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942034

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Workers: Civil Servants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the pension arrears owed to former members of Her Majesty's Overseas Civil Service are paid.
tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
uin	HL9548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>DFID Overseas Pension Department have responsibility for administering pensions to former expatriate Colonial Civil Servants and have no pension arrears outstanding to entitled pensioners.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 24/07/2018 11:26:29 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad

940082

registered interest
date	12/07/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria: Humanitarian Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations and reports they have received about the current humanitarian situation in Idlib.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL9497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>We are concerned about the dire humanitarian situation in Idlib where over two million civilians live in fear of attacks by the Assad regime and its backers. Over 50% of the Idlib population have been displaced from their homes, sometimes multiple times, stretching scarce resources beyond their limits and putting further strain on host communities. DFID-funded partners are providing the most vulnerable with food, education, healthcare and cash grants.</p><p> </p><p>With our international partners, the UK continues to use our position in the UN Security Council and the International Syria Support Group to advocate for the protection of civilians, and calls on all parties to allow humanitarian agencies unfettered access to deliver aid to those most in need</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 24/07/2018 11:25:52 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

938847

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
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: Reviews
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many independent reviews the Department for International Development has commissioned into its policy or administration over the last year; and what was the total cost of those reviews.
tabling member printed	Lord Watts
uin	HL9463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information centrally.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 24/07/2018 11:26:17 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	489 label Biography information for Lord Watts

937009

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Somalia: Overseas Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they take (1) human, and (2) trade union rights violations into account when making aid available to Somalia.
tabling member printed	Lord Monks
uin	HL9347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>In determining UK aid funding to governments DFID assesses their commitment to each of four Partnership Principles. One of the Principles is commitment to human rights. Evidence of lack of commitment to the Principles would influence choices on the level and the manner of aid provision, for example by providing aid through civil society organisations rather than through government bodies. DFID Somalia works through a range of implementing partners in Somalia and has put robust safeguards in place to ensure all our programmes meet the highest standards of conduct and risk management. Although trade union rights are not explicitly listed in our Partnership Principles, egregious violations of workers’ rights would fall under our wider provision for human rights.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 17/07/2018 15:40:49 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4186 label Biography information for Lord Monks

937021

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria: Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assistance will they provide for Palestinian refugees who have fled from or remain in Yarmouk refugee camp in Syria.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL9358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>Despite the regime takeover, humanitarian access to Yarmouk remains restricted. Where and when access permits, DFID is supporting the UN, NGOs and other partners to deliver life-saving assistance to those who remain in Yarmouk and those who were displaced following the siege, by providing food, healthcare, water and other life-saving relief.</p><p> </p><p>With our international partners, the UK continues to use our position in the UN Security Council and the International Syria Support Group to advocate for the protection of civilians, and calls on all parties to allow humanitarian agencies unfettered access to deliver aid to those most in need.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 17/07/2018 15:41:34 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

935185

registered interest
date	05/07/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma: Internally Displaced People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what meetings they have held with Karen civil society organisations from Burma regarding the withdrawal of British and other financial support to internally displaced people in Karen state.
tabling member printed	Baroness Northover
uin	HL9302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2018 answer text <p>DFID has not withdrawn funding to internally displaced people in Karen State. DFID held discussions with Karen civil society organisations in 2017 setting out new arrangements through which they could receive funding. Some organisations have chosen not to apply for this funding.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 12/07/2018 15:29:15 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover

935186

registered interest
date	05/07/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma: Overseas Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which companies have provided consultancy and advice services to the Department for International Development regarding Burma in (1) 2016–17, and (2) 2017–18; and what was the value of each of those contracts with those companies.
tabling member printed	Baroness Northover
uin	HL9303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2018 answer text <p>DFID Burma has not commissioned consultancy and advice services. However, some of the programmes that DFID supports have commissioned consultancy, particularly for design and evaluation purposes.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 12/07/2018 15:30:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover

935200

registered interest
date	05/07/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Refugees: Health Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to seek to ensure that adolescents in refugee camps are able to engage with confidential sexual and reproductive health and rights services.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL9317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government is strongly committed to the sexual and reproductive health and rights of adolescent girls affected by humanitarian crises. At the London Family Planning Summit in July 2017 we ensured that adolescents and humanitarian crises were two of the priority themes. We committed to including specific provisions for adolescents in all our future sexual and reproductive health programmes and to collecting and using age-disaggregated data (including for the under 20s). All UK humanitarian funding is required to consider sexual and reproductive health and rights and we support the Inter-Agency Field Manual for Reproductive Health in Crises, which includes guidelines on the sexual and reproductive health needs of adolescents.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 17/07/2018 15:40:36 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

935201

registered interest
date	05/07/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Refugees: Health Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to seek to ensure that people with disabilities in refugee camps are able to engage with sexual and reproductive health and rights services.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL9318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2018 answer text <p>The UK is proud to be a world leader to ensure no one affected by humanitarian crises is left behind. At the London Family Planning Summit in July 2017 we put the needs of women and girls in humanitarian crises centre stage, and on 24 July 2018 the UK will host a Global Disability Summit to galvanise the global effort to address disability inclusion, including for communities affected by conflict and crises. All bilateral UK humanitarian funding considers sexual and reproductive health and rights, and requires that the people with disabilities are measured and considered. DFID is also funding research into disability in humanitarian contexts looking at the use of the Washington Group Short Set of Questions, a measurement tool which supports the disaggregation of data based on disability. This research will enable humanitarian organisations to collect more, and better, data so we can better address the needs of people with disabilities in all humanitarian programmes, including those providing sexual and reproductive healthcare for refugees.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 12/07/2018 15:35:47 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

934649

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	St Helena: Overseas Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the suspension of the capital programme and funding for St Helena, particularly in respect of its residents' (1) employment, (2) disposable income, and (3) standard of living, and of the Island's progress towards expanding its tourism-based economy.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL9226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>DFID has not suspended a capital programme. The most recent capital programme concluded in March 2018 and DFID is exploring options for a new programme. Financial aid has increased over the last 5 years and contributes more directly to indicators affecting well-being on the island including public sector wages, health and education.</p><p> </p><p>The St Helena Government has recently published a household expenditure survey, and will soon launch a business and employment survey which will provide more information on disposable income and employment. The average annual incomes of residents after taking into account inflation has risen steadily between 2012/13 and 2016/17 and household expenditures show only modest increases of 16% over the last 8 years.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 17/07/2018 14:27:22 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham