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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

944727

registered interest
date	19/07/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Global Financing Facility
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she has plans to support the the allocation of additional funding to the Global Financing Facility for Every Woman and Every Child.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	166175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>At last year’s Family Planning Summit in London, we announced £30m over 3 years to enable the Global Financing Facility to pilot innovative financing mechanisms. This investment will increase domestic and private sector resources for sexual and reproductive health and rights. It will save lives and enable women and girls to thrive, helping transform their countries. Decisions about potential future support will be taken in due course.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 23/07/2018 16:26:06 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

944747

registered interest
date	19/07/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	UNRWA: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of the funding shortfall for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees on front line services in (a) the West Bank, (b) Gaza, (c) Jordan, (d) Lebanon and (e) Syria.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	166060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>UNRWA has a twin-track approach to addressing the funding shortfall: raising additional money from donors; and identifying those programme ‎activities which can be merged with its core activities or reviewing non-core activities which can be picked up by other providers. The UK supports UNRWA’s approach, and has increased our funding for UNRWA this year to £38.5 million so far.</p><p>Emergency Appeal activities currently being reviewed are:</p><p>1. West Bank</p><ul><li><p>Emergency interventions such as cash for work activities, community mental health and mobile health work;</p></li></ul><p>2. Gaza</p><ul><li><p>Community mental health programmes and the job creation project;</p></li></ul><p>3. Jordan &amp; Lebanon</p><ul><li><p>Palestinian refugees from Syria in Jordan and Lebanon will continue to receive UNRWA support, and the delivery of UNRWA’s core services are funded until late August;</p></li></ul><p>4. Syria</p><ul><li>UNRWA core services are currently funded until late August, and emergency services are secure until the end of 2018.</li></ul> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 24/07/2018 11:15:54 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

944748

registered interest
date	19/07/2018
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent estimate she has made of the number of refugees who have been displaced from Yarmouk refugee camp; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	166061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>The recent Assad regime offensive on Yarmouk camp has resulted in the displacement of approximately 6,000 residents according to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency’s assessment.</p><p> </p><p>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> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 24/07/2018 11:16:11 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

944842

registered interest
date	19/07/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Libya: Minority Groups
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 persecution of the Tawerga in Libya.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	166190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>The UK regularly raises the displacement of the Tawerga community with interlocutors in Libya. In April 2018, Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Libya raised the issue of a political deal between Misrata and Tawerga when he met with political and military leaders in Misrata, urging them to focus on its swift implementation. This political deal came into effect in June 2018 and should allow for the return of displaced Tawergans to their hometown.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is one of the world’s largest contributors to the UN’s general budget. This budget is used to fund the work of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, which is supporting displaced Tawergans in the Qareret al-Qatef camp. Through the Conflict Stability and Security Fund, the UK is supporting the UNDP’s Stabilisation Facility for Libya (SFL); SFL Board members recently agreed that work to support the Tawerga should be a priority area. The UK has also recently signed a contract with a Libyan NGO to deliver mine risk education to displaced people from Tawerga, in order to reduce the risk of harm from explosive remnants of war on their return to their homes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 166191 166192 question first answered 24/07/2018 11:16:26 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty