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date	20/12/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of the conflict in Yemen on that country's economy; and what steps her Department is taking to support economic recovery in that country.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	204385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2019 answer text <p>As Mark Lowcock, the UN Under Secretary General, explained to the UN Security Council on 23 October, Yemen’s recent economic crisis threatens to tip the country into famine, with the Yemeni Riyal losing over 40% of its value from June to October 2018.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK led discussions with the US, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates so the Central Bank of Yemen could release $270 million, provided by Saudi Arabia, in letters of credit to support commercial food importers with foreign currency to purchase wheat and other staples for import. These measures have resulted in an appreciation of the Riyal, and prices of staples are starting to decline which means that ordinary Yemenis are more able to buy food that is in the markets.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, much more remains to be done. We welcome the positive outcomes of consultations in Stockholm and continue to encourage further constructive and urgent engagement on the economy. A political settlement is the only way to bring long-term stability to Yemen and to address the worsening humanitarian crisis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 08/01/2019 14:03:57 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

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date	08/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Smoking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department has spent on anti-smoking awareness campaigns in each of the last four years.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	204385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p>The total Department spend on national anti-smoking campaigns (Smokefree) over the last four years is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Media Spend £ million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>0.46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>8.21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>7.64</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>It should be noted that the figures for 2013-14 are provisional.</p><p> </p><p>For spend before April 2012, advertising spend is defined as covering only media spend (inclusive of agency commissions but excluding production costs, Central Office of Information (COI) commission and VAT). All figures exclude advertising rebates and audit adjustments and therefore may differ from COI official turnover figures. All figures are rounded to the nearest £10,000. These figures do not include the Department's recruitment/classified advertising costs and ad hoc spend under £10,000. These figures may include occasional minor spend through COI by National Health Service organisations, to supplement national campaigns in their area. While this expenditure has been excluded as far as possible so that this reflects central departmental spend, it would incur disproportionate cost to validate that every item of NHS expenditure has been removed.</p><p>From April 2012 onward is Departmental advertising spend only. Spend from April 2013 onwards is Public Health England advertising spend only. Advertising spend is defined as covering only media spend (inclusive of agency commissions but excluding production costs and VAT). All figures are rounded to the nearest £10,000.</p><p> </p><p>Further information on the harms of smoking can be found on the Smokefree website at</p><p> </p><p>www.nhs.uk/smokefree</p><p> </p><p>and also in the range of Smokefree support products.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 15/07/2014 15:36:45 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell