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date	24/05/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Venezuela: Overseas Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to support Venezuelan women and children during the current shortages of food and medicine and the child malnutrition crisis identified earlier this year by UNICEF; and what oversight they have over the end use of British aid money in Venezuela.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL8224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government has been encouraging the Venezuelan Government to address the most urgent needs of the population, including permitting external cooperation. However the Venezuelan government continues to refuse to acknowledge that there is a humanitarian crisis.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government, through the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, has a budget of approximately £500,000 this financial year to support Venezuelan democracy, human rights, economic reform, and regional stability and security. No funds are paid directly to the Government of Venezuela, or entities close to the government.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 05/06/2018 16:10:22 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

886908

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
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: Humanitarian Aid
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 evidence of extreme humanitarian distress requiring immediate relief on a large scale in Yemen; and what action they are taking to save lives and to relieve human suffering in that country.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL7066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>The UK remains deeply concerned by the humanitarian crisis in Yemen - the largest in the world. Over 22 million people - 75% of the population - are in need of humanitarian assistance. The UN estimates that 17.8 million people in Yemen do not have reliable access to food and 8.4 million people face extreme food shortages.</p><p>On 3 April, the UK announced £170 million in response to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen for the financial year 2018/2019. This will meet immediate food needs for 2.5 million Yemenis, and adds to over £400 million in bilateral support since 2015.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 25/04/2018 16:31:42 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

868225

registered interest
date	20/03/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	UNRWA
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to support the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in its work and to address its current financial crisis; and what representations they have made to the government of the United States following that government's decision to withhold more than half its funding to UNRWA in 2018.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL6497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK remains unequivocally committed to supporting the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), and has so far provided around £50 million in 2017/18 to help the Agency provide key services to Palestinian refugees across the region including basic education and health. On 15 March 2018 the Minister of State for the Middle East and North Africa, Alistair Burt, announced that the UK has offered to deliver its next round of financial support earlier than originally planned, to help alleviate the pressure that UNRWA is currently facing. Minister Burt has spoken to United States (US) counterparts to discuss how best to ensure the sustainable delivery of UNRWA’s services, and UK officials are also in discussion with US representatives.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 29/03/2018 15:55:03 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

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