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830529

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which cross-government funds include funding classified as Overseas Development Assistance.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL5128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The Prosperity Fund and the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund both spent Official Development Assistance (ODA) in 2016, according to Statistics on International Development. The Empowerment Fund is also a cross-government fund with funding classified as ODA but there was no ODA spending from this fund in 2016 which is the latest year for which statistics are currently available.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 06/02/2018 17:19:25 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

830531

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Conflict, Stability and Security Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of the UK's total Overseas Development Assistance is disbursed via the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL5129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The Conflict, Stability and Security Fund spent £601 million of official development assistance (ODA) in 2016. This accounts for 4.5 per cent of the UK total UK ODA.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 06/02/2018 17:16:49 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

829019

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Ethiopia: Overseas Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much aid from the Department for International Development's budget has been made available to Ethiopia, either through direct or indirect contributions in the last three years for which figures are available; and what were the main purposes of each contribution.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL5003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>DFID budget spend in Ethiopia for the last three years for which figures are available is detailed in our published Annual Report and Accounts, and shown in the table below. Further information on DFID’s current programme can be found in the DFID Ethiopia Profile, published in July 2017 (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfid-ethiopia-profile-july-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfid-ethiopia-profile-july-2017</a>)</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Bilateral Spend (£)</strong></p></td><td><p>284,298,764</p></td><td><p>338,850,044</p></td><td><p>340,387,168</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Multilateral spend (£)</strong></p></td><td><p>241,688,266</p></td><td><p>223,467,308</p></td><td><p>137,118,616</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Centrally Managed Programme Spend (£)</strong></p></td><td><p>40,930,173</p></td><td><p>48,566,779</p></td><td><p>40,698,603</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 566,917,203 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 610,884,132 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 518,204,387 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>DFID’s programme is designed to help Ethiopia in transforming into a stable, industrialised and more resilient country, able to self-finance itself out of poverty and harness the potential of its youth. As of March 2017 we had supported 1.2 million children to gain a decent education, helped 755,000 people access clean water and/or sanitation and reached 5.7 million people through nutrition related interventions. DFID’s portfolio in Ethiopia also focusses on helping to catalyse over £500 million of new investment, generating more jobs, and creating opportunities for British business in one of the fastest growing economies in the world. DFID is investing significantly to tackle migration issues and help refugees have a long-term life in Ethiopia (host to the second largest refugee population in Africa), while reducing incentives for onward migration to Europe and diminishing the influence of criminal gangs and people smugglers. And DFID has played a leading role in the response to ongoing severe drought in Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa, where our humanitarian funding will support over 1.2 million people with emergency food rations, give 100,000 people improved access to water and sanitation, and help 500,000 pastoralists with emergency livestock support to prevent them falling into destitution.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 07/02/2018 12:39:17 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates attachment 1 file name Ethiopia Country Profile.pdf title DFID Profile of Ethiopia - July 2017
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

829073

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
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 Population Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much was their non-core financial contribution to the United Nations Population Fund in (1) 2012–13, (2) 2013–14, (3) 2014–15, (4) 2015–16, and (5) 2016–17.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL5049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>The table below sets out how much non-core funding the UK Government provided to the United Nations Population Fund in each of the following years:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Amount GBP £[1]</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>£98,488,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>£41,926,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>£203,288,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>£94,694,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>£87,469,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The non-core spend figure for 2017 is currently unavailable. It will be published in November/December 2018 as part of the Statistics on International Development. This is an annual publication that provides final statistics on the amount of Official Development Assistance (ODA) the UK has provided as a proportion of Gross National Income (GNI) to development partners, including the United Nations Population Fund.</p><p> </p><p>[1] Source Statistics on International Development</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 07/02/2018 12:24:54 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

827906

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much money they have provided to (1) the International Planned Parenthood Federation, and (2) Marie Stopes International, in (a) 2016–17, and (b) 2017–18 to date.
tabling member printed	Baroness Sheehan
uin	HL4956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>In 2016/17 DFID channelled funding of £6.5 million and £40.5 million via the International Planned Parenthood Federation and Marie Stopes International respectively. Data for 2017/18 is not yet available.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 29/01/2018 17:35:44 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4548 label Biography information for Baroness Sheehan

827922

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid: Poverty
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of the UK's overseas development assistance is devoted to poverty reduction.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL4972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>As set out in the UK Aid Strategy all UK Official Development Assistance seeks to achieve poverty reduction, as well as strengthen global peace, respond to crises and promote global prosperity. As the Strategy states there is no distinction between reducing poverty, tackling global challenges and serving our national interest - all are inextricably linked.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 07/02/2018 12:25:44 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

827923

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what annual financial contributions they have provided to the Global Financing Facility since its inception.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL4973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>To date we have not made any financial contribution to the Global Financing Facility.</p><p>Ministers have recently approved spend of £30m over 3 years to enable the Global Financing Facility to pilot innovative financing mechanisms. These will increase domestic and private sector resources for sexual and reproductive health and rights. Our investment will save lives and will enable women and girls to thrive and help transform their countries, our trading partners of tomorrow. It is the right thing to do and it is in our national interest.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 29/01/2018 17:52:14 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

825633

registered interest
date	18/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma: Rohingya
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in relation to plans to return the Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh to Burma, (1) how many refugees they estimate will be affected; (2) when the plans will be implemented; and (3) what assessment have they made of the legality of these arrangements under international law governing the protection of refugees.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL4874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>More than 655,000 refugees have arrived in Bangladesh since August 2017, and approximately 100 Rohingya are still crossing per day. The governments of Bangladesh and Burma announced on January 15th all these refugees would be repatriated within two years, initially at a rate of 1,500 per week. The UK's position is that any returns must be done voluntarily, in safety and with dignity, and people must be well informed. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has stated the necessary conditions for returns are not in place, and the UK continues to push both governments to ensure returns are in line with international law.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 30/01/2018 16:51:09 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

825635

registered interest
date	18/01/2018
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what procedures and checks are in place to ensure that payments made by the Department for International Development cannot be used for terrorism purposes; and whether any payments have been (1) withdrawn, (2) refused, and (3) prohibited, since the beginning of 2015 on grounds connected with actual, suspected or potential terrorism.
tabling member printed	Lord Carlile of Berriew
uin	HL4876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Development has a zero tolerance approach to UK aid funds being diverted to fund terrorist activities and the UK Government publishes a list of prescribed extremist groups or organisations banned under UK law. The Department has robust measures in place to protect, prevent, and detect the diversion of aid. We have controls embedded through-out the programme cycle including a rigorous due diligence process and a comprehensive risk management framework which requires risks to be identified prior to any disbursement of aid.</p><p>All organisations that receive funding from the Department are required to provide evidence about the use of funds, including audited financial statements which are examined as we monitor programme performance and delivery. All of our funding mechanisms allow the Department to terminate project funding early.</p><p>Where there are allegations of misuse of aid funds, these are investigated fully by the Department’s specialist Counter Fraud Unit, and funds are always recovered to the fullest extent possible. Funds subject to such diversion have been stopped in the past and will continue to be stopped should there be substantive evidence of UK aid being connected in any way to terrorist activities. The Department’s procedure is to inform the relevant UK security agencies in such circumstances and, given the sensitivity of such cases and the fact that active criminal investigations are ongoing, we cannot release further details.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 24/01/2018 17:16:53 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1138 label Biography information for Lord Carlile of Berriew

825648

registered interest
date	18/01/2018
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of refugees who will be affected by the decision of the government of the United States to withdraw funding for the UN Relief Works Agency; and what specific services and aid they expect will be affected.
tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
uin	HL4889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>The UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) provides essential services to over 5 million Palestinian refugees across the region. My officials are working closely with UNRWA, the United States and other European Union partners to understand risks to UNRWA’s sustainability and how to maintain continuity of key services such as education and health for Palestinian refugees. The UK is concerned at the impact on UNRWA’s activities whenever unexpected reductions or delays in predicted donor disbursements occur and are liaising with UNRWA on their plans for service continuity. UNRWA has publically stated their determination to continue services in all their fields of operations.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 05/02/2018 12:46:34 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic