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date	21/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Pakistan: Religious Freedom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Bates on 17 November (HL2963, 2965, 2966, 3010 and 3077) concerning religious freedom and education in Pakistan, what assessment they have made of the policies implemented in the Khyber Province in this regard.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL3360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2016 answer text <p>The DFID-funded Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Education Support Programme is assisting the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to develop policies to address inequality and improve educational outcomes for all children in the province. The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa implements the 2006 national curriculum which has been independently assessed to be based on the values of democracy, pluralism and peace. DFID is also supporting the government to revise its textbooks which will include replacing any content that promotes prejudice and discrimination against religious or other minorities.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 05/12/2016 17:55:40 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

641326

registered interest
date	21/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Dominican Republic: Floods
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is providing to the Dominican Republic to assist with the flooding in that country.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Will Quince
uin	53910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK has monitored the situation since heavy persistent rain started falling in parts of the Dominican Republic on 7 November and stood ready to offer assistance if required.</p><p>The Government of the Dominican Republic have not requested international assistance.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 24/11/2016 16:30:47 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4423 label Biography information for Will Quince

641327

registered interest
date	21/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Sierra Leone: Humanitarian Situation
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 humanitarian situation in Sierra Leone.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	53883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State recently returned from Sierra Leone and saw first-hand that although the Ebola crisis has ended, the country faces major development challenges, including some of the worst child and infant mortality rates in the world.</p><p>Ebola has made these challenges worse and reversed, for example, much of the progress in health made since the civil war, with high numbers of health staff dying and sharp falls in essential services, such as treatment of malaria and immunisation. UK support is helping the Government of Sierra Leone to build up better health services and save lives, ensure children get a better education, increase access to water and sanitation, and lay the groundwork for increased economic development.</p><p>Our cross-government response to the 2014/15 Ebola crisis saved lives and stopped the outbreak decimating development in Sierra Leone. Halting the disease in West Africa was the single most important way of preventing Ebola from infecting people in the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 29/11/2016 16:43:36 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

641328

registered interest
date	21/11/2016
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 Commission on the Status of Women
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will attend the sixty-first session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women in New York in March 2017.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	53867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>The UN Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW) provides an important opportunity to advance better outcomes for girls and women.</p><p>The government will ensure high level representation at the next UNCSW in March 2017.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 28/11/2016 17:13:45 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

641329

registered interest
date	21/11/2016
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on promoting a cross-government approach to implementing the UN's Step it Up for Gender Equality initiative.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	53869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK Government has a strong domestic and international record on promoting gender equality. Although not working specifically under the auspices of UN Women’s Step it Up for Gender Equality initiative, the UK Cabinet is firmly committed to this agenda.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 28/11/2016 17:15:31 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

641330

registered interest
date	21/11/2016
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 Women
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she plans to meet the Executive Director of UN Women.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	53858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State met the Executive Director of UN Women during the UN General Assembly in September, and would expect to meet her again in the course of regular business.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 28/11/2016 17:14:33 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

641331

registered interest
date	21/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	CDC: Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to paragraph 10 of the explanatory memorandum to the Commonwealth Development Corporation Bill, what estimate she has made of market demand over Commonwealth Development Corporation's next strategy cycle.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	54037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2016 answer text <p>As set out in the UN’s Global Goals, urgent action is needed to mobilise, redirect and unlock the transformative power of trillions of dollars of private resources to deliver on sustainable development objectives. Long-term investments, including foreign direct investment, are needed in critical sectors, especially in developing countries. CDC’s work is focused on mobilising capital for specific sustainable development priorities such as health, education and infrastructure, helping to fill the annual financing gap of $2.5 trillion needed every year and deliver against the Goals by 2030.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 25/11/2016 16:19:42 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

641332

registered interest
date	21/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	CDC: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the net receipts were from the Commonwealth Development Corporation in each of the last seven financial years; and what proportion of these receipts counted as overseas development aid.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	54033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2016 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>CDC – Net Disbursements </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£ million</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>New investments made by CDC</p></td><td><p>Inflows to CDC from exited investments</p></td><td><p>Net disbursements = ODA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>366</p></td><td><p>133</p></td><td><p>233</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>425</p></td><td><p>197</p></td><td><p>228</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>296</p></td><td><p>205</p></td><td><p>91</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>284</p></td><td><p>181</p></td><td><p>103</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>326</p></td><td><p>226</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>258</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>519</p></td><td><p>528</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* From 2015 CDC’s net disbursements no longer count as ODA.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 25/11/2016 16:10:33 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

641333

registered interest
date	21/11/2016
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: Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is providing to help to support food-insecure people in South Sudan.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	54050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>Due to the severity and protracted nature of the food security crisis in South Sudan, DFID has signed multi-year agreements with the World Food Programme and the International Committee of the Red Cross. This is a cost-effective way of providing emergency food assistance which allows us to reach more people. This year, UK funds have supported between 1.3 and 1.9 million people per month. The UK will continue to be vocal in lobbying the Government of South Sudan and others on facilitating humanitarian access for aid agencies.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 28/11/2016 16:24:06 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

641334

registered interest
date	21/11/2016
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: Internally Displaced People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is providing to help support internally displaced South Sudanese refugees.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	54051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK is the second largest bilateral donor to the humanitarian response in South Sudan. We expect to provide assistance to 3 million people between 2015 and 2020, the majority of whom are internally displaced people, but also those living in the host communities supporting them. Our support will include life-saving food and clean drinking water as well as sanitation, shelter and health care.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 28/11/2016 16:17:17 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain