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845428

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria: 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 the conclusions of the report by various organisations Dangerous Ground: Syria's refugees face an uncertain future published on 5 February.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>DFID welcomes the analysis in this report. The UK is committed to ensuring that any refugee returns to Syria take place voluntarily in safety and dignity, in line with international law, when conditions allow. We do not support forced returns, and will not support any returns before Syria or parts of Syria are declared safe by the UN.</p><p>In the meantime, we are supporting the governments of Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey to cope with a protracted refugee presence, and enable Syrian refugees to remain in the region until they can return safely to Syria.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 06/03/2018 13:39:48 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

845497

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Democratic Republic of Congo: Overseas Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much foreign aid money was provided to the Democratic Republic of the Congo by the Department for International Development in each year since 2010.
tabling member printed	Lord Willoughby de Broke
uin	HL5697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>Since 2010, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has received a total of £1.03 billion in bilateral Official Development Assistance (ODA) from the Department for International Development (DFID).</p><p>The table below shows the amount of DFID bilateral ODA to the DRC broken down by year:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount in Millions</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>£161.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>£145.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>£138.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>£155.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>£164.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>£139</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>£128.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£1,032.4</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Statistics on International Development 2017</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 05/03/2018 13:45:09 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1775 label Biography information for Lord Willoughby de Broke

845503

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
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: UNRWA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of spending in the Palestinian Territories by the UN Relief and Works Agency to which her Department contributes funds; and how her Department measures that effectiveness.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Paul Masterton
uin	128475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>The UK’s contribution to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency’s (UNRWA) Programme Budget is based on the Agency meeting rigorous performance indicators. In the last financial year we assessed that UNRWA performed well against our indicators, as measured through annual review processes. The annual review is publically available on DFID’s Development Tracker. The UK has engaged closely with UNRWA on the development of a Medium Term Strategy for 2016-21 to help UNRWA deliver its mandate. This is supported through our technical assistance to UNRWA’s department of Internal Oversight. We engage with other donors and host countries on value for money at a high level through the UNRWA Advisory Commission and Sub-Committee.</p><p>DFID has due diligence assessment processes to provide assurance over the expenditure of our funds, and DFID’s Occupied Palestinian Territories spending is subject to regular auditing by DFID’s Internal Audit Department and the UK National Audit Office. In the last five years, UNRWA has also been reviewed by the Independent Commission for Aid Impact and the UK International Development Committee. The UK is a long-term supporter of UNRWA, which provides basic services, including basic healthcare, to over 800,000 Palestinian refugees in the West Bank and 1.3 million Palestinian refugees in Gaza.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 26/02/2018 15:44:48 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4625 label Biography information for Paul Masterton

845538

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effect of the reduction of bilateral funding from her Department to the Occupied Palestinian Territories from £83,358,000 in 2014 to £22,729,000 in 2016.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	128510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2018 answer text <p>The figures quoted in the question are from the Statistics for International Development (SID) publication (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-international-development" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-international-development</a>). SID publishes the UK’s Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) on a calendar year basis in line with the Organisation for Economic Development and Cooperation, Development Assistance Committee’s definitions. However, DFID allocates budgets on a financial year basis (1 April – 31 March). This can result in some discrepancies between financial data presented according to the calendar year compared to the financial year.</p><p> </p><p>In 2014 and 2015 DFID’s spend in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs) spiked due to our provision of immediate humanitarian assistance for those affected by the Gaza conflict in the summer of 2014 and subsequent early recovery and reconstruction assistance. In the 2016/17 financial year DFID provided over £68 million in funding to the OPTs to help build Palestinian institutions, deliver essential services and support economic development. We remain committed to providing support to the OPTs.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 23/02/2018 15:07:02 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

845540

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
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: Hospitals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment her Department has made of the provision of fuel for hospitals in Gaza; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	128512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>We remain concerned about the humanitarian situation in Gaza. In January 2018 the World Health Organization (WHO) assessed that power shortages are placing an increasing burden on the health sector, and has recently reported that some hospitals and clinics have been partially closed in order to rationalise fuel. The UK will continue to monitor the effect electricity shortages are having on the health sector and is tracking the UN’s emergency indicators. We urge all parties to take the necessary practical steps to improve conditions, including restoring the availability of electricity as a matter of urgency. The UK is supporting approximately 1 million Gazans by addressing critical water, sanitation and hygiene needs through the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and is a long-term supporter of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), which provides basic services to 1.3 million people in Gaza, including basic health care.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 26/02/2018 15:49:34 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

845541

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
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: EU 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 her EU counterparts on (a) the establishment of the European Commission's €42.5m assistance package to the occupied Palestinian territories and (b) the allocation of funding from the the assistance package to projects in East Jerusalem.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	128513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>The €42.5 million package is financed by the European Commission with the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI) which is one of the main sources of support from the European Union (EU) to the Palestinians. All decisions on the allocation of ENI funding go through the ENI Committee in Brussels, at which the UK is represented by officials. The ENI Committee discussed the allocation of €42.5 million to the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs), including the allocation of €14.9 million of this to projects in East Jerusalem, on 29 September 2017<em>.</em> Additionally, the EU held discussions on this new package of support with representatives from EU Member States in Jerusalem, including the UK.</p><p>We regularly discuss support to the OPTs with EU institutions and other Member States in the relevant Council working groups, including the Council working party on Humanitarian Aid and Food Aid (COHAFA) and the Mashreq/Maghreb Working Party (MaMa).</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 28/02/2018 16:55:56 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

845614

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
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: Welsh Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what translation arrangements her Department has put in place to enable efficient and accurate handling of Welsh language correspondence from (a) MPs and (b) the general public.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	128586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Development obtains services to translate Welsh language correspondence as required.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 26/02/2018 12:22:06 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

845707

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	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 from the public purse was allocated to the international aid budget in each of the last 15 years; and what each amount was as a percentage of GDP.
tabling member constituency	Derbyshire Dales
tabling member printed	Sir Patrick McLoughlin
uin	128679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2018 answer text <p>In line with the reporting requirements of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) the 0.7% Official Development Assistance (ODA) commitment is expressed as a percentage of gross national income rather than gross domestic product. The table below shows net ODA from 2002 to 2016, the latest year for which data is available, alongside of which is the ODA:GNI ratio for these years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>UK Net ODA, £m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>ODA:GNI ratio (%) Current methodology in given year</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002</p></td><td><p>3,281</p></td><td><p>0.31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003</p></td><td><p>3,847</p></td><td><p>0.34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>4,302</p></td><td><p>0.36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>5,926</p></td><td><p>0.47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>6,770</p></td><td><p>0.51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>4,921</p></td><td><p>0.36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>6,356</p></td><td><p>0.43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>7,301</p></td><td><p>0.51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>8,529</p></td><td><p>0.57</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>8,629</p></td><td><p>0.56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>8,802</p></td><td><p>0.57</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>11,407</p></td><td><p>0.70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>11,700</p></td><td><p>0.70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>12,136</p></td><td><p>0.70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>13,381</p></td><td><p>0.70</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 23/02/2018 11:41:31 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	333 label Biography information for Lord McLoughlin

845741

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Disaster Relief
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions her Department has had with the Start Network on humanitarian emergencies and the (a) financial and (b) logistic support needed to address them.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	128713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2018 answer text <p>The Start Network manages the Start Fund, a pooled fund for humanitarian response that focuses on rapid response to underfunded, and small-medium scale emergencies. Since the START Network’s inception, DFID has been the largest donor to the Start Fund, contributing £46 million since 2014, and has helped the START Network grow in size and influence.</p><p>DFID sits on the Strategic Advisory Board of the START Fund Council which provides strategic oversight of the fund. The Department attended the most recent Start Fund Council meeting in the Hague in November 2017.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 23/02/2018 15:05:16 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

845743

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
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	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the levels of education available for Rohingya refugee children.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	128715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>The UK recognises that there is a pressing need to improve education in the Rohingya camps. DFID is one of the largest contributors to the Education Cannot Wait initiative, investing £30m between 2016 and 2018. It has already committed US$3 million (£2.2 million) for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh to help cover emergency educational needs. DFID is also supporting education experts and organisations to work with the Ministries of Education in Bangladesh and Burma to agree a curriculum and certification process for Rohingya children in Cox’s Bazar.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 26/02/2018 15:52:04 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden