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1149300

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid: Maternal Mortality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the effect of UK overseas development assistance on levels of maternal mortality in the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
tabling member printed	John Mann
uin	468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>The global Maternal Mortality Ratio has declined on average by 2.9% every year since 2000. More specifically, this ratio reduced from 274 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births in 2007 to 211 in 2017.</p><p> </p><p>This result is due to countries’ own investments as well as those from the entire development community, to which DFID is a major contributor. Using internationally agreed methods, we estimate that DFID has spent approximately £1 billion per year on reproductive, maternal newborn and child health between 2013/14 – 2016/17. DFID has contributed to reduced maternal mortality through our bilateral and central health programmes that focus on strengthening health systems (e.g. through health worker training, drugs and equipment). We also support the development of global and national policies. We have led the world on increasing access to family planning and remain a champion on these issues. We recently announced a renewed commitment to end preventable deaths of mothers and newborns by 2030.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 21/10/2019 16:59:26 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

1149302

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid: Contraceptives
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the effect of UK overseas development assistance on levels of contraception prevalence in the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
tabling member printed	John Mann
uin	470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>In 2019, the modern contraceptive prevalence rate among all women of reproductive age in the 69 Family Planning 2020 movement focus countries was 34.8%, compared to 32.5% in 2012. This represent 46 million additional users of modern methods of family planning – of which we estimate 13.2 million has been reached by DFID programmes, with rapid increases in Kenya, Mozambique, Malawi, Lesotho, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Chad – relative to what was expected in 2012.</p><p> </p><p>Global adolescent fertility rates have reduced from 48 births per 1,000 adolescent girls in 2007, to 42 births per 1,000 adolescent girls in 2017. These results are due to countries’ own investments as well as investments from the entire development community.</p><p> </p><p>The UK leads the world in our long-term support for comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), including for family planning. At UNGA this September, the Secretary of State reiterated our commitment to SRHR and announced a new £600m Reproductive Health Supplies programme running from 2020 to 2025, that will give over 20 million women and girls access to family planning per year. We are the second largest bilateral donor for family planning in developing countries and work through our country level and central programmes. These programmes provide access to family planning services, support an increase in demand for contraception and help countries to develop their own programmes. We have also led global family planning advocacy networks such as FP2020.</p><p> </p><p>At the Family Planning Summit in 2017, we committed to increasing the focus on reaching adolescents in our programmes.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 471 question first answered 21/10/2019 16:59:48 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

1149327

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
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 humanitarian assistance his Department is providing to civilians as a result of Turkey’s military action in the Kurdish controlled territory of northern Syria.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>We are monitoring the situation in northern Syria very closely and the Secretary of State has been in touch with Sir Mark Lowcock, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, and other UN officials. We have allocated £40 million this financial year for our NGO and UN partners operating in Northeast Syria. Our funding is focused on providing vital food, water, shelter and healthcare. We have been in close dialogue with our partners to ensure that they have the flexibility to utilise this funding to meet immediate needs arising from the current military action in the region. We are assured that they do, but we will work closely with other UK Departments to keep this under review, given the fluidity of the situation on the ground and the significant access constraints for humanitarian actors on the ground.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 21/10/2019 16:57:44 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

1149328

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
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 assessment he has made of the effect of Turkey’s recent military action in northern Syria on the humanitarian situation in that region.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>The situation in Northeast Syria remains very fluid, and we are continually adjusting our assessment of the current impact on the humanitarian situation in the region at this stage. Prior to the recent military action, there were already 1.65 million people in need of humanitarian assistance in the region. The UN reports at least 160,000 people have been displaced since the Turkish military action began, including at least 70,000 children. Critical civilian infrastructure, including schools and hospitals, has also been affected by the conflict. The ongoing military action on the ground is also impacting the humanitarian response. Many NGOs have already had to withdraw staff, and some have suspended activities altogether. This is very concerning, and we are in close discussion with our NGO partners and the UN.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 21/10/2019 16:58:04 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

1149329

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
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: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate he has made of the number of civilians (a) killed, (b) injured and (c) displaced as result of Turkey’s recent military action in the Kurdish controlled territory of northern Syria.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>The situation in Northeast Syria remains very fluid. As of 17 October, the UN estimates that at least 160,000 people have been displaced in Northeast Syria since Turkish military action began a week ago, including at least 70,000 children, and 42 civilian deaths.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 21/10/2019 16:58:19 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

1149331

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
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 humanitarian assistance his Department plans to offer to the Kurdistan Regional Government as a result of Turkey’s recent military action in the Kurdish controlled territory of northern Syria.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>The UN estimates that 160,000 civilians have been internally displaced in Northeast Syria due to Turkey’s recent military action. An estimated 1,500 people have crossed the border into Iraq which is already hosting 229,000 refugees. Those that have arrived in Iraq have been registered and assisted by the Kurdistan Regional Government and the UN Refugee Agency.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State has been in touch with Sir Mark Lowcock, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, and the UK is closely monitoring potential humanitarian impacts on Iraq. There are currently resources in place to respond, but we stand ready to assist should there be a significant deterioration in the situation.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 21/10/2019 16:58:38 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

1149332

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
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 discussions he (a) has had and (b) plans to have with his UN Refugee Agency counterparts on the humanitarian situation in the Kurdish controlled territory in northern Syria.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>DFID officials are in daily contact with the UN, other Government departments, and other delivery partners regarding the emerging situation in Northeast Syria. I spoke with the UN Refugee Agency last week to discuss the situation on the ground and the Secretary of State has also been in touch with Sir Mark Lowcock, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, and other UN officials.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 21/10/2019 16:58:55 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

1149384

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Rwanda: Nutrition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he is taking to integrate nutrition into his Department's programmes in Rwanda; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>Tackling malnutrition is an important part of the Department for International Development’s work in Rwanda. It is delivered through nutrition-specific interventions in programmes on early childhood development and stunting. It is also integrated into broader interventions such as those on agriculture and social protection, for example through nutrition and child sensitive cash transfers and investment in fortified foods. A new research programme will generate evidence on what works to strengthen nutrition service delivery at scale. DFID’s support for nutrition in Rwanda over the last three years has reached 560,000 children under five (180,000 of whom are children under two) and 1.1 million women of reproductive age (of whom 680,000 are pregnant or lactating women).</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 21/10/2019 15:35:38 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1149385

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
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: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of the humanitarian situation in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>Yemen remains the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, with nearly 80% of the entire population, over 24 million people, requiring some form of humanitarian assistance. More than 20 million people in Yemen do not have reliable access to food and almost 10 million people face extreme food shortages.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is providing £200 million in response to this humanitarian crisis this financial year, bringing the total UK commitment to Yemen to £770 million since the conflict began in 2015. This support is meeting the immediate food needs of more than 1 million Yemenis each month, treating 70,000 children for malnutrition and providing over 1 million people with improved water supply and basic sanitation.</p><p> </p><p>We are clear that a political settlement is the only way to fully address the humanitarian crisis and we encourage further constructive engagement from all parties to achieve this.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 21/10/2019 16:59:13 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1148950

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Uganda: Homosexuality
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 with regard to its aid programme for Uganda in light of the recent decision by the Ugandan Government to reintroduce a bill that imposes the death penalty on homosexuals.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>We are fundamentally opposed to all forms of discrimination and work to uphold the rights and freedoms of LGBT people in all circumstances. We note that a Ugandan Government spokesperson confirmed they do not intend to introduce new anti-homosexuality laws and we continue to follow closely any developments related to the death penalty.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 21/10/2019 15:36:33 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green