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101735

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Egypt
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to mobilise international assistance for refugees and other migrants in Egypt.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The UK is at the forefront of the international response to the Syria crisis. The UK has already allocated £700 million to support internally displaced persons inside Syria and Syrian refugees in neighbouring countries, of which £2.3 million has been provided to Syrian refugees in Egypt in 2013/14. The UK Government has also been active in raising concerns on the treatment and detention of refugees and migrants within Egypt with the relevant authorities as well as providing diplomatic support to the work of UNHCR and other actors on these issues. The UK, through the tri-departmental Conflict Pool, is also supporting work to strengthen border management in the region.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID is helping to address economic challenges in Egypt, promoting economic opportunities to reduce hardship. For example DFID is supporting job creation and economic reform through the £125m regional Arab Partnership programme. This has included working with young people and other marginalised groups on developing the skills and opportunities to find and create sustainable jobs.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 17/11/2014 14:26:49 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

101960

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Lighting
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 it her policy to implement a replacement programme to introduce LED lighting throughout her Department's buildings and sites; if she will estimate the proportion of lighting in her Department which is LED; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	212628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>The estimated proportion of LED lighting at both UK sites is 5%. LEDs have already been installed on a trial basis to monitor reductions in Greenhouse Gas emissions and also cost savings. If savings prove significant then we will consider rolling out more LED lighting across the organisation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 06/11/2014 17:44:53 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

101961

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	West Africa
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 ensure that its programmes in West Africa do not create perverse incentives which prioritise short-term outcomes rather than longer-term strengthening strategies.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Naomi Long
uin	212576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>DFID always considers the longer term development impact when developing our programmes. Operational Plans, setting out how DFID’s programmes will deliver results and measure progress up to 2015 for our country office programmes in West Africa (Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone), can be found on the website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/operational-plans-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/operational-plans-2013</a> .</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID does carry out humanitarian programmes to address short term needs but we also have longer term development programmes designed to build resilience. Full details of our programmes can be found on Development Tracker.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 06/11/2014 17:44:12 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	3920 label Biography information for Naomi Long

106468

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Jordan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what refugee relief work her Department is undertaking in Jordan.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd West
tabling member printed	Mr David Jones
uin	905895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>DFID is providing £122 million for humanitarian work in Jordan, providing food, healthcare and other support to thousands of refugees from Syria now living there. In addition, DFID is expanding support to municipal services and education in Jordan, to help the country deal with the impacts of the crisis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 05/11/2014 15:44:36 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones

106469

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	West Africa
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 is taking to encourage other developed nations to support efforts to tackle the Ebola virus in West Africa.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Jim Sheridan
uin	905898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The British Government is playing a leading role in galvanising international support to tackle Ebola. The Defeating Ebola conference I co-hosted on 2 October generated over £100 million of support, and the Prime Minister’s call to European leaders secured a €1 billion commitment. We will continue to push international partners to do more.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 05/11/2014 15:47:44 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1464 label Biography information for Jim Sheridan

106470

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Education
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 seek international consensus on post-2015 education goals and targets.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Annette Brooke
uin	905901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government is advocating for a simple, inspiring, and relevant post-2015 development framework, centred on eradicating extreme poverty. We are actively working with international partners to ensure that access to education and quality of learning is at the heart of the post-2015 focus on education.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 05/11/2014 15:49:30 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1431 label Biography information for Annette Brooke

106471

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	South Sudan
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 help refugees from conflict in South Sudan.
tabling member constituency	Banbury
tabling member printed	Sir Tony Baldry
uin	905896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>£42.5 million has been committed by DFID for support to refugees in the region through UN agencies including UNHCR, UNICEF and WFP. DFID offices in the neighbouring countries of Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and Uganda are working closely to monitor the situation and provide guidance for future humanitarian support.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 05/11/2014 15:47:15 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	93 label Biography information for Sir Tony Baldry

106472

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Females
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 to put women and girls at the heart of the UK's development programmes.
tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
uin	905899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>Empowering girls and women is a top priority. The Strategic Vision for Girls and Women sets out the ambitious results we will deliver. Significant progress was made at the Girl Summit to tackle Child, Early and Forced Marriage and Female Genital Mutilation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 05/11/2014 15:48:33 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen

106473

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Middle East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the situation of refugees in Syria and Iraq.
tabling member constituency	Cheadle
tabling member printed	Mark Hunter
uin	905900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The UN estimates that 6.4 million people are internally displaced in Syria and a further 1.8 million people internally displaced in Iraq. There are over 3.2 million Syrian refugees in neighbouring countries.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 05/11/2014 15:49:00 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1598 label Biography information for Mark Hunter

101588

registered interest
date	29/10/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Sierra Leone
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many British military and NHS personnel are in Sierra Leone to deal with Ebola; and what plans the Government has to increase their numbers.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Naomi Long
uin	212430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>Some 800 military personnel have been deployed to Sierra Leone to aid in the UK effort. These personnel have supported the establishment of a command and control logistical hub that will provide the backbone of infrastructure, commodities, training and management needed to scale up the response in Sierra Leone. They are also supporting the ongoing construction and operation of Ebola treatment centres, and are running and staffing a World Health Organisation-led Ebola training academy. The Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship, RFA Argus, and three Merlin helicopters have now arrived in Sierra Leone to provide crucial logistic and transport support to medical teams and aid experts.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To date the UK has received 2140 applications from British medical staff and initial indications of staffing profiles and needs were received from partners on 20 October. DFID and UKMED are currently matching profiles with staffing requirements. Pre-deployment training has already started in the UK for staff deploying to the Kerry Town facility.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 05/11/2014 15:50:57 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	3920 label Biography information for Naomi Long