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date	04/06/2015
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: Families
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the Prime Minister's press release of 18 August 2014, what steps she is taking to assess the impact of her Department's policies on the family.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Mr David Burrowes
uin	1199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2015 answer text <p>The Family Test was announced by the Prime Minister in August 2014 and introduced in October 2014 for domestic policies through the publication of guidance for officials – Family Test Guidance.</p><p> </p><p>The objective of the Test is to introduce a family perspective to the policy-making process, specifically to make the potential impacts on family functioning and relationships explicit.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for International Development (DFID) leads the UK’s work to end extreme poverty internationally. In this respect the welfare of the world’s poorest – both individuals and families – are central to DFID’s work. DFID does not however have a leading responsibility for domestic policies and has not therefore made any assessments using the Family Test.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 11/06/2015 12:58:39 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	1518 label Biography information for Mr David Burrowes

169577

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
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
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 humanitarian implications of the recent armed conflict in the Kachin State of Burma.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Mr David Burrowes
uin	218053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>Some 100,000 people have been living in camps for displaced people for over three years since the fighting restarted between the Kachin Independence Army and Government forces.</p><p> </p><p>Clashes and shelling in Kachin and Northern Shan have stepped up since early November. We are monitoring the situation carefully and have been in frequent contact with the UN and local organisations about the humanitarian implications of recent fighting. While there has been no significant new displacement or humanitarian needs in the last few months we will continue to monitor these issues closely.</p><p> </p><p>Between 2012 and 2015 DFID has allocated over £17 million for humanitarian assistance for internally displaced persons (IDP) in Kachin and Northern Shan States in Burma affected by the violence. This aid is providing food security, sanitation and health in line with accepted humanitarian standards as well as to strengthening IDP communities’ capacity to manage health hazards and risks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne grouped question UIN 217951 question first answered 15/12/2014 13:14:11 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1518 label Biography information for Mr David Burrowes

168992

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
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
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 is providing for internally displaced persons in Kachin State.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Mr David Burrowes
uin	217951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>Some 100,000 people have been living in camps for displaced people for over three years since the fighting restarted between the Kachin Independence Army and Government forces.</p><p> </p><p>Clashes and shelling in Kachin and Northern Shan have stepped up since early November. We are monitoring the situation carefully and have been in frequent contact with the UN and local organisations about the humanitarian implications of recent fighting. While there has been no significant new displacement or humanitarian needs in the last few months we will continue to monitor these issues closely.</p><p> </p><p>Between 2012 and 2015 DFID has allocated over £17 million for humanitarian assistance for internally displaced persons (IDP) in Kachin and Northern Shan States in Burma affected by the violence. This aid is providing food security, sanitation and health in line with accepted humanitarian standards as well as to strengthening IDP communities’ capacity to manage health hazards and risks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne grouped question UIN 218053 question first answered 15/12/2014 13:14:11 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1518 label Biography information for Mr David Burrowes

65043

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
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
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 reports of a food crisis in Chin State, Burma; and what food support her Department is providing in that region.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Mr David Burrowes
uin	203271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID has contributed to a food security programme in Chin State through the Livelihoods and Food Security Trust Fund which is helping increase agricultural production through activities such as better quality seeds, and also helping farmers get their produce to markets.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 08/07/2014 16:07:01 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1518 label Biography information for Mr David Burrowes

46943

registered interest
date	03/04/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make it her policy that UK public funds should not be used for the purposes of campaigning for more liberal abortion laws in another country.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Mr David Burrowes
uin	195245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p>In many countries abortion may be permitted only on limited or highly restricted grounds. In these circumstances, we can consider support to increase awareness among policy-makers, legislators, national health authorities and health personnel of the circumstances under which abortion is allowed. We can also work to highlight the consequences arising from the complications of unsafe abortion, such as the burden of maternal ill-health and high health service costs.</p><p> </p><p>In addition we can also consider support to locally-led efforts to enable legal and policy reform in circumstances where the existing law and policy are contributing to high maternal mortality and morbidity; and to regional or international initiatives that are working to prevent unsafe abortion.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	1518 label Biography information for Mr David Burrowes