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1191573

registered interest
date	29/04/2020
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: Debts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to cancel the debt of countries in the Global South affected by the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	902052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2020 answer text <p>It is essential to help developing countries deal with the secondary economic effects of coronavirus. This will protect vulnerable people and help the world economy recover. The UK is taking a leading role by contributing up to £150m to the Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust, to fund the poorest countries’ debt repayments to the IMF. We also support the suspension of debt repayments from the poorest countries by G20 and Paris Club creditors. We are working hard to stop the poorest suffering the most.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 29/04/2020 16:14:37 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1191574

registered interest
date	29/04/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Trade Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to help ensure that UK trade agreements promote (a) fair trade and (b) the provision of affordable medicines.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	902055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2020 answer text <p>The UK is both a champion of free trade and a friend to developing countries. Now that we have left the EU, the UK will work for trade deals that are free and fair for developing countries. We are seeking to continue and even enhance our previous trade agreements with African, Caribbean and Pacific countries. Access to medicines is vital, so we are continuing our commitment to the Doha Declaration on Public Health to help developing countries get the supplies they need.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 29/04/2020 16:19:20 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1191575

registered interest
date	29/04/2020
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: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to ensure that universal healthcare is available as a right in countries that are in receipt of support through her Department's aid programmes.
tabling member constituency	Islington North
tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
uin	902058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2020 answer text <p>The UK was an architect of the Sustainable Development Goals, one of which is to achieve Universal Health Coverage. Our NHS is a shining light and we have deployed British expertise across the world including during African Ebola outbreaks. DFID’s health programmes support developing countries to build resilient health systems that provide quality health services for all and are prepared for global health threats like coronavirus.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 29/04/2020 16:20:37 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn

1191576

registered interest
date	29/04/2020
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps the Government is taking to ensure that the UK maintains its expenditure of 0.7 per cent of GDP on development aid during the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Calder Valley
tabling member printed	Craig Whittaker
uin	902046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2020 answer text <p>There has never been a more important time to deliver on our 0.7% commitment, a commitment that this government has enshrined in law.</p><p>The UK has plans in place to meet this commitment whilst delivering value for money for the taxpayer and ensuring that we continue to support coronavirus response efforts.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 29/04/2020 16:22:32 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	3940 label Biography information for Craig Whittaker

1189232

registered interest
date	22/04/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Bangladesh: Migrant Camps
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what (a) representations she has made to the Bangladeshi Government and (b) assessment she has made on the effect of telecommunications restrictions in refugee camps in Bangladesh on work to reduce covid-19 infection rates in those camps.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	38888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text <p>Through Ministers and the British High Commission in Dhaka, we continue to raise the issue of telecommunications restrictions in the Cox’s Bazar refugee camps in Bangladesh with representatives of the Government of Bangladesh.</p><p>Restrictions on 3G and 4G communications in the Rohingya camps are severely hindering COVID-19 preparedness. There are currently no reported cases of COVID-19 in the refugee camps in Bangladesh; however, these restrictions limit the ability of agencies to share information with the refugees and with each other; and for the Rohingya to self-organise. Good communications are critical for preparedness, surveillance, response, delivering critical services, and for maintaining stability in the camps.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 27/04/2020 16:33:03 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1189237

registered interest
date	22/04/2020
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 Centres for Disease Control: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when (a) she and (b) her Ministers last met Dr John Nkengasong, Director of the African Union CDC, to discuss tackling the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	38927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text <p>We are supporting the Africa Centres for Disease Control (Africa CDC) COVID-19 response by deploying a UK Public Health Rapid Support Team and £2 million of research and response capacity-building funding alongside the Wellcome Trust from our Joint Initiative on Research for Epidemic Preparedness Programme. We also have a Public Health England expert on long term secondment to Africa CDC with whom I have spoken.</p><p>Members of the Government and UK officials are in regular contact with senior Africa CDC representatives. I spoke with the African Union Commissioner for Social Affairs, H.E. Amira El Fadil and Dr Benjamin Djoudalbaye, Head of the Division of Policy, Health Diplomacy and Communication on Tuesday 21 April to discuss the work of Africa CDC and the UK’s on-going support. UK officials have also spoken with Dr John Nkengasong and his team and are due to do so again this week.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 27/04/2020 16:33:47 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1188884

registered interest
date	21/04/2020
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: Coronavirus
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 support developing countries in Africa to tackle the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Christian Wakeford
uin	38630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2020 answer text <p>The UK is playing a leading role in the global response to COVID-19, working with international partners to slow its spread. We are using UK aid to mitigate new health, humanitarian and economic risks across Africa and have pledged £744 million of UK aid globally to end the pandemic. The UK continues to work with partners, including the United Nations, to ensure aid reaches those most in need. We have provided health experts in key African countries and organisations. This includes a team at the WHO’s AFRO regional office in Brazzaville.</p><p>The UK is also providing up to £150 million to the International Monetary Fund’s Catastrophe Containment Relief Trust to help developing countries, including many in Africa, meet their debt repayments so that they can focus available resources on tackling COVID-19. The UK has worked closely with G20 creditors and the Paris Club on a temporary suspension of debt repayments from countries that request relief, further boosting response capacities.</p><p>Finally, the UK is urgently redirecting existing programmes right across Africa to respond to COVID-19, prioritising health, humanitarian, growth and trade as well as education and nutrition, recognising that these components are vital for response and longer term recovery.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 28/04/2020 16:17:06 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4871 label Biography information for Christian Wakeford

1188897

registered interest
date	21/04/2020
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: Development Aid
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 (a) provide new and additional funding and (b) support local actors in Yemen to respond to the covid-19 pandemic with (i) public health promotion, (ii) livelihoods assistance and (iii) increasing food security.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	38450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2020 answer text <p>The UK has already announced £744 million of aid to support the global efforts to combat the outbreak of COVID-19, including helping developing countries like Yemen to rapidly identify and care for patients with symptoms.</p><p>In response to COVID-19, we continue to support the United Nations Children Fund, who are working with Yemen’s Ministry of Health to strengthen the country’s health care capacity. We are also engaging closely with the World Food Programme and the Yemen Social Fund for Development, to bring forward funding to tackle food insecurity and increase livelihoods assistance.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 28/04/2020 16:14:19 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1188901

registered interest
date	21/04/2020
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: Contraceptives
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 Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic UNFPA Global Response Plan, what steps her Department is taking to (a) work with the United Nations Population Fund to secure the supply of reproductive health products and (b) ensure that women and girls in developing countries continue to have access to (i) contraception and (ii) safe abortion throughout the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	38452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text <p>Women and girls will be significantly impacted by the global COVID-19 pandemic. As UNFPA’s largest donor and a key advocate of the empowerment of women and girls including their sexual and reproductive health and rights, DFID is working closely with UNFPA to ensure continued access to reproductive health products and services.</p><p>Through the UK’s existing support to UNFPA, including the UNFPA Supplies programme (£425 million between 2020-2025) the UK is providing high quality family planning and essential life-saving maternal health medicines to those in need, including commodities required for post-abortion care and medical abortions where it is legal.</p><p>Recognising the needs of women and girls impacted by COVID-19, DFID has also committed £10 million of UK emergency funding to UNFPA through the Global Humanitarian Response Plan. This funding will help maintain the supply of reproductive health commodities, including contraception, to ensure continued access for women and girls. Furthermore, the funding will maintain access for women and girls to life-saving sexual and reproductive health services as well as gender-based violence services for those in need.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 27/04/2020 16:11:14 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1188976

registered interest
date	21/04/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Trade: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent steps her Department has taken to ensure the sustainability of global supply chains during the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	38534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2020 answer text <p>Disruption to trade is one of the key drivers of COVID-19 global economic shock. Long-lasting or overly restrictive trade measures that inhibit free trade will hit the most vulnerable countries hardest.</p><p>The government is working to keep supply chains open to ensure essential goods and services reach consumers and vulnerable livelihoods are protected. The demand and supply challenges facing global trade are acute.</p><p>We are working with the G20, WTO and World Bank on development-focused trade support, including ensuring flows of medical supplies.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 28/04/2020 16:15:31 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord