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registered interest
date	26/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Zimbabwe: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, What financial support her Department has provided to Zimbabwe in each of the last ten years; and how much financial support her Department plans to provide to that country in each of the next three years.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	125123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>DFID Zimbabwe Programme Spend for the past 10 years</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No</p></td><td><p>Financial year</p></td><td><p>Actual spend</p></td><td><p>Cumulative Spend</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2007/2008</p></td><td><p>£ 41,978,617.66</p></td><td><p>£ 41,978,617.66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2008/2009</p></td><td><p>£ 50,035,627.30</p></td><td><p>£ 92,014,244.95</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2009/2010</p></td><td><p>£ 60,709,203.18</p></td><td><p>£ 152,723,448.13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2010/2011</p></td><td><p>£ 68,711,191.63</p></td><td><p>£ 221,434,639.76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>2011/2012</p></td><td><p>£ 88,008,792.07</p></td><td><p>£ 309,443,431.83</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>2012/2013</p></td><td><p>£ 82,130,598.47</p></td><td><p>£ 391,574,030.30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>2013/2014</p></td><td><p>£ 105,994,824.16</p></td><td><p>£ 497,568,854.46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>2014/2015</p></td><td><p>£ 68,620,415.12</p></td><td><p>£ 566,189,269.58</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>2015/2016</p></td><td><p>£ 85,786,771.83</p></td><td><p>£ 651,976,041.42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>2016/2017</p></td><td><p>£ 104,885,392.21</p></td><td><p>£ 756,861,433.63</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>DFID plans to spend £90,000,000 during financial year 2017/2018 and £86,000 000 in Zimbabwe during financial year 2018/2019 - DFID funding may fluctuate to respond to needs and priorities.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 02/02/2018 14:55:27 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

830381

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Middle East: 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 funding her Department has provided to (a) Jordan, (b) Iraq, (c) Israel, (d) The Palestinian Territories, (e) Turkey, (f) Saudi Arabia and (g) Yemen since 2016.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	124947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>Bilateral official development assistance (ODA) provided by the Department for International Development in 2016 are published in Statistics on International Development 2017:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-international-development-2017</p><p>This shows calendar spend from 1 January to 31 December 2016. The figures include ODA provided by other government departments and cross government funds. The figures for 2017 will be published in autumn 2018.</p><p>Israel and Saudi Arabia are not eligible for ODA funding and the UK does not, therefore, contribute to bilateral ODA programmes in either country.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 01/02/2018 17:28:34 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

830388

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Colombia and Lesotho: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what involvement officials of her Department had during the process of negotiation and ratification of the UK’s new tax treaties with Lesotho and Columbia.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	124954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs is the lead department for the negotiation of the UK’s tax treaties, reporting to HM Treasury Ministers. HMRC seeks views from a range of interested parties, including DFID, and then decides with which countries to seek to engage. DFID are fully supportive of the approach. DFID and HMRC officials work closely together to deliver technical assistance to build capacity in developing country tax authorities.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 31/01/2018 16:40:52 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

830445

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Zimbabwe: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues about the provision of aid to Zimbabwe following the house arrest of Robert Mugabe.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	125011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>The Cabinet has been updated on the situation in Zimbabwe and Ministers are following developments closely.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 31/01/2018 16:42:16 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

830447

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Zimbabwe: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations her Department has received from the Zimbabwean authorities about the provision of aid to that country since the house arrest of Robert Mugabe.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	125013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>Officials meet regularly with the Zimbabwean authorities, other bilateral donors, private sector and civil society partners to ensure the best targeting and prioritisation of development assistance.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 31/01/2018 16:53:21 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

830529

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which cross-government funds include funding classified as Overseas Development Assistance.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL5128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The Prosperity Fund and the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund both spent Official Development Assistance (ODA) in 2016, according to Statistics on International Development. The Empowerment Fund is also a cross-government fund with funding classified as ODA but there was no ODA spending from this fund in 2016 which is the latest year for which statistics are currently available.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 06/02/2018 17:19:25 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

830531

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Conflict, Stability and Security Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of the UK's total Overseas Development Assistance is disbursed via the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL5129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The Conflict, Stability and Security Fund spent £601 million of official development assistance (ODA) in 2016. This accounts for 4.5 per cent of the UK total UK ODA.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 06/02/2018 17:16:49 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

830548

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma: Thailand
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 23 January to Question 123667, what discussions she has had from the Burmese Government on the safety and security of (a) refugees and (b) internally displaced people returning from camps on either side of the Thai-Burma border.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	125076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>Officials from the Department for International Development and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in Burma regularly raise issues of safety and security of displaced people and access for humanitarian assistance to the Burmese government at local and national levels. These discussions are generally not specific to those returning from the Thai-Burma border, where returns have been few.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 01/02/2018 13:51:51 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

830549

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma: Internally Displaced People and Refugees
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 23 January to Question 123667, what recent estimate she has made of the (a) number of Burmese refugees in camps in Thailand and (b) number of internally displaced people in camps in Eastern Burma.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	125077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees stated that the total verified refugee population in the camps in Thailand in December 2017 was 99,956. The Myanmar Humanitarian Response Plan for 2018 recognises 5,616 displaced persons in Kayin State, 15,006 in Shan State, and 91,739 in Kachin State, in Eastern Burma. It notes that “accurate IDP numbers are difficult to ascertain” in the South East, beyond the 5,616 recently displaced in Kayin.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 01/02/2018 13:53:45 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

830550

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma: Thailand
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 23 January to Question 123667 on Burma: Thailand, when her Department last reviewed the level of funding it has allocated to support for internally-displaced people and refugees on the Thai-Burma border; and what the timescale was for that funding.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	125078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Development (DFID) reviewed the level of funding for refugees on the Thai-Burma border in 2017. Between 2012-16 DFID provided £1.35 million per year to International Rescue Committee (IRC) and The Border Consortium (TBC) for the refugee camps. Following review, our funding for 2017 was £1.1 million. The reduction in funding was proportionally smaller than the decrease in the number of refugees in the camps since 2012. DFID’s support to displaced and conflict-affected communities in South East Burma is now largely through our contribution to livelihoods and health multi-donor trust funds rather than through our humanitarian programme. We continue to keep needs under review.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 01/02/2018 13:58:06 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden