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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
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

819861

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	Rohingya: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many charities and non-governmental organisations received funding from her Department for projects relating to the Rohingya refugee crisis; and which of those charities and organisations are based locally or nationally in the regions where those refugees are located.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	121933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>DFID provides funding direct to eight NGOs responding to the Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh. Six of these have a permanent presence in in Cox’s Bazar, which is the region of Bangladesh where the refugees are located. We are not funding any NGOs within Burma’s northern Rakhine State.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 15/01/2018 17:42:43 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

819862

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	Rohingya: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department has spent in response to the Rohingya refugee crisis to date.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	121934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>The UK led the way in the scale and speed of our response to the refugee crisis in Bangladesh and remains one of the largest donors. Since August 25th DFID has stepped up efforts with an additional £59 million to support refugees and the communities hosting them in Bangladesh. We have also provided £1 million to the Red Cross and £2 million to the World Food Programme (WFP) to provide assistance in northern Rakhine, and stand ready to provide more once access restrictions are lifted. This brings the UK’s contribution to £62 million.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 15/01/2018 17:43:59 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

819864

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	Rohingya: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with her counterparts in other countries on prioritising financial support in response to the Rohingya refugee crisis.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	121936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>UK leadership was instrumental in securing another £220 million of international support at the landmark Geneva pledging conference on 23 October 2017. In discussions with counterparts in key donor governments, ministers from DFID and the FCO continue to stress the importance of stepping up funding to the UN’s Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP), and to disburse those funds quickly. This includes emphasising the importance of planning for long-term support for the crisis, and the need to begin mobilising multi-year planning and funding.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 15/01/2018 17:45:59 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

819884

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	Department for International Development: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which fruitless payments in excess of £30,000 her Department has made by (a) recipient of each such payment, (b) purpose of each such payment, (c) value of each such payment and (d) reason that payment was classified as fruitless in the 2017-18 financial year to date.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	121956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>There have been no fruitless payments in excess of £30,000 made by Department for International Development (DFID) in the 2017-18 financial year to date.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 15/01/2018 17:47:17 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

820005

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	West Bank: Demolition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will assess the potential effect of planned demolitions in the West Bank village of Susiya on (a) the welfare and rights of residents and (b) the human and economic development of Palestinian people living in Area C of the occupied West Bank.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	122077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>I discussed the threat of forcible transfer with the Susiya Bedouin community during my visit there in August 2017.The Israeli authorities have stated their plan to imminently demolish around a third of structures in Susiya, including two clinics, which would stand to affect all residents. Demolitions of Palestinian homes and buildings cause unnecessary suffering to ordinary Palestinians, are harmful to the peace process and, in most circumstances, are contrary to international humanitarian law. A clear, transparent route to construction for Palestinians in Area C is needed to prevent continued demolitions. According to the World Bank, the removal of the Israeli restrictions on Area C, including restrictions on construction, could result in the West Bank economy being 33% larger by 2025 than it would otherwise be. Officials have repeatedly raised our concerns about proposed demolitions in Susiya with Israeli ministers, including in a joint demarche with European partners on 2 November 2017.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 17/01/2018 16:36:37 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

820511

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	Southern Africa: Overseas Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which aid programmes they have supported in (1) Swaziland, (2) Botswana, and (3) Lesotho, since May 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL4592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The UK provided £5.7million of bilateral Official Development Assistance (ODA) to Lesotho in 2016. DFID provided £4.8 million of this total in drought response through the United Nations Humanitarian appeal for assistance for food security, access to water, and recovery of livelihoods and the contribution helped to provide targeted assistance to 375,000 people affect by the drought.</p><p> </p><p>UK bilateral ODA to Botswana and Swaziland in 2016 supported education programmes funded through the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the amount of UK bilateral ODA that was received by Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland between 2015 and 2016.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong><em>Millions £</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Botswana</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lesotho</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>5.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swaziland</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Statistics on International Development (SID) 2017 (see below)</p><p>Full details on all the projects supported in these countries can be found on gov.uk website.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 23/01/2018 17:35:37 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

819123

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
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, what plans her Department has to train overseas port health officers to UK standards.
tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
tabling member printed	Kate Hoey
uin	121800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>The International Health Regulations (IHRs) (2005), agreed by all WHO member states, include the standards required for port health authorities internationally. WHO has oversight of IHR assessment and capacity building. The UK Government, through the WHO, assists countries to carry out assessments and implement the IHRs. As part of this, the UK deploys (a) subject matter experts to support WHO monitoring of IHR capacity in 20 low and middle-income countries, including in points of entry such as ports, and (b) implements programmes to strengthen IHR capabilities in five countries in Africa and Asia, plus the UK Overseas Territories.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 16/01/2018 11:26:49 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

819170

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Small Charities Challenge Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding her Department has allocated out of the Small Charities Challenge fund since its creation.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	121847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>In July 2017, DFID launched the Small Charities Challenge Fund to support the work of small, UK-based charities in international development. The Fund has received over one hundred applications for assessment, from organisations across the UK. Proposals cover projects in 26 countries and 85% of organisations have not previously received DFID funding, demonstrating the Fund’s success in reaching new organisations. Award decisions for this first set of grants are currently being made and outcomes will be communicated shortly. The next cut-off for application assessment is 30 March 2018.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 121848 121849 question first answered 16/01/2018 12:34:50 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

819171

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Small Charities Challenge Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many charities have received grants from the Small Charities Challenge Fund since its creation.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	121848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>In July 2017, DFID launched the Small Charities Challenge Fund to support the work of small, UK-based charities in international development. The Fund has received over one hundred applications for assessment, from organisations across the UK. Proposals cover projects in 26 countries and 85% of organisations have not previously received DFID funding, demonstrating the Fund’s success in reaching new organisations. Award decisions for this first set of grants are currently being made and outcomes will be communicated shortly. The next cut-off for application assessment is 30 March 2018.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 121847 121849 question first answered 16/01/2018 12:34:50 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson