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724438

registered interest
date	25/04/2017
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: Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action is being taken to provide education for the children of Syrian refugees in Jordan.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL6829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>The UK is supporting the Government of Jordan to deliver the commitment made at the February 2016 Supporting Syria and the Region Conference in London to enable every refugee and vulnerable host community child to access quality education. We are providing up to £80 million over 4 years to support access to education for Syrian refugee children as well as improving the quality of education for all children in Jordan.</p><p>Our support has also contributed to 98 new double shift schools opening this school year. There are now enough spaces for all Syrian and Jordanian children to participate in formal schooling in Jordan.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 26/04/2017 16:52:38 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

724439

registered interest
date	25/04/2017
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: Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether arrangements are being made for the employment of qualified Syrian teachers who are based in camps or cities in Jordan.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL6830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>Currently teaching is a “restricted sector” in Jordan, not open to nationalities other than Jordanian. However, of the approximately 49,000 work permits issued to Syrian refugees to date, 103 Syrians have been employed in the education sector.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 26/04/2017 16:46:15 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

724441

registered interest
date	25/04/2017
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 what progress there has been in increasing the levels of educational attainment or education services in Lebanon, following the agreement in 2016 of a loan by the World Bank for the funding of refugee schooling.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL6832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>DFID is a leading supporter of the Government of Lebanon’s Reaching All Children with Education (RACE II) plan to get all children into education, including by providing £86.6 million via the World Bank to improve access to quality education in Lebanon. Good progress has been made so with almost 300,000 Syrian refugee children now receiving an education.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 26/04/2017 16:45:47 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

724442

registered interest
date	25/04/2017
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: Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many (1) Jordanians, and (2) Syrians, are employed in the King Hussein Development Zone in Jordan, following the agreement with the World Bank, the EU and others.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL6833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>There are currently 928 workers at the King Hussain Development Zone in Mafraq. Of these 835 are Jordanians and 25 are Syrians, with the remaining workers being from other nationalities. Since January 1st 2016, 49,542 work permits have been issued to Syrian refugees in Jordan.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 26/04/2017 16:47:05 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

723760

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
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: HIV Infection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much the Department for International Development has spent on bilateral funding for HIV and AIDS programmes in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Baroness Sheehan
uin	HL6802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>The table below shows DFID Bilateral ODA expenditure on HIV/AIDS for the last five years for which figures are available.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>.</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£</p></td><td><p><em>Thousands</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>STD control including HIV/AIDS</p></td><td><p>183,079</p></td><td><p>115,146</p></td><td><p>56,077</p></td><td><p>25,605</p></td><td><p>16,434</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The majority of our investments to the HIV response are now directed through multilateral partners such as the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, UNITAID and UNAIDS. This enables us to have greater impact on HIV than we could achieve through bilateral programmes alone.They can deliver the large-scale, low-cost programmes needed in the most effective way and at the best value to the taxpayer. For example, our £1.1billion investment in the Global Fund (2017-19), up from our £1bn pledge in 2014-2016, makes us the second largest donor. This support will help provide lifesaving anti-retroviral therapy for 1.3 million people living with HIV.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 26/04/2017 16:55:07 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4548 label Biography information for Baroness Sheehan

723770

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which department is responsible for the allocation of humanitarian aid to Syria.
tabling member printed	Lord Eames
uin	HL6812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Development (DFID) leads the UK's humanitarian response to the Syria crisis. It is our largest ever response to a single humanitarian crisis. We are providing lifesaving support to millions of Syrians, supporting Syrians who have fled as refugees to neighbouring countries, and enabling host communities to accommodate them.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 26/04/2017 16:46:36 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2793 label Biography information for Lord Eames

718231

registered interest
date	06/04/2017
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to either repeal or amend the International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Act 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL6731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>There are no plans to repeal or amend the International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Act 2015.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 24/04/2017 15:25:45 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

718233

registered interest
date	06/04/2017
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what additional measures they will put in place to ensure that international development spending is properly targeted and delivered to those whose need is greatest.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL6732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>As set out in the Bilateral Development Review, DFID will reach the poorest and most excluded groups by improving disaggregated data, evidence and understanding of what works in different contexts. For example, excluded girls and women are often ‘invisible’ and there is need for better data that is disaggregated by sex, age, disability and geography. This approach compliments our robust systems which protect the Department for International Development’s aid budget throughout the project cycle and ensure that it is directed to those who need it.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 24/04/2017 15:37:38 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

718234

registered interest
date	06/04/2017
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are satisfied that contractors engaged by them to deliver international development programmes are providing value for money.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL6733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>DFID achieves value for money in its contracted work through effective procurement practices, robust contracts, active market engagement and its contract management processes, but we can do more.</p><p>The Department is conducting a Supplier Review which will (amongst other things) look at ways to broaden DFID’s contractor base improving competition, and will also examine how to achieve greater cost transparency and scrutiny of costs to ensure further value for money in its programmes.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 24/04/2017 15:38:12 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

718235

registered interest
date	06/04/2017
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are satisfied that all funds provided to countries where international development programmes are being supported are being directed to those in need.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL6734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The Bilateral Development Review, published on 1 December 2016, sets out how DFID will focus aid where it is needed most, in particular by continuing to support the world’s poorest countries, increasing our focus on fragile states and regions and intensifying our efforts to help countries transition from poverty. Once resources are allocated, robust systems are in place to protect aid budget throughout the project cycle and ensure that it is directed to those in need. Every project is subject to regular review to ensure that its objectives are being achieved. The Department has a comprehensive risk management framework which requires risk to be identified and managed at every stage of the project. Prior to the release of funding the Department undertakes rigorous due diligence on its delivery partners, with the findings re-tested annually. Once funds have been dispersed, regular internal and external audits check that aid has been delivered to the intended beneficiaries.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 24/04/2017 15:35:59 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey