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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-18more like thismore than 2017-07-18
answering body
Department for International Development more like this
answering dept id 20 more like this
answering dept short name International Development more like this
answering dept sort name International Development remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text Her Majesty's Government when they expect a regular air service will begin to and from St Helena. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Jones of Cheltenham more like this
uin HL992 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-07-24more like thismore than 2017-07-24
answer text <p>The St Helena Government are undertaking a tender process for a regular commercial air service to and from St Helena. On 9 June, the St Helena Government announced that SA Airlink had been chosen as the preferred bidder for the provision of the scheduled service. A formal announcement on details of the service will be made once contract negotiations are complete.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-07-24T13:50:46.367Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-24T13:50:46.367Z
answering member
1091
label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
tabling member
248
label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham more like this
753323
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-18more like thismore than 2017-07-18
answering body
Department for International Development more like this
answering dept id 20 more like this
answering dept short name International Development more like this
answering dept sort name International Development remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text Her Majesty's Government wht action they are tkaing to ensure that all refugee policy contains direct refugee input, in line with commitments made by the UN General Assembly in September 2016. more like this
tabling member printed
Marquess of Lothian more like this
uin HL1011 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-07-24more like thismore than 2017-07-24
answer text <p>The New York Declaration adopted at the 2016 UN General Assembly committed to include refugees themselves in the process of delivering a new Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework (CRRF).</p><p>The UK is working closely with UNHCR – the UN agency responsible for initiating and developing the CRRF – to fulfil this commitment. UNHCR reiterated its commitment to this approach in its report last month, and highlighted that it has set up a CRRF Task Team to “…establish new partnerships (including) with host communities and refugees”.</p><p>In addition, the UK welcomed the inclusion of direct refugee input in the first thematic discussion towards agreement of a new Global Refugee Compact on 10 July. We support further such input in future events.</p><p>More generally, in line with the Grand Bargain agreed at the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul last year, the UK is pushing a number of UN agencies, including UNHCR, to better communicate with and seek feedback from affected populations – including refugees.</p>
answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-07-24T13:50:28.493Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-24T13:50:28.493Z
answering member
1091
label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
tabling member
259
label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian more like this
753546
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-18more like thismore than 2017-07-18
answering body
Department for International Development more like this
answering dept id 20 more like this
answering dept short name International Development more like this
answering dept sort name International Development remove filter
hansard heading Department for International Development: European Union (Withdrawal) Bill more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate her Department has made of the potential number of Acts or parts of Acts in the remit of her Department that will be subject to repeal as a result of provisions in the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill. more like this
tabling member constituency Carmarthen East and Dinefwr more like this
tabling member printed
Jonathan Edwards more like this
uin 5714 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-07-24more like thismore than 2017-07-24
answer text <p>Government departments have been analysing the UK statute book and directly applicable EU law in their areas of responsibility to enable an assessment of the scale of the changes needed. This is likely to include the repeal, but also the amendment, of provisions in Acts but we are not in a position to give a sense of scale at this time.</p><p>In the Government White Paper on the Repeal Bill [‘Legislating for the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union’], published on 30 March 2017, we estimated around 800 - 1,000 EU-exit related <strong>Statutory Instrument</strong>s will be required.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Penrith and The Border more like this
answering member printed Rory Stewart more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-07-24T12:46:54.02Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-24T12:46:54.02Z
answering member
4137
label Biography information for Rory Stewart more like this
tabling member
3943
label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards more like this
753547
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-18more like thismore than 2017-07-18
answering body
Department for International Development more like this
answering dept id 20 more like this
answering dept short name International Development more like this
answering dept sort name International Development remove filter
hansard heading Department for International Development: Staff more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many officials of her Department and non-departmental public bodies have the word trade in their job title. more like this
tabling member constituency Na h-Eileanan an Iar more like this
tabling member printed
Angus Brendan MacNeil more like this
uin 5740 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-07-25more like thismore than 2017-07-25
answer text <p>DFID’s Trade for Development team contains 42 staff. Three elsewhere in DFID have trade in their job title. There are no staff with job titles including trade in DFID’s two non-departmental public bodies.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Penrith and The Border more like this
answering member printed Rory Stewart more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-07-25T14:35:29.087Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-25T14:35:29.087Z
answering member
4137
label Biography information for Rory Stewart more like this
tabling member
1546
label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil more like this
753548
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-18more like thismore than 2017-07-18
answering body
Department for International Development more like this
answering dept id 20 more like this
answering dept short name International Development more like this
answering dept sort name International Development remove filter
hansard heading Department for International Development: Brexit more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much and what proportion of her Department's expenditure has been identified as relating to its work on the UK leaving the EU in 2017-18. more like this
tabling member constituency Arfon more like this
tabling member printed
Hywel Williams more like this
uin 5627 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-07-24more like thismore than 2017-07-24
answer text <p>Exit is an all-of-government operation. The Department for Exiting the European Union is doing detailed work with departments to prepare for the upcoming negotiations by understanding the risks and opportunities of leaving the EU and coordinating planning.</p><p>EU Exit is managed within the existing departmental budget and given the interactions between EU exit work and the Department’s other priorities, it would not be possible to give an accurate figure.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Penrith and The Border more like this
answering member printed Rory Stewart more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-07-24T12:44:03.437Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-24T12:44:03.437Z
answering member
4137
label Biography information for Rory Stewart more like this
tabling member
1397
label Biography information for Hywel Williams more like this
753550
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-18more like thismore than 2017-07-18
answering body
Department for International Development more like this
answering dept id 20 more like this
answering dept short name International Development more like this
answering dept sort name International Development remove filter
hansard heading Department for International Development: Welsh Language more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which of her Department's online services are available in the Welsh language only on request. more like this
tabling member constituency Ceredigion more like this
tabling member printed
Ben Lake more like this
uin 5897 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-07-24more like thismore than 2017-07-24
answer text <p>DFID follows government guidance on providing Welsh language content on request.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Penrith and The Border more like this
answering member printed Rory Stewart more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-07-24T12:47:37.133Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-24T12:47:37.133Z
answering member
4137
label Biography information for Rory Stewart more like this
tabling member
4630
label Biography information for Ben Lake more like this
752406
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-17more like thismore than 2017-07-17
answering body
Department for International Development more like this
answering dept id 20 more like this
answering dept short name International Development more like this
answering dept sort name International Development remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the freedom of information response issued by the Department for International Development (DfID) on 13 March which stated that “whoever needs our help the most gets it first”, what assessment they have made of the needs of religious minorities in Northern Iraq and Syria; whether those minorities fall within the definition of humanitarian assistance applied by UN agencies; what assessment they have made of claims by NGOs that religious identity is the basis for human rights abuses including abduction and murder; what data DfID collect about the ethnic and religious diversity of those receiving its aid in those regions; and if such data is not collected, why not. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Alton of Liverpool more like this
uin HL852 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-07-25more like thismore than 2017-07-25
answer text <p>The UK Government recognises the specific risks such as abduction and murder faced by religious minorities in Iraq and Syria, including those who have suffered so horrifically at the hands of Daesh, and is deeply concerned by reports of human rights abuses motivated by religious or ethnic identity.</p><p>All people in need, from any community, irrespective of religious affiliation, are eligible for humanitarian assistance. DFID’s humanitarian implementing partners, including the UN, consider a wide range of issues when assessing an individual’s vulnerability such as the impact of physical or mental disabilities, income, age, missing family members, and whether individuals are already receiving assistance from other sources.</p><p>The organisations through which we channel our support do not identify or record beneficiaries by their religion. The reason for this is because there is a risk that collecting information about the ethnicity or religion of people receiving aid could be obtained by others, including extremist groups, and used to persecute them.</p><p>We do not therefore hold information on how much UK-funded support is channelled to Yezidis and Christians either inside or outside camps. This year the UK will provide £40 million for urgent humanitarian assistance in Iraq and £4 million for the UN’s Funding Facility for Immediate Stabilisation (FFIS) to help rebuild communities affected by Daesh, including for minority communities in newly liberated areas in Iraq. The UK is also providing £500 million to support people, including refugees and internally displaced Syrians, affected by the Syria crisis in 2017. DFID does not fund the Bishops Emergency Committee.</p><p>The Nineveh Reconstruction Committee comprised of Church representatives has not contacted the UK Government or submitted a proposal for UK support for the construction of homes on the Nineveh Plains.</p><p>The UK is funding the UN’s Funding Facility for Immediate Stabilisation (FFIS), which is supporting 152 projects in mainly Christian communities in the Ninewa Plains and 70 projects in Yezidi communities in Sinjar, Rabia and Sinuni.</p><p>UN agencies are obliged to operate by the humanitarian principles of neutrality and impartiality which aim to ensure that no one is excluded or discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, or religion; and to also ensure that the specific risks facing minorities are addressed and that assistance reaches those who need it most. DFID considers reports from a wide range of sources, including field visits by UK officials where these are possible, to assess the effectiveness of UN operations and their compliance with humanitarian principles. The UN carries out vital work in both Syria and Iraq, and UN staff frequently risk their lives to deliver assistance to people in need, including to areas where Daesh or the Assad regime seek to prevent aid being delivered.</p>
answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
grouped question UIN
HL854 more like this
HL855 more like this
HL856 more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-07-25T15:00:41.187Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-25T15:00:41.187Z
answering member
1091
label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
tabling member
738
label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool more like this
752407
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-17more like thismore than 2017-07-17
answering body
Department for International Development more like this
answering dept id 20 more like this
answering dept short name International Development more like this
answering dept sort name International Development remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to call for ethnic and religious minorities to be added to the UN’s diversity approach to humanitarian assistance; and what assessment they have made of the extent to which UN agencies have (1) protected religious freedom, (2) guaranteed the safety of religious minorities within their remits, and (3) provided equal and impartial support and access to services. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Alton of Liverpool more like this
uin HL853 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-07-20more like thismore than 2017-07-20
answer text <p>The UK’s humanitarian aid operates under International Humanitarian Law and is provided based on need. It must be available to people of all faiths and of none. All UN agencies are required to carry out comprehensive vulnerability assessments to ensure aid is reaching those most in need, including those from religious minorities. We do not intend to call for ethnic and religious minorities to be added. The Multilateral Development Review restated our vision of building open societies, where no-one is held back by their gender, ethnic group, sexual orientation, disability or belief system.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-07-20T16:23:54.293Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-20T16:23:54.293Z
answering member
1091
label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
tabling member
738
label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool more like this
752408
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-17more like thismore than 2017-07-17
answering body
Department for International Development more like this
answering dept id 20 more like this
answering dept short name International Development more like this
answering dept sort name International Development remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which UN agencies have operated impartially and neutrally in responding to the needs of religious minorities facing persecution and genocide in Northern Iraq and Syria; and on what evidence they base that assessment. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Alton of Liverpool more like this
uin HL854 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-07-25more like thismore than 2017-07-25
answer text <p>The UK Government recognises the specific risks such as abduction and murder faced by religious minorities in Iraq and Syria, including those who have suffered so horrifically at the hands of Daesh, and is deeply concerned by reports of human rights abuses motivated by religious or ethnic identity.</p><p>All people in need, from any community, irrespective of religious affiliation, are eligible for humanitarian assistance. DFID’s humanitarian implementing partners, including the UN, consider a wide range of issues when assessing an individual’s vulnerability such as the impact of physical or mental disabilities, income, age, missing family members, and whether individuals are already receiving assistance from other sources.</p><p>The organisations through which we channel our support do not identify or record beneficiaries by their religion. The reason for this is because there is a risk that collecting information about the ethnicity or religion of people receiving aid could be obtained by others, including extremist groups, and used to persecute them.</p><p>We do not therefore hold information on how much UK-funded support is channelled to Yezidis and Christians either inside or outside camps. This year the UK will provide £40 million for urgent humanitarian assistance in Iraq and £4 million for the UN’s Funding Facility for Immediate Stabilisation (FFIS) to help rebuild communities affected by Daesh, including for minority communities in newly liberated areas in Iraq. The UK is also providing £500 million to support people, including refugees and internally displaced Syrians, affected by the Syria crisis in 2017. DFID does not fund the Bishops Emergency Committee.</p><p>The Nineveh Reconstruction Committee comprised of Church representatives has not contacted the UK Government or submitted a proposal for UK support for the construction of homes on the Nineveh Plains.</p><p>The UK is funding the UN’s Funding Facility for Immediate Stabilisation (FFIS), which is supporting 152 projects in mainly Christian communities in the Ninewa Plains and 70 projects in Yezidi communities in Sinjar, Rabia and Sinuni.</p><p>UN agencies are obliged to operate by the humanitarian principles of neutrality and impartiality which aim to ensure that no one is excluded or discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, or religion; and to also ensure that the specific risks facing minorities are addressed and that assistance reaches those who need it most. DFID considers reports from a wide range of sources, including field visits by UK officials where these are possible, to assess the effectiveness of UN operations and their compliance with humanitarian principles. The UN carries out vital work in both Syria and Iraq, and UN staff frequently risk their lives to deliver assistance to people in need, including to areas where Daesh or the Assad regime seek to prevent aid being delivered.</p>
answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
grouped question UIN
HL852 more like this
HL855 more like this
HL856 more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-07-25T15:00:41.247Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-25T15:00:41.247Z
answering member
1091
label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
tabling member
738
label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool more like this
752411
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-17more like thismore than 2017-07-17
answering body
Department for International Development more like this
answering dept id 20 more like this
answering dept short name International Development more like this
answering dept sort name International Development remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the freedom of information response issued by the Department for International Development (DfID) on 13 March which stated that “Our aid … to millions of people across the Middle East … is carefully tracked and monitored”, what form that tracking and monitoring takes; what evidence they have to demonstrate its success; and what percentage of people from different religious and ethnic backgrounds receive that aid. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Alton of Liverpool more like this
uin HL857 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-07-24more like thismore than 2017-07-24
answer text <p>In countries with live conflicts such as Iraq, Syria and Yemen it is especially difficult for DFID to operate and monitor delivery. In these countries, DFID finances partners that have experience of delivering successfully and in conformity with international humanitarian principles in conflict environments. In addition, in Syria and Yemen (where HMG staff are unable to travel), we have contracted independent monitoring agencies to provide objective evidence of programme delivery.</p><p>DFID's results in the Middle East include helping 3.6 million people in Syria to sustainably access clean water and sanitation and 182 thousand children in Syria to gain a decent education. In Iraq DFID has helped 42,000 people access emergency life-saving medical care and provided safe drinking water for more than 200,000 people. In Yemen 1.1 million women, adolescent girls and children under five have been reached through nutrition related interventions.</p><p>DFID’s partners do not identify or record beneficiaries by their religious affiliation or ethnicity.</p>
answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-07-24T13:49:40.86Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-24T13:49:40.86Z
answering member
1091
label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
tabling member
738
label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool more like this