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1201526

registered interest
date	05/06/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how she plans to build on the UK’s leadership at the Global Vaccine Summit to help ensure a globally co-ordinated response to the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	55667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK is proud to have raised $8.8 billion for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance at the Global Vaccine Summit on 4 June. The UK pledged £1.65 billion to Gavi for 2021 to 2025. The funding raised by all donors at the Global Vaccine Summit will enable Gavi to immunise 300 million more children and save up to 8 million lives by 2025. The UK has also reallocated $60 million for Gavi’s Covax AMC, to ensure access in the poorest countries to any COVID-19 vaccine.</p><p>As Gavi’s lead donor, the UK is using our leadership at the Summit, to strengthen global coordination on the COVID-19 response. The Gavi Alliance, which includes the World Health Organisation (WHO) and UNICEF, will play a vital role in maintaining essential services, including routine immunisation, throughout the pandemic. Routine immunisation is the strongest shield against secondary outbreaks of vaccine preventable diseases. The UK is working closely with Alliance Partners, to ensure that routine immunisation is prioritised within countries’ primary health care recoveries.</p><p>The UK is a key donor to the WHO and has already contributed £75 million to help the organisation lead international efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19 and end the pandemic. This includes: global coordination; planning for country level preparedness and response; global procurement and supply; the science and research and development agenda; and communications.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 11/06/2020 15:43:28 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1200650

registered interest
date	04/06/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Charities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department has taken to support British charities responding to the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd South
tabling member printed	Simon Baynes
uin	55056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>UK Civil Society organisations (CSOs) are crucial partners for DFID and play a critical role in ensuring UK aid reaches the most vulnerable in the global response to COVID-19. UK charities, such as Christian Aid and Humanity &amp; Inclusion, are receiving funding to support vulnerable people around the world during the crisis. We have allocated £18 million to charities through the Rapid Response Facility and over £24 million through our partnership with Unilever.</p><p>A new UK Aid Direct funding round has also been launched, some of which has been set aside for rapid access by existing UK Aid Direct grant holders who are able to respond immediately to COVID-19. As DFID’s country network adapts programming to respond to COVID-19, country teams are considering how they can do this through partners, including through CSOs.</p><p>In addition, DFID welcomes the vital role that NGOs will continue to play in service delivery through multilaterals. UN agencies have undertaken a review of their existing procedures related to partnership management and issued additional internal guidance to simplify and expedite collaboration where appropriate. We will be working with the UN and DFID’s country offices to increasingly better understand and track eventual flows to NGOs in-country.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 11/06/2020 15:48:59 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4800 label Biography information for Simon Baynes

1200655

registered interest
date	04/06/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Humanitarian Aid: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much of her Department’s funding to UN agencies for the COVID-19 Global Humanitarian Response Plan will be allocated to (a) local, (b) national and (c) international NGOs; and what her assessment is of the speed with which that funding will reach those NGOS.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	54881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>DFID welcomes the vital role that NGOs continue to play in service delivery through multilaterals and we are pleased that, following our lobbying,UN agencies are seeking to simplify their processes for NGO partners, to ensure funding reaches them more swiftly. Given the global nature of this pandemic, as part of the COVID-19 Global Humanitarian Response Plan, UK funding to UN appeals is pooled with that of other donors, and is therefore not earmarked for any specific implementing partner, whether they are local, national or international NGOs. Instead, the UN’s global presence ensures it is best placed to determine needs in-country and identify the most appropriate delivery partner on a country by country basis.</p><p>Country Based Pooled Funds (CBPFs) are providing flexible funding to a broad range of humanitarian partners to deliver a holistic response to COVID-19 and other needs. Approximately 64% of the total funding will be granted to NGOs, directly and through sub-grants. In 2019 CBPFs distributed 26% of these funds directly to local and national NGOs.</p><p>It is anticipated that all funding received from both the UK Government and other donors will be fully utilised by 31 December 2020, in line with the current appeal. DFID will be working with the UN and DFID’s country offices to increasingly better understand and track flows to NGOs in-country. Given the important role that NGOs and civil society organisations can play in tackling COVID-19, the implementing UN agencies have undertaken a review of their existing procedures related to partnership management and issued additional internal guidance to simplify and expedite collaboration where appropriate, in order to speed up the response.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 11/06/2020 15:41:57 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1200656

registered interest
date	04/06/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Humanitarian Aid: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations her Department has made to UN agencies on the provision of accurate figures on the (a) timeliness and (b) volume of funding from her Department that is reaching NGO front-line responders.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	54882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>My officials continue to liaise with UN partners on all aspects of its COVID-19 response, including their work with NGOs and civil society organisations.</p><p>DFID welcomes the vital role that NGOs will continue to play in service delivery through multilaterals. UN agencies have undertaken a review of their existing procedures related to partnership management and issued additional internal guidance to simplify and expedite collaboration where appropriate. We will be working with the UN and DFID’s country offices to increasingly better understand and track eventual flows to NGOs in-country.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 11/06/2020 15:47:49 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1200666

registered interest
date	04/06/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Israel: Palestinians
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 30 April 2020 to Question 38897 on Israel: Palestinians, what criteria her Department used to determine the implementing partner for that programme; and what mechanisms she has put in place to ensure open and competitive funding bids.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	54900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>Our people to people programme aimed to build understanding between Israelis and Palestinians, helping build support for a peaceful, negotiated resolution.</p><p>During the design phase of the programme, Search for Common Ground (SFCG) approached DFID with a proposal for a comprehensive programme. While many organisations are performing excellent work in different fields, it was judged more effective to fund one partner to focus on a few specific thematic areas rather than funding several grants in a broad range of sectors through a wide call for bids. With this focused approach we were able to add to the research on what works in people to people programming.</p><p>SFCG delivered some activities directly and worked through partners in areas requiring specialist expertise. A Committee consisting of SFCG, DFID and FCO officials agreed a robust set of criteria for SFCG’s assessment of potential downstream partners and approved the final selection.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 11/06/2020 15:39:17 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1200087

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
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: Buildings
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 on 15 May 2020 to Question 43779 on Civil Servants, at how many multi-hub locations employees of her Department work together with employees of another Department or agency in London managed by the Government Property Agency; what the addresses are of those locations; and what other Departments and agencies employ staff at those locations.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	54305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2020 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. member to the answer given to PQ 54314 on 11 June 2020.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 12/06/2020 10:59:36 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1200290

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Females
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what steps the Department for International Development is taking to ensure that women and women's organisations are (1) included, and (2) supported, to participate at all levels in the (a) design, (b) implementation, and (c) evaluation, of responses to COVID-19 and its secondary impacts.
tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
uin	HL5188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>The significant gender impacts of COVID-19 are deeply concerning. DFID has been regularly consulting various women’s funds and women’s rights organisations (WROs), to understand first-hand what’s happening and to inform our response. Over the last month, DFID has hosted numerous roundtables where WROs took part.</p><p>DFID’s decision to pledge £10 million to the United Nations Population Fund and £20 million to UNICEF was informed by the conclusions of a rapid assessment of 122 WROs, which the United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence undertook. DFID also launched a call for proposals under our Rapid Response Facility requiring all projects to mainstream gender, protection and safeguarding.</p><p>Through engagement with the UN, the World Bank and G7, DFID has promoted the importance of recognising women as frontline actors and leaders, and placing WROs front and centre in the international response.</p><p>DFID is being more flexible in its funding to support WROs. Amplify Change, a multi-donor fund is supporting local organisations for improved sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) adapt to address immediate and heightened SRHR risks.</p><p>This month DFID hosts its first Gender Equality Challenge Board. Experts, including women’s funds, will be invited to hold us to account on our plans for economic response and recovery.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 11/06/2020 10:56:49 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie

1200353

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking with multilateral organisations to ensure that official development assistance, allocated to tackling the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, is reaching people living in the global south that need it.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL5239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK is working together with international partners including the G7, G20, the UN, the World Bank and other multilateral institutions, to galvanise the global fight against COVID-19.</p><p>The UK is playing a leading role in the international response to the pandemic, pledging up to £764 million of UK aid to help address urgent needs in vulnerable countries, accelerate progress towards a vaccine, reinforce infection control and help the poorest countries address the economic impact.</p><p>We are a major contributor to the UN Global Humanitarian Response Plan, which is supporting the most vulnerable people in this crisis, including women and girls, people with disabilities, refugees, internally displaced persons, migrants and host communities. The UK has committed £2.2 billion in new loan resources for the IMF’s concessional lending operations to make rapid emergency financing available for developing countries, and up to £150 million to the IMF Catastrophe Containment Relief Trust for the poorest countries to receive debt relief on IMF repayments. On 4 June, the UK hosted the Global Vaccine Summit, where world leaders, foundations, corporations and organisations pledged $8.8 billion for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. This funding will help strengthen health systems in the global fight against COVID-19 and immunise a further 300 million children in the world’s poorest countries against other deadly diseases. The UK remains Gavi’s largest donor, pledging an equivalent of £330 million per year over the next five years.</p><p>We continue to use our seat at the table to shape the multilateral response and ensure it addresses the needs and priorities of the poorest and most vulnerable.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 11/06/2020 11:09:28 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1200354

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Non-governmental Organisations: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what support they are providing to international non-governmental organisations based in the UK to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL5240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>UK and Southern Civil Society organisations (CSOs) are crucial partners for DFID and play a critical role in ensuring UK aid reaches the most vulnerable in the global response to COVID-19. UK charities, such as Christian Aid and Humanity &amp; Inclusion, are receiving funding to support vulnerable people around the world during the crisis. We have allocated £18 million to charities through the Rapid Response Facility and over £24 million through our partnership with Unilever.</p><p>A new UK Aid Direct funding round has also been launched, some of which has been set aside for rapid access by existing UK Aid Direct grant holders who are able to respond immediately to COVID-19. As DFID’s country network adapts programming to respond to COVID-19, country teams are considering how they can do this through partners, including through CSOs.</p><p>In addition, DFID welcomes the vital role that NGOs will continue to play in service delivery through multilaterals. UN agencies have undertaken a review of their existing procedures related to partnership management and issued additional internal guidance to simplify and expedite collaboration where appropriate. We will be working with the UN and DFID’s country offices to increasingly better understand and track eventual flows to NGOs in-country.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 11/06/2020 11:04:19 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1200361

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Violence: Females
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether the response to violence against women, and in particular, intimate partner violence, is provided for as an essential service within their COVID-19 response overseas.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL5256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK is deeply concerned about the surge in violence against women and girls (VAWG) during the COVID-19 pandemic. We are using significant investment and influence within the international system to ensure that women and girls have access to the essential and lifesaving services they need.</p><p>We have already provided £10 million of UK aid to the UN Population Fund and £20 million to the UN Children’s Fund to scale up protection and support services for women and girls.</p><p>We are adapting DFID’s WISH programme activities to prevent and respond to reported increases in Sexual Gender Based Violence (SGBV) as a result of the pandemic. This includes mapping of SGBV support services, remote training to support women disclosing SGBV, messaging in media campaigns, such as radio, and referrals to centres providing services for survivors; contact centres to provide first line support; as well as support to advocacy efforts. We are also urgently reorienting other existing bilateral programmes to ensure that women and girls can continue to access support during the lockdown. For example, in Nepal, the UK is financing 14 Women’s and Children Service Centres across the country and 62 One Stop Management Crisis Centres within Health Centres. In Uganda, DFID is supporting the Government's response to the spikes in VAWG by funding 13 shelters across the country and supporting revision of standard operating procedures to ensure safety of frontline staff and survivors.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 11/06/2020 10:57:53 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge