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780322

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Lebanon: Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees figures showing that Lebanon is the country with the highest per capita concentration of refugees worldwide, what priority they give to providing refugee aid to Lebanon.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2017 answer text <p>Lebanon has shown enormous generosity in hosting around 1.5 million Syrian refugees – the highest concentrations per capita anywhere in the world. Building the resilience of the regional countries affected by the Syrian crisis has been<strong>,</strong> and continues to be<strong>,</strong> a top priority for the UK. The UK has led the international community in mobilising support for Syrian refugees, including by co-hosting pledging conferences in London (2016) and Brussels (2017). The UK has provided £466 million to support Syrian refugees in Lebanon and the Lebanese host communities. We remain at the forefront of delivering on pledges, having already allocated 97% of money pledged for 2017.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 10/11/2017 12:36:57 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

780360

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Gaza: International Assistance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much funding has been provided to Gaza (1) through the Palestinian Authority, (2) directly to the government of Gaza, and (3) through the UN Relief and Works Agency, in each year since 2013–14.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL2724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>(1) Palestinian Authority (PA)</p><p> </p><p>For financial years 2013/14 – 2015/16, UK financial assistance to the PA contributed to vetted public servant salaries through the EU PEGASE mechanism, covering both Gaza and the West Bank. From 2016/17 onwards earmarked UK funding to vetted PA health and education public servants<strong>’</strong> salaries does not cover the PA’s Gaza payroll.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Beneficiary</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Palestinian Authority</p></td><td><p>£41.6 million in the West Bank and Gaza</p></td><td><p>£22 million in the West Bank and Gaza</p></td><td><p>£24.8 million in the West Bank and Gaza</p></td><td><p>£25 million in the West Bank only</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>(2) The Government of Gaza</p><p> </p><p>The UK does not fund the de facto authority in Gaza. The military wing of Hamas is proscribed by the UK, and the political wing subject to EU asset freezing legislation.</p><p> </p><p>(3) The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA)</p><p> </p><p>Data for DFID’s funding to multilaterals, including UNRWA, is available on the Statistics for International Development (SID) website. SID does not differentiate between DFID’s spend in the West Bank and Gaza.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is a long-term supporter of UNRWA’s work in Gaza. We provide yearly core contributions to UNRWA’s Programme Budget which supports the provision of basic services in the West Bank, Gaza, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. Additionally, the UK has previously supported an UNRWA Job Creation programme in Gaza and in 2014, contributed to UNRWA’s Gaza Flash Appeal</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 13/11/2017 17:17:43 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

780361

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Gaza: Economic Situation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the action necessary to reverse the process of de-development in Gaza.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL2725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2017 answer text <p>There is an urgent need to address the terrible situation in Gaza. The UN recently reported that that the water, economic and health situation has deteriorated even faster than feared in the 2012 assessment that predicted that Gaza would be unliveable not be fit to live in by 2020. The Rt Hon Alistair Burt, Minister of State for International Development, visited Gaza on 21 August and saw the extent of this first hand. Improvements in infrastructure, employment, energy and water are the priorities essential to improve living conditions. The UK will continue to urge all the parties to prioritise progress towards reaching a durable solution for Gaza and to take the necessary practical steps to improve conditions.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 10/11/2017 12:35:35 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

780362

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what projection they have made of the percentage of people in Gaza who will need humanitarian aid in 2018; and how that aid will be delivered.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL2726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2017 answer text <p>The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs’ (UN OCHA) 2017 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) assessed that 58% (1.1 million out of 1.9 million) of Gaza’s population are acutely vulnerable and in need of humanitarian assistance in 2017. A new 2018 HRP will be published later this year. International humanitarian aid for Gaza is delivered by a range of UN agencies and NGOs, coordinated by UN OCHA. The UK will support approximately 1 million Gazans by providing clean water, rehabilitating sanitation facilities and promoting hygiene standards to stop the spread of disease through the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). UK funding is also supporting basic service delivery, humanitarian access, enabling reconstruction efforts and investing in job creation.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 10/11/2017 12:34:40 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

780584

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent steps the Government has taken to support meeting the specific targets on (a) violence against women and girls, (b) female genital mutilation and (c) child and early forced marriage within the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	110217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>This government is proud of its global leadership on tackling violence against women and girls. Globally, one in three women have experienced some form of physical and/or sexual violence in their lifetime. We cannot and will not tolerate this.</p><p>We are supporting the UN and national governments in the challenge to eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls, including female genital mutilation (FGM) and child and early forced marriage (CEFM), across a range of interventions, including, but not limited to:</p><ul><li>The largest donor commitment ever to ending FGM, with a flagship regional programme of £35 million over five years, and an additional £12 million commitment in Sudan.</li><li>Between 2016 and 2018 DFID is providing over £2 million through Amplify Change to 43 grassroots organisations tackling FGM across 16 countries in West Africa, the Sahel, Rift Valley, Horn of Africa and Middle East.</li><li>DFID’s £25m world-leading research and innovation fund programme – What Works to Prevent Violence - is drawing together global experts to produce rigorous evidence on violence prevalence and test ways to stop it before it happens. This evidence will be a global public good, helping country governments, donors and civil society to get the most out of every penny spent on interventions.</li><li>DFID has a large £39 million global programme supporting UNICEF/UNFPA to end CEFM in 12 priority countries (Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Ethiopia, Yemen, Uganda, Mozambique, Zambia, Sierra Leone, Niger, Burkina Faso and Ghana).</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 02/11/2017 13:04:06 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

780585

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	South Sudan: Peace Negotiations
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 is spending on dialogue-based peace building work in South Sudan in 2017-18; and what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of such work to date.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	110225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK Government is spending over £4 million in 2017-18 supporting a range of peace building interventions in South Sudan, which are designed to generate dialogue, resolve conflict, and build resilience to violence at both national and local levels. These programmes are funded through the Conflict, Security, and Stability Fund and are delivered and assessed by the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 02/11/2017 11:41:25 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

780586

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria: Humanitarian Aid
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 ensure that humanitarian aid can reach civilians in (a) East Ghouta and (b) other besieged areas inside Syria.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	110227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>DFID has supported the UN and international NGOs since the start of the Syrian conflict to deliver aid to hard-to-reach and besieged areas, including Eastern Ghouta. DFID’s humanitarian partners are on the ground in Eastern Ghouta providing life-saving healthcare, food, and protection, but humanitarian access remains severely constrained. We continue to use our position in the UN Security Council and the International Syria Support Group to press the regime and its backers to allow unfettered access so aid can reach those in desperate need, while maintaining the pressure for a political settlement to bring the suffering of the Syrian people to an end.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 02/11/2017 18:07:04 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

780587

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma: Humanitarian Aid
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 ensure that humanitarian organisations are granted access to Northern Rakhine state to deliver aid.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
uin	110156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>Access for humanitarian assistance in northern Rakhine is vital, and without it needswill not be met and lives will be lost. The UK has pressed for unfettered access directly with the Burmese government though ministerial and senior official calls and meetings, and as part of joint calls with other agencies and development partners working in Burma. The UK has also raised Burma three times at the UN Security Council. DFID has provided £1 million to the Burma Red Cross, which currently has limited access to Northern Rakhine. DFID is ready to support our partners already working in central Rakhine to act quickly to provide support in Northern Rakhine as soon as fuller access is granted.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 02/11/2017 18:08:58 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

780588

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma: 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 steps the Government is taking to ensure that the Myanmar Government is not using bureaucratic processes to block access of international non-governmental organisations and UN agencies to Central Rakhine state.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
uin	110159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>DFID and FCO officials continue to lobby for access to Rakhine at the highest levels of the Burma Government. We are closely monitoring impediments to humanitarian assistance in central Rakhine, where access to food and markets is severely limited for those in camp locations, and it is very difficult for international staff to move around. It is critical that protection, health and emergency referral services resume as quickly as possible.</p><p>On 12 October, Burma State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi announced the Union Enterprise for Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement and Development in Rakhine (UE). We are pushing to get relief into Rakhine, safe and voluntary return of refugees and implementation of the Rakhine Advisory Commission’s recommendations. While the UE may be a practical mechanism to meet some needs, we continue to work with other development partners in Burma to press for international agencies to be allowed to work alongside it to provide the full range of humanitarian assistance and support that will be required. The UK has now raised Burma three times at the UN Security Council and we continue to press the government of Burma through all channels to allow immediate and full humanitarian access and support for the people and communities affected.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 02/11/2017 18:12:13 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

780589

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Travel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the ticket for the journey set out in the transparency release, entitled DFID Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Wharton return: April to June 2017, which was taken by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development and former hon. Member for Stockton South was (a) first, (b) business, (c) economy or (d) any other class.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	110175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>The ticket for this journey was in business class.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 03/11/2017 12:26:26 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett