Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

714525

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
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: Politics and Government
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 Answer of 18 December 2015 to Question 19719, on Syria, what progress her Department has made in delivering basic governance in Syria since 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	69511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2017 answer text <p>In Syria, we deliver basic governance by supporting local councils in moderate opposition areas to deliver basic services in response to needs identified by their communities. In 2016, UK support helped local councils provide over 2.3 million Syrians with improved infrastructure; including new roads, electricity grids and waste collection services.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 05/04/2017 15:38:22 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

714636

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	India: Overseas Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many people have benefited from improved energy access as a result of the 540MW Adhunik Power and Natural Resources Limited power project in Jharkhand which was funded from the Commonwealth Development Corporation.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	69480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2017 answer text <p>CDC does not have a $100m investment in Adhunik Power and Natural Resources Limited. In 2008, CDC committed $100m to an investment fund (the India Infrastructure Fund) aimed at promoting development and economic prosperity by improving infrastructure in India. That fund has made multiple investments including the investment in Adhunik Power.</p><p>At optimal capacity utilisation, the Adhunik plant provides sufficient power to cater to the needs of 3.44 million people.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 31/03/2017 14:01:11 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

714637

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	India: Overseas Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment has been made of the economic benefits delivered as a result of the 540MW Adhunik Power and Natural Resources Ltd power project in Jharkhand which was funded from the Commonwealth Development Corporation.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	69479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2017 answer text <p>CDC does not have a $100m investment in Adhunik Power and Natural Resources Limited. In 2008, CDC committed $100m to an investment fund (the India Infrastructure Fund) aimed at promoting development and economic prosperity by improving infrastructure in India. That fund has made multiple investments including the investment in Adhunik Power.</p><p>Adhunik Power has increased access to energy and economic growth by providing power to state electricity boards in the states of Jharkhand, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu where significant power shortages persist. At optimal capacity utilisation, the Adhunik plant produces sufficient power to cater to the needs of some 3.44 million people.</p><p>In addition to providing full time employment to 364 people, the project is also providing a range of social benefits to local communities, including the provision of safe water, school transport for children, an ambulance facility and support to computer literacy and self-help initiatives.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 31/03/2017 14:00:40 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

714638

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Sub-Saharan Africa: Water
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will meet charities and faith groups to ensure that the provision of natural clean water in sub-Saharan Africa is an international priority.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	69648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State, and her Ministers have met with a wide range of charities and faith groups since taking up their respective roles, including recent meetings with WaterAid, and Ministers will continue to meet these groups as opportunities arise.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 18/04/2017 16:41:12 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

714639

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Occupied Territories: Overseas Aid
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 provided to the Occupied Palestinian Territories in each year since 2010-11.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	69512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2017 answer text <p>The amounts of DFID official bilateral assistance to the Occupied Palestinian Territories since financial year 2010/11 are set out below. The final figure for 2016/17 will be published in mid-2017.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total DFID bilateral assistance (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>73,572,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>91,212,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>87,735,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>93,859,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>83,404,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>77,351,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 05/04/2017 15:39:16 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

714642

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	East Africa: Food Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government plans to take with its international partners to increase the level of food available to Somalia and South Sudan.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	69507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2017 answer text <p>The UK is leading on the international response to the food crises in Somalia and South Sudan. DFID quickly responded to the crises, announcing £100m of life-saving emergency assistance for South Sudan and £110m for Somalia. UK food assistance will directly reach 1.5 million people across the two countries. The UK Government has also provided £10m in aid-match funding to the Disasters Emergency Committee’s East Africa Crisis Appeal to encourage the public to donate. By matching public donations pound for pound, the Government is boosting the difference Britons can make. We are lobbying the international community to step up financial support, pressing for political solutions to the conflicts that are driving the crises, and helping to negotiate safe access so that urgent aid, including food, can reach those in need.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 31/03/2017 14:02:33 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

714755

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Religious Freedom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why no reference to (1) targeted and persecuted religious minorities, or (2) the fundamental human right of freedom of religion and belief, is made in the goals specified in the Department for International Development policy paper, <i>Agenda 2030: Delivering the Global Goals</i>.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2017 answer text <p>While there is no specific reference in the DFID Policy Paper, the UK’s commitment to Leave No One Behind encompasses a broad range of discriminated and marginalised groups - age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status, such as language, LGBT, migratory status or geographic location. Leave No One Behind means tackling the root causes of extreme poverty and exclusion for different groups – including on the basis of religion – by ensuring opportunities for all, both now and in the future. It commits the UK to set a of actions to ensure that; people who are furthest behind, who have least opportunity and who are the most excluded will be prioritised.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 04/04/2017 15:43:18 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

714182

registered interest
date	27/03/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Management Consultants
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 8 March 2017 to Question 65689, how much of that procurement spending in each of those years related to the services of management consultants.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	69290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2017 answer text <p>The amount of spend through organisations that have a contract with DFID that relates to consultancy since 2010 is shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Consultancy Spend</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>£1,400,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>£700,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>£251,383</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£198,344</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>£101 330</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>£52,120</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 30/03/2017 14:45:59 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

714183

registered interest
date	27/03/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Domestic Abuse
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 Answer of 7 July 2015 to Question 4985, what funding her Department has provided for services in Afghanistan providing legal advice to women who are victims of domestic violence in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	69331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2017 answer text <p>The UK is committed to supporting women who are victims of all forms of violence in Afghanistan. From 2014-2016 the UK funded a £3.1m programme which helps women who have been victims of violence to get the justice they deserve. The programme trained hundreds of government officials, community members, police, judiciary, religious leaders, and law students on the Ending Violence Against Women law. It also established a hotline that provided counselling and legal support to survivors of violence which took over 25000 calls from over two years from women who had been victims of domestic and other forms of violence.</p><p>Between 2016 and 2018, the UK is providing £3.1m to UNFPA to establish Family Protection Centres in hospitals that provide health, counselling, legal services and referrals to women who have been victims of violence in Afghanistan.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 31/03/2017 14:01:54 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

714184

registered interest
date	27/03/2017
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, how much funding her Department has provided to (a) Turkey, (b) Lebanon, (c) Jordan and (d) to assist with the effect of the refugee situation in Syria in those countries in each year since 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	69325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2017 answer text <p>Between April 2014 and December 2016 DFID spent over £596 million on projects in Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan. All of DFID’s bilateral funding to these countries is to assist with the effects of the refugee situation. A breakdown of this funding by country and financial year is provided below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/2016 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/2017 </strong> <strong>(up to Dec 2016)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total spend</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Turkey</strong></p></td><td><p>£9.8m</p></td><td><p>£7.8m</p></td><td><p>£86.1m</p></td><td><p>£103.7m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Lebanon</strong></p></td><td><p>£62m</p></td><td><p>£95.9m</p></td><td><p>£94.8m</p></td><td><p>£252.8m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jordan</strong></p></td><td><p>£50.7m</p></td><td><p>£48.4m</p></td><td><p>£140.9m</p></td><td><p>£240m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£122.5m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£152.1m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£321.9m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£596.5m</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 30/03/2017 14:41:46 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq