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457586

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date	03/03/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Fiji: Overseas Aid
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 plans to spend on emergency aid relief in Fiji in response to the recent cyclone in that country.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	29681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2016 answer text <p>The UK is assisting Fiji in response to Tropical Cyclone Winston. We are contributing technical support to strengthen United Nations Children’s Fund capacity with water, sanitation and hygiene coordination and are ready to consider further requests for humanitarian experts should it be required. DFID has also offered to provide support to the United Nations Disaster Assessment and Co-ordinations team and will remain in contact with Agencies in the region.</p><p>The UK is also funding MapAction, a UK-based NGO. Two of their volunteers have now deployed to Fiji to provide GIS and Mapping capability. The UK also makes core contributions to the UN Agencies, the European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Department and the Red Cross, all of whom are contributing to the response. Stephen O'Brien, Head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has recently announced US $8 million for Fiji from the Central Emergency Response Fund, to which the UK is biggest contributor, having donated in excess of $855m in the last 10 years.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 08/03/2016 15:31:02 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

438822

registered interest
date	10/12/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Occupied Territories
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 situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	902757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2015 answer text <p>The UN assesses that the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs) is a protracted protection crisis with humanitarian consequences. According to the UN, Palestinians in the OPTs face a range of serious threats including threats to life, liberty and security, destruction of homes and other property, forced displacement, and restrictions on freedom of movement and access to livelihoods.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 16/12/2015 13:41:30 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

66145

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Domestic Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 19 June 2014, Official Report, column 681W, on official visits, what domestic visits each of the Ministers of her Department has made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
uin	204375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Since January 2013, DFID Ministers have made the following domestic visits on official business:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Secretary of State (Rt Hon Justine Greening MP)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>17 January 2013 – Visit to the DFID office in East Kilbride</p><p> </p><p>28 January 2013 – Regional Cabinet in Leeds</p><p> </p><p>20 May 2013 – Regional Visit to Watford</p><p> </p><p>27 June 2013 – Regional Visit to Dartford</p><p> </p><p>24 October 2013 – Visit to the DFID office in East Kilbride</p><p> </p><p>20 November 2013 – Regional Visit to Brighton and Hastings</p><p> </p><p>11 February 2014 – Regional Visit to Pudsey</p><p> </p><p>24 February 2014 – Regional Visit to Edinburgh and Regional Cabinet in Aberdeen</p><p> </p><p>1 May 2014 – Regional Visit to Birmingham and Warwick</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Minister of State (Rt Hon Alan Duncan MP)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>6 March 2014 – Regional Visit to Aberdeen</p><p> </p><p>1 May 2014 – Visit to the DFID office in East Kilbride and Glasgow</p><p> </p><p>2 May 2014 – Regional visit to Edinburgh</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Lynne Featherstone MP)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>4 February 2013 – Regional Visit to Winchester</p><p> </p><p>10 June 2013 – Visit to the DFID office in East Kilbride.</p><p> </p><p>2 July 2013 – Regional Visit to Milton Keynes</p><p> </p><p>9 October 2013 – Regional Visit to Bristol</p><p> </p><p>24 February 2014 – Regional Visit to Birmingham and Ruby</p><p> </p><p>26 February 2014 – Visit to the DFID office in East Kilbride</p><p> </p><p>17 March 2014 – Visit to the DFID office in East Kilbride</p><p> </p><p>29 June 2014 – Regional Visit to Edinburgh</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 10/07/2014 15:52:00 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

61790

registered interest
date	12/06/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Official Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what visits each of the Ministers in her Department have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
uin	200489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Details of all overseas visits undertaken by DFID Ministers are published under the transparency section of the DFID website and can be found at:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfid-secretary-of-state-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-with-external-organisations</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfid-minister-of-state-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-with-external-organisations</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfid-parliamentary-under-secretary-of-state-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-with-external-organisations</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 19/06/2014 13:16:22 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

45691

registered interest
date	27/03/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the (a) 20 highest and (b) 20 lowest value contracts awarded by her Department were in each financial year since 2009-10.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
uin	194225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I refer the Hon. Member to the reply given to her by my Rt. Hon Friend, the Member for Horsham (Francis Maude) on 2 Apr 2014, Official Report (Col. 721W).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore