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47650

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date	08/04/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how her Department plans to support the Tanzanian Government to ensure the effective implementation of the Literacy and Numeracy for All Children, pre and primary education age, in and out of school programme.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	195790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID is the largest financier of the Global Partnership for Education and in Tanzania has supported the award of a £57m grant to implement the “Literacy and Numeracy Education Support (LANES)” programme. LANES targets the acquisition of reading, writing and numeracy skills among children in and out of school, targeting especially the marginalised.</p><p> </p><p>DFID's programme in Tanzania provides major support to basic education. In 2013/14 £24m of education sector budget support was provided directly to the Tanzanian government. In addition a £49m programme of support commenced, to improve the overall quality of primary education in seven disadvantaged regions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone grouped question UIN 195787 question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

47651

registered interest
date	08/04/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2013, Official Report, column 568W, on catalytic fund, whether it has been agreed how the catalytic fund will function and who will be able to access funding; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	195792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The new catalytic financing mechanism will aim to provide incentives to attract new private funds alongside increased domestic budgets for high impact nutrition interventions. The scope and governance of the fund is being developed with the Children's Investment Fund Foundation. No funds have been disbursed. DFID will consider its own contribution once the mechanism and governance have been agreed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone grouped question UIN 195788 195789 question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

47652

registered interest
date	08/04/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
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 has offered to countries in West Africa to help tackle the recent outbreak of the deadly form of the Ebola virus.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	195862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID continues to closely monitor the outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease in West Africa. DFID has committed $30,000 (£17,908) for infection control training and supplies in Liberia through UNICEF. In Sierra Leone, DFID is supporting Ebola sensitisation efforts in communities and through UNICEF has prepositioned medical supplies to districts on the Liberia and Guinea borders. We are also working with the Government of Sierra Leone on their Ebola Emergency Response Plan to help bridge critical funding gaps.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to our direct support, the UK funds a substantial share of contributions from the European Community Humanitarian Office, which has provided €1.4 million to the region to combat the recent outbreak.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

47653

registered interest
date	08/04/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress she has made on the creation of the catalytic fund announced at the Nutrition for Growth summit.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	195789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The new catalytic financing mechanism will aim to provide incentives to attract new private funds alongside increased domestic budgets for high impact nutrition interventions. The scope and governance of the fund is being developed with the Children's Investment Fund Foundation. No funds have been disbursed. DFID will consider its own contribution once the mechanism and governance have been agreed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone grouped question UIN 195788 195792 question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

47654

registered interest
date	08/04/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
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 reduce the number of out-of-school street children in Tanzania.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	195787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID is the largest financier of the Global Partnership for Education and in Tanzania has supported the award of a £57m grant to implement the “Literacy and Numeracy Education Support (LANES)” programme. LANES targets the acquisition of reading, writing and numeracy skills among children in and out of school, targeting especially the marginalised.</p><p> </p><p>DFID's programme in Tanzania provides major support to basic education. In 2013/14 £24m of education sector budget support was provided directly to the Tanzanian government. In addition a £49m programme of support commenced, to improve the overall quality of primary education in seven disadvantaged regions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone grouped question UIN 195790 question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

47655

registered interest
date	08/04/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much of the £32 million for the creation of a new catalytic fund, announced at the Nutrition for Growth summit, has been disbursed.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	195788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The new catalytic financing mechanism will aim to provide incentives to attract new private funds alongside increased domestic budgets for high impact nutrition interventions. The scope and governance of the fund is being developed with the Children's Investment Fund Foundation. No funds have been disbursed. DFID will consider its own contribution once the mechanism and governance have been agreed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone grouped question UIN 195789 195792 question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

47778

registered interest
date	08/04/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of recent deaths in the Yarmouk section of Damascus, reported by Amnesty International in its report Squeezing the life out of Yarmouk: War crimes against besieged civilians, and, in particular, of that organisation's attribution of the deaths to starvation and lack of medical care.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL6726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID is deeply concerned by reports of Palestinian refugees in the Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus suffering and dying as a result of malnutrition and lack of medical care. Yarmouk has been under siege for some time and we are calling for unfettered access to all affected communities and for all sides to lift sieges to end this suffering.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 25/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

47793

registered interest
date	08/04/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the cases made by the Food and Agriculture Organisation and the World Food Programme in respect of the establishment of a humanitarian operation in the Central African Republic.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
uin	HL6741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>It estimated that 1.3 million people (30% of the population) are food insecure. 60% of farmers have indicated that their crop production in 2013 was significantly reduced and around 50% of livestock was either looted or lost. 94% of farmers reported insufficient access to seeds for the upcoming planting season.</p><p> </p><p>DFID is supporting short and medium term solutions to assist people through the lean season and plant staple crops to harvest in August. We have committed £4 million to FAO for the distribution of seeds and tools and to support livelihood activities such as home gardening. FAO will assist 150,000 farming households through the provision of seeds and tools. We will continue to closely monitor the humanitarian situation.</p><p><br>The UK has been closely monitoring the situation and has pledged a total of £23m to the response in 2013 and 2014 and is one of the largest humanitarian donors to CAR. The UK's assistance is helping hundreds of thousands of people and will go towards the protection of civilians (in particular violence against women and girls); to urgent medical assistance; and to food security and livelihoods assistance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 25/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

47794

registered interest
date	08/04/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the level of aid funding available to the Central African Republic and of the need of food of the population of that country.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
uin	HL6742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) is acute. There are critical and pressing needs in the country following the coup in March 2013. The UN estimates that the whole population (4.6 million people) have been affected by this conflict and that 2.5 million people are in immediate need of humanitarian assistance, including protection, food, health, water and sanitation and shelter. 1.3 million people (3% of the total population) are in need of food assistance.</p><p><br>The UK has pledged a total of £23m to the response in 2013 and 2014 and is one of the largest humanitarian donors to CAR. The UK is the third largest humanitarian donor to CAR in 2014 alongside pledges from the EC: $62(£37m), USA: $47m (£28m), the UN Central Emergency Response Fund: $20m (£12m), the World Bank: $20m (£12m) and Sweden: $15m (£9m).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 25/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

47795

registered interest
date	08/04/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the financial contributions made by each individual member state of the European Union to the crisis in the Central African Republic.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
uin	HL6743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2014 answer text <p><br>On 20 January, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the EU co-chaired a high-level meeting in Brussels to discuss the humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic, its implications and financial requirements. Countries and International Finance Institutions pledged a total of $496m to the appeal: $203m of this is for humanitarian operations in 2014, and $294m for stabilisation and recovery. Member States have to date collectively contributed $87m (£52m) to the crisis in the Central African Republic.</p><p> </p><p>Contributions by EU Member States include: UK: £18m; Sweden: £9.2m; Denmark: £5.4m; France: £5.3m; Finland: £3m; Luxembourg: £2.3m; Ireland: £2.1m; Germany: £2.0m; Netherlands: £1.7m; Italy: £1.6m; Belgium: £800,000; Austria: £400,000; Czech Republic: £100,000; Estonia: £80,000; Greece: £40,000; Slovenia: £20,000; Malta: £20,000; Lithuania: £16,000.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 25/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead