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947246

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
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 Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate she has made of the amount of funding given to UK-based organisations that has been spent on (a) overseas aid and (b) administrative costs within the UK over the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	168074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2018 answer text <p>UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) data is collected and reported according to a standard international classification produced by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). According to this classification, the amount of UK ODA delivered by UK and other donor country NGOs in the last five years is given in the table below:</p><p><strong>UK ODA spend delivered by donor</strong><strong><sup>1</sup></strong><strong>-based NGO, 2012-2016<sup>2</sup></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Net ODA (millions £)</p></td><td><p>£488m</p></td><td><p>£662m</p></td><td><p>£759m</p></td><td><p>£772m</p></td><td><p>£710m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Statistics on International Development</p><p>1. Donor-based NGOs cover UK based NGOs as well as the NGOs of other donors. The figures included above will mainly consist of UK based NGOs however there are some amounts included for other donor NGOs delivering UK ODA, such as UK contributions to the Norway-based, Norwegian Refugee Council.</p><p>2. The latest data is for calendar year 2016 and figures for 2017 will be published this autumn.</p><p> </p><p>This classification does not include ODA spend by other types of UK based institutions (research institutions, universities and private sector organisations).</p><p> </p><p>The information for (b) is not held in the form requested and can only be collated at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>DFID works to reduce administrative costs charged by suppliers. The policy, which ensures a consistent approach, is followed across all contracts. The policy can be found on Gov.uk: <a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F652367%2FCost-Eligibility-Guidance.pdf&amp;data=02%7C01%7C%7C836d7dc6ed7841a7da2f08d5f5f3d833%7Ccdf709af1a184c74bd936d14a64d73b3%7C0%7C0%7C636685350004043448&amp;sdata=dgkMa%2Bd1F3ILClr0I27izZYF%2FdOiwSBOasbAfRspw4k%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/652367/Cost-Eligibility-Guidance.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 05/09/2018 15:38:12 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

947563

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Females
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there will be a sustained focus on women and girls in developing countries in the forthcoming Department for International Development Spending Review.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL9846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2018 answer text <p>Gender equality is a top development priority and a top priority for the UK. Our manifesto and legislative commitments put girls and women at the heart of development and humanitarian spending. The process for agreeing Spending Review commitments will commence in the autumn, under a Treasury lead.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 30/07/2018 14:45:38 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

946880

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	UN High Commissioner for Refugees: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding her Department has allocated to the UNHCR to support the processing of family links applications for each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	167142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>The UK is a long-standing supporter of UNHCR, reflecting our shared commitment to international humanitarian, human rights and refugee law and ensuring that UK aid reaches the most marginalised. Since 2010, the UK has contributed in excess of USD 1.2 billion to UNHCR in support of their work to protect refugees and other forcibly displaced people. It is not possible to disaggregate the amount of this funding utilised solely on progressing family reunification applications, nor by those with familial links in the Liverpool area.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for International Development has also committed to provide UNHCR with an annual contribution of £35m core unearmarked funding (up to 2021). This funding will support UNHCR’s work to assist and protect refugees, as well as ambitious system-wide improvements to deliver the greatest possible impact for those most in need.</p><p> </p><p>Funding for UNHCR and for local authorities participating in resettling refugees under the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme (VPRS) is provided by the Home Office.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 167143 question first answered 04/09/2018 13:21:23 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

946881

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
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: Liverpool
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will increase funding from her Department to the UNHCR to support the processing of family links applications in the Liverpool City Council area in each year for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	167143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>The UK is a long-standing supporter of UNHCR, reflecting our shared commitment to international humanitarian, human rights and refugee law and ensuring that UK aid reaches the most marginalised. Since 2010, the UK has contributed in excess of USD 1.2 billion to UNHCR in support of their work to protect refugees and other forcibly displaced people. It is not possible to disaggregate the amount of this funding utilised solely on progressing family reunification applications, nor by those with familial links in the Liverpool area.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for International Development has also committed to provide UNHCR with an annual contribution of £35m core unearmarked funding (up to 2021). This funding will support UNHCR’s work to assist and protect refugees, as well as ambitious system-wide improvements to deliver the greatest possible impact for those most in need.</p><p> </p><p>Funding for UNHCR and for local authorities participating in resettling refugees under the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme (VPRS) is provided by the Home Office.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 167142 question first answered 04/09/2018 13:21:24 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

946966

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to (a) assist the development of the IT sector in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and (b) foster links between UK and Palestinian companies.
tabling member constituency	Reigate
tabling member printed	Crispin Blunt
uin	167103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Development funds the Palestinian Market Development Programme (PMDP) which is currently supporting 18 Palestinian IT firms to strengthen their capability to work with British businesses. As part of this assistance PMDP is also working closely with the Portland Trust, the Palestinian Information Technology Association, the Palestinian Business Council and the Palestinian UK Country Trade Representative to develop business links between these firms and British businesses.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 04/09/2018 13:20:29 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	104 label Biography information for Crispin Blunt

945529

registered interest
date	20/07/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	South Sudan: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department is planning to send emergency aid to refugees to South Sudan as a result of violence in that region.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	166443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>The conflict in South Sudan continues to drive the largest refugee crisis in Africa. Ongoing violence and the severe humanitarian crisis have forced nearly 2.5 million people to flee their homes to neighbouring countries. Through bilateral programmes and multilateral partners, the Department for International Development has provided lifesaving aid and livelihood support to South Sudanese refugees, including 950,000 refugees in Uganda; up to 150,000 in Sudan; and 100,000 in Kenya. DFID is also a significant contributor to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, providing £140 million of flexible funding from 2017-2021, which includes support for South Sudanese refugees who have fled to Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In addition to support for South Sudanese refugees in the region, through our Humanitarian Response and Resilience in South Sudan (HARRIS) programme, DFID South Sudan is providing humanitarian and livelihoods support to 1.8 million people who have been internally displaced by ongoing violence.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 04/09/2018 13:22:12 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

943366

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Middle East: Water
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken with other countries and UN agencies, including the World Meteorological Organisation, to help restore water to the rivers and ground water resources in war torn countries in the Middle East.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Chesterton
uin	HL9584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government is working closely with partners, including UN agencies, to improve access to and management of water resources in a number of Middle Eastern countries.</p><p>Examples include:</p><p>- Technical support for national policy and planning on water resources in Syria, the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Lebanon and Jordan.</p><p>- Support for water resources management in Yemen, through the World Bank’s Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience.</p><p>- Working with UNICEF in Jordan to improve access to safe water and sanitation facilities for Syrian refugees and vulnerable Jordanians.</p><p>- Supporting the Water Authority of Jordan carry out urgently needed improvement of the wastewater system’s operational capacity, by building a new wastewater conveyor (redundancy pipe) benefitting a total of 2.3 million people.</p><p>- Support to the construction of the Central Gaza Desalination Plant and upgrading of the water distribution network in Gaza.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 24/07/2018 11:26:59 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2543 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Chesterton

943371

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
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: Internally Displaced People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what information they have about people displaced in Deraa Province, Syria who are refused access into Jordan; what assessment they have made of the number of such people; and what steps they are taking to help meet their needs for shelter and subsistence.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL9588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2018 answer text <p>The offensive by the Assad regime and its backers on the southwest of Syria has had a devastating impact on civilians. Over 250,000 people have reportedly been displaced so far, some of them multiple times. Of these, an estimated 160,000 civilians have now returned home.</p><p>DFID-funded partners, including the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross, are providing the most vulnerable people in the southwest, including those in Deraa province, with water, basic shelter materials, hygiene items and cash grants, where and when access allows.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 26/07/2018 15:06:32 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton