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984628

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
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: Nature Conservation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions she has had with the Foreign Secretary on using Official Development Assistance to help protect endangered species.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	906952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2018 answer text <p>Ministers in my department, the Foreign Office, and Defra meet regularly, and together we are using UK ODA to fight the illegal wildlife trade. We are working to ensure the London Conference on the illegal wildlife trade this week will deliver tangible actions that help stamp out this destructive, billion dollar criminal industry.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 10/10/2018 13:27:13 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

984629

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
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: Trade Promotion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to promote trade for development.
tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Mrs Pauline Latham
uin	906953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2018 answer text <p>My Department is working with the Department for International Trade to ensure our trade policy benefits developing countries as well as the UK. We aim to deliver continuity in our trading arrangements with developing countries as we leave the EU, provide support to help countries trade, and explore options to expand our relationships in the future.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 10/10/2018 13:28:16 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

984630

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
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: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment she has made of the effect on Palestinian refugees of recent reductions in US aid.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	906954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2018 answer text <p>Proactive UK lobbying has helped reduce the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees’ (UNRWA) immediate financing shortfall. However, the withdrawal of US funding could exacerbate the future humanitarian needs of Palestinian refugees and threaten regional security. The UK Government has committed to provide £57.5 million to UNRWA this year.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 10/10/2018 13:30:48 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

982625

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
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: Sustainable Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress has been made by Government Departments on the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	176111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The UK played a key role in establishing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and we are determined to be at the forefront of delivering them - both at home and around the world. All Government Departments have embedded the SDGs in their planned activities, supported by the Single Departmental Plan process. Departments will report progress on their planned activities in their Annual Reports.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, the Government will present a Voluntary National Review of the UK’s progress towards the SDGs at the UN in 2019. We are committed to an inclusive process, and have launched a website inviting input from people and organisations around the UK. The website can be found at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/sustainabledevelopmentgoals" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/sustainabledevelopmentgoals</a>.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 15/10/2018 14:35:58 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

982704

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Caribbean: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
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 18 September 2018 to Question 173559 on Caribbean: Hurricanes and Tornadoes, what proportion of that £196 million spent in September 2017 on Caribbean hurricane relief was used to support British Overseas Territories.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	176229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>£72m was committed to help the Overseas Territories. This funding delivered the UK Government’s immediate response and support for early recovery priorities in the three affected territories of Anguilla, British Virgin Islands and Turks and Caicos Islands. Further to this, the Prime Minister committed a further £70m for reconstruction efforts and up to £300m of UK Government loan guarantees.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 15/10/2018 14:33:29 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

982705

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Nigeria: Internally Displaced People and Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance her Department is providing to support Borno refugees and internally displaced persons to return home.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	176522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>My department is supporting Refugees and internally displaced persons in Borno to rebuild their lives and return home when it is safe for them to do so. We are providing livelihoods and basic services support throughout the region. In 2017 we ensured 213,000 could plant crops and we are educating 100,000 children affected by conflict. We are concerned by a recent push to return people back to insecure areas in recent months, and are working closely with the Borno State Government to support returns which are voluntary, safe, and sustainable.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 15/10/2018 14:32:39 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

982710

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
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: Humanitarian Situation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps are being taken by his Department to tackle the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
tabling member printed	Meg Hillier
uin	176095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>The UK remains deeply concerned about the humanitarian situation in Gaza and is supporting hospitals and patients through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and addressing critical water and sanitation needs for 2 million people through the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). We are a consistent top-five donor to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), which provides basic services to 1.3 million people in Gaza, including basic health care. We are also supporting humanitarian access and enabling reconstruction efforts in Gaza.</p><p> </p><p>In the longer term, the UK will help to address the underlying causes of humanitarian strife in Gaza by focussing on economic development and helping to lift the overall standard of living by increasing trade and job creation, enabling greater movement and access for people and goods and enhancing the supply of electricity and clean water. Ultimately, a political settlement is the only way to ensure lasting peace for Palestinians and Israelis alike.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/10/2018 15:10:59 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier

983151

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
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: Humanitarian Situation
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 in response to the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	175964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>The UK remains deeply concerned about the humanitarian situation in Gaza and is supporting hospitals and patients through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and addressing critical water and sanitation needs for 2 million people through the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). We are a consistent top-five donor to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), which provides basic services to 1.3 million people in Gaza, including basic health care. We are also supporting humanitarian access and enabling reconstruction efforts in Gaza.</p><p> </p><p>In the longer term, the UK will help to address the underlying causes of humanitarian strife in Gaza by focussing on economic development and helping to lift the overall standard of living by increasing trade and job creation, enabling greater movement and access for people and goods and enhancing the supply of electricity and clean water. Ultimately, a political settlement is the only way to ensure lasting peace for Palestinians and Israelis alike.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/10/2018 15:12:29 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

973182

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Brexit
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 2018-19 Main Estimates, how much funding her Department has allocated to prepare for the UK to leave the EU.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	174772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>HM Treasury has already allocated over £2 billion of additional funding to departments and the devolved administrations for EU exit preparations so far. This includes the £1.5 billion of additional funding HM Treasury announced at Autumn Budget 2017 for 2018/19. A full breakdown of how this was allocated to departments can be found in the Chief Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement, HCWS540, laid on the 13th March (<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/</a>). This money will be paid out in Supplementary Estimates 18/19 later this financial year.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 09/10/2018 16:01:57 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

973265

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Period Poverty
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 potential effect of addressing period poverty on achieving Sustainable Development Goal number four on inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong learning opportunities for all.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	174833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>The UK is committed to ensuring that every girl has the chance to access 12 years of quality education and learning, as highlighted in our 2018 Education Policy. This includes recognising the importance of providing menstrual hygiene facilities in schools and tackling discriminatory gender norms (including taboos around menstruation) to support girls to stay in education during their periods.</p><p> </p><p>We are proud to support a range of menstrual hygiene interventions to help keep girls in school. Through the Girls’ Education Challenge Fund we are including menstrual hygiene activities across 12 countries.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 09/10/2018 11:22:05 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden