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732866

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Iraq: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her Department is doing to ensure the provision of medication and healthcare to people affected by ISIS in Iraq.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	1502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>The UK is at the forefront of efforts to support the Government of Iraq to meet the needs of those affected by the conflict with Daesh in Iraq. For example DFID funds the International Organisation for Migration to support emergency healthcare interventions, a field hospital outside Mosul, ambulance transportation, and Mobile Medical Teams to deliver lifesaving health services. As the largest contributor to the Iraq Humanitarian Pooled Fund, the UK supports several projects to meet the most urgent needs of displaced Iraqis including the provision of healthcare and medication.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 30/06/2017 12:51:06 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

732575

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Fairtrade Initiative
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the Government's policy is on Fairtrade certification.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	1227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The UK government is a strong supporter of Fairtrade. From 2010 to 2016, DFID provided £18 million to Fairtrade International to support their work and strengthen the global Fairtrade system. This includes Fairtrade producer and worker organizations that contribute to inclusive economic, environmental and social development in their communities around the world. DFID continues to actively engage with Fairtrade on a variety of projects and campaigns, such as supporting the pilot of Fairtrace, a technology based supply chain mapping programme run with Fairtrade’s supply chain assurance partner, FLOCERT.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 29/06/2017 14:44:33 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

732708

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
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: Ministers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of time joint Department for International Development-Foreign and Commonwealth Office Ministers will spend at her Department.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	1046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>Mr Burt and Mr Stewart will split their time between the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development. They will of course prioritise based on events and issues as they arise</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 29/06/2017 16:57:04 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

732709

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
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: Ministerial Policy Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many civil service staff, by grade, work in her Department's Special Advisers' Office.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	1047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>DFID’s Special Advisers’ Office is supported by 2 Civil Servants at Grade B2/Executive Officers. These staff members also perform broader roles within the Secretary of State’s office and DFID’s Top Management Group.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 29/06/2017 14:49:09 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

732710

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Aid
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 proportion of official development assistance which will be spent by other Departments in each year until 2019-20.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	1048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>Table 1 below provides the estimated proportion of Official Development Assistance (ODA) to be spent by other government departments and cross-government funds. Funding is dispersed across a wide range of departments and cross-government funds. Expected proportions are based on ODA budget allocations in order to meet the government’s commitment to spend 0.7 per cent of Gross National Income (GNI) on ODA in each calendar year.</p><p>Table 1: Expected proportion of ODA to be spent by other government departments, 2017/18-2019/20</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2018/19</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2019/20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-DFID departmental spend (incl cross-gov funds)</p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>23%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p>25%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 29/06/2017 14:52:56 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

732310

registered interest
date	23/06/2017
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: Overseas 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 food and medical supplies are reaching internally displaced persons in Syria; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>The UK has supported the UN and international NGOs since the start of the conflict to deliver food, medical and other supplies to those in need, including internally displaced people. The UK has provided 19.7 million food rations, 6.7 million health consultations, and over 2 million vaccines to people in need across Syria. The UK continues to use its position in the UN Security Council and the International Syria Support Group to press the Assad regime and its backers to allow aid to reach those who need it, while maintaining the pressure for a political settlement to bring the suffering of the Syrian people to an end.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 30/06/2017 12:47:22 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

732314

registered interest
date	23/06/2017
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 recent assessment she has made of the humanitarian needs of the refugees in the Berm no-man's land between Syria and Jordan; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	1004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>A comprehensive needs assessment has not been conducted at the Berm recently as security constraints have restricted access. However, our partners tell us that current priorities are to improve security and access to food and medical care. We welcome the progress made to enable the UN to restart deliveries of essential supplies. However, we remain concerned by delays to recent aid distributions and the low number of attendees at the UN health clinic.</p><p>We will not be making a further statement at this time.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 30/06/2017 12:48:19 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

732366

registered interest
date	23/06/2017
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: Departmental Responsibilities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the ministerial responsibilities within her Department are of the new joint Department for International Development-Foreign and Commonwealth Office Ministers.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>Mr Stewart and Mr Burt will build on the existing close cooperation between DFID and the FCO to strengthen the coordination of Britain's diplomatic and development work around the world. Individual responsibilities for all of our Ministers are available on our <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-development" target="_blank">website</a> (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/people/rory-stewart" target="_blank">Rory Stewart OBE MP</a> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/people/alistair-burt" target="_blank">Rt Hon Alistair Burt MP</a>).</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 28/06/2017 15:36:07 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

731940

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
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: Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many civil servants of her Department will be employed to work in the private offices of the joint Department for International Development and Foreign and Commonwealth Office ministers.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Development currently employs 9 civil servants in the private offices of the two joint DFID and FCO ministers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 27/06/2017 16:26:55 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

731970

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Nepal: Earthquakes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department has provided to earthquake recovery efforts in Nepal; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>The UK has played a leading role in the Nepal earthquake response. Immediately after the 2015 earthquake, the Department for International Development (DFID) provided humanitarian relief for thousands of displaced people. This included reaching over 250,000 people with shelter support and providing over 200,000 people with clothes, blankets and mattresses.</p><p>We are now supporting reconstruction. We have already repaired water supplies for over 33,000 people, and rehabilitated 114km of remote trails. We are working with the Nepali Government to find solutions for all households who remain displaced by the earthquake. Over the next 5 years we will reach over 250,000 with improved water and sanitation and invest in housing reconstruction, supporting poorer households to rebuild safe homes.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 27/06/2017 16:29:03 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas