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942525

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	Gaza: Reconstruction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with international counterparts on the (a) Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism and (b) planned review of that programme.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	164264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>My officials are discussing the future of the Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism with international counterparts, including the UN. On July 17<sup>th</sup> the UK met the UN Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General to discuss the priorities of the planned review.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 23/07/2018 15:10:19 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

942530

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	West Bank: 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 (a) victims of forcible transfer and (b) people at risk of forcible transfer in the West Bank.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	164266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>The UK supports Palestinian communities at risk of forcible transfer in Area C of the West Bank through our legal aid programme, which helps residents challenge decisions in the Israeli legal system. In around 97% of the cases supported by this programme demolitions and evictions have been suspended. Additionally the UK supports nearly 500 Palestinian families living in Area C to remain on their land by improving infrastructure and enabling access to education and health services.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently considering how best we can further support Palestinian communities at risk of forcible transfer in the West Bank, and I will update the House once this is confirmed.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 23/07/2018 15:11:30 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

924063

registered interest
date	14/06/2018
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: Leishmaniasis
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 levels of Leishmaniosis in (a) the West Bank, (b) Gaza and (c) Palestinian refugee camps in (i) Lebanon, (ii) Jordan and (iii) Syria.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	153730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>The implementing partner for DFID’s People for Peaceful Change Programme monitors the incidence and prevalence of both cutaneous and visceral leishmaniosis cases in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Jordan. There were 5175 reported cases of cutaneous Leishmaniosis in the West Bank between 1990-2016. There have not been any reports about the disease spreading in Gaza therefore it is considered a free area. Assessments show Leishmaniosis levels in Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon, Jordan and Syria are low. Camps across the region may experience seasonal variation due to sand-fly populations.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 21/06/2018 14:39:29 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

924065

registered interest
date	14/06/2018
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: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when she plans to publish the first quarterly update and progress report on her Department's People for Peaceful Change project in the occupied Palestinian territories.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	153731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>The expected publication of the People for Peaceful Change project quarterly update is by the end of June.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 21/06/2018 14:40:58 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

905696

registered interest
date	16/05/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of (a) recent trends in the capacity of the health services in Yemen to treat (i) cholera and (ii) diphtheria cases and (b) the effect of those trends on the rate of cases of each disease.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	144788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>The deterioration of health facilities in Yemen remains deeply concerning. Only 22% of health facilities – half of which are either closed or not fully functional – can treat communicable diseases, such as cholera and diphtheria. The ability of health services to treat these diseases is further complicated by the on-going conflict, access obstructions, and the non-payment of salaries to public sector workers.</p><p> </p><p>UK aid of £170 million to Yemen this financial year (2018/19) includes support to the UN and NGOs for tackling the underlying causes of cholera by providing emergency food, nutrition support, and clean water and sanitation to millions of people in Yemen.</p><p> </p><p>DFID continues to monitor the rate of new cholera and diphtheria cases, as well as the health response in Yemen. In total, 1,097,962 suspected cholera cases have been reported between 27 April 2017 and 13 May 2018, causing 2,286 deaths. Between 13 August 2017 and 5 May 2018, 1,703 suspected cases of diphtheria have been reported, causing 90 deaths.</p><p> </p><p>The UK also supported the first ever phase of a cholera vaccination campaign in Yemen which was completed on 15 May in the south of the country, helping protect more than 450,000 men, women and children. In her statement on 15 May, the International Development Secretary urged all parties to the conflict to allow the next phase of the vaccination campaign to proceed and to enable full and unhindered access including in the north of the country.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 22/05/2018 16:54:09 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

894957

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
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: International Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department plans to fund the 2018 Occupied Palestinian Territory Humanitarian Fund administered by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	139375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>We remain concerned about the humanitarian situation in Gaza. Our current humanitarian support includes £1.9 million via the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), which is supporting up to 1 million Gazans by providing clean water and rehabilitating sanitation facilities to stop the spread of disease. We continue to monitor the humanitarian situation in Gaza closely, including through contact with relevant UN agencies, the International Committee of the Red Cross and other humanitarian donors, and we continue to ensure that our programmes can be responsive to spikes in need.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 08/05/2018 16:30:09 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

894959

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Israel: Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 26 April to Question 137118, on Israel: Palestinians, whether any of the organisations she held direct conversations with were (a) Palestinian or (b) groups operating in (i) the West Bank or (ii) Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	139376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>Officials engaged directly and indirectly with a wide range of NGOs that work with both Palestinian and Israeli society including organisations that are run by Palestinians and operate in the West Bank. The programme does not currently work in Gaza.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 08/05/2018 16:31:22 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

890066

registered interest
date	23/04/2018
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: Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in Idlib, Syria; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	137116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>The humanitarian situation in Idlib is dire. Sites hosting internally displaced people and towns are severely overcrowded, and food, shelter and water are in short supply. We are deeply concerned by reports that the intensification of hostilities has displaced over 300,000 people within Idlib governorate since December 2017. An additional 50,000 people have arrived from Eastern Ghouta since mid-March, stretching scarce resources further.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 26/04/2018 14:04:33 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

890068

registered interest
date	23/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Israel: Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 16 April to Question 134885, on Israel: Palestinians, which local civil society organisations her officials consulted.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	137118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>We held conversations directly with a number of organisations and indirectly via trusted donors and NGO groupings to draw on their experience and knowledge of the sector. Publishing the names of these organisations could harm their ability to do effective people-to-people work in the region due to the inherent sensitivities.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 26/04/2018 14:04:56 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

873770

registered interest
date	28/03/2018
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: Community Relations
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 (a) made and (b) received representations from the charitable sector on the effectiveness of people-to-people or coexistence projects.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	134884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>DFID has engaged with several stakeholders in the people-to-people community, including not-for profit organisations, in considering the effectiveness of people-to-people projects. Ministers approved the ‘People for Peaceful change’ business case which reviewed the effectiveness of people-to-people programming including through analysis of independent research. The relevant documents can be found on the DevTracker page at this address: <a href="https://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/projects/GB-GOV-1-300366" target="_blank">https://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/projects/GB-GOV-1-300366</a></p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 16/04/2018 14:50:20 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden