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860771

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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, what progress her Department has made on assisting the Federal Government of Pakistan with drafting a new educational curriculum to ensure the removal of biased content and derogatory language toward religious minorities.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	132128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>Under Article Eighteen of the Constitution of Pakistan responsibility for curriculum has been devolved to provincial governments. DFID Pakistan’s education programmes are at the provincial level in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces. These two programmes are working in partnership with these provincial governments to redesign curricula to improve quality, relevance and inclusion. It is the responsibility of the provincial government curriculum boards to approve curricula.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 15/03/2018 12:38:22 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

837948

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	South Sudan: Famine
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 statement of 7 December 2017 by the UN Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock, what steps she is taking to prepare for famine in South Sudan in March this year.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	126978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The South Sudanese people are experiencing food insecurity at unprecedented levels, and there is a real risk of another famine in parts of the country this year.</p><p>The UK’s Humanitarian Assistance and Resilience in South Sudan programme is getting lifesaving food, water, and medicine to hundreds of thousands of people in South Sudan. Our programmes are designed to respond flexibly to the most urgent needs, and we regularly monitor and review them to make sure we target the most vulnerable. With the international community and our implementing partners, the UK helped to alleviate the famine declared in parts of South Sudan in February 2017.</p><p>This year, UK Aid is working with partners like the World Food Programme (WFP) and the UN Humanitarian Air Service to get food and nutrition supplies to key locations across the country – by truck, helicopter or barge. So far this year, the WFP has dispatched almost 20,000 metric tonnes of food to vulnerable communities, as well as prepositioning supplies to meet future anticipated needs.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 20/02/2018 13:42:22 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

781299

registered interest
date	31/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Global Conference on the Sustained Eradication of Child Labour
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the Government's priorities are for the Fourth Global Conference on the Sustained Eradication of Child Labour in Buenos Aires, 14 to 16 November 2017.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	110497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK government welcomes the IV Global Conference on the Sustained Eradication of Child Labour and Forced Labour, hosted by the Government of Argentina, as a key opportunity to drive international efforts towards ending modern slavery and the worst forms of child labour and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.</p><p>Building on the success of the Call to Action to End Forced Labour, Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking launched by the Prime Minister at this year’s UN General Assembly, the UK will use the Conference to push for increased international cooperation on this issue. The Government will aim to demonstrate UK leadership, and to work with partners to identify practical solutions ahead of key international events next year, including the End Violence Against Children Solutions Summit, and the G7 and G20 leaders’ meetings.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 03/11/2017 17:49:48 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

768175

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	EU Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the Government plans to contribute towards and participate in the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations programme after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	106934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>There will be no decisions on the future distribution of UK aid and future UK/EU policy until the Government’s negotiations on exiting the EU have concluded. On 12 September the Government published a Future Partnership Paper setting out how we might work with the EU on security, foreign policy and development after we have left the EU. We look forward to discussing our future partnership when the European Council is ready.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 16/10/2017 07:44:27 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

758261

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
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: Refugees
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 is providing to Syrian refugees in Lebanon.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	9028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The UK is supporting people in Lebanon by meeting the most urgent humanitarian needs of Syrian refugees and vulnerable host communities, investing in job opportunities and providing quality education to children in Lebanon. Since the start of the Syria crisis, DFID has provided nearly half a million cash grants and vouchers to vulnerable people to meet their basic needs, expanded the Lebanese education system to reach almost 300,000 Syrian children, and improved infrastructure and services in 51 of the most conflict-prone municipalities. We also supported approximately 13,000 individuals in Lebanon through livelihoods projects and support to cooperatives, created 1,300 new jobs and provided sustainable access to clean water and/or sanitation to over 900,000 people.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/09/2017 16:57:32 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

758262

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
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: Refugees
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 effect of church-based initiatives in Lebanon in supporting Syrian refugees.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	9029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The UN co-ordinates the activities of humanitarian actors in Lebanon, including faith-based organisations, in support of the Lebanon Crisis Response Plan, which is a strategic and operational framework agreed by the Government of Lebanon. We encourage all organisations, including church-based initiatives, to ensure any support they provide is coordinated through these appropriate frameworks to ensure the most vulnerable receive the support they need.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/09/2017 16:58:24 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

758263

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
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: Refugees
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 number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	9027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>As of 30 June 2017, 1,001,051 Syrian refugees were registered with UN High Commissioner for Refugees in Lebanon; the Lebanon Crisis Response Plan, agreed between the Government of Lebanon and the UN states that, as not all refugees are registered, the total could be as high as 1.5 million.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/09/2017 16:56:55 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

722524

registered interest
date	19/04/2017
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: Famine
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 UN report stating that 60 per cent of Yemenis are in crisis or emergency food situations, published on 15 March 2017, what steps her Department is taking to prevent famine in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	71294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The UK provided £112 million in aid to Yemen in 2016/17, which supported over 462,000 people with food or food vouchers, and over 889,000 women and children with nutrition interventions. Given the scale of the current crisis in Yemen, yesterday we further increased UK aid for 2017/18 to £139 million, to provide lifesaving aid to hundreds of thousands of desperate people. I would refer the Right Honourable Gentleman to the Written Ministerial Statement HCWS606 for further information.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 24/04/2017 16:53:50 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

694255

registered interest
date	24/02/2017
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: Famine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the practicability of delivering emergency aid into areas affected by the UN-declared famine in South Sudan.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	65532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2017 answer text <p>The famine in South Sudan is man-made. Despite recent assurances from the President that access would be granted to all areas of the country, aid supplies were again prevented from reaching certain areas this weekend. We will be working closely with our partners to monitor the situation and will continue to call on all sides to lay down their arms and allow unrestricted access for the UN Mission in South Sudan and humanitarian organisations to ensure aid can get to where it is needed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 01/03/2017 17:23:32 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

691987

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Refugees: Children
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 protect child refugees from exploitation, human trafficking and sexual violence.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	64692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2017 answer text <p>Through our support to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, we protect children from violence, abuse, and exploitation. DFID also has specific programming targeting displaced children. For example, UK Aid in Syria and the region has provided over 920,000 children with psychosocial support, such as mental health care or psychosocial counselling.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 23/02/2017 17:49:25 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms