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registered interest
date	14/03/2019
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of UNRWA funding as a result of the decision by the US Government to reduce its funding to that agency.
tabling member constituency	Burnley
tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
uin	232595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>Following US cuts in 2018, the international community was able to step up and meet the shortfall, allowing UNRWA to continue to provide essential basic services to Palestinian refugees in Gaza, the West Bank, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan. However, we recognise that these refugee populations need UNRWA be on a more secure financial footing. To that end, the UK is working with UNRWA and other donors to ensure its sustainability. This includes finding further cost savings reforms, diversifying donor income, and encouraging multi-year funding commitments. The UK is a leading donor to UNRWA and I am proud to confirm that we plan to provide up to £80m to UNRWA over the next two years.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 19/03/2019 16:26:52 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper

806227

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Kashmir: 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 the Kashmir Region in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Burnley
tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
uin	119419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>Pakistan administered Kashmir benefits from national programmes in Pakistan to promote economic growth and improve education and health services. DFID does not routinely measure total expenditure directed to sub-national geographies outside our focal states or provinces.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/12/2017 11:15:50 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper

806232

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Kashmir: Overseas 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 Government aid for the Kashmir region is directed through the Government of Pakistan.
tabling member constituency	Burnley
tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
uin	119424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>Pakistan administered Kashmir benefits from national programmes in Pakistan to promote economic growth and improve education and health services. For example, 1.86% of the Government of Pakistan’s Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) beneficiaries are in Pakistan administered Kashmir (approximately 100,000 out of 5.2 million beneficiaries). DFID’s support to BISP focuses on system strengthening and cash transfers.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/12/2017 17:27:38 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper

806233

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Kashmir: Overseas 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 Government aid for the Kashmir region is directed through the Government of India.
tabling member constituency	Burnley
tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
uin	119425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>DFID does not provide any aid to India-administered Kashmir through the Government of India.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/12/2017 11:13:07 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper

806235

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Kashmir: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government takes to ensure that aid for Kashmir reached that region.
tabling member constituency	Burnley
tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
uin	119427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>Pakistan administered Kashmir benefits from national programmes in Pakistan to promote economic growth and improve education and health services. Although DFID does not routinely measure expenditure directed to sub-national geographies we are able to track aid in Kashmir through periodic visits.</p><p>Our national programmes are monitored quarterly and annually to ensure funds are spent appropriately.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/12/2017 11:13:51 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper

806236

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Kashmir: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what projects the Government funds related to Kashmir.
tabling member constituency	Burnley
tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
uin	119428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>Pakistan administered Kashmir benefits from national programmes in Pakistan to promote economic growth and improve education and health services. DFID may also respond to government requests for humanitarian assistance in India and Pakistan administered Kashmir, including through DFID funded UN agencies.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/12/2017 11:12:31 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper

802592

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
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 Defense Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the Government provides Official Development Assistance to the Israeli Defence Force relief mission in the Golan Heights.
tabling member constituency	Burnley
tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
uin	118142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government does not provide Official Development Assistance to the Israeli Defence Force relief mission in the Golan Heights.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/12/2017 17:40:21 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper

802593

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Occupied Territories: Demolition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she plans to seek compensation for buildings and equipment demolished by Israel in the Occupied Palestine Territories which were funded by UK aid.
tabling member constituency	Burnley
tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
uin	118143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>We are gravely concerned by the continued demolition of Palestinian property by the Israeli authorities. No structures directly funded by the UK in recent years have been demolished. A number of structures funded by the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) have been demolished in recent years. The UK’s financing share of EU expenditure varies year on year but has been approximately 15%. The UK regularly raises demolitions with the Government of Israel.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/12/2017 17:40:55 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper

802594

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
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: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department provides support to the Government of Jordan to help with Palestinian refugees to that country.
tabling member constituency	Burnley
tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
uin	118144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The UK is not providing the Government of Jordan with direct support to help with Palestinian refugees. However, the UK is a long-term supporter of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), which has a unique role to protect and provide essential services to over 5 million Palestinian refugees across the Middle East. In the current financial year, we will provide £38 million towards UNRWA’s Programme Budget, which will enable UNRWA to support Palestinian refugees across the region, including in Jordan. Additionally, the UK provides significant support to Jordan to improve education access and quality and create economic opportunities, which will benefit people throughout Jordan, including Palestinians.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/12/2017 17:41:27 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper

802595

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
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: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support the Government is providing to Palestinian refugees from Gaza living in Jordon.
tabling member constituency	Burnley
tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
uin	118145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The UK is a long-term supporter of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) which has a unique role to protect and provide essential services to over 5 million Palestinian refugees across the Middle East. In financial year 2017/18 we will be provide £38 million towards UNRWA’s Programme Budget which will enable UNRWA to support Palestinian refugees across the region, including those from Gaza living in Jordan. Additionally, the UK provides significant support to Jordan to improve education access and quality and create economic opportunities, which will benefit people throughout Jordan, including Palestinians.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/12/2017 17:42:03 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper