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897345

registered interest
date	03/05/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Egypt: Female Genital Mutilation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with the government of Egypt about the importance of ending the practice of female genital mutilation in that country.
tabling member printed	Baroness Sheehan
uin	HL7576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>The UK is helping to end the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) by supporting and accelerating the Africa-led movement to end FGM. Her Majesty's Government is the largest international donor working to end the practice internationally – our flagship £35 million regional programme, is providing community level programming and support to national government in17 countries across Africa, including Egypt. Joanna Roper, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Special Envoy for Gender Equality visited Egypt in September 2017, and hosted an event on FGM attended by members of the international community.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 17/05/2018 12:10:46 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4548 label Biography information for Baroness Sheehan

895216

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
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: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to help children at risk of starvation in Yemen.
tabling member printed	Baroness Sheehan
uin	HL7476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2018 answer text <p>The UK recently announced £170 million in support to Yemen for the financial year 2018/19, which will meet immediate food needs for 2.5 million Yemenis, including children at risk of starvation. Last financial year, we provided £60 million to the World Food Programme to provide millions of people with food, as well as £25 million to UNICEF, which included support to treat children with severe acute malnutrition. We also provided £24 million to our NGO partners through our Yemen Multisector Humanitarian Response Programme, which included support to tackle food insecurity and malnutrition.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has also taken a leading role in calling on all parties to allow unhindered humanitarian and commercial access across the country, including for vital food and fuel.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 10/05/2018 14:29:09 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4548 label Biography information for Baroness Sheehan

895217

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
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: Hospitals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to help ensure hospitals in Yemen have access to medical supplies, including antibiotics.
tabling member printed	Baroness Sheehan
uin	HL7477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2018 answer text <p>The UK recently announced £170 million of funding to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen for the financial year 2018/19. This funding will provide life-saving food, medicine (including antibiotics), clean water and sanitation to millions of people facing disease and hunger in Yemen. Our funding to UNICEF, the UN’s Yemen Humanitarian Pooled Fund and to our NGO partners through our Yemen Multisector Humanitarian Response Programme all contribute to improving the quality and availability of healthcare and medical supplies. We have also taken a leading role in calling on all parties to allow unhindered humanitarian and commercial access, including for medical supplies, as well as food and fuel, across Yemen.</p><p>Last financial year, we provided over £8 million in targeted cholera funding to UNICEF and the International Organization for Migration. This support aimed to provide medical supplies to half a million people, safe access to chlorinated water to 300,000 people, and rehabilitate medical facilities used by 250,000 people.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 10/05/2018 14:30:22 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4548 label Biography information for Baroness Sheehan

895218

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
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: Water
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to help ensure people in Yemen have access to clean water.
tabling member printed	Baroness Sheehan
uin	HL7478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2018 answer text <p>Our funding of £170 million to Yemen this financial year (2018/19) includes support to UNICEF to provide access to a safe water supply, sanitation, and hygiene; as well as to other programmes that deliver a range of activities to improve water access alongside other priorities, including our Yemen Multisector Humanitarian Response Programme, the Yemen Humanitarian Pooled Fund, and Yemen's Social Fund for Development.</p><p> </p><p>Our support of £205 million to Yemen in the financial year 2017/18 included funding aimed at providing clean water and sanitation for approximately 1.2 million people. UK funding also provided fuel across the country to keep water systems working in major cities.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 10/05/2018 14:30:49 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4548 label Biography information for Baroness Sheehan

895062

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Burma: Rohingya
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with the government of the United States about that government's ongoing investigation into the Rohingya crisis.
tabling member printed	Baroness Sheehan
uin	HL7427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>The UK and US Governments have remained in close contact since the start of the current Rohingya crisis. In recent weeks officials have discussed respective approaches to supporting collection of evidence for use in an investigation of those responsible for human rights violations in Rakhine State, both bilaterally and within the forum of the International Atrocity Prevention Working Group. The Foreign Secretary and Acting US Secretary of State called for a clear pathway to accountability with their counterparts at the G7 Foreign Ministers meeting of 22-23 April.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 16/05/2018 12:44:44 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4548 label Biography information for Baroness Sheehan

895063

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma: Rohingya
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to help ensure that Rohingya refugees are in suitable housing for cyclone and monsoon season.
tabling member printed	Baroness Sheehan
uin	HL7428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2018 answer text <p>Activities to prepare for the monsoon are accelerating, including distributing upgraded shelter kits and improvements to pathways and bridges to maintain access. The UK is providing 152,000 people with emergency shelter and more than 100,000 households will receive guidance on how to build improved, safer shelters. Overall, 450,000 people will benefit from UK support to make their shelters more resilient to rain and heavy winds.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 10/05/2018 14:27:25 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4548 label Biography information for Baroness Sheehan

895064

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma: Rohingya
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to help ensure that all Rohingya refugees have adequate food and drinking water supplies during the cyclone season.
tabling member printed	Baroness Sheehan
uin	HL7429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2018 answer text <p>The UK is providing safe drinking water for 250,000 Rohingya people, through the establishment of approximately 20,000 water access points for those living in the camps. Over 367,000 people are being provided with food assistance with UK funding, either through direct food items, vouchers or cash transfers.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 10/05/2018 14:27:58 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4548 label Biography information for Baroness Sheehan

895065

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma: Rohingya
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to help ensure that waste management is maintained in the Rohingya camps throughout monsoon and cyclone season.
tabling member printed	Baroness Sheehan
uin	HL7430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2018 answer text <p>The UK is funding the construction and maintenance of over 7,000 latrines, decommissioning those at risk from flooding, and establishing new ones in more appropriate locations ahead of the monsoon and cyclone season.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 10/05/2018 14:28:34 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4548 label Biography information for Baroness Sheehan

895066

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma: Rohingya
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to help tackle the trafficking of Rohingya refugee women and girls.
tabling member printed	Baroness Sheehan
uin	HL7431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>DFID is supporting UNHCR’s prevention and response mechanism to protect Rohingya from sexual and gender-based violence and human trafficking in all key refugee-hosting locations. This support includes legal counselling, mediation, support to bring legal proceedings against perpetrators and awareness raising of danger signs and risks. Almost 36,000 people are benefiting from this project.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 14/05/2018 14:26:39 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4548 label Biography information for Baroness Sheehan

895067

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma: Rohingya
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to help ensure that Rohingya refugee women and girls have access to female sanitary products.
tabling member printed	Baroness Sheehan
uin	HL7432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>Since December 2017, the UK has funded the procurement and distribution of 18,325 ‘Dignity Kits’ for women and adolescent girls, which contain female sanitary products.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 08/05/2018 16:40:34 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4548 label Biography information for Baroness Sheehan