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1056838

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date	07/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Venezuela: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she plans to provide assistance to the proposed vaccination programme for Venezuelan refugees across Latin America.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	218276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>The Venezuelan health system has collapsed, formerly controlled preventable diseases need to be controlled and this is leading to further outbreaks within neighbouring countries.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has stepped up and has announced an emergency aid package of £6.5 million to respond to the most severe health needs by providing immunisations against deadly diseases, supporting emergency rooms and ensuring that people who are fleeing their homes have access to crucial support, including through the provision of mobile health clinics.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, DFID has deployed two humanitarian advisors to the region and funded seven additional roles within UN agencies to help respond to the crisis. We provide significant core funding to the UN, Red Cross movement and other international actors to alleviate the worsening humanitarian situation. The UK’s core funding to the World Health Organisation (WHO) is helping to address health needs in the region.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/02/2019 17:09:39 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

1056834

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date	06/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Colombia: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans her Department has to provide humanitarian aid to Colombia to assist with the Venezuelan refugees that reside there.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	218274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>Venezuelan migrants and refugees are facing food insecurity and poverty, in addition to serious protections risks. Regional governments should be commended for their efforts to meet the needs of Venezuelans crossing the border, but the crisis is putting huge strain on services in host nations.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State has announced an emergency aid package of £6.5 million to respond to the most severe health and nutrition needs by providing life-saving treatment for malnourished children and access to clean water and sanitation.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, DFID has deployed two humanitarian advisors to the region and funded seven additional roles within UN agencies to help respond to the crisis. We provide significant core funding to the UN, Red Cross movement and other international actors to alleviate the worsening humanitarian situation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 218275 question first answered 14/02/2019 17:09:00 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

1056836

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Peru: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans her Department has to provide humanitarian aid to Peru to assist with the Venezuelan refugees that currently reside there.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	218275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>Venezuelan migrants and refugees are facing food insecurity and poverty, in addition to serious protections risks. Regional governments should be commended for their efforts to meet the needs of Venezuelans crossing the border, but the crisis is putting huge strain on services in host nations.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State has announced an emergency aid package of £6.5 million to respond to the most severe health and nutrition needs by providing life-saving treatment for malnourished children and access to clean water and sanitation.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, DFID has deployed two humanitarian advisors to the region and funded seven additional roles within UN agencies to help respond to the crisis. We provide significant core funding to the UN, Red Cross movement and other international actors to alleviate the worsening humanitarian situation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 218274 question first answered 14/02/2019 17:09:00 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

420236

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Iraq: Kurds
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 provide aid and support to the Kurdistan region of Northern Iraq.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	10820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2015 answer text <p>To date, the UK has committed £79.5 million of humanitarian assistance in Iraq. All UK funded aid is distributed on the basis of need to ensure civilians are not discriminated against on the grounds of race, religion or ethnicity. This funding has supported the response in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), as the KRI is supporting 27% of IDPs.</p><p>Given the importance of a coordinated response, we have provided £1 million of funding to UNDP to support the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Joint Crisis Centre (JCC), as well as its equivalent for the Government of Iraq, the Joint Crisis and Monitoring Centre (JCMC). In close collaboration with the JCMC, UN, donors and NGOs, the JCC is leading humanitarian efforts for the KRG.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 14/10/2015 14:47:55 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies