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1224765

registered interest
date	15/07/2020
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: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department has taken through the Yemen 2020: High-Level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen held in June 2020 to provide support to people suffering as a result of the conflict in that country.
tabling member constituency	Keighley
tabling member printed	Robbie Moore
uin	904792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2020 answer text <p>The UK committed to provide £160m at the 2020 Yemen Humanitarian Pledging Conference, bringing our contribution to almost £1bn since 2015. By the end of July, we will have disbursed over 50% of our funding, helping the UN and NGOs tackle the spread of COVID-19 and meet urgent humanitarian needs. Ultimately, only a political settlement will address the humanitarian crisis. We urge all parties to engage constructively with Special Envoy Martin Griffiths.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 15/07/2020 15:57:48 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore

1225186

registered interest
date	15/07/2020
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: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of the £160 million funding for humanitarian aid pledged by the UK at the United Nation’s Yemen Pledging Conference in Riyadh on 2 June 2020 has been paid to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff North
tabling member printed	Anna McMorrin
uin	74712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2020 answer text <p>The UK’s £160 million funding will be delivered through a range of UN agencies and aims to provide support to at least 300,000 vulnerable people each month to help them buy food and household essentials, treat 40,000 children for malnutrition and provide 1 million people with improved water supply and basic sanitation.</p><p>The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is one of the UK’s partners in Yemen. We currently support the Cash and Markets Working Group coordinator and stand ready to consider support to the OCHA led Yemen Humanitarian Fund when an allocation round is announced.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 20/07/2020 15:18:15 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4632 label Biography information for Anna McMorrin

1218618

registered interest
date	29/06/2020
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: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the proposed reductions in Official Development Assistance expenditure on UK (a) humanitarian and (b) development assistance to Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	66170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>Yemen remains a key priority for the UK Government.</p><p>I announced that the UK will commit £160 million of new aid for the current financial year (2020/21) at the 2020 Yemen Humanitarian Pledging Conference on 2 June. This was the third highest pledge at the conference and brings the total UK commitment to nearly £1 billion since the conflict began in 2015.</p><p>This funding will be provided through humanitarian and development agencies and will provide support to at least 300,000 vulnerable people each month to help them buy food and household essentials, treat 40,000 children for malnutrition and provide 1 million people with improved water supply and basic sanitation.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 02/07/2020 15:02:30 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1218207

registered interest
date	26/06/2020
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: Humanitarian Aid
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 help ensure that funding package to help fight coronavirus and address the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Yemen announced on 2 June 2020 by the Foreign Secretary, is additional to planned humanitarian assistance to Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	65182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2020 answer text <p>The UK’s £160 million commitment to Yemen for this financial year (2020/21) will help tackle the spread of COVID-19 by providing over 700,000 medical consultations, training 12,000 healthcare workers to work in a safe environment and providing a much-needed boost to nearly 4,000 health centres, to continue providing existing health services.</p><p>This funding will also respond to existing humanitarian needs in Yemen by providing support to at least 300,000 vulnerable people each month to help them buy food and household essentials, treat 40,000 children for malnutrition and provide 1 million people with improved water supply and basic sanitation.</p><p>We have already disbursed 32% of our £160 million funding to Yemen this year and expect to have disbursed over 50% by the end of July.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 01/07/2020 15:57:43 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1204422

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
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: Humanitarian Aid
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 ensure that (a) food, (b) water and (c) medicines are supplied to people in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	59691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>As part of our £160 million aid commitment for Yemen in the 2020/21 financial year, the UK expects to provide support to at least 300,000 vulnerable people each month to help them buy food and household essentials, treat 40,000 children for malnutrition and provide 1 million people with improved water supply and basic sanitation.</p><p>Our funding will also help tackle the spread of COVID-19 in Yemen and we expect this new package to provide over 700,000 medical consultations, train 12,000 healthcare workers to work safely in a COVID-19 environment and provide a much-needed boost to nearly 4,000 health centres to continue providing existing health services.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 22/06/2020 15:36:59 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1201832

registered interest
date	09/06/2020
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: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the Government’s announcement of 2 June 2020 on a new £160 million humanitarian aid package for Yemen, what (a) public health expertise and (b) medical equipment the Government is planning to provide to the Yemen under that aid package to help tackle the ongoing humanitarian crisis in that country; and whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of using the UN-backed International Initiative on COVID-19 in Yemen to deliver such resources.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	57219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>As part of our £160 million commitment in humanitarian funding for Yemen in the 2020/21 financial year, the UK expects to provide over 700,000 medical consultations, train 12,000 healthcare workers to work safely in a COVID-19 environment and provide a much-needed boost to nearly 4,000 health centres to continue providing existing health services.</p><p>The UK also continues to engage closely the World Health Organisation (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), including through advice and support, to help them with their COVID-19 response in Yemen.</p><p>We are also working with the British NGO UK Med to explore the possibility of seconding medical experts to support the UN’s COVID-19 response.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 15/06/2020 15:26:14 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1201833

registered interest
date	09/06/2020
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: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of providing (a) financial assistance and (b) medical supplies to (i) the UN-backed International Initiative on COVID-19 in Yemen and (ii) UN-backed Yemeni-led frameworks established to support the WHO’s response to the covid-19 pandemic in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	57220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK announced our new pledge of £160 million in humanitarian funding for Yemen in the 2020/21 financial year at the Yemen Pledging Conference on 2 June.</p><p>As part of this commitment, the UK will support the UN’s plans to tackle the spread of COVID-19 in Yemen and expects to provide over 700,000 medical consultations, train 12,000 healthcare workers to work safely in a COVID-19 environment, and provide a much-needed boost to nearly 4,000 health centres to continue providing existing health services.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 15/06/2020 15:23:39 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1198474

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
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: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what outcomes were agreed on 23 April 2020 during discussions between her Department's Acting Permanent Secretary and the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs on international humanitarian funding levels in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff North
tabling member printed	Anna McMorrin
uin	52363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>On Thursday 23 April, DFID’s Acting Permanent Secretary discussed the worsening humanitarian situation in Yemen and the urgent need for additional funding with UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Mark Lowcock.</p><p>The UN has requested over $2.4 billion of funding to be able to respond to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen until the end of this year.</p><p>I announced on 2 June that the UK will provide £160 million in response to Yemen’s humanitarian crisis this financial year (2020/21). This brings our overall commitment to Yemen to £970 million since the conflict began in 2015.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 04/06/2020 16:23:09 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4632 label Biography information for Anna McMorrin

1191060

registered interest
date	28/04/2020
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: Humanitarian Aid
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 (a) enhance and (b) maintain humanitarian access in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	41064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>The UK is extremely concerned that Houthi restrictions and interference in the delivery of humanitarian assistance is now forcing humanitarian agencies, such as the World Food Programme, to scale back their assistance in northern Yemen. In line with United Nations Security Council Resolution 2451, we are calling on all parties to facilitate unhindered access for humanitarian actors and agencies and ensure that humanitarian workers are able to conduct their work safely and without harm.</p><p>Ministers and officials continue to engage closely with other donors and humanitarian agencies to ensure a coordinated international approach on how we adjust the way we all give aid, to ensure it gets to those in need.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 05/05/2020 15:57:49 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1191061

registered interest
date	28/04/2020
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: Humanitarian Aid
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 her international counterparts on planned funding levels for a humanitarian response in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	41065
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>As reported by the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Mark Lowcock, in his UN Security Council briefing of Monday 16 April, UN agencies estimate that they need more than $900 million to enable them to continue their operations in Yemen until July.</p><p>On Thursday 23 April, DFID’s acting Permanent Secretary discussed ways of improving humanitarian funding levels in Yemen with Mark Lowcock.</p><p>The Secretary of State also discussed Yemen funding with the Executive Director of the World Food Programme on Friday 17 April and UK officials remain in close contact with other major donors such as Saudi Arabia, the US and Germany.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 05/05/2020 16:00:19 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law