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861039

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date	13/03/2018
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: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether his Department plans to provide support for health services in Gaza as a result of the recent findings of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	132188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK is providing £1.9 million to support the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Gaza urgent funding appeal. This is being delivered through the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to support critical water and sanitation needs identified by the appeal. UK funding is helping to provide clean water and rehabilitate sanitation facilities to stop the spread of disease, benefitting up to 1 million Gazans. Additionally the UK is a long-term supporter of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), which provides basic services to 1.3 million people in Gaza, including basic health care.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 16/03/2018 13:01:19 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

861071

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of her Department's estate is (a) rented, (b) owned and (c) occupied through any other type of agreement.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	132220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Development has two Headquarters buildings in the UK, 22-26 Whitehall and Abercrombie House, East Kilbride. Both buildings are owned by, and form part of, the UK Government Estate.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 20/03/2018 15:32:16 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

861108

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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: Foreign Relations
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 5 March 2018 to Question 129962, on Democratic Republic of Congo: Politics and Government, what recent (a) meetings and (b) discussions the UK Government has had with the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	132257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK has ongoing dialogue with the government of DRC on a range of political, economic and developmental issues. This is conducted through our Ambassador and officials in Kinshasa as well as visiting Ministers /senior officials from UK government departments. Most recently, the former Minister for Africa, Rory Stewart MP met President Kabila and other senior DRC ministers in November 2017 during his visit. This was preceded by a visit of the UK Special Envoy to the Great Lakes Region, Simon Mustard. The UK continues to call for progress towards a peaceful transfer of power in the DRC, including by encouraging the government of DRC and other political stakeholders to respect the constitution and fully implement the Saint Sylvestre accord.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 16/03/2018 14:16:04 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

861212

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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 on achieving the 17 sustainable development goals; and what steps her Department is taking to (a) support and (b) collaborate with the nations who have signed up to those goals.
tabling member constituency	St Ives
tabling member printed	Derek Thomas
uin	132361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>The UN is responsible for monitoring global progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and in its 2017 SDGs Report noted that “implementation has begun, but … the rate of progress in many areas is far slower than needed to meet the targets by 2030.”</p><p> </p><p>The Department for International Development has put the Goals at the heart of all of its work and is working with a range of organisations and countries to help deliver them at the global, country and sectoral level. For example, DFID is leading the final global push to eradicate polio and help immunise 45 million children against the disease each year until 2020 to help achieve Goal 3 (Healthy Lives).</p><p> </p><p>DFID is also providing a range of support to National Statistics Offices in developing countries to gather, analyse and use data, linked to the SDGs. For example, through the UN Statistics Department, DFID is supporting 20 developing countries to disseminate SDG data through National Reporting Platforms.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 20/03/2018 15:33:58 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4532 label Biography information for Derek Thomas

861232

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Ethiopia: Food
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 level of food security in Ethiopia.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	132381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>Ethiopia is facing another drought in 2018, with high levels of humanitarian need. This week, the government of Ethiopia launched a humanitarian appeal which sets out that 7.9 million people are in need of emergency assistance to meet their basic food needs in 2018. This is on top of the 7.9 million people who are food insecure from year to year and are supported by the government of Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Programme (PSNP).</p><p>Responding to food insecurity is a top priority for the UK in Ethiopia and our work is making a real difference. DFID is currently assisting 4 million people in Ethiopia to meet their emergency food needs. Through the PSNP, we are also providing food and cash transfers to 840,000 people, building their food security. We will continue to closely monitor the level of food security in Ethiopia.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 16/03/2018 14:16:41 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

861321

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Middle East: Water Supply
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have provided financial assistance to the Red Sea–Dead Sea Water Conveyance Project; if so, how much; and what is the current status of that project.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL6304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK is not providing direct financial assistance to this project. However, the UK indirectly provides financial assistance to this project, for example through its capital share of the European Investment Bank, which may provide a loan to the project, and through its contribution to the EU budget, which is supporting the project through the Neighbourhood Investment Facility.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 22/03/2018 15:42:36 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

861325

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Cholera
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the causes of the ongoing cholera epidemic in Yemen; and what assistance they are providing to the more than one million people affected.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL6308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>Yemen has suffered from one of the worst cholera outbreaks ever recorded, at almost 1.1 million suspected cases. Although new cases have declined, cholera is likely to resurge during the upcoming rainy season. Estimates put 74% of districts (representing 22 million people) at risk.</p><p> </p><p>The reason that cholera, a treatable condition which stems from using contaminated water, is so difficult to control is because systems like public health and water and sanitation have broken down.</p><p> </p><p>DFID provided £8 million in the financial year 2017/18 to UNICEF and the International Organization for Migration for prevention, for example providing households with chlorine tablets for drinking water, and treatment for those who are affected. We are now encouraging the UN to have a robust preparedness plan for the upcoming rainy season and have helped to fund the planned cholera vaccination campaign through our core-funding to GAVI.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 27/03/2018 16:03:24 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

860578

registered interest
date	12/03/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Pakistan: Religious Freedom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether officials in her Department have held discussions with the Pakistan Government on the inclusion of religious tolerance in textbooks as part of the Punjab Education Support Programme.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	131935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>Working in partnership with the Government of Punjab DFID has supported the Punjab Curriculum and Text Book Board to redesign specific textbooks for children in grades one to five. DFID Pakistan officials hold regular meetings with the Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board on progress to redesign textbooks to improve their quality and make them more inclusive. It remains the responsibility of the Punjab Textbook Board to approve the redesigned books and to fund their printing and distribution.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 15/03/2018 12:39:07 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

860715

registered interest
date	12/03/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Papua New Guinea: Earthquakes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what aid the UK has given to the authorities in Papua New Guinea as a result of the recent earthquake.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	132072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government has been monitoring the situation in Papua New Guinea since the earthquake on 25 February, in close contact with our counterparts in Australia and New Zealand, who are leading on the well-resourced regional response. DFID has offered support with a child protection psychosocial expert for UNICEF for three months to help children, young people and their families affected by the earthquake.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 19/03/2018 16:39:52 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

860719

registered interest
date	12/03/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Sierra Leone: Floods
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support the UK Government has provided to help people affected by the 2017 floods and mudslides in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	132076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK allocated up to £5m to provide clean water, sanitation services and hygiene kits to prevent a cholera outbreak; essential health and psychosocial services; and food and clothing to those affected, especially children. We also helped families to re-establish their lives by finding new accommodation and ensuring their children could return to school.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 19/03/2018 16:49:23 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy