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427224

registered interest
date	09/11/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Refugees
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 17 September 2015 to Question 10198, whether funding to settle refugees within the UK will be allocated solely from the overseas aid budget.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	15667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2015 answer text <p>In line with the internationally agreed rules on Official Development Assistance (ODA), expenditure to support refugees in the UK for the first twelve months of their stay will be allocated from the overseas aid budget.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 19/11/2015 17:21:44 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

422322

registered interest
date	19/10/2015
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: Space Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will take steps to reduce aid spending in countries with their own space programme.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	12448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2015 answer text <p>No UK aid money is spent on helping developing countries put people in space. We already take the growing ability of emerging economies like India and China to finance their own development programmes into account in reviewing our aid relationship with such countries.</p><p>Through the ongoing Bilateral Aid Review, we will decide which countries will receive bilateral funding and how much. We will use a range of criteria to determine allocations to countries, including the level and persistence of extreme poverty in the country and the ability of the government of that country to finance its own development needs.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 26/10/2015 17:37:55 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

421962

registered interest
date	16/10/2015
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: Refugees
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 support refugee camps near the Syrian border in order to tackle the root causes of migration to Europe.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	12173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2015 answer text <p>DFID works to give Syrians hope and opportunities, so they will not have to risk their lives fleeing the region. The UK has been at the forefront of the response to the crisis in Syria and the region. To date, we have pledged over £1.1 billion, our largest ever response to a humanitarian crisis. Beyond addressing immediate needs, the UK is working with host countries to support their long-term resilience and expand opportunities for refugees, for example through funding to Lebanese and Jordanian municipalities for the running of essential public services.</p><br /> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 21/10/2015 15:54:19 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

421156

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
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: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how UK aid has been used to assist refugees near the Syrian border to date; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	11711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <p>The UK has been at the forefront of the response to the crisis in Syria and the region and has pledged over £1.1 billion to date, our largest ever response to a single humanitarian crisis. We have allocated £559 million to support refugees in the region and £561 million to support those in need inside Syria.Our support has reached hundreds of thousands of people in Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and Egypt. By the end of June 2015, our support in Syria and the region had delivered almost 20 million food rations, provided over 2.5 million medical consultations and resulted in over 7.2 million instances when people benefited from sanitation and hygiene activities.</p><br /><p>The UK prioritises its assistance according to where needs are greatest, and works with trusted humanitarian organisations to assist the most vulnerable populations in hard-to-reach areas.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 20/10/2015 16:05:34 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

421160

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Sub-Saharan Africa: HIV Infection
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 reduce the number of new HIV infections in sub-Saharan Africa.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	11689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>DFID is focussing its bilateral programme on reducing new HIV infection rates in southern Africa, the region hardest-hit by the epidemic. Our efforts are focused on the integration of HIV prevention and treatment services within sexual and reproductive health programmes. A particular emphasis is on the needs of women and girls and those populations most at risk.</p><br /><p>DFID is increasingly working through multilateral organisations, which can work in many more countries than the UK can reach on its own and at a much larger scale. That is why the UK made a commitment of up to a £1 billion to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) for the 2014–16 replenishment.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 19/10/2015 15:15:28 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

418733

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, from projects in which Commonwealth countries she plans to reallocate funds from the foreign aid budget to settle refugees within the UK.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	10198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>Additional funds to support refugees in 2015/16 will be provided without directly impacting existing spending plans. Departmental budgets for 2016/17 onwards will be announced as part of the 2015 Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 17/09/2015 16:01:17 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

418734

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	British Overseas Territories: Communication
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department has spent on communications infrastructure in British Overseas Territories in each of the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	10202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>DFID has not funded any projects specifically supporting communications infrastructure in the British Overseas Territories in the last two years. Support for communications infrastructure is provided as part of annual budget aid settlements to Montserrat, St Helena and Pitcairn.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 17/09/2015 16:43:08 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

417716

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
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: 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 her Department's budget has been dedicated to the humanitarian crisis in Syria; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	9370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>The UK has allocated over £1billion for the Syria crisis response since 2012; our largest ever response to a single humanitarian crisis. We are the second largest bilateral donor after the US. Our support has reached hundreds of thousands of people across in Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and Egypt. By the end of June 2015, our support in Syria and the region had delivered over 19 million food rations, each of which feeds one person for one month; provided access to clean water for 1.6 million people; over 2.5 million medical consultations; shelter for over 416,000 people; relief items for 4.5 million people; and resulted in 7.2 million instances when people benefited from sanitation and hygiene activities.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 15/09/2015 16:18:38 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

93335

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Japan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the policy of the Government is on providing financial aid to Japan following Typhoon Vongfong.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	210374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>Japan has not requested international assistance and has strong national capacity for dealing with disasters. When deciding whether to respond to a humanitarian emergency DFID takes into account a number of factors such as the severity and scale of impact of the event, the vulnerability of the affected population, the capacity of the affected government to respond and whether the affected national government has requested assistance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 21/10/2014 15:17:39 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

90529

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Ukraine
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 level of UK aid in Ukraine since January 2014.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	208106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The UK Government has provided £3.4 million in aid to Ukraine since January 2014 and a further £11.49 million has been allocated for this financial year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 10/09/2014 15:54:29 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell