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49819

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the displacement of people from the Syrian town of Kessab.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Coventry
uin	HL6832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>According to UN sources, approximately 1,500 to 1,600 families have been displaced from the city of Kessab.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	4266 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Coventry

49910

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will assess the research in progress in the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford on communicable diseases among refugees and displaced people.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL6886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Once the study publishes its findings, we look forward to assessing this as part of the overall body of evidence on the topic.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

49955

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent the worldwide spread of polio.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL6908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>On 5 May 2014, the World Health Organisation (WHO) issued a statement regarding the recent international spread of wild poliovirus and Temporary Recommendations (TR) under the International Health Regulations 2005 to prevent its further spread. The TR are primarily focused on countries exporting and/ or infected with wild polio virus. The Government fully supports the WHO statement.<br> <br> The UK remains deeply committed to the eradication of polio, and is a long-time supporter of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. At the Global Vaccine Summit in Abu Dhabi in 2013 DFID pledged up to £300 million for polio eradication. In 2013 DFID also provided additional support for the outbreaks in the Horn of Africa and Syria.</p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

47848

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what methodology they use in co-ordinating with international partners the levels and distribution of international aid.
tabling member printed	Lord Chidgey
uin	HL6790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There is no single international system designed to coordinate the level and distribution of international aid. However, the key determinant of where donor funds are distributed is the dialogue and coordination within each recipient country which is, where possible, led by the recipient country's government</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 25/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	50 label Biography information for Lord Chidgey

47849

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in relation to aid to Ethiopia, whether they have liaised with the government of the United States about the co-ordination of development assistance in the agricultural sector.
tabling member printed	Lord Chidgey
uin	HL6791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The UK is part of the US-led ‘New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition' in Ethiopia, which entails regular dialogue and coordination of our work in the agricultural and related sectors. DFID and USAID are co-donors to the national safety net programme, which provides cash and food for some seven million food insecure Ethiopians, most of whom are rural farmers. We also collaborate closely on land issues; DFID's new land certification programme in Ethiopia builds on work by USAID to test certification methodologies.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 25/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	50 label Biography information for Lord Chidgey

47850

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they co-ordinate the United Kingdom's emergency aid efforts and expenditure with those of non-governmental organisations and bilateral donors to avoid duplication and waste.
tabling member printed	Lord Chidgey
uin	HL6792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Information is consistently shared by the UK with NGOs and other donors at headquarters and field level, and the level of funds pledged or committed are regularly updated on the UN's Financial Tracking Service. The UK also plays a key leadership role during responses, encouraging all humanitarian actors to co-ordinate and to do so in partnership with the affected Government wherever appropriate.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 25/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	50 label Biography information for Lord Chidgey

47851

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they take in concert with the United Nations and the European Union to ensure that international aid is fairly and efficiently distributed and that waste and corrupt practices are avoided.
tabling member printed	Lord Chidgey
uin	HL6793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There is no single international system designed to coordinate the level and distribution of international aid. However, the key determinant of where donor funds are distributed is the dialogue and coordination within each recipient country which is, where possible, led by the recipient country's government.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 25/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	50 label Biography information for Lord Chidgey

47778

registered interest
date	08/04/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of recent deaths in the Yarmouk section of Damascus, reported by Amnesty International in its report Squeezing the life out of Yarmouk: War crimes against besieged civilians, and, in particular, of that organisation's attribution of the deaths to starvation and lack of medical care.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL6726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID is deeply concerned by reports of Palestinian refugees in the Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus suffering and dying as a result of malnutrition and lack of medical care. Yarmouk has been under siege for some time and we are calling for unfettered access to all affected communities and for all sides to lift sieges to end this suffering.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 25/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

47793

registered interest
date	08/04/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the cases made by the Food and Agriculture Organisation and the World Food Programme in respect of the establishment of a humanitarian operation in the Central African Republic.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
uin	HL6741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>It estimated that 1.3 million people (30% of the population) are food insecure. 60% of farmers have indicated that their crop production in 2013 was significantly reduced and around 50% of livestock was either looted or lost. 94% of farmers reported insufficient access to seeds for the upcoming planting season.</p><p> </p><p>DFID is supporting short and medium term solutions to assist people through the lean season and plant staple crops to harvest in August. We have committed £4 million to FAO for the distribution of seeds and tools and to support livelihood activities such as home gardening. FAO will assist 150,000 farming households through the provision of seeds and tools. We will continue to closely monitor the humanitarian situation.</p><p><br>The UK has been closely monitoring the situation and has pledged a total of £23m to the response in 2013 and 2014 and is one of the largest humanitarian donors to CAR. The UK's assistance is helping hundreds of thousands of people and will go towards the protection of civilians (in particular violence against women and girls); to urgent medical assistance; and to food security and livelihoods assistance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 25/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

47794

registered interest
date	08/04/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the level of aid funding available to the Central African Republic and of the need of food of the population of that country.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
uin	HL6742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) is acute. There are critical and pressing needs in the country following the coup in March 2013. The UN estimates that the whole population (4.6 million people) have been affected by this conflict and that 2.5 million people are in immediate need of humanitarian assistance, including protection, food, health, water and sanitation and shelter. 1.3 million people (3% of the total population) are in need of food assistance.</p><p><br>The UK has pledged a total of £23m to the response in 2013 and 2014 and is one of the largest humanitarian donors to CAR. The UK is the third largest humanitarian donor to CAR in 2014 alongside pledges from the EC: $62(£37m), USA: $47m (£28m), the UN Central Emergency Response Fund: $20m (£12m), the World Bank: $20m (£12m) and Sweden: $15m (£9m).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 25/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead