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90868

registered interest
date	05/09/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	China
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 encourage clothing retailers to interrogate their supply chains in China to assess the working conditions of people working in that country.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	208392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The UK government works with business to provide guidance for companies to meet their obligations to respect human rights throughout their operations. Recent changes to the Companies Act have strengthened requirements for company reporting to include these issues.</p><p> </p><p>DFID has developed a package of activities - including engagement with clothing retailers - to address unsafe working conditions in the garment sector in Bangladesh, following the Rana Plaza disaster in 2013, which will have wider benefits. In terms of UK companies engaging with HMG on working conditions, DFID does not have a bilateral programme with China.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 10/09/2014 16:36:09 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

90745

registered interest
date	04/09/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Sudan
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 humanitarian conditions in eastern Sudan.
tabling member constituency	Foyle
tabling member printed	Mark Durkan
uin	208191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The UK remains extremely concerned about the humanitarian situation in eastern Sudan. The needs assessment carried out to inform the 2014 UN response showed that health and nutrition indicators were above emergency thresholds in many locations and access to services was extremely poor. A UK funded UNICEF national nutrition survey revealed large numbers of children were suffering from acute malnutrition especially in Kassala and Red Sea State. These findings have been incorporated into the recently revised Humanitarian Strategic Response Plan for 2014 which is used for determining where donor resources are allocated.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UN’s Common Humanitarian Fund (CHF) plays an important role in funding the humanitarian response in Sudan using the Strategic Response Plan as a guide. In 2014 the UK contributed £17m to the CHF. We are also investing in longer term programmes to build the resilience of communities and improve access to water and sanitation in eastern Sudan.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 10/09/2014 16:32:34 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	1594 label Biography information for Mark Durkan

90520

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
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 recent support she has provided to countries in West Africa to help them with the recent ebola outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	208068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The current outbreak of Ebola poses a serious public health risk to West Africa and is deeply concerning. The UK is taking a leading role in working with the countries affected and with the international community to ensure that the outbreak is contained and help reaches those in need. In total, over £25 million of British funding is supporting the global effort to contain this disease. This includes £5 million of new direct funding to help partners working on the ground like the WHO, Red Cross and Médecins Sans Frontières‎ to treat victims and prevent the spread of Ebola. Over £20 million of UK support is helping contain Ebola through commitments to multilateral institutions (the World Bank and the African Development Bank) and the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 08/09/2014 15:53:43 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

90521

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of the financial contribution to humanitarian aid and reconstruction in Gaza is spent on the purchase of goods and services from Israel.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	208048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID works with trusted and established international partners like the World Food Programme and the UN Relief and Works Agency to deliver our development and humanitarian objectives in Gaza. Our partners make every effort to procure relief items locally in Gaza or the West Bank. However the priority is and must remain to do all we can to get aid to the people who need it most in a timely fashion.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 10/09/2014 16:36:57 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

90522

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
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, if she will take steps to provide further support to West African countries to deal with the ebola outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	208069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The UK is taking a leading role in working with the countries affected and with the international community to ensure that the current Ebola outbreak is contained and help reaches those in need. In total, over £25 million of British funding is supporting the global effort to contain this disease. This includes £5 million of new direct funding to help partners working on the ground like the WHO, Red Cross and Médecins Sans Frontières‎ to treat victims and prevent the spread of Ebola. The UK is working with partners to explore options for further support.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 08/09/2014 15:55:48 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

90523

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
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 assessment she has made of the implications for her Department's policies of the briefing given by Médecins Sans Frontières at the UN on 2 September 2014.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	208070
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The UK welcomes the call to action from Médecins sans Frontières (MSF). The UK is taking a leading role in responding to the Ebola outbreak and is working with other donors, the Governments of affected countries, and partners on the ground to coordinate a more effective response to the crisis. UK officials are in regular contact with MSF to discuss improving the response to the outbreak. To date, over £25 million of British funding is supporting the global effort to contain this disease.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 08/09/2014 15:57:33 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

90524

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
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 discussions she has had with Médecins Sans Frontières on the recent ebola outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	208071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The current outbreak of Ebola poses a serious public health risk to West Africa and is deeply concerning. The UK is funding Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) to provide treatment and care to Ebola patients in Sierra Leone and Liberia, and officials are in regular contact with MSF to discuss the response to the outbreak.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 08/09/2014 15:59:59 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

90527

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
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 assistance her Department is giving to (a) Sierra Leone and (b) other countries in West Africa to them help counter the outbreak of Ebola; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	208085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The current outbreak of Ebola poses a serious public health risk to West Africa and is deeply concerning. The UK is taking a leading role in working with the countries affected and with the international community to ensure that the outbreak is contained and help reaches those in need. In total, over £25 million of British funding is supporting the global effort to contain this disease. This includes £5 million of new direct funding to help partners working on the ground like the WHO, Red Cross and Médecins Sans Frontières‎ to treat victims and prevent the spread of Ebola. Given the UK’s historical relationship with Sierra Leone, the majority of UK direct funding is supporting the response in that country. Overall £20 million of UK support is helping contain Ebola across West Africa through commitments to multilateral institutions (the World Bank and the African Development Bank) and the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 08/09/2014 16:02:09 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

90528

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
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 action her Department is taking to help tackle the ebola epidemic in West Africa; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	208061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The current outbreak of Ebola poses a serious public health risk to West Africa and is deeply concerning. The UK is taking a leading role in working with the countries affected and with the international community to ensure that the outbreak is contained and help reaches those in need. In total, over £25 million of British funding is supporting the global effort to contain this disease. This includes £5 million of new direct funding to help partners working on the ground like the WHO, Red Cross and Médecins Sans Frontières‎ to treat victims and prevent the spread of Ebola in West Africa. Over £20 million of UK support is helping contain Ebola through commitments to multilateral institutions (the World Bank and the African Development Bank) and the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 09/09/2014 16:23:19 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

90529

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate she has made of the level of UK aid in Ukraine since January 2014.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	208106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The UK Government has provided £3.4 million in aid to Ukraine since January 2014 and a further £11.49 million has been allocated for this financial year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 10/09/2014 15:54:29 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell