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937841

registered interest
date	10/07/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Sudan: Politics and Government
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 political and economic situation in the Sudan.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	162463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text Sudan faces a number of economic challenges. While US economic sanctions were lifted in late 2017, Sudan remains a challenging place to do business. The economic situation has been exacerbated by a shortage of foreign exchange which has resulted in fuel shortages. Sudan is still unable to access international financial assistance, in part due to its arrears to the International Monetary Fund and others and the failure to service its debt. Politically, the UK continues to work with the Government of Sudan to ensure that constitutional and political rights are respected. Sudan remains a Human Rights Priority Country for the Foreign & Commonwealth Office. The UK continues to encourage Sudan to undertake macroeconomic and political reforms, including through the six-monthly Strategic Dialogue with the Government of Sudan. answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 17/07/2018 13:32:00 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

937843

registered interest
date	10/07/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Sudan: Economic Growth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will increase her Department's support for economic development and growth in Sudan.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	162465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>The UK continues to encourage Sudan to undertake the macroeconomic reforms necessary to reduce economic risks, support the most vulnerable in society, and attract international investment. The UK has been working with the international community to galvanize support to help Sudan commit to and deliver a series of macroeconomic reforms while simultaneously managing the impact of reform on the poorest.</p><p> </p><p>The UK continues to support those in need as a result of economic decline, including £12 million of DFID Sudan’s humanitarian budget which provides food security and livelihoods for over 490,000 vulnerable displaced people in Sudan, with a focus on Darfur. DFID has also allocated an additional £5 million to respond to the urgent needs of nearly 100,000 South Sudanese refugees, with food security and livelihoods the primary focus of support.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 16/07/2018 14:56:01 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

937862

registered interest
date	10/07/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	South Sudan: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding her Department has allocated to programmes to prevent (a) rape, (b) child marriage and (c) suicide in relation to adolescent girls in South Sudan.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	162469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>Ongoing conflict in South Sudan has been characterised by appalling levels of sexual and gender based violence (SGBV), including the pervasive use of rape as a weapon or war. In addition to conflict, underlying social practices such as intimate partner violence, and child and forced marriage, also continue to have a severe impact on South Sudan’s women and girls. According to a recent Plan International UK survey, 26 percent of adolescent girls interviewed have considered ending their own lives.</p><p>Through DFID, the UK is funding a four year, £14 million programme with the International Medical Corps, which includes a significant element for addressing SGBV; it reached over 387,000 women, girls, men, and boys with interventions in 2017.</p><p>DFID is also providing support to women and girls through our contributions to South Sudan’s health and education sectors: we are the lead donor to the Health Pooled Fund, through which we are supporting 800 frontline health centres across the country; in addition, the Girls Education in South Sudan programme supports over 3,600 schools, helping to keep a quarter of a million girls in class. From 2018 to 2024, the UK will support up to 300,000 girls with cash transfers, helping them to stay in school longer and combating incentives for child and forced marriage.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 17/07/2018 13:36:04 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

934959

registered interest
date	05/07/2018
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: Serco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many current contracts her Department has with Serco; and what the (a) value, (b) start date and (c) end date of each of those contracts is.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	161081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2018 answer text <p>DFID has no record of any current contracts with the Serco.</p><p>Details of DFID contracts above the OJEU threshold are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts published prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: <a href="https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive" target="_blank">https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive</a>.</p><p>Those published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</a>.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/07/2018 15:23:08 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

919223

registered interest
date	07/06/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	North Korea: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she has had discussions with the Government of North Korea on the provision of humanitarian assistance to that country; and if she will make statement.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	151030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has had no discussions with the Government of the Democratic Republic of North Korea (DPRK) on the provision of humanitarian assistance. The Department for International Development does not provide aid directly to DPRK.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/06/2018 13:52:25 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

909493

registered interest
date	22/05/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Africa: Plastics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to help DFID's partner countries in Africa increase reuse and recycling of plastics.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	146718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>At the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, DFID committed to using UK aid to help tackle the problem of marine plastic pollution, including in our partner countries in Africa. DFID is currently developing programmes to provide up to £28 million to tackle plastics pollution, with a focus on solid waste management and sustainable manufacturing.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 04/06/2018 15:54:46 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

896300

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
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: Armed Conflict
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 humanitarian situation in Kachin and Karen states in Myanmar.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	140552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>The UK is deeply concerned about the intensifying conflict in Kachin and Karen states, including credible reports of human rights abuses and violations. As well as ensuring specific references to the situation in Kachin in the UN Human Rights Council’s resolution on Human Rights in March 2018, the UK has recently agreed funding in Kachin with a local partner for food, shelter, education and sanitation responses for up to 2,600 people. We are also in discussions with partners regarding funding for those affected in Karen state and will continue to urge all parties to abide by the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 09/05/2018 16:36:48 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

896563

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	East Africa: Refugees
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 tackle gender-based violence in relation to refugees covered by the Khartoum process in East Africa.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	140556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2018 answer text <p>The UK is a respected international leader on tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG) in all forms, and is taking a range of actions to prevent and address the effects of gender-based violence on refugees, including in East Africa. In November 2017, the Secretary of State for International Development announced £12 million of new funding over a three-year period for the UN Trust Fund to End VAWG, with dedicated funding to prevent and address violence against women and girl refugees. The UK is also investing £25 million over five years in a flagship research and innovation programme in preventing and addressing VAWG, which includes working with women and girls among Somali refugees in Kenya. The UK is a member of the steering group for the Khartoum Process, and has ensured the €46 million Better Migration Management programme that supports the process includes projects to improve the protection and support of migrants.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 10/05/2018 14:54:43 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

894795

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Nigeria: Christianity
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 security situation in Nigeria after reports of the killing of two Catholic priests and 15 parishioners in Benue State; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	139356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>We condemn the recent attack in Benue State, which included an attack on a church and up to fifty houses. We are deeply saddened by the suffering and loss of life. We are concerned by the substantial increase in serious clashes between farmers and cattle herders in recent months. We urge the Government of Nigeria to hold those responsible to account and to work with the affected populations to develop a sustainable solution to the conflict.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 03/05/2018 16:19:03 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

890531

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	UNRWA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans her Department has to support the United Nations Relief and Works Agency in maintaining its operation after the recent reduction in funding provided by the US.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	137402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>The UK is unequivocally committed to supporting Palestinian refugees across the region. Over the course of the 2017/18 financial year, the UK provided around £50 million to the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), assisting in their provision of essential services including basic education to around 500,000 children, health services for around 3 million Palestinian refugees and supporting Palestinian refugees from Syria. The UK will deliver its next round of financial support earlier than originally planned, to help meet the growing needs of Palestinian refugees across the region. We are also working with the international community and UNRWA to explore how best to ensure the continuity of essential services to Palestinian refugees at this time.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 27/04/2018 11:36:21 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew