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1173857

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date	28/01/2020
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: Abortion and Maternity Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the proportion of his Department's budget that is allocated to (a) women's reproductive programmes and initiatives and (b) abortions.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Scott Benton
uin	9159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>Between 2013/14 – 2017/18 DFID’s average direct bilateral expenditure, under the sector codes Reproductive Health care, Maternal and Neonatal health, and Training of Personnel was nearly £218 million each year. This excludes direct bilateral expenditure on family planning, which is reported separately. To note, this £218 million does not cover DFID’s core contributions to multilateral organisations such as the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) which also provide reproductive health care services in developing countries.</p><p>Data for all sector codes and spend are available on the Statistics for International Development website, which can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-international-development-uk-gross-public-expenditure-gpex" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-international-development-uk-gross-public-expenditure-gpex</a>.</p><p>As DFID takes an integrated approach to our programming on sexual and reproductive health and rights, it is not possible to give a specific figure for our funding for safe abortion.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 04/02/2020 11:13:54 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton

1173905

registered interest
date	28/01/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make it his policy to allocate funding from the public purse to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	9032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance’s work is critical to the delivery of the UK’s objective to end preventable deaths, having helped save 13 million lives since its inception in 2000. The UK remains deeply committed to supporting this vital work, including through the provision of significant funding to Gavi and hosting the upcoming replenishment event in June 2020.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 03/02/2020 10:32:28 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1173906

registered interest
date	28/01/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions he has held with his international counterparts to ensure that universal health coverage is central to the replenishment period and strategy review with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	9033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>Achieving universal health coverage is a UK priority and an overarching goal for DFID’s contribution to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. The UK’s £1.44 billion of support to Gavi between 2016-2020 has saved 1.4 million lives from vaccine-preventable diseases in 68 of the world’s poorest countries.</p><p>The UK is proud to be hosting the Gavi Replenishment Conference on 3-4<sup>th</sup> June, to secure Gavi the funds it needs to immunise 300 million more children and save at least 7 million lives between 2021 and 2025. The UK’s commitment to Gavi is central to our work to end preventable deaths of mothers, new-borns and children by 2030.</p><p>In its next strategic period, Gavi is committed to reaching every child with essential vaccines, to improve intra-country equity and coverage. Immunisation is often a child’s first point of contact with their health service. By extending routine immunisation to reach the underserved, particularly zero-dose children who have never been vaccinated, Gavi is building a foundation for universal health coverage.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 03/02/2020 10:34:11 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1173907

registered interest
date	28/01/2020
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: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the role of (a) Gavi and (b) Nutrition for Growth in helping to end preventable child deaths by 2030.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	9034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The UK’s ambition to end the preventable deaths of mothers, new-borns and children by 2030 is supported by our commitment to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and addressing malnutrition through Nutrition for Growth.</p><p>The UK’s £1.44 billion of support to Gavi between 2016-2020 has saved 1.4 million lives from vaccine-preventable diseases in 68 of the world’s poorest countries. The UK hosted pledging conference for Gavi on 3-4<sup>th</sup> June 2020, is an opportunity for the UK to use its global leadership to secure Gavi the funds it needs to reach 300 million more children and save at least 7 million lives between 2021 and 2025.</p><p>The 2020 Nutrition for Growth Summit will be an important opportunity to secure new commitments to nutrition, to set the world on a better track to achieve the Global Goals and to help achieve our ambition of ending preventable deaths by 2030.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 03/02/2020 10:36:53 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1173936

registered interest
date	28/01/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	UK-Africa Investment Summit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether representatives of (a) Shell International, (b) BP and (c) other oil and gas companies were invited to the UK-Africa Investment Summit.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	9153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>More than 1,700 people attended the UK-Africa Investment Summit on 20 January 2020. This included Leaders and Ministers from African Governments, CEOs and senior representatives from African and British businesses, institutional investors, international organisations, financial institutions and civil society. Businesses from a wide range of sectors were invited, including the oil and gas sector.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 03/02/2020 16:01:39 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1173421

registered interest
date	27/01/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Israel: Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans he has for the People for Peaceful Change programme after 31 March 2020.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	8197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2020 answer text <p>Our people to people programme aims to brings together Israelis and Palestinians. This is aimed at having a positive impact on both communities and at building understanding between people on both sides of the conflict. programme is due to be completed by March 2020. It includes a research component that is looking more broadly at the impact of people to people work on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to build the evidence base in this area, which is presently limited. We will evaluate the evidence which will inform future decisions on work in this area.</p><p /> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 30/01/2020 17:24:25 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1173484

registered interest
date	27/01/2020
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: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the economic effect of climate change does not result in a disproportionate reduction in adolescent girls accessing education.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	8427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2020 answer text <p>Coping with climate change is a challenge that faces us all and it is having wide ranging effects on economies, livelihoods, access to education and natural resources. The poorest communities, and girls and women within them, are likely to be hardest hit, which is why we are investing in building the resilience of the world’s poorest by doubling our International Climate Finance which since 2011, has helped 57 million people cope with the effects of climate change.</p><p>We know that girls are two and half times more likely to be out of school in emergencies, including climate related emergencies. That’s why at the G7 Summit in 2019, the Prime Minister announced an unprecedented £90 million commitment for education in emergencies over 4½ years. This included £85 million to Education Cannot Wait the global fund for education in emergencies. UK support has helped the fund reach over a million of the most vulnerable girls, including those affected by Cyclone Idai in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi. The £90 million investment is a key plank of the PM’s plan to ensure more girls benefit from 12 years of education.</p><p>As the leading global actor on girl’s education, we will continue to make substantial investments supporting marginalised girls in education. The UK’s Flagship Girls’ Education Challenge, the largest global fund to girls’ education, is now supporting up to 1.5 million girls across 17 countries.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 30/01/2020 16:26:00 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1173485

registered interest
date	27/01/2020
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: Human Trafficking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department spent from the public purse on preventing the trafficking of adolescent girls in humanitarian crises in (a) 2016-17, (b) 2017-18 and (c) 2018-19.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	8428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2020 answer text <p>Since 2017 the Government has more than doubled UK aid spending to tackle modern slavery and human trafficking – committing just over £200 million to date.  This includes work to prevent the trafficking of adolescent girls.</p><p>We do not have figures specifically for humanitarian crises. However, examples of our current work to protect vulnerable children in protracted crises include:</p><ul><li>a £10 million Children on the Move Programme (in partnership with UNICEF) over the period 2017-2020 to protect up to 400,000 children at risk of violence and slavery in the Horn of Africa; and</li><li>a £12 million UK Aid Connect Programme over the period 2018-2022 to address child labour in fragile and conflict affected states in Africa (such as the DRC).</li></ul><p>Full details of this work can be found at <a href="https://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk" target="_blank">https://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk</a>.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 30/01/2020 17:21:55 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1173510

registered interest
date	27/01/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Marie Stopes International: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether he has plans to undertake a review of the funding allocated by his Department to Marie Stopes International.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	8220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2020 answer text <p>Last year I made a new commitment to ending preventable deaths of mothers, new-born babies and children in the developing world by 2030. Prioritising access to healthcare for women and girls, including comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights, is fundamental to this agenda. In this work, we work closely with Marie Stopes International and they are a valued partner. I have no plans to review DFID funding at this point.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 30/01/2020 17:13:37 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1173537

registered interest
date	27/01/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Lebanon: 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 steps he has taken to enable the provision of humanitarian aid in Lebanon.
tabling member constituency	Elmet and Rothwell
tabling member printed	Alec Shelbrooke
uin	8245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2020 answer text <p>In Lebanon, DFID is providing regular targeted cash transfers to help over 10,000 of the most vulnerable Syrian refugee families to meet their most basic survival needs. The UK also funds legal assistance, support and advice (e.g. birth/marriage registration, civil documentation) to 55,000 individuals to uphold rights, facilitate access to basic services and to better prepare refugees for their eventual return to Syria. DFID is also supporting provision of non-formal education for up 114,500 vulnerable children and providing child protection and gender-based violence services to 295,930 girls, boys and caregivers.</p><p>The UK strongly advocates for the rights and protection of refugees and is working with aid agencies to further reform the aid system to deliver more effective, smarter aid to the most vulnerable. The UK continues to play a leading role in mobilising the international community. On 12 – 14 March 2019, the UK attended the third Brussels Conference on “Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region”, driving forward the legacy of our own London Conference held in 2016. The money pledged will save lives and enable the provision of life-saving supplies and resources to build the livelihoods of millions of internally displaced persons and refugees, and their host communities.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 30/01/2020 17:09:56 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke