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824331

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Caribbean: Disaster Relief
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps she is taking to support post-hurricane relief in the Caribbean.
	tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Sir Henry Bellingham
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	903336
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>The UK provided significant support to the countries affected by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. More than 800 tonnes of aid was delivered, including food and water. The Prime Minister has further reaffirmed the UK’s intention to stand by Overseas Territories and Commonwealth Caribbean partners on the challenging road to recovery.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 17/01/2018 14:02:43 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

824329

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Overseas Aid: Cost Effectiveness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps she is taking to promote value for money in aid.
	tabling member constituency	Isle of Wight
	tabling member printed	Mr Bob Seely
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	903334
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>In my department every project is rigorously appraised before approval to ensure value for money. All projects are also measured against a robust monitoring framework to ensure they remain cost effective. DFID supports other aid spending departments, who are responsible for ensuring value for money of their aid spend.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 17/01/2018 14:01:18 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4681 label Biography information for Bob Seely

824326

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Rohingya: Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps her Department is taking to support the safe and voluntary return of Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh to Myanmar.
	tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
	tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	903330
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>Rohingya refugees must be allowed to return to their homes in Burma voluntarily, in safety and with dignity. The necessary conditions for returns are not in place yet. We will continue to work with governments in both countries and international partners to put these conditions in place and avoid premature returns.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 17/01/2018 13:59:25 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

824333

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2018
	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: Land Mines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps her Department is taking to support the removal of land mines in developing countries.
	tabling member constituency	Spelthorne
	tabling member printed	Kwasi Kwarteng
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	903339
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>Landmines are indiscriminate weapons of war that maim and kill innocent children every day. UK support announced in April last year will make safe land equivalent to the size of over 20,000 football pitches and help 800,000 people live their lives free from the threat of mines.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 17/01/2018 14:03:57 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng

824330

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	South Sudan: Violence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps her Department is taking to help tackle gender-based violence in South Sudan.
	tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
	tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	903335
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>South Sudan experiences horrific gender-based violence. Last year, a DFID-funded programme reached nearly 300,000 people with interventions, including responses for survivors of gender-based violence and longer-term prevention. We have also conducted ground breaking research to improve our understanding of and response to gender-based violence in South Sudan.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 17/01/2018 14:02:11 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

824327

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Overseas Aid: Cost Effectiveness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent steps she has taken to ensure value for money for overseas projects funded by her Department.
	tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
	tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	903331
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>DFID has recently introduced tough new reforms for its aid spending to deliver value for money, including clamping down on the risk of unethical practices by suppliers and increasing efficiency savings. All projects are measured against a robust monitoring framework to ensure they remain cost effective.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 17/01/2018 14:00:02 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

824332

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2018
	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: Nature Conservation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the use of Official Development Assistance to help communities in developing countries protect endangered species.
	tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	903337
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>Protecting the environment is a top priority for this Government, as set out in the 25 Year Environment Plan published last week. DFID Ministers have had regular discussions on Illegal Wildlife Trade with Ministers from Defra and the FCO, planning for the UK hosted international Conference in October 2018.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 17/01/2018 14:03:17 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

824328

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	World Humanitarian Summit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What progress her Department has made on delivering its commitments made at the World Humanitarian Summit in 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
	tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	903332
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>DFID is delivering on the ambitious reform agenda agreed at the World Humanitarian Summit, and holding our partners to account for their commitments. From 2018, 30% of the UK’s core funding to humanitarian agencies will be performance-based, dependent on the delivery of vital reforms agreed to at the World Humanitarian Summit in 2016, including the ‘Grand Bargain’.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 17/01/2018 14:00:42 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney

819819

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2018
	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: Ports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she has met with the Association of Port Health Authorities to seek their support for such the training of such health officers overseas.
	tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
	tabling member printed	Kate Hoey
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	121891
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has not met with the Association of Port Health Authorities. The UK assists the WHO to implement and monitor the International Health Regulations (2005) that include the standards required for port health authorities internationally. The UK will always consider the most appropriate subject matter experts for interventions overseas that improve global health security.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 17/01/2018 16:37:43 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

821500

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2018
	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: Recycling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate she has made of the amount of funding from her Department allocated to plastic recycling projects, including the location of each such project in each year since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	122418
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Development and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs fund alongside other countries the $4.43 billion Global Environment Facility sixth replenishment (2014 – 2018), which has a programme to tackle marine plastic pollution and a number of other projects improving waste management more broadly. The Department and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs are working jointly on what more can be done to reduce the plastic waste entering the oceans.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 17/01/2018 16:40:34 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick