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423165

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date	22/10/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	St Helena: Airports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what initiatives they are planning to encourage tourists to use the new airport on St Helena.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL2915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2015 answer text <p>The UK Government is providing financial support of £4.8 million between 2013 and 2016 to Enterprise St Helena, the island’s economic development agency. Enterprise St Helena is supporting the tourism sector through tourist promotion, international advertising, hospitality training, and small business development grants. It is also working with Comair, the St Helena Government’s airline partner, to encourage tourists to visit the island.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 05/11/2015 17:13:02 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

423336

registered interest
date	22/10/2015
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, which countries in the Middle East and North Africa her Department has assessed as able to provide safe refuge and access to essential services to refugees from Syria; and what estimate she has made of how many such refugees each of those countries could accommodate.
tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
tabling member printed	Peter Grant
uin	13071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2015 answer text <p>The countries in the Middle East assessed as able to provide safety and access to essential services are those where we currently support the host Governments to provide refuge: Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey. The UK is also monitoring the treatment of Syrian refugees who have arrived in small numbers in Egypt and other part of North Africa.</p><p>The UK has been at the forefront of the response to the crisis in Syria and the region. The UK has pledged over £1.1 billion, our largest ever response to a single humanitarian crisis. Of this, we have allocated £559 million to support refugees in the region, including £304 million in Lebanon, £193 million in Jordan and the remainder across the region.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 27/10/2015 16:59:05 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant

423380

registered interest
date	22/10/2015
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: Christianity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to assist Christian refugees in Syria who are being persecuted.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	13013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government have been clear in condemning the horrific attacks on religious communities by violent extremists including ISIL. All UK funded assistance is distributed on the basis of need to ensure civilians are not discriminated against on the grounds of race, religion, or ethnicity. We prioritise reaching the most vulnerable people across Syria, including Christians and those who have suffered from such violence. DFID continues to work with the UN and the international community to ensure all minorities’ rights are protected and our aid reaches those in greatest need.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 29/10/2015 16:07:52 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

422946

registered interest
date	21/10/2015
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: Shipping
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what reports she has received on the reasons for delays in the establishment of the UN Verification and Investigation Mechanism.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	12768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>The UN Verification and Inspection Mechanism (UNVIM) is a new mechanism, developed by the UN. It involves setting up an internationally-staffed maritime verification centre which is expected to replace the existing informal Coalition mechanism.</p><br /><p>The UN Regional Humanitarian Coordinator has been working with the Government of Yemen and other relevant parties to ensure that UNVIM is established in the most effective way and can fit with the requirements of UNSCR 2216.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 28/10/2015 17:00:58 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

423008

registered interest
date	21/10/2015
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
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 humanitarian situation in South Sudan.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	12782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>We remain deeply concerned by the dire humanitarian situation in South Sudan. In October 2015, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) assessed that 3.9 million South Sudanese people were severely food insecure in September, an 80% increase compared to last year at the same time and unprecedented in the country. The IPC found 30,000 people in Unity state experiencing catastrophic food insecurity. The risk of famine in the absence of urgent and immediate unrestricted humanitarian access is very real.</p><p><em></em></p><p>The UK is second largest bilateral donor to the humanitarian response in South Sudan £172m has been committed since the start of the crisis in December 2013, along with an additional £88.9m to the regional response for South Sudanese refugees.</p><br /><p>The South Sudan Humanitarian Response Plan has sought $1.63 billion to meet the most urgent needs until the end of 2015 and it is so far 55% funded. The low level of funding is concerning. The UK Government continues to urge the international community to respond as we have and follow our lead.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 28/10/2015 15:47:43 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

423009

registered interest
date	21/10/2015
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, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2015 to Question 11278, what recent conversations she has had with the parties to the conflict in Yemen about facilitating unimpeded and immediate humanitarian access to all people in need in that country.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	12780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2015 answer text <p>The Secretary of State hosted an international meeting on Yemen’s humanitarian crisis in New York on 28 September at which she emphasised that all parties to the conflict should facilitate unimpeded and immediate humanitarian access to all people in need in Yemen. Members of the Governments of Yemen, Saudi Arabia and other Coalition partners, amongst others, were in attendance. The Co-Chairs statement from the meeting can be found here: <a href="http://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/co-chairs-statement-ministerial-yemen-meeting-monday-28-september-2015" target="_blank">http://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/co-chairs-statement-ministerial-yemen-meeting-monday-28-september-2015</a>.</p><p>The UK is deeply concerned about the humanitarian situation in Yemen. We regularly raise commercial and humanitarian access with parties to the conflict.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 26/10/2015 17:28:15 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

423010

registered interest
date	21/10/2015
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, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2015 to Question 11278, which instances of restrictions on imports to Yemen of humanitarian supplies provided by the UK (a) directly and (b) through the UN are known to the Government.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	12777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2015 answer text <p>The UK does not maintain a list of instances of restrictions on imports of humanitarian supplies. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) publishes regular snapshots on humanitarian and commercial imports to Yemen on its website.</p><p>The UK continues to call on all parties to ensure all reasonable steps are taken to allow access to Yemeni ports for commercial and humanitarian goods, including fuel for civilian use.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 26/10/2015 17:27:39 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

423011

registered interest
date	21/10/2015
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 steps her Department is taking to support access of humanitarian supplies and access by aid workers to Taiz City, Yemen.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	12769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>Taiz city continues to experience intense fighting, which is making it extremely difficult for aid agencies to deliver humanitarian assistance. Their efforts to access the city and provide relief have been consistently blocked by parties to the conflict over the past month.</p><br /><p>The UK continues to call on all parties to facilitate rapid, safe and unhindered access to all people in need in Yemen. We will continue to monitor the situation closely and support UN and NGO partners’ efforts to deliver humanitarian assistance to Taiz city.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 28/10/2015 17:01:32 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

423012

registered interest
date	21/10/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Sustainable 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 coordinate development and environmental sustainability agendas.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	12846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>The new Global Goals provide a strong new framework for sustainable growth and poverty reduction, explicitly linking the development and environmental sustainability agendas. DFID is integrating environmental sustainability through development policy, research and investment, including investment of Climate Finance via the UK’s International Climate Fund (ICF) which has helped 15 million poor and vulnerable people adapt to the effects of climate change and helped 2.6 million people to access to clean energy.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 28/10/2015 15:45:53 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

423013

registered interest
date	21/10/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Nepal: Economic Situation
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 economic recovery in Nepal since the earthquake in April 2015.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	12847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>The Nepal government estimates that GDP reduced by 1.5% as a result of the earthquake. Economic recovery has been slow and uncertain.</p><br /><p>Delays setting up the National Reconstruction Authority and unrest in the border area with India, which has closed most border crossings for over 6 weeks, make economic recovery challenging. We are pressing the government to prioritise the post-disaster response.</p><br /><p>The UK is providing up to £35 million for technical assistance to the Government of Nepal to directly mobilise more than £600 million of private investment into growth-boosting sectors, such as export-focused hydropower projects, indirectly generating better-paying jobs for unskilled and low-skilled Nepalese. The UK is also investing in building and maintaining roads to improve access in Nepal.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 28/10/2015 17:03:12 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord