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782175

registered interest
date	01/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Darfur: Malaria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate her Department has made of the extent of recent increases in malaria cases in Darfur, Sudan; and what the implications of that increase are for her Department's policies in that region.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	110769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK Government is aware of recent reports of an increase in the number of cases of malaria in Darfur. Malaria remains a serious concern in Sudan. We will continue to contribute to the treatment of malaria (and other diseases) in Sudan through the Global Fund, a multilateral organisation which has invested nearly $33 billion in the treatment of diseases in Sudan since 2002, including malaria. In its 2017 report, the Global Fund reported that, between 2002 and 2015, the number of new malaria cases had declined by 60%, and mortality rates had declined by 62%.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 06/11/2017 16:09:59 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

782177

registered interest
date	01/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Vietnam: Malaria
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 increasing number of drug-resistant malaria cases in Vietnam and of the growing prevalence of anti-malarial drug resistance in the Greater Mekong Region.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Graham P Jones
uin	110910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>The World Health Organisation has a strong presence in the Greater Mekong Sub Region (including Vietnam): it continuously works with national governments to assess multidrug resistance and support policy responses. DFID supports the WHO in this essential work. Despite the real concern about drug resistance in Vietnam and the Sub Region, there has been a major decline in the rate of malaria cases and deaths. In Vietnam, between 2013 and 2015, the reported cases declined from 17,128 to 9,331 cases and reported deaths from 6 to 3.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 06/11/2017 15:57:25 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

782316

registered interest
date	01/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Females: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress her Department is making on achieving Sustainable Development Goal number five to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	110942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK is an international leader on gender equality and women and girls’ empowerment. Our leadership is backed up by manifesto commitments and legislation which put gender equality at the heart of our development and humanitarian spending. DFID’s contribution to Sustainable Development Goal Five includes results on a large scale - supporting 3.3 million girls to gain a decent education and reaching 7.3 million women and girls with humanitarian assistance in the last two years alone. We use development, diplomatic, defence and trade approaches and influence across the British government to ensure we empower all girls and women.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 06/11/2017 15:59:46 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

782317

registered interest
date	01/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Sustainable 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 to report against the Sustainable Development Goals to the UN's High Level Political Forum in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	110941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government fully supports the UN’s follow-up processes for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and will announce in due course when the UK will put itself forward for a Voluntary National Review to showcase its work on the SDGs at the UN’s High Level Political Forum.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 06/11/2017 16:01:43 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

781299

registered interest
date	31/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Global Conference on the Sustained Eradication of Child Labour
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the Government's priorities are for the Fourth Global Conference on the Sustained Eradication of Child Labour in Buenos Aires, 14 to 16 November 2017.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	110497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK government welcomes the IV Global Conference on the Sustained Eradication of Child Labour and Forced Labour, hosted by the Government of Argentina, as a key opportunity to drive international efforts towards ending modern slavery and the worst forms of child labour and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.</p><p>Building on the success of the Call to Action to End Forced Labour, Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking launched by the Prime Minister at this year’s UN General Assembly, the UK will use the Conference to push for increased international cooperation on this issue. The Government will aim to demonstrate UK leadership, and to work with partners to identify practical solutions ahead of key international events next year, including the End Violence Against Children Solutions Summit, and the G7 and G20 leaders’ meetings.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 03/11/2017 17:49:48 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

780584

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent steps the Government has taken to support meeting the specific targets on (a) violence against women and girls, (b) female genital mutilation and (c) child and early forced marriage within the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	110217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>This government is proud of its global leadership on tackling violence against women and girls. Globally, one in three women have experienced some form of physical and/or sexual violence in their lifetime. We cannot and will not tolerate this.</p><p>We are supporting the UN and national governments in the challenge to eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls, including female genital mutilation (FGM) and child and early forced marriage (CEFM), across a range of interventions, including, but not limited to:</p><ul><li>The largest donor commitment ever to ending FGM, with a flagship regional programme of £35 million over five years, and an additional £12 million commitment in Sudan.</li><li>Between 2016 and 2018 DFID is providing over £2 million through Amplify Change to 43 grassroots organisations tackling FGM across 16 countries in West Africa, the Sahel, Rift Valley, Horn of Africa and Middle East.</li><li>DFID’s £25m world-leading research and innovation fund programme – What Works to Prevent Violence - is drawing together global experts to produce rigorous evidence on violence prevalence and test ways to stop it before it happens. This evidence will be a global public good, helping country governments, donors and civil society to get the most out of every penny spent on interventions.</li><li>DFID has a large £39 million global programme supporting UNICEF/UNFPA to end CEFM in 12 priority countries (Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Ethiopia, Yemen, Uganda, Mozambique, Zambia, Sierra Leone, Niger, Burkina Faso and Ghana).</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 02/11/2017 13:04:06 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

780585

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
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: Peace Negotiations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department is spending on dialogue-based peace building work in South Sudan in 2017-18; and what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of such work to date.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	110225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK Government is spending over £4 million in 2017-18 supporting a range of peace building interventions in South Sudan, which are designed to generate dialogue, resolve conflict, and build resilience to violence at both national and local levels. These programmes are funded through the Conflict, Security, and Stability Fund and are delivered and assessed by the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 02/11/2017 11:41:25 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

780586

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
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: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that humanitarian aid can reach civilians in (a) East Ghouta and (b) other besieged areas inside Syria.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	110227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>DFID has supported the UN and international NGOs since the start of the Syrian conflict to deliver aid to hard-to-reach and besieged areas, including Eastern Ghouta. DFID’s humanitarian partners are on the ground in Eastern Ghouta providing life-saving healthcare, food, and protection, but humanitarian access remains severely constrained. We continue to use our position in the UN Security Council and the International Syria Support Group to press the regime and its backers to allow unfettered access so aid can reach those in desperate need, while maintaining the pressure for a political settlement to bring the suffering of the Syrian people to an end.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 02/11/2017 18:07:04 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

780587

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that humanitarian organisations are granted access to Northern Rakhine state to deliver aid.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
uin	110156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>Access for humanitarian assistance in northern Rakhine is vital, and without it needswill not be met and lives will be lost. The UK has pressed for unfettered access directly with the Burmese government though ministerial and senior official calls and meetings, and as part of joint calls with other agencies and development partners working in Burma. The UK has also raised Burma three times at the UN Security Council. DFID has provided £1 million to the Burma Red Cross, which currently has limited access to Northern Rakhine. DFID is ready to support our partners already working in central Rakhine to act quickly to provide support in Northern Rakhine as soon as fuller access is granted.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 02/11/2017 18:08:58 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

780588

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma: 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 steps the Government is taking to ensure that the Myanmar Government is not using bureaucratic processes to block access of international non-governmental organisations and UN agencies to Central Rakhine state.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
uin	110159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>DFID and FCO officials continue to lobby for access to Rakhine at the highest levels of the Burma Government. We are closely monitoring impediments to humanitarian assistance in central Rakhine, where access to food and markets is severely limited for those in camp locations, and it is very difficult for international staff to move around. It is critical that protection, health and emergency referral services resume as quickly as possible.</p><p>On 12 October, Burma State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi announced the Union Enterprise for Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement and Development in Rakhine (UE). We are pushing to get relief into Rakhine, safe and voluntary return of refugees and implementation of the Rakhine Advisory Commission’s recommendations. While the UE may be a practical mechanism to meet some needs, we continue to work with other development partners in Burma to press for international agencies to be allowed to work alongside it to provide the full range of humanitarian assistance and support that will be required. The UK has now raised Burma three times at the UN Security Council and we continue to press the government of Burma through all channels to allow immediate and full humanitarian access and support for the people and communities affected.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 02/11/2017 18:12:13 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson