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724191

registered interest
date	25/04/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many Yemeni local and national non-governmental organisations received humanitarian aid from her Department in each of the last five years; and what proportion of her Department's overall aid for Yemen that represented in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
tabling member printed	Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh
uin	71976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>DFID has provided £85.5 million to the Yemen Humanitarian Pooled Fund (YHPF) over the last five years from the total DFID bilateral funding listed in the table below. In 2016, the YHPF provided £94.5 million of support to 7.8 million people, including food security, water and sanitation and health interventions. Approximately £13 million of this funding was delivered by local and national NGOs.</p><p>In addition, in 2017/18 we will provide £24 million to our Multi-Sector Humanitarian Response programme, approximately £1.5m of which will directly support local and national NGOs.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>DFID bilateral programme outturn (in £s)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>89.6 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>65.9 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>81.4 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>59.1 million</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 27/04/2017 06:55:48 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4427 label Biography information for Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh

724192

registered interest
date	25/04/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate she has made of the (a) number of children of school age in Afghanistan, (b) proportion of such children who were not in education and (c) proportion of those not in education who were girls in (i) 2010 and (ii) 2017.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
uin	71991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>In 2017, official figures show that UK support has helped more than 6.4m children attend school in Afghanistan, 38% of whom are girls. This is up from around 4 million children in 2009/2010, over a third of whom were girls. Figures on the number of children out of school are hard to verify, but the UN estimates the figures to be between 6-7 million over the past few years. A breakdown by gender is not available.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 27/04/2017 07:01:23 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

724193

registered interest
date	25/04/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which five countries have been the greatest recipients of UK foreign aid in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
uin	71987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>The five largest recipients of UK bilateral Official Development Assistance (ODA) spent by either DFID or other government departments is given in the Table below:</p><p> </p><p>Table: Top 5 country recipients of UK bilateral ODA, 2013-2015</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£ m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£ m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pakistan</p></td><td><p>338</p></td><td><p>Ethiopia</p></td><td><p>322</p></td><td><p>Pakistan</p></td><td><p>374</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ethiopia</p></td><td><p>329</p></td><td><p>India</p></td><td><p>279</p></td><td><p>Ethiopia</p></td><td><p>339</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bangladesh</p></td><td><p>272</p></td><td><p>Pakistan</p></td><td><p>266</p></td><td><p>Afghanistan</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>India</p></td><td><p>268</p></td><td><p>Sierra Leone</p></td><td><p>238</p></td><td><p>Nigeria</p></td><td><p>263</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nigeria</p></td><td><p>249</p></td><td><p>Nigeria</p></td><td><p>237</p></td><td><p>Syria</p></td><td><p>258</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Source: Statistics on International Development 2016</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 27/04/2017 07:00:38 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

724194

registered interest
date	25/04/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Afghanistan: 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 allocated in aid to Afghanistan in each of the last three years; and on what that funding has been spent.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
uin	71947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>For the last three years (2014/15, 2015/16, and 2016/17) DFID’s bilateral allocation in Afghanistan was £178m per year, in line with the then UK Prime Minister’s pledge at the Tokyo Conference in 2012. This has been invested in economic development, meeting humanitarian needs, building the capacity of the Afghan Government, and delivering services such as health and education.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 27/04/2017 06:54:51 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

724195

registered interest
date	25/04/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	South Sudan: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many South Sudanese local and national non-governmental organisations received humanitarian aid from her Department; and what proportion of her Department's overall aid for South Sudan that represented in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
tabling member printed	Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh
uin	71927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>DFID has provided over £70 million to the South Sudan Humanitarian Fund (SSHF) over the last 3 years from the total DFID bilateral funding listed in the table below. In 2016, the SSHF provided over £70 million to reach over 1.2m people with WASH, nutrition, health, and other lifesaving activities. Approximately £8 million of this funding was delivered through local and national NGOs.</p><p>In addition to our bilateral funding, targeted support is being provided through DFID’s centrally managed Disaster Emergency Preparedness Programme to deliver 3 projects supporting national and local NGOs in South Sudan to engage more effectively in humanitarian preparedness and response.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>DFID bilateral programme outturn (in £s)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>188.184m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>158.013m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>139.647m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>108.516m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Figures for financial year 2016/17 will be published in the DFID Annual Report and accounts due for publication in Summer 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 27/04/2017 06:52:14 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4427 label Biography information for Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh

724196

registered interest
date	25/04/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Montserrat: Economic Situation
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 long-term economic prospects for Montserrat.
tabling member constituency	Gordon
tabling member printed	Alex Salmond
uin	71933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>DFID’s first responsibility is to support Montserrat in delivering essential public services to its citizens, including health, education and social services. Ongoing consideration of the island’s long term economic prospects is a key feature of our development partnership, where we have a shared objective of enabling Montserrat ultimately to manage fully its own financial and economic affairs.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 27/04/2017 06:52:44 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	577 label Biography information for Alex Salmond

724197

registered interest
date	25/04/2017
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, whether the Government plans to use drones to drop emergency aid in Syria; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Gordon
tabling member printed	Alex Salmond
uin	71934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>Aid delivered by road, by trusted humanitarian partners who ensure it gets to those who need it most, is the most effective way to meet needs in Syria. We are pushing the Assad regime to allow this, while working tirelessly with our partners to examine all other options for getting aid into besieged areas.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 27/04/2017 06:53:07 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	577 label Biography information for Alex Salmond

724198

registered interest
date	25/04/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Aid: Food
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 build capacity in countries facing a food crisis.
tabling member constituency	Gordon
tabling member printed	Alex Salmond
uin	71935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>DFID invests in long-term planning, preventative programmes and putting systems in place to build the capacity of countries at risk of food insecurity. Early warning mechanisms and resilience systems put in place with DFID support since 2010/11 have strengthened the response to the food crisis across the Horn of Africa this year. For example, with DFID support the response in Somalia has mobilised much earlier this year compared to 2010; in Kenya the Hunger Safety Nets Programme has enabled emergency support to be delivered at scale to drought affected households much quicker than in previous crises.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 27/04/2017 06:53:51 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	577 label Biography information for Alex Salmond

724438

registered interest
date	25/04/2017
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: Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action is being taken to provide education for the children of Syrian refugees in Jordan.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL6829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>The UK is supporting the Government of Jordan to deliver the commitment made at the February 2016 Supporting Syria and the Region Conference in London to enable every refugee and vulnerable host community child to access quality education. We are providing up to £80 million over 4 years to support access to education for Syrian refugee children as well as improving the quality of education for all children in Jordan.</p><p>Our support has also contributed to 98 new double shift schools opening this school year. There are now enough spaces for all Syrian and Jordanian children to participate in formal schooling in Jordan.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 26/04/2017 16:52:38 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

724439

registered interest
date	25/04/2017
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: Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether arrangements are being made for the employment of qualified Syrian teachers who are based in camps or cities in Jordan.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL6830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>Currently teaching is a “restricted sector” in Jordan, not open to nationalities other than Jordanian. However, of the approximately 49,000 work permits issued to Syrian refugees to date, 103 Syrians have been employed in the education sector.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 26/04/2017 16:46:15 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton