Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

917393

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
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: Abortion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent estimate she had made of the amount of funding her Department has allocated to financing abortions; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	149902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>By helping the world’s poorest women access modern contraception, we will prevent an estimated 6 million unintended pregnancies and 3 million abortions on average each year.</p><p>Family planning reduces, but on its own does not eliminate, the backstreet abortions that kill women. So, where this is not against local law, the UK will consider supporting access to safe abortion in the world’s poorest countries. UK aid cannot be used to fund illegal services.</p><p>DFID supports a wide range of reproductive health services designed around women’s needs, promotion of reproductive health services to prevention and management of consequences of abortion. DFID includes this entire range of services under “reproductive health care spend” in accordance with the OECD-DAC purpose codes for tracking ODA spend. For this reason, costs and numbers of particular individual procedures are not available.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/06/2018 15:52:55 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

917417

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Rwanda: Overseas Aid
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 Rwanda’s progress on the goals outlined in the revised 2012 UK-Rwanda Memorandum of Understanding.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	150146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>The UK and Rwanda signed a Development Partnership Agreement in 2017, which includes commitments to a set of partnership principles. We assess that the Government of Rwanda continues to demonstrate a strong commitment to poverty reduction, economic and social rights, anti-corruption and sound public financial management. Commitment to civil and political rights and domestic accountability is limited and we remain particularly concerned about civil and political rights.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 12/06/2018 13:59:24 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

917420

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Rwanda: Overseas Aid
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 UK aid to Rwanda of that country's £30 million sponsorship of Arsenal football club.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	150148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>No UK aid money was used for Visit Rwanda’s deal with Arsenal football club, which the Government of Rwanda has made clear is funded from tourism revenue. All UK aid to Rwanda is earmarked for specific programmes, such as education and agriculture, and is subject to robust monitoring to ensure it is achieving results and value for money for the UK taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 12/06/2018 13:56:39 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

917498

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Caribbean: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what lessons her Department has learnt from it's work following Hurricane Irma.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	149887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>DFID is working closely with FCO, MoD and other departments to incorporate the lessons learned from hurricanes Irma and Maria and ensure a stronger collective response to any hurricane this year. This includes more effective coordination and communication with partners and regional countries and structures, clearer guidance on command and control structures, and an improved crisis response framework which identifies the roles and responsibilities of all involved departments. Activities are on-going and there is a DFID mission currently in the region to further assess and support maximum preparedness for 2018.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/06/2018 16:44:45 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

917538

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
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: Food
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 eradicate world hunger.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	150238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>DFID puts the Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG2) to end hunger, achieve food security and improve nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture, at the centre of our work to eradicate extreme poverty, deliver inclusive economic development and build resilience.</p><p> </p><p>Spend through our bilateral and multilateral agriculture programmes to reduce hunger and under-nutrition has increased, from £243million (2012) to £484 million (2015) and roughly £600 million in 2016. We are also working to shape the multilateral agenda. The Global Agriculture and Food Security Program harness both public and private investments for SDG2 and implements through a range of multilateral institutions.</p><p> </p><p>DFID is a global leader in addressing acute hunger through humanitarian and famine relief. DFID has also committed to improve the nutrition of 50 million people overseas by 2020 and published a Position Paper setting out our plans. Total spend on nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive programmes has increased, from £304 million (2012) to £667 million (2015).</p><p> </p><p>We are also supporting robust monitoring of progress against the agreed indicators for SDG2 to be achieved by 2030.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/06/2018 13:55:13 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

917544

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
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: Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister of State of 18 April 2018, Official Report, column 307, what progress her Department has made on establishing a business hub to support the implementation of section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Gareth Snell
uin	150209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>Good progress has been made on the establishment of the Business Integrity Hub working closely with the Department for International Trade and Foreign and Commonwealth Office. DFID has engaged with over 80 companies to help businesses integrate analysis and management of integrity issues, including modern slavery, into their strategies for doing business in developing countries. The Hub will be operational later this year.</p><p> </p><p>Home Office are the lead department for the implementation of section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015. The Business Integrity Hub will not directly support implementation of section 54 but will contribute to the legislation’s objective to increase transparency in supply chains. It will do so by linking businesses with DFID’s Responsible Accountable Transparent Enterprise (RATE) programme for advice on ethical supply chain management.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 12/06/2018 14:04:15 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4595 label Biography information for Gareth Snell

917679

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
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: Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department gives to legislators overseas to increase their capacity effectively to regulate the growing technology and digital trade sectors in their countries.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	150111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>DFID’s Digital Strategy puts technology at the heart of its future aid offer, including by providing support to developing economies to make the most of digital opportunities.</p><p>On digital trade specifically, at the World Trade Organisation’s 11th Ministerial Conference the government supported the statement signed by 71 members to make digital trade easier across the world. These discussions are open to all members and recognise the specific challenges faced by developing countries.</p><p>At the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in April, the UK and other Commonwealth member states adopted a Declaration on the Commonwealth Connectivity Agenda for Trade and Investment, with the goal of expanding investment and boosting intra-Commonwealth trade to US$2 trillion by 2030. Also, the Secretary of State, alongside the President of Kenya, launched a Digital Finance Champions Group to drive innovation to improve financial access for the most vulnerable people in societies.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 11/06/2018 15:30:40 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

916528

registered interest
date	04/06/2018
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: Ebola
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 outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL8234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>The total number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has remained stable at 38 since 6th June. There are currently 14 probable cases. The number of suspected cases continues to fluctuate as new alerts are flagged and tested for Ebola.</p><p> </p><p>The World Health Organisation (WHO) assesses the risk of a regional outbreak as ‘high’ but continue to consider the risk of a broader international outbreak to be ‘low’. Public Health England (PHE) has assessed the risk of the outbreak to the UK public to be ‘very low to negligible’. PHE continues to monitor the situation closely, assessing daily epidemiological updates and formally re-evaluating the risk on a weekly basis.</p><p> </p><p>HMG has provided significant support to the joint WHO-DRC Government response. DFID has provided £5m in funding for the WHO response plan and three experts from the UK Public Health Rapid Support Team have been deployed to DRC. In addition to this, DFID and the Wellcome Foundation, with pledges of £1 million and £2 million respectively, have joint funded an urgent research response initiative which includes the use of the experimental vaccine.</p><p> </p><p>These interventions are helping to save lives in DRC and mitigating the risk of a wider international outbreak.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 18/06/2018 15:13:32 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

916559

registered interest
date	04/06/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress the Department for International Development is making for the current financial year in meeting its target of spending 50 per cent of its budget in fragile and conflict-affected states.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL8265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>DFID fully expects to spend at least 50% of its budget in fragile states and regions in the current financial year, as we have done every year since the commitment was made in 2015.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 11/06/2018 15:34:53 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

916560

registered interest
date	04/06/2018
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: Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to respond to the recommendations made by the Independent Commission for Aid Impact in their performance review Accessing, staying and succeeding in basic education—UK aid’s support to marginalised girls, published in December 2016.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL8266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>We have taken comprehensive action on the issues identified by the Independent Commission for Aid Impact in their report. This has included: a focus on marginalised girls in our recent education policy; strengthening co-ordination between our Girls’ Education Challenge programme and bilateral education spend; and embedding equity into our education sector Value for Money guidance. We continue to champion this important issue through our cross-Government work on securing 12 years of quality education for all girls globally.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 18/06/2018 15:21:26 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger