

registered interest
date	22/01/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: 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 his Department is taking to ensure that humanitarian agencies in Yemen are able to operate (a) independently and (b) according to the humanitarian principles.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	6760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>The UK is increasingly concerned by constraints on the international humanitarian response in Houthi-controlled areas of northern Yemen. In line with United Nations Security Council Resolution 2451, we are calling on all parties to facilitate unhindered access for humanitarian actors and ensure that humanitarian workers are able to conduct their work safely and without harm.</p><p>Alongside this, Ministers and Officials continue to engage closely with the UN and other donors to ensure a coordinated approach to improve humanitarian access, that does not jeopardise progress on the peace process.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 6761 question first answered 29/01/2020 16:25:23 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1172661

registered interest
date	22/01/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: 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 his Department is taking to increase levels of humanitarian access in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	6761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>The UK is increasingly concerned by constraints on the international humanitarian response in Houthi-controlled areas of northern Yemen. In line with United Nations Security Council Resolution 2451, we are calling on all parties to facilitate unhindered access for humanitarian actors and ensure that humanitarian workers are able to conduct their work safely and without harm.</p><p>Alongside this, Ministers and Officials continue to engage closely with the UN and other donors to ensure a coordinated approach to improve humanitarian access, that does not jeopardise progress on the peace process.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 6760 question first answered 29/01/2020 16:25:23 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan