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

824326

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
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	What steps her Department is taking to support the safe and voluntary return of Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh to Myanmar.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	903330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>Rohingya refugees must be allowed to return to their homes in Burma voluntarily, in safety and with dignity. The necessary conditions for returns are not in place yet. We will continue to work with governments in both countries and international partners to put these conditions in place and avoid premature returns.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 17/01/2018 13:59:25 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

823489

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	North Africa: Land Mines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department is taking steps to assist with the mapping and disposal of World War Two-era mines in the Tobruk and El-Alamein regions; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	122961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The package of UK support to Libya announced in August 2017 includes £1 million this year to fund demining training and education across the country and increase the capacity of Libyan authorities to deal with explosive hazards. The UK has supported demining in Egypt since 2006 through multilateral funding along with other donors including Germany, Japan, New Zealand and the US. The projects have funded clearance of 130,446 acres of land around El Alamein, provision of artificial limbs for 479 land mine victims, and three mine risk education campaigns benefiting 160,000 individuals. The UK has previously provided maps of minefield locations to the Egyptian authorities. The UK currently has no programmes specifically targeting WWII ordnance in the Tobruk or El-Alamein regions.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 23/01/2018 17:38:13 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

823563

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	South Sudan: Literacy
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 increase literacy in South Sudan.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	123028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>The UK is the leading donor in education services to the people of South Sudan. Through the Girls’ Education South Sudan Programme, the UK supports over 3,500 schools to deliver basic education, including literacy, and is helping to keep up to a quarter of a million girls in class. Ensuring the continuity of education for the children of South Sudan will build the essential foundations for future peace and ensure that education is not lost to an entire generation.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 22/01/2018 18:07:23 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

823572

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	South Sudan: Public Health
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 assist with (a) disease reduction and (b) other public health measures in South Sudan.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	123036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>The UK is a leading contributor to the health sector in South Sudan, helping to deliver almost 8 million patient consultations last year. The UK is the lead donor to the Health Pooled Fund (HPF), through which we are supporting over 1,000 frontline health centres across South Sudan to improve access to quality health services, including preventing the spread of disease through routine immunisations for children. Last year, the HPF provided almost 5.4 million health consultations to children under 5. Other public health measures include UK funding for the Integrated Community Case Management programme to better identify and treat the main causes of child mortality in local communities.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 22/01/2018 18:08:38 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

823697

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
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: Beverage Containers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate has been made of the number of single use disposable cups that are (a) used each year and (b) sent for recycling by her Department.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	123148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>We do not keep or gather specific data related to used single use disposable cups or their recycling rates.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 23/01/2018 17:36:09 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

823718

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Gaza: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department plans to support the maintenance of the operation of medical facilities during an electricity crisis in the Gaza strip.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	123166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The UK’s long term support to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) assists UNRWA in their provision of basic services to 1.3 million people in Gaza, including basic healthcare. Additionally the UK is supporting approximately 1 million Gazans by providing clean water, rehabilitating sanitations facilities and promoting hygiene standards to stop the spread of disease through the United Nations Children’s Fund.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 23/01/2018 17:44:48 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

824011

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Dominica: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 21 December 2017 (HL4321), what level of support they will provide for reconstruction in Dominica following the hurricane damage.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL4756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>Dominica was devastated by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The UK provided £7m in emergency support, including shelter, food and other essential supplies. We have also committed £25m to support reconstruction. These funds will be delivered through the UK Caribbean Infrastructure Fund, in partnership with the Caribbean Development Bank. A Post Disaster Needs Assessment and discussions with the government of Dominica are informing spending priorities, with a likely focus on repairing the island’s water supply system.</p><p>The UK will also provide a further £8m to strengthen regional and national level disaster response mechanisms. Some of this funding will be used to provide expertise and oversight of the island’s reconstruction programme so that funds are used in the most effective way. All UK funded reconstruction will support the key principle of building back better, so that Caribbean countries and territories are better able to withstand future hurricanes and natural disasters.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 24/01/2018 17:17:41 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

824020

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
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 Students
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of the annual UK aid budget is devoted to funding students from developing nations to study at UK higher education institutions; and what plans there are to increase that proportion.
tabling member printed	Lord Norton of Louth
uin	HL4764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>During the financial year 2016-17, DfID programmes supported over 9,000 individuals through tertiary education scholarships, including through the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission.</p><p>The Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office also funded 1,838 overseas students through Chevening Scholarships to study at UK universities in 2016-17.</p><p>We regularly review our ODA spending to ensure that it is spent as effectively as possible and where need is greatest.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 30/01/2018 17:43:07 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3187 label Biography information for Lord Norton of Louth

824034

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to their announcement on 16 November 2016 concerning future UK support to the Occupied Palestinian Territories, how much funding they provided to the Palestinian Authority in (1) 2016–17, and (2) 2017–18; what was the reason for any significant change in the level of that funding; and whether there has been any shift in UK policy towards such funding.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL4777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>In 2016/17 we provided £25 million of financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority (PA). Figures for 2017/18 will be published after the end of the financial year. UK financial assistance to the PA continues to be provided in accordance with the Government response, “Future UK support to the Occupied Palestinian Territories” published on 16 December 2016.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 30/01/2018 16:52:22 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

822879

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department awarded any development contracts to the Ministry of Defence in 2016-17; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	122562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>No development contracts were awarded by DFID to the Ministry of Defence in 2016-17.</p><p>DFID do not issue contracts to other government departments but will use other aid instruments and forms of agreement when working together.</p><p>A breakdown of official UK spend on international development by government department can be found in the annual <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-international-development-2017" target="_blank">Statistics on International Development</a> publication.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 22/01/2018 17:55:14 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski