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1041191

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date	14/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	UN High Commissioner for Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has a consistent policy on resettling asylum seekers who claim that atheism or religious beliefs will lead to their persecution if returned to their countries of origin; if they have found that it is not consistent, what steps they are taking to ensure it is; how many such claimants have submitted applications to the UNHCR in Thailand; and how long, on average, it takes for such applications to be processed.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL12773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>UNHCR is mandated to protect all refugees and other displaced persons, including those who fear persecution on the basis of religion. UNHCR’s procedures and criteria for determining refugee status include religious persecution, in line with the Refugee Convention. Where religious belief causes or heightens the risk a refugee faces, UNHCR will take this into consideration when assessing specific vulnerabilities, and determining the appropriate protection interventions (including but not limited to resettlement).</p><p> </p><p>HMG does not hold information on the number of asylum claims submitted to UNHCR in Thailand, or elsewhere; this information is held by UNHCR. Individual data is considered private and confidential and not normally shared with third parties (and never without the specific consent of the individual). Furthermore, UNHCR does not routinely identify or record beneficiaries by their religion where this has no bearing on their case. The reason for this is because there is a risk that collecting information about the ethnicity or religion of people receiving aid could be obtained by others, including extremist groups, and used to persecute them.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 28/01/2019 11:32:14 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1041202

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
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: Reconstruction
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with governments in the Gulf about the provision of reconstruction assistance to Syria; and what assessment they have made of withholding such assistance.
tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
uin	HL12784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The UK has not had discussions with governments in the Gulf about the provision of reconstruction funding to Syria. We remain clear that we will not consider providing such assistance without a credible, substantive and genuine political process firmly underway. The UK calls upon all parties to engage in a political process that helps create a calm, safe and neutral environment, which will be vital if free and fair elections are to take place. The UK is focussed on delivering life-saving humanitarian aid to those affected by the ongoing conflict. We engage with a broad range of international partners to encourage sustained international support for the humanitarian effort in Syria (including governments in the Gulf).</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 28/01/2019 11:33:02 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

1041302

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
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: Legal Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the highest hourly rate paid for legal advice was by (a) her Department and (b) each of her Department's arms length bodies in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	208338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>a) The information required to answer this question for DFID is not centrally held and could only be collated at disproportionate cost.</p><p>b) Neither ICAI nor The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK paid for any legal advice in 2018.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 22/01/2019 17:16:03 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1038968

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
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: Malnutrition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with her counterparts in (a) the G20 and (b) the G7 on addressing malnutrition since the publication of the 2018 Global Nutrition Report.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	207222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>There has not been an opportunity for the Secretary of State to meet G7 or G20 counterparts collectively since the launch of the Global Nutrition Report on 29 November 2018. The Government will continue to press at G7 and G20 meetings for greater priority to be given to malnutrition in all its forms, as the Report recommends. Following the G20 Summit on 30 November and 1 December, the Leaders statement reaffirmed the G20’s commitment in this regard. The Government also continues to raise nutrition with G7 and G20 partners bilaterally. For example, the UK Japan Joint Statement issued on the occasion of Prime Minister Abe’s visit on 10 January 2019 committed the UK and Japan to work together toward the success of the Global Nutrition Summit in Tokyo in 2020.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 15/01/2019 15:30:53 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1038992

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Nigeria: Internally Displaced People
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 internally displaced peoples in northern Nigeria.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	207154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>Supporting the 1.8 million people who are internally displaced by conflict in north east Nigeria is a priority for my department. The UK is the largest donor to the World Food Programme’s Emergency Operation in Nigeria, which provided food and cash assistance 1.3 million displaced people and host communities in need of life-saving humanitarian assistance in 2018. We have also helped over 80,000 very vulnerable people access appropriate assistance to protection services, including rape survivors, victims of trauma, and over 4,000 children who have been separated from their families. We are supporting over 100,000 children to access quality education in conflict affected areas, where over 1,000 schools have been destroyed.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 15/01/2019 15:29:38 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1039031

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make it her policy to allocate additional funding at the 6th replenishment of the Global Fund in October 2019.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	207299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is critical to the delivery of the UK’s objectives on the three diseases, and has helped to save 27 million lives since 2002. The UK is fully committed to a successful Sixth Replenishment and we look forward to reviewing the full investment case before making a decision about our next programme of support.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 15/01/2019 16:38:52 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1039073

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
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: Health Services
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 Government's response to the Fifth Report of the International Development Committee, HC246 of Session 2014-15 and the Answer of 11 December 2018 to Question 198914 on Developing Countries: Health Services, in which month his Department plans to publish its health systems strengthening position paper.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	207309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>We cannot say at the present time in which month the health systems strengthening position paper will be published. We are committed to publishing the position paper in 2019.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 15/01/2019 16:39:39 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1039075

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
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 Situation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department has plans to send officials to Yemen to make an assessment of the humanitarian situation in that country.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	207310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>The UK government advises against all travel to Yemen due to the serious risk to security. We keep the situation on the ground under careful review and will re-establish visits to Yemen when the security situation permits us to do so.</p><p> </p><p>Although DFID staff cannot currently visit Yemen, we are in regular communication with programme partners, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator and others to ensure we have a clear understanding of the humanitarian situation in Yemen.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 15/01/2019 16:40:20 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1038060

registered interest
date	09/01/2019
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: UNRWA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent representations she has received on the future of UNRWA funding in Palestine.
tabling member constituency	Gloucester
tabling member printed	Richard Graham
uin	908418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>In December, we received representations from Pierre Krähenbühl, UNRWA’s Commissioner General, and Jamie McGoldrick, the local UN Humanitarian Coordinator who thanked the UK for our support in reducing UNRWA’s unprecedented financial shortfall. We will continue working with UNRWA and other donors to help ensure its essential services are maintained.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 09/01/2019 15:13:19 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

1038061

registered interest
date	09/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Uganda: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent steps her Department has taken to help strengthen governance and security in Uganda.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Williams
uin	908419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>Since 2014 DFID has invested £30 million to improve the governance and security environment in Uganda. We are working with the Ugandan government and non-government actors to strengthen anti-corruption, build local governance capacity, increase accountability, and support public financial management reforms.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 09/01/2019 15:12:10 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4666 label Biography information for Dr Paul Williams