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1027570

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date	18/12/2018
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: Migrant Workers
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 merits of her Department paying the £65 application fee for settled or pre-settled status for EU nationals (a) employed by and (b) working as an outsourced worker in her Department; what estimate she has made of the total cost to her Department of paying those fees; and what assessment she has made of the risks that the EU Settlement Scheme poses to the retention of EU nationals (i) employed by or (ii) working as an outsourced worker in her Department.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	203344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government currently does not plan to pay application fees to Home Civil Servants (HCS) for Settled Status. Outsourced workers are not DFID employees, and this will be the decision of their employers.</p><p> </p><p>As at 31 October 2018, 107 Home Civil Servants (HCS) have declared their nationality as non-UK EU nationals, although this information is provided on a voluntary basis. The estimated costs to DFID of paying settled status application fees would equate to £6,955, based on this voluntary declaration.</p><p> </p><p>DFID values the significant contribution made by EU citizens working for the department and we want these colleagues to continue to play a full role in the work of the Civil Service. We are committed to supporting our EU citizen employees across the Civil Service and the important engagement with EU national networks across government will continue over the coming months.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 21/12/2018 15:27:54 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1027705

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Rohingya: 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 promote a long-term solution for Rohingya refugees.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	203417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>The UK has led the international response, including using our role at the UN Security Council to push for international accountability and long-term support for the Rohingya. The UK government is supporting Rohingya in Bangladesh, as well as pushing for improved conditions in Rakhine State in order to allow voluntary, safe and dignified returns, with UNHCR oversight. We have been one of the main donors to the international humanitarian joint response plan and we expect to remain a leading donor.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 21/12/2018 15:29:14 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1027706

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Bangladesh: Rohingya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions her Department has had with the Government of Bangladesh on granting refugee status to the Rohingya.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	203418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>We continue to discuss the status of the Rohingya with the government of Bangladesh, which prefers not to formally recognise them as refugees. We maintain that refugee status would help to ensure appropriate support and security for the Rohingya. It would also help with raising the urgent funds needed from the international community.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 21/12/2018 15:29:47 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1027707

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Bangladesh: Rohingya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions her Department has had with the Government of Bangladesh on providing additional flat and usable land for Rohingya refugees.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	203419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>Congestion remains a serious challenge for the Rohingya refugee response and we have encouraged the government of Bangladesh at the highest levels to make more onshore land available. Bangladesh has already provided some additional land and the UK has supported international efforts to make this suitable and safe. We have made clear that any relocation of refugees must be safe, dignified and meet international humanitarian principles and standards.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 21/12/2018 15:28:28 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1027262

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
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: Children
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 12 November 2018 to Question 188707 on Overseas Aid: Children, what estimate her Department has made of the total amount from its international aid budget that has been allocated to programmes specifically targeted at children in each of the last 10 financial years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	202703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>Our ODA statistics report on a number of policy markers but none of these allow us to track spend directly targeted at children in any robust way.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 20/12/2018 16:07:37 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1027270

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Democratic Republic of Congo: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make representations to the Congolese Government on reported concerns with the adequacy of electronic voting arrangements in the forthcoming elections.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	202720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>I visited the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in April 2018 and discussed electronic voting machines with the Electoral Commission (CENI). At their request, the UK funded a technical analysis of the machines to help identify and mitigate the challenges around their use in DRC’s elections.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has repeatedly encouraged CENI to adopt the recommendations from the analysis and address concerns of stakeholders with the electoral process, including most recently through a UN Security Council Statement on 21st November, and a meeting between senior officials and CENI on 11<sup>th</sup> December.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 20/12/2018 16:09:00 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1027273

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
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: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding her Department has allocated to programmes overseas that is not part of Official Development Assistance in each of the last three years; and how much such funding her Department plans to allocate in each of the next two years.
tabling member constituency	Isle of Wight
tabling member printed	Mr Bob Seely
uin	202824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>In line with HMT allocations, the funding the Department for International Development has allocated to programmes that are not part of Official Development Assistance is as follows:</p><ul><li><p>2015/16 - £20.9m</p></li><li><p>2016/17 - £14.4m</p></li><li><p>2017/18 - £33.9m</p></li></ul><p>The Department are forecasting to spend £17m in 2018/19. The 2019/20 allocation will be decided through our annual planning cycle in 2019 and all future allocations will be subject to the outcome of the Spending Review in 2019.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/12/2018 16:10:48 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4681 label Biography information for Bob Seely

1027290

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
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: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what sums her Department has disbursed in aid to the Palestinian Authority in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	202743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>Figures for UK overseas aid spending are published annually in the ‘Statistics for International Development’ reports (SIDs), and are reported by calendar year. A summary of financial support to the Palestinian Authority (PA) in each of the last five years is provided below. Figures for 2018 have not yet been published. Further detail can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-international-development" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-international-development</a></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><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Amount in £millions (to the nearest £million)</p></td><td><p>£42m</p></td><td><p>£34m</p></td><td><p>£25m</p></td><td><p>£0m</p></td><td><p>£45m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: Statistics for International Development</em></p><p>Note: The 2017 figure represents the combined total of two payments made in separate financial years, one before April 2017 (£25m) and the other after April 2017 (£20m).</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 21/12/2018 15:30:44 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

1027292

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
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: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the Palestinian Authority is breaking any conditions attached to the delivery of aid by the UK.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	202745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>The UK’s financial support to the Palestinian Authority (PA) is governed by a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the UK and the PA. This MoU includes a commitment to the UK's partnership principles, and is reviewed on an annual basis. At the last review in May 2018, DFID assessed that the PA continued to demonstrate commitment to these shared principles. The next full annual assessment will take place in 2019.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 21/12/2018 15:31:36 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

1027295

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
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: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department has investigated allegations that UK aid has been used to purchase school books encouraging Palestinian children to sacrifice their lives in the name of religion.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	202748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>No UK aid is used to fund the purchasing of school textbooks in the OPTs. UK aid to the Palestinian Authority (PA) is used exclusively to pay the salaries of teachers, doctors and other public servants working in the health and education sectors. Our money goes into a special, dedicated bank account before being paid to individuals who have been vetted in advance. Independent auditors then check that the money paid out of the UK dedicated bank account goes only to these vetted individuals after every disbursement.</p><p>The UK government is deeply concerned about the findings of a report into the PA’s new curriculum conducted by IMPACT-se. It is a priority for DFID to commission an independent review of the PA’s textbooks. We are also continuing to raise our concerns about incitement, which I did myself at a meeting with the Palestinian Education Minister earlier this year. Earlier this month, DFID officials met the PA Education Minister and raised UK concerns over specific examples in the textbooks.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 21/12/2018 15:32:22 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson