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date	18/01/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Cluster Munitions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department has had discussions with (a) the Yemen Executive Mine Action Centre and (b) other national de-mining institutions in Yemen on the provision of funding for clearing UK-produced cluster munitions; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	60523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Development (DFID) has not had discussions with any national de-mining institutions in Yemen. However, through the cross-government Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF), the UK is supporting the UN Development Programme (UNDP) to work with both the Yemen Executive Mine Action Centre (YEMAC) and the National Mine Action Commission (NMAC) to clear mines and explosives in Yemen, including cluster munitions.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 24/01/2017 16:59:30 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

674352

registered interest
date	17/01/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Cluster Munitions
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 Department's policy to provide direct funding to ensure the clearing of UK-produced cluster munitions.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	60296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>DFID funds clearance of cluster munitions, landmines and other explosive remnants of war irrespective of their origin through its Global Mine Action Programme, through the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund, and through the DFID Afghanistan programme. The Global Mine Action Programme has delivered 2,086ha of land back to productive use, saving lives and supporting livelihoods.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 24/01/2017 17:09:46 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

674353

registered interest
date	17/01/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of direct aid for Yemen committed in the current financial year has been used to help with the clearing of UK-produced cluster munitions.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	60295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>DFID is contributing £112 million to the crisis in Yemen this financial year, none of which is used to help with the clearing of cluster munitions. The majority of this funding is used to provide life-saving humanitarian assistance, such as food, clean water, medical supplies and emergency shelter.</p><p>Through the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund, the UK is contributing £700,000 for 2016/17 to support the UN Development Programme (UNDP) to clear mines and explosives in Yemen, including cluster munitions.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 24/01/2017 17:06:31 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier