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1086387

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Tunisia: Overseas Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the security, economic and educational situation in Tunisia; and how the UK foreign aid budget together with the Prosperity Fund can further assist that country.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL14416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>Tunisia’s security, economy and education sector are priority areas of co-operation for the UK. The Tunisian economy is growing, although this growth remains fragile and the country needs further support to ensure economic benefits reach all Tunisians. Levels of educational attainment have increased over recent years, but there remains a mismatch between skills and the needs of the private sector which the UK is working to help address. Security in Tunisia has markedly improved since the terrorist attacks of 2015: in particular, the ability of Tunisian authorities to mitigate the threat from terrorism, and to better protect foreign visitors has improved.</p><p> </p><p>We are working directly and through development partners to help Tunisia deal with security threats and to address long-term challenges like youth unemployment. Bilateral spend is mainly channelled through the North Africa Good Governance Fund, with up to £14m allocated for Tunisia in 2019/20 to support economic development, education, and marginalised regions. In 2017, the last year for which figures are available, the UK’s share of multilateral organisations’ total spend in Tunisia was over £30m. The Prosperity Fund does not currently have any projects in Tunisia.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 25/03/2019 16:05:21 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1086488

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Uganda: 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 Uganda in each of the last three years; what projects that funding supports; and whether her Department has experienced issues with corruption in Uganda over that period.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	230856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>DFID Funding to Uganda (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016 – 2017</p></td><td><p><strong>110,056,327</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017 – 2018</p></td><td><p><strong>124,803,146</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018 - 2019</p></td><td><p><strong>*102,100,000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p><strong>*336,959,474</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Figure 1:</strong> table providing details of DFID’s funding in Uganda in each of the last 3 financial years <br> *Indicative figures as 18/19 financial year has not concluded.</p><p> </p><p>A list of the programmes the Department for International Development (DFID) has supported over the last three years is published on <a href="https://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/.%0d" target="_blank">https://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/.</a></p><p> </p><p>DFID has a zero-tolerance approach to fraud and corruption of any kind. Where taxpayers’ money is misused, we expect our partners to take firm and immediate action and that partners with which we work protect the UK aid funds for which they are responsible, whilst acting with honesty and with integrity at all times. Any allegations of fraud and or corruption are subject to robust investigation.</p><p> </p><p>In January 2018, allegations of fraud and corruption arose in the Uganda Refugee Operation. The Government of Uganda, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, World Food Programme and Development Partners (represented by the UK, EU and US) agreed on the Joint Plan of Action, which resulted in systems improvements.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 19/03/2019 09:50:48 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1086515

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Education
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 an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the recommendation to use international meetings and events including the UN High Level Political Forum to press other governments and international organisations to take action on intersecting inequalities in education in the Send My Friend to School report, Unlock education for everyone: delivering the pledge to leave no one behind in education published on 11 February 2019.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
uin	230608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>DFID’s 2018 education policy ‘Get Children Learning’ commits the UK to tackling multiple sources of disadvantage simultaneously in our contribution to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4. Building on the advances made at previous international events such as the UK-hosted Global Disability Summit in 2018, we will continue to press other governments and international organisations to address intersecting inequalities to ensure marginalised children can access the quality education they deserve. We will do this through UK representation throughout the United Nations High-Level Political Forum, including at side events, making links to the Leave No One Behind agenda and SDG 4, which is one of the SDGs in focus this year.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 18/03/2019 17:47:32 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg

1086589

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the guidance entitled, Procurement policy note 03/14: promoting tax compliance, how many suppliers were allocated contracts by her Department as a result of complying with (a) one and (b) more than one of the mitigating circumstances after failing the tax compliance questions.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	230880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>All DFID contracts awarded in FY 17/18 and FY 18/19, suppliers were fully compliant with Procurement Policy Note 03/14: promoting tax compliance. Prior to 2017 such information was not centrally held.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 14/03/2019 17:51:59 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1084433

registered interest
date	08/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Chief Scientific Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many meetings she held with her Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser between 1 December 2018 and 28 February 2019.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	230046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>The DFID Chief Scientific Adviser has not met with the Secretary of State during this three month period but did meet once with me.</p><p>The Chief Scientific Adviser continues to provide all Ministers with regular written submissions and briefings on DFID science and research activities.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 14/03/2019 17:53:26 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

1083539

registered interest
date	07/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans she has in place to support (a) countries increasingly affected by extreme weather linked to climate change and (b) refugees displaced by the effects of climate change.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	229730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>Tackling climate change is a priority for the UK Government and for DFID. Under the Paris agreement the UK has pledged to deliver £5.8bn of International Climate Finance between 2016 and 2020 to help poorer countries tackle climate change.</p><p>These funds are helping to build the resilience of people and communities to cope with climate change already locked in and taking action to reduce future emissions. The UK has helped 47 million people cope with the effects of climate change since 2011.</p><p>The UK is also working to increase international action on climate change. The Prime Minister has been asked by the United Nations Secretary General to help secure more ambitious and urgent action to build climate resilience, ahead of the Summit on Climate Change in September 2019.</p><p>Climate change, environmental degradation and natural disasters do not create refugees, who are defined as people fleeing persecution and conflict. However the UK recognises that climate change contributes to the displacement of people in the most vulnerable regions. This is why a major focus of our work is to build the resilience of those communities.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 12/03/2019 15:21:55 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1083574

registered interest
date	07/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Public Consultation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many consultations by her Department (a) are open, (b) are closed awaiting a Government response and (c) have been initiated since 2016.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	229744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>All public government consultations are uploaded onto GOV.UK where one can filter consultations by many criteria, including department, official document status and date of publication.</p><p>a) None are open</p><p>b) A response has been issued to all consultations</p><p>c) Two have been initiated since 2016</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 15/03/2019 14:33:31 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1083670

registered interest
date	07/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria: Internally Displaced People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding her Department has allocated to support internally displaced persons in (a) Rubkan camp and (b) Northern Syria.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	229602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK remains at the forefront of the humanitarian response to the Syria crisis. To date, the UK has pledged £2.81 billion, including £1.03 billion for humanitarian support inside Syria. UK aid is providing life-saving support to millions of displaced civilians, including those in acute need across northern Syria and in Rukban camp.</p><p> </p><p>In financial year 2018/19, DFID has allocated over £40 million for Northeast Syria. We will also expect to provide approximately £87 million for activities in Northwest Syria. Our support in Idlib governorate alone has meant that approximately 572,000 people were provided with access to safe water and 500,000 people received medical consultations between January and June 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Between December 2016 and November 2018, DFID provided £4.14 million for essential humanitarian assistance, including water and health services, to those in acute need in Rukban camp. Despite the regime’s continued and deliberate obstruction of lifesaving aid, DFID funded partners provided safe water and hygiene kits to 50,000 people and vaccines to 5,000 children under the age of 5 in 2018.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/03/2019 17:49:29 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1083682

registered interest
date	07/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Disease Control and Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how the Government's programmes to increase humanitarian relief and disease prevention in Yemen will be delivered in Houthi-controlled areas.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	229687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK continues to show leadership in responding to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, with the Prime Minister recently committing £200 million of support for the 2019/2020 financial year. This funding will meet the immediate food requirements of over 3.8 million Yemenis for a month and brings the total UK commitment to Yemen to £770 million since the conflict began in 2015.</p><p>The UK only channels support through organisations with a strong record of delivering and monitoring assistance, such as UN agencies and international NGOs. These organisations continue to deliver aid in Houthi controlled areas, where the majority of Yemen’s population live, with the UN Humanitarian Coordinator working tirelessly to improve aid delivery and ensure those most in need are being reached.</p><p>Humanitarian actors often report facing bureaucratic obstacles, including waits for visas and multiple permissions to travel through governorate and district-level checkpoints. The UK continues to call urgently on all parties to facilitate safe, rapid, and unhindered access for both the humanitarian response and commercial supplies.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/03/2019 17:50:39 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1083692

registered interest
date	07/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians: Terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she has held discussions with Palestinian officials on recent reports that the Palestinian Authority will reduce the salaries of its public sector workers but continue paying salaries for the families of martyrs, wounded or prisoners.
tabling member constituency	Aberconwy
tabling member printed	Guto Bebb
uin	229691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>DFID officials are aware of the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) plans to make partial salary payments to public sector officials earning 2,000 NIS (£425) or above a month. We are in the process of assessing the implications for PEGASE beneficiaries (who are vetted health and education public servants) including through discussions with the PA. The UK continues to support a stable PA which can act as an effective partner for peace with Israel, through financial assistance that exclusively supports the salaries of vetted public servants in the West Bank in the health and education sectors. This move does not affect the robust financial safeguards that ensure UK financial aid only reaches intended beneficiaries, meaning aid is not allocated to Prisoner or Martyr payments. The UK government continues to press the PA to reform the prisoner payments system to become more needs-based, transparent and affordable.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/03/2019 17:48:22 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb