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176526

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Central African Republic
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 effectiveness of the Bekou Trust Fund to date; and whether she plans to contribute to it.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Naomi Long
uin	222369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>We welcome the leadership of the EU on the humanitarian response in CAR and on programmes linking relief, recovery and development. The UK is not a current contributor to the EU Trust Fund in CAR. The UK has committed £33 million in humanitarian funds to CAR and CAR refugees since July 2013, funding a range of NGOs and UN agencies to provide protection, water, health and food security.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 04/02/2015 17:09:04 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	3920 label Biography information for Naomi Long

176528

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Central African Republic
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her assessment is of the implications of the current security situation in the Central African Republic for the delivery of humanitarian assistance in that country.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Naomi Long
uin	222421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>DFID regularly monitors the security and humanitarian situation in CAR. High levels of violence continue across the country, and a million people have been displaced since December 2013. The security situation impacts not only communities but humanitarian workers. The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has reported 142 security incidents directed at humanitarian workers since January 2014 and 18 humanitarian workers killed. In 2014 DFID provided £18 million to the ICRC, UN agencies and international NGOs to support communities who have suffered from the violence in CAR.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 04/02/2015 17:11:24 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	3920 label Biography information for Naomi Long

173683

registered interest
date	14/01/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians
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 work with partners in the region to ensure that sufficient aid for reconstruction reaches Gaza following the recent conflict.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Naomi Long
uin	220672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text <p>DFID has already disbursed £5 million of the £20 million early recovery assistance that we pledged at the Gaza Reconstruction Conference. The UK was also the first donor to support the temporary Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism which is facilitating the import of construction materials into Gaza, and, in close co-ordination with our EU partners and the Office of the Quartet Representative, we continue to press the Government of Israel to lift restrictions and facilitate the entry of aid into Gaza.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 21/01/2015 17:02:34 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	3920 label Biography information for Naomi Long

143412

registered interest
date	07/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	West Africa
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 support the strengthening of health systems in West Africa to better cope with epidemics in the future.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Naomi Long
uin	213879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>The UK is leading the international response to Ebola in Sierra Leone and has committed £230m to help fight the disease. This outbreak of Ebola is unprecedented in scale and highlights the vital importance of strong public healthcare systems. The UK is the biggest bilateral donor to Sierra Leone and commenced a major health systems programme in 2012.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 11/11/2014 16:27:10 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	3920 label Biography information for Naomi Long

101961

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	West Africa
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 ensure that its programmes in West Africa do not create perverse incentives which prioritise short-term outcomes rather than longer-term strengthening strategies.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Naomi Long
uin	212576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>DFID always considers the longer term development impact when developing our programmes. Operational Plans, setting out how DFID’s programmes will deliver results and measure progress up to 2015 for our country office programmes in West Africa (Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone), can be found on the website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/operational-plans-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/operational-plans-2013</a> .</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID does carry out humanitarian programmes to address short term needs but we also have longer term development programmes designed to build resilience. Full details of our programmes can be found on Development Tracker.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 06/11/2014 17:44:12 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	3920 label Biography information for Naomi Long

101588

registered interest
date	29/10/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Sierra Leone
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many British military and NHS personnel are in Sierra Leone to deal with Ebola; and what plans the Government has to increase their numbers.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Naomi Long
uin	212430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>Some 800 military personnel have been deployed to Sierra Leone to aid in the UK effort. These personnel have supported the establishment of a command and control logistical hub that will provide the backbone of infrastructure, commodities, training and management needed to scale up the response in Sierra Leone. They are also supporting the ongoing construction and operation of Ebola treatment centres, and are running and staffing a World Health Organisation-led Ebola training academy. The Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship, RFA Argus, and three Merlin helicopters have now arrived in Sierra Leone to provide crucial logistic and transport support to medical teams and aid experts.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To date the UK has received 2140 applications from British medical staff and initial indications of staffing profiles and needs were received from partners on 20 October. DFID and UKMED are currently matching profiles with staffing requirements. Pre-deployment training has already started in the UK for staff deploying to the Kerry Town facility.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 05/11/2014 15:50:57 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	3920 label Biography information for Naomi Long

101187

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Ebola
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 encourage long-term measures to bring about systemic changes required to better cope with future Ebola outbreaks.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Naomi Long
uin	212085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>The UK is leading the international response to Ebola in Sierra Leone. This outbreak of Ebola is unprecedented in scale and highlights the vital importance of strong public healthcare systems. The UK is the biggest bilateral donor to Sierra Leone and commenced a major health systems programme in 2012.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 03/11/2014 11:38:22 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	3920 label Biography information for Naomi Long

64545

registered interest
date	27/06/2014
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, which community-based women's organisations in Burma receive funding from her Department to assist victims of sexual violence by the Burmese army.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Naomi Long
uin	202920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID is providing £500,000 through the United Nation's Population Fund (UNFPA) to strengthen the network and capacity of agencies working on gender-based violence in Rakhine and Kachin those areas.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 07/07/2014 16:41:23 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	3920 label Biography information for Naomi Long

63327

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, in what ways her Department's work to give people in developing countries better access to financial services takes account of (a) lack of braille facilities, (b) laws and practices discriminating against people with disabilities and (c) other barriers experienced by people with disabilities.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Naomi Long
uin	201771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Our financial sector development programmes work to strengthen regulation, build infrastructure and improve financial capability to increase the access of poor people, including disadvantaged groups, to financial services that meet their needs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 30/06/2014 14:57:37 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	3920 label Biography information for Naomi Long

63328

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department's country offices are encouraged to seek the views and input of people with disabilities in the design and delivery of their programmes.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Naomi Long
uin	201772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>DFID recognises the importance of people with disabilities having influence in the programmes and decisions which affect them. In DFID country offices, stakeholder engagement and participation, including with people with disabilities, is a fundamental part of strategic decision making and programme management.</p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 30/06/2014 15:00:36 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	3920 label Biography information for Naomi Long