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808739

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the provisions of the Commonwealth Vulnerability Index as additional criteria to determine the classification of developing countries for the purpose of meeting needs (1) in the aftermath of natural disasters, and (2) generally.
tabling member printed	Lord Boateng
uin	HL4263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The UK continues to support the current methodology for assessing the graduation of countries from Official Development Assistance (ODA) where countries and territories cease to be ODA-eligible when they reach High Income Status, including for British Overseas Territories and Commonwealth Island States. However, following the recent devastation of small islands in the Caribbean, we are pleased that agreement was reached at the OECD Development Assistance Committee’s (OECD-DAC) High Level Meeting in October to establish a process which could allow previous recipients of ODA to receive short-term ODA support in the event of catastrophic humanitarian crises. We also welcome the OECD-DAC’s agreement on the need to create a new mechanism to allow countries to receive ODA when their income falls below the High Income threshold, for example as a result of a catastrophic natural disaster or other crisis. Officials have considered the Commonwealth Vulnerability Index and take this into account when looking at the issue of vulnerability. We agree that some states face particular vulnerabilities and the Government will continue to work with the international community to ensure that vulnerable states receive the support they need.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL4229 question first answered 21/12/2017 13:51:20 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	147 label Biography information for Lord Boateng

808747

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians: Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what information they have about Palestinian refugees who are in Iraq; whether they can estimate the number of Palestinians still in Syria; and whether all such refugees are receiving UK and international relief and development funds.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL4271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/01/2018 answer text <p>Iraq is outside of the areas of operation of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) so assistance and protection to Palestinian refugees who are in Iraq is the responsibility of the Government of Iraq supported by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). Official up to date figures on the number of Palestinian refugees in Iraq do not exist. As at 31 August 2017, there were some 40,200 non-Syrian refugees and asylum-seekers registered with UNHCR in Iraq, some of which will be Palestinian. DFID and the wider international community assist and protect the most vulnerable in Iraq and many of ours and other donor’s programmes may be assisting Palestinian refugees. For example, since 2014 DFID has provided £34 million to UNHCR in Iraq to provide cash assistance for over 110,000 vulnerable displaced persons in Iraq. Additionally, the UK is providing UNHCR with £35 million per year in core funding, from 2017/18- 2020/21.</p><p>UNRWA estimates that around 438,000 Palestinian refugees remain in Syria as of August 2017. UNRWA is the only organisation mandated to provide protection and assistance for Palestinian Refugees in Syria (PRS) and receives significant international voluntary contributions for their work across the region, mostly from government donors. DFID will provide £36 million from 2017 – 2020 to UNRWA’s Syria Emergency Appeal to support 418,000 PRS with cash and in-kind food assistance, including 254,000 internally displaced PRS with non-food items such as blankets, mattresses and hygiene kits, alongside health, livelihood support, education and protection assistance each year.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 04/01/2018 14:29:47 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

808750

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Middle East: Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their analysis of the plight of the displaced people at Rakban, on the frontiers of Syria, Iraq and Jordan; what is their best estimate of the population there; and whether they intend to convene a meeting of all concerned parties to make possible access for urgent supplies and to assess longer-term needs.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL4274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/01/2018 answer text <p>The UK remains deeply concerned about the extremely difficult situation facing the population of approximately 50,000 at Rukban.</p><p>The UK government regularly engages with UN agencies, other members of the international community and with the Government of Jordan on the situation at Rukban.</p><p>We welcome news that an agreement in principle has been reached with the Government of Jordan to provide further essential aid to the people at Rukban. However, we will continue to press for a better understanding of the specific needs of the population at Rukban and for full humanitarian access that will enable regular aid deliveries to take place in line with International Humanitarian Law.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 03/01/2018 13:20:16 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

808751

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
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: Humanitarian Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the WHO and UNICEF have access to eastern Ghouta in Syria; and whether they will call for the prompt evacuation of urgent medical cases.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL4275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/01/2018 answer text <p>Humanitarian access to Eastern Ghouta remains severely constrained by the Assad regime. Where access allows, our partners including WHO and UNICEF are providing life-saving healthcare and protection. The UK continues to to demand full and sustained humanitarian access in order to allow medical evacuations to take place.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 03/01/2018 13:19:48 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

808810

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
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: International Assistance
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 the representatives of the United Nations on restoring the provision of humanitarian aid to Eastern Ghouta.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	119919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/12/2017 answer text <p>Humanitarian access to Eastern Ghouta remains severely constrained by the Assad regime. Where access allows, our partners including WHO and UNICEF are providing life-saving healthcare and protection. The UK continues to demand full and sustained humanitarian access in order to allow medical evacuations to take place.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 27/12/2017 12:56:05 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

808813

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
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: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much aid her Department has provided to (a) the Assad regime and (b) Eastern Ghouta in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	119922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/12/2017 answer text <p>Humanitarian organisations deliver aid directly to those in need across Syria. Neither the UK nor the UN delivers aid to the Assad regime.</p><p>Since 2012, the UK has allocated £835 million to support vulnerable people inside Syria including in besieged areas such as Eastern Ghouta, where DFID’s humanitarian partners are on the ground providing life-saving food, protection, and healthcare where access allows. We do not hold information on the amounts of aid the UN delivers to specific geographic areas in Syria.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 27/12/2017 13:06:36 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

808935

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	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 progress her Department is making in developing the education strategy discussed in Westminster Hall on 6 July 2017 on global education: G20 summit.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	120044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/12/2017 answer text <p>Significant progress has been made on developing DFID’s new education policy. Since July, we have reviewed the latest evidence on how to deliver quality education, much of which is funded by DFID. We have also consulted extensively, including engaging with education experts in academia, the public and private sectors, and international organisations. This has enabled evaluation of where DFID can add the most value. We are developing a policy in line with our strengths and expertise. We anticipate the policy will be launched in early 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 27/12/2017 13:02:27 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

808936

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Education
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 undertaking research on access to education for disabled children and the supply of teachers to inform its Education Strategy discussed in Westminster Hall on 6 July 2017 in the debate on global education: G20 summit.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	120045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/12/2017 answer text <p>DFID has a dedicated Education Research Team with a £12m per annum portfolio of innovative research on education systems, raising learning outcomes, and learning and skills beyond primary education. This research portfolio has a particular focus on disadvantaged groups and the pursuit of an equitable start to learning for all. Research commissioned through this team, along with the UK Research Community, has ensured that teachers, equity and systems reform are at the centre of DFID’s new education policy.</p><p>DFID has commissioned rigorous reviews of existing evidence and, as a result of the findings, concluded a focus on children with disabilities. For example, one research project, which is funded by DFID through the UK Economic and Social Research Council, investigates different modalities for teaching literacy in deaf communities in India, Ghana and Uganda. Wider inclusion and equity issues are fundamental to all DFID’s education research programmes, and we seek to mainstream them.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 27/12/2017 13:14:31 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

807211

registered interest
date	15/12/2017
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: ICT
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 implement the guidance set out by the Government Commercial Function in its paper Exiting Major IT Contracts: Guidance for Departments, published in November 2017, in respect of (a) using market engagement, (b) setting up disaggregation work, (c) risk assessment, (d) developing a programme plan through the transition, (e) identifying the skills and capabilities that will be needed in the future and (f) any other work related to that guidance.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	119857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>DFID does not have any major IT contracts, as defined by the guidance.</p><p>DFID follows best practice guidance and principles where they are applicable to DFID, in line with high government standards set by the Cabinet Office to ensure effective and consistent commercial delivery and drive continuous improvement.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 20/12/2017 15:46:11 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

807248

registered interest
date	15/12/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in relation to the OECD's Development Assistance Committee redesignating British Overseas Territories and Commonwealth Island States so that they would be eligible for Overseas Development Aid.
tabling member printed	Lord Boateng
uin	HL4229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The UK continues to support the current methodology for assessing the graduation of countries from Official Development Assistance (ODA) where countries and territories cease to be ODA-eligible when they reach High Income Status, including for British Overseas Territories and Commonwealth Island States. However, following the recent devastation of small islands in the Caribbean, we are pleased that agreement was reached at the OECD Development Assistance Committee’s (OECD-DAC) High Level Meeting in October to establish a process which could allow previous recipients of ODA to receive short-term ODA support in the event of catastrophic humanitarian crises. We also welcome the OECD-DAC’s agreement on the need to create a new mechanism to allow countries to receive ODA when their income falls below the High Income threshold, for example as a result of a catastrophic natural disaster or other crisis. Officials have considered the Commonwealth Vulnerability Index and take this into account when looking at the issue of vulnerability. We agree that some states face particular vulnerabilities and the Government will continue to work with the international community to ensure that vulnerable states receive the support they need.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL4263 question first answered 21/12/2017 13:51:20 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	147 label Biography information for Lord Boateng