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985626

registered interest
date	11/10/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many and which (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department have visited the Irish border in the last 12 months; when those visits took place; and how long they spent at the border in each of those visits.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	178369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p>a) Details of Ministers’ overseas travel are published quarterly and are available on GOV.UK.</p><p>b) Details of business expenses incurred by senior officials include domestic and international travel. This information is also published quarterly and is available on GOV.UK.</p><p>The information requested for all officials in my Department is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 17/10/2018 15:10:28 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

984628

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid: Nature Conservation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions she has had with the Foreign Secretary on using Official Development Assistance to help protect endangered species.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	906952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2018 answer text <p>Ministers in my department, the Foreign Office, and Defra meet regularly, and together we are using UK ODA to fight the illegal wildlife trade. We are working to ensure the London Conference on the illegal wildlife trade this week will deliver tangible actions that help stamp out this destructive, billion dollar criminal industry.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 10/10/2018 13:27:13 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

984629

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
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: Trade Promotion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to promote trade for development.
tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Mrs Pauline Latham
uin	906953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2018 answer text <p>My Department is working with the Department for International Trade to ensure our trade policy benefits developing countries as well as the UK. We aim to deliver continuity in our trading arrangements with developing countries as we leave the EU, provide support to help countries trade, and explore options to expand our relationships in the future.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 10/10/2018 13:28:16 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

984630

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment she has made of the effect on Palestinian refugees of recent reductions in US aid.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	906954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2018 answer text <p>Proactive UK lobbying has helped reduce the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees’ (UNRWA) immediate financing shortfall. However, the withdrawal of US funding could exacerbate the future humanitarian needs of Palestinian refugees and threaten regional security. The UK Government has committed to provide £57.5 million to UNRWA this year.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 10/10/2018 13:30:48 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

984631

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
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: Overseas Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to promote trade for development.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	906956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2018 answer text <p>My Department is working with the Department for International Trade to ensure our trade policy benefits developing countries as well as the UK. We aim to deliver continuity in our trading arrangements with developing countries as we leave the EU, provide support to help countries trade, and explore options to expand our relationships in the future.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 10/10/2018 13:29:02 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

984632

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
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: Private Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to ensure that private contractors in receipt of aid spending are held to the same safeguarding standards as charity and non-governmental organisation contractors.
tabling member constituency	St Helens South and Whiston
tabling member printed	Ms Marie Rimmer
uin	906957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2018 answer text <p>DFID holds all partners to the same high safeguarding standards. Private sector organisations must follow our Supply Partner Code of Conduct. It sets high, legally enforceable standards for ethical behaviour and compliance with human rights, including specific clauses on sexual exploitation and abuse and sexual harassment.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 10/10/2018 13:31:15 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4457 label Biography information for Ms Marie Rimmer

984633

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What processes are in place to monitor UK aid spending in the Palestinian Territories.
tabling member constituency	Filton and Bradley Stoke
tabling member printed	Jack Lopresti
uin	906958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2018 answer text <p>DFID continuously monitors UK aid spending in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. We rigorously manage delivery partners according to the Supply Partner Code of Conduct, map the flow of funds through the delivery chain, and all our programmes are subject to independent audits. We evaluate and improve our programmes regularly through annual reviews.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 10/10/2018 13:31:59 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3989 label Biography information for Jack Lopresti

984634

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Rohingya: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	If her Department will provide additional funding to Rohingya refugees in preparation for the cyclone season.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	906959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2018 answer text <p>The UK has invested £12.6 million specifically in emergency preparedness before the cyclone season. The Bangladeshi government is experienced in responding to extreme weather events. We are working with the government and other partners to keep emergency preparedness a priority, to enhance coordination and to ensure the overall response builds resilience.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 10/10/2018 13:32:24 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

984635

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
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: Rule of Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment she has made of the effect of the application of the rule of law on levels of prosperity in developing countries.
tabling member constituency	South West Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Andrew Selous
uin	906960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2018 answer text <p>We believe the rule of law underpins open and fair societies and economies, where citizens, businesses and civil society can prosper. We undertook our own assessments in 2013 and 2015; and also use the 2017 World Bank Global Investment Competitiveness report to assess the evidence.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 10/10/2018 13:33:13 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous

984821

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
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	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 the humanitarian situation in Yemen; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	177580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 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, with 8.4 million people at risk of starvation across the country. Yemen relies on imports to meet 90% of its basic needs like food and fuel. As such, it is critical that all parties facilitate the flow of food and fuel into and throughout the country.</p><p>We are also extremely concerned by the rapid depreciation of the Yemeni Riyal – which has lost over 40% of its value since July. This is driving increased humanitarian need as families are less able to afford to buy available food.</p><p>The UK has consistently been one of the largest donors to the crisis, committing £570 million in response since the conflict began in 2015. We will continue to push for a political solution to the conflict - the only way to bring long-term stability to Yemen and end the humanitarian crisis.</p><p>I recently hosted an event on malnutrition in Yemen at the UN General Assembly on 25 September with UN agencies, donors and NGOs. Together we launched a Call to Action including a three year plan of commitments to tackle malnutrition in Yemen.</p><p>The UK continues to respond to humanitarian crisis in Yemen and will keep the situation under close review.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 18/10/2018 16:26:49 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson