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65919

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Pakistan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they are making in assisting the government of Pakistan to raise revenue from rich individuals and companies to pay for education for children in that country not currently attending school.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The UK is helping to support Pakistan’s efforts to increase revenue collection through a range of measures, including through expertise from HM Revenue and Customs. The Government of Pakistan has already made progress including removing tax exemptions worth 0.34% of GDP and publishing a directory of all taxpayers. It published its second federal budget on 3 June which included further emphasis on increasing revenue from 9% to 15% of GDP by 2018, through new measures to widen the tax net and phase out exemptions. Through these the government aims to raise additional revenue of over $2.2 billion in 2014/15.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It has also committed to increase the share of GDP spent on education from 2% to 4% by 2018. This will help to get some of the estimated 12 million out-of-school children across the country into education.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/07/2014 14:30:04 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

65920

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to take action to ensure that essential medical and relief supplies reach people in the autonomous Kurdish cantons of north and east Syria.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>In Syria and the region, UK aid is supporting food for up to 535,000 people a month and water for up to 1.5 million people. UK support to WHO will provide vulnerable Syrians with essential access to comprehensive health services. WHO are also supporting trauma systems, delivering essential supplies and augmenting health systems to respond to outbreaks of diseases. Across Syria the UK has already funded over 244,000 medical consultations to critically injured and sick people.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 17/07/2014 14:49:40 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

65748

registered interest
date	03/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Afghanistan
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 11 June 2014, Official Report, columns 181-2W, on Afghanistan, if she will place in the Library all official agreements reached between her Department and USAID on the transfer of the Bost Agripark in 2009.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	203971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I refer to my previous answer to the hon. Member on 5 September 2013, <em>Official Report, </em>column 461W.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 10/07/2014 15:53:06 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

65749

registered interest
date	03/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Israel: Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with the Israeli government on its plans to liaise with the new Palestinian government to bring about improvements in the humanitarian situation in the border areas; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
tabling member printed	Lindsay Roy
uin	203949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>British officials from the Embassy in Tel Aviv have regular discussions with the Israeli authorities.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 08/07/2014 16:01:30 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1608 label Biography information for Lindsay Roy

65818

registered interest
date	03/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	BBC Media Action
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much funding has been provided to BBC Media Action by the Department for International Development; whether the criteria for funding allocation include consideration of projects in closed countries with least access to news; and how much has been allocated to projects seeking to reach the people of North Korea.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID does not have a bilateral programme with North Korea. Since 2011 DFID has provided £46.2m funding to BBC Media Action under a five year grant agreement.</p><p>The grant covers activities in eleven DFID priority countries, ten of which have been classified by ‘Freedom House' as ‘partly free' or ‘not free'. The criteria for country funding include the contribution to the grant's results framework, and fit within the UK aid programme. Whilst North Korea scores extremely badly on freedom of information and media, it is not one of the countries that DFID has prioritised in terms of focusing development resources to achieve poverty reduction.</p><p>DFID funded activities have reached 130 million people across 11 countries, mainly fragile states, with TV and radio programmes that are improving knowledge about key governance and health issues.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 17/07/2014 15:21:26 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

65350

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans her Department has to increase the number of replies sent electronically to letters from hon. Members.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	203531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I refer Hon. Member to the answer provided yesterday by my Rt Hon. Friend the member for Horsham (Mr Maude), <em>Official Report</em>, Column 5W .</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan grouped question UIN 203308 question first answered 08/07/2014 16:02:20 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

65351

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Malnutrition
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 specifically to reduce the number of malnourished children in the developing world; and which 10 countries are the largest recipients of such funding.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	203574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Between 2010 and 2012 DFID spent a total of £740 million (US$1.27 billion) on nutrition programmes of which £86 million (US$148 million) was spent on nutrition-specific programmes. The 10 largest recipients of nutrition specific spend were: India, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Yemen, Zambia, Ghana, Tanzania, Bangladesh and Nepal. Full details and analysis are available in the independent Development Initiatives' Report “DFID's aid spending for nutrition: 2010 to 2012” which is published on its website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 09/07/2014 16:42:12 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

65352

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much aid the UK has given to Yemen since 1 January 2012; and what comparative assessment she has made of the level of such spending in other EU countries.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	203573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The UK Government has provided over £172 million in bilateral aid to Yemen since January 2012. DFID does not hold data for the amount spent in this period for other European donors. However, the latest pledge and disbursement data collated by the Government of Yemen for the period April 2012 to December 2013 is shown below. The period to which the UK's pledge applies to extends to March 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Donor</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Pledged </strong></p><p><strong>(million USD)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Disbursed</strong></p><p><strong>(million USD)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>European Commission</p></td><td><p>215.4</p></td><td><p>119.75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>88.1</p></td><td><p>3.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>157.6</p></td><td><p>55.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>50.28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>46.9</p></td><td><p>40.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Kingdom</p></td><td><p>311</p></td><td><p>200.7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 09/07/2014 16:45:11 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

65353

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which 10 countries will receive the highest amount of UK aid in the post-2015 development framework; and how much each such country will receive.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	203571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Budget needs will be assessed in light of the post-2015 framework and according to country need.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 09/07/2014 16:37:13 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

65354

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	India
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how UK aid money to India was allocated in (a) 2012, (b) 2013 and (c) 2014.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	203569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Plans for UK development spending in India are set out in the 2011-2015 Operational Plan:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfid-india-operational-plan-2011-2015--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfid-india-operational-plan-2011-2015--2</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 09/07/2014 16:36:07 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz