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691986

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Oman: Desalination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 25 January 2017 to Question 63588, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of providing support to the Middle East Desalination Research Centre in Oman.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	64666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>DFID has not specifically assessed the value of providing support to the Middle East Desalination Research Centre. Desalination is not a focus area for DFID’s water, health and sanitation portfolio and given the scale of private sector investment in this area, we do not have a strong comparative advantage that would support our involvement.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 27/02/2017 16:41:20 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

687111

registered interest
date	08/02/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Oman: Desalination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support and cooperation her Department is providing to the Middle East Desalination Research Centre in Oman.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	63588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>DFID does not provide any support to the Middle East Desalination Research Centre in Oman.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 20/02/2017 15:39:39 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

674345

registered interest
date	17/01/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Democratic Republic of Congo: 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 support her Department is providing to civil society in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	60221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>DFID DRC provides civil society organisations with practical and technical support to educate some 5.8 million citizens on their civic rights and responsibilities, to eliminate illegal school fees, to empower young women and, indirectly, in health, water and sanitation.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 24/01/2017 16:28:44 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

674346

registered interest
date	17/01/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Democratic Republic of Congo: African Union
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is providing to the African Union to assist it in its work in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	60222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>DFID’s funding to the African Union (AU) includes support for election monitoring, strengthening governance and building the AU’s capacity for early warning in countries at risk of instability, such as the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).</p><p>Through the cross-government Conflict, Security and Stabilisation Fund, the UK supports wider AU work on prevention, management and resolution of conflict including AU mediation efforts in DRC via its Liaison Office in Kinshasa. This is fundamental to promoting poverty reduction as well as strengthening the UK’s national security.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 24/01/2017 16:30:40 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

674347

registered interest
date	17/01/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Democratic Republic of Congo: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support she plans to offer to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to help it hold the presidential elections in that country planned for 2017.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	60223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>The UK currently provides support to increase the democratic representation of women and youth, protect human rights defenders and broaden electoral observation activities.</p><p>Last year, we announced that additional funding would be made available to update the national electoral roll, if all parties were prepared to hold free, fair and timely elections. That offer remains on the table, and the recent political accord signed in the DRC is a marker of growing commitment to hold elections.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 24/01/2017 16:47:03 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

674348

registered interest
date	17/01/2017
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: Ports
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 an assessment of the adequacy of the provision of cranes in Yemen's ports for the delivery of humanitarian aid.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	60203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>The <a href="http://dlca.logcluster.org/display/public/DLCA/2.1+Yemen+Port+Assessment" target="_blank">UN logistics cluster</a> has publically available information on Yemen’s wider port capacity.</p><p>The largest cranes in the port of Hodeidah, Yemen’s largest port, have been severely damaged by the conflict in Yemen which is restricting humanitarian and commercial access. The World Food Programme is procuring mobile cranes for Hodeidah port to improve capacity and we expect these to arrive imminently. Furthermore, ships chartered by humanitarian actors tend to have on-board cranes meaning some cargo can be unloaded onto the port.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 24/01/2017 17:13:34 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

672726

registered interest
date	13/01/2017
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: Malnutrition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what reports she has recently received of child malnutrition and starvation in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	59944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2017 answer text <p>According to the recently published <a href="https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/en/operations/yemen/document/yemen-2017-humanitarian-needs-overview" target="_blank">UN Humanitarian Needs Overview for Yemen</a>, almost half a million children under 5 suffer from severe acute malnutrition, and 2.8 million children and pregnant or lactating women are affected by moderate acute malnutrition.</p><p>In 2016/17, the UK is providing £19 million to UNICEF to treat children with severe acute malnutrition and support mobile health clinics. Last year, we helped treat over 150,000 children under 5 for severe acute malnutrition.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 19/01/2017 17:44:33 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

661762

registered interest
date	19/12/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	St Helena: Airports
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 undertake additional environmental impact assessments ahead of any further construction works required at St Helena airport.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	58276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2017 answer text <p>The main construction phase of the St Helena Airport is now complete. There are no plans currently for further construction works. Should that situation change, we would expect the environmental impact of any future works to be fully considered.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 09/01/2017 17:15:25 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

660166

registered interest
date	16/12/2016
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: Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment her Department has made of the humanitarian assistance required in Aleppo.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	58049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>The UN estimates that 10,000 to 15,000 people are awaiting evacuation from besieged East Aleppo, where food and medical supplies are exhausted; shelter is scarce, and access to water is severely restricted. Our priority for these people is safe evacuation in full compliance with international humanitarian law, so that our humanitarian partners along the evacuation route may deliver the life-saving aid these people urgently need.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 21/12/2016 12:03:23 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

660167

registered interest
date	16/12/2016
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, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the use of aid bridges to deliver aid to civilians in Syria.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	58045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2016 answer text <p>We continue to look at all options, compliant with international law, to alleviate the suffering of millions of Syrians. A pre-requisite for successful aid bridges is consent from all parties controlling the air space. The Assad regime and Russia have systematically denied humanitarian access to besieged populations by land and have refused consent for air bridges of supplies to opposition-held besieged areas.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 22/12/2016 12:04:31 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins