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831115

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Zimbabwe: Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, What financial support her Department has provided to Zimbabwe in each of the last ten years; and how much financial support her Department plans to provide to that country in each of the next three years.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	125123
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>DFID Zimbabwe Programme Spend for the past 10 years</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No</p></td><td><p>Financial year</p></td><td><p>Actual spend</p></td><td><p>Cumulative Spend</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2007/2008</p></td><td><p>£ 41,978,617.66</p></td><td><p>£ 41,978,617.66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2008/2009</p></td><td><p>£ 50,035,627.30</p></td><td><p>£ 92,014,244.95</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2009/2010</p></td><td><p>£ 60,709,203.18</p></td><td><p>£ 152,723,448.13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2010/2011</p></td><td><p>£ 68,711,191.63</p></td><td><p>£ 221,434,639.76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>2011/2012</p></td><td><p>£ 88,008,792.07</p></td><td><p>£ 309,443,431.83</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>2012/2013</p></td><td><p>£ 82,130,598.47</p></td><td><p>£ 391,574,030.30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>2013/2014</p></td><td><p>£ 105,994,824.16</p></td><td><p>£ 497,568,854.46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>2014/2015</p></td><td><p>£ 68,620,415.12</p></td><td><p>£ 566,189,269.58</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>2015/2016</p></td><td><p>£ 85,786,771.83</p></td><td><p>£ 651,976,041.42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>2016/2017</p></td><td><p>£ 104,885,392.21</p></td><td><p>£ 756,861,433.63</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>DFID plans to spend £90,000,000 during financial year 2017/2018 and £86,000 000 in Zimbabwe during financial year 2018/2019 - DFID funding may fluctuate to respond to needs and priorities.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 02/02/2018 14:55:27 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

1019986

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Colombia: Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many Afro-descendant-led organisations in Colombia are in receipt of UK Government funding.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	198881
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) data is collected and reported according to a standard international classification produced by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).</p><p>Following this classification, data is collected by broad groups of delivery partners and reported as such in TableA5 of DFID’s Statistics on International Development publication, available <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-international-development-final-uk-aid-spend-2017" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/12/2018 17:15:34 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

846263

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Armed Conflict: Children
	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 implications for its policies on the protection of children in armed conflicts of the findings of the Save the Children report entitled War on Children, published in February 2018.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	128937
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>The UK is firmly committed to ensuring that the needs of children affected by conflict are addressed. 50% of DFID’s spending is directed towards fragile states and regions, including the many countries which Save the Children highlights are the most dangerous for children.</p><p> </p><p>Our investment in protecting children in conflict zones is emphasised through our many multilateral and bilateral programmes around the world. Some of the examples of how we achieve this are as follows. We are the largest contributor to Education Cannot Wait, the first global movement aid fund dedicated to education in emergencies and protracted crises. Through this, we target some of the world’s most vulnerable children, aiming to reach 3.4 million children through its first set of investments. We contribute funds to the No Lost Generation Initiative, a commitment by the international community to support children and youth affected by the Syria and Iraq crises, mainly in education and protection. In Somalia, we work with the UN and international NGOs to ensure the rights of children affected by conflict are addressed through family reunification, support to their nutrition needs and reducing the risks faced by displaced children. In Yemen and Iraq we fund UN agencies to undertake critical child protection work. In Afghanistan we seek to change the way the conflict is fought to reduce child casualties and ensure that vulnerable children have access to supportive services.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 26/02/2018 12:43:56 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

1091366

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Zimbabwe: Storms
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what emergency assistance her Department is providing to Zimbabwe as a result of cyclone Idai.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	234267
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK has committed £22 million to support the humanitarian response to cyclone Idai covering Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe. As at 25 March, £850,000 of emergency assistance has already been allocated to Zimbabwe. This money has provided essential medical and nutritional supplies and will support urgent efforts to improve access to water and sanitation. We are also supporting psycho-social support and trauma counselling to affected children. We continue to monitor the situation very closely and stand ready to provide further support if needed.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 26/03/2019 14:51:57 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

1091364

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Malawi: Storms
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance her Department is providing to Malawi as a result of cyclone Idai.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	234265
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government of Malawi and UN have reported that around 730,000 people have been affected by flooding in Malawi linked to the Cyclone Idai weather system, with over 87,000 displaced, and 59 deaths.</p><p> </p><p>DFID is working closely with partners to respond quickly. The Secretary of State has approved £22 million to victims across the region. In Malawi, DFID has committed £3.4 million that will provide: 65,000 people with relief items and shelter; 150,000 people with immediate food assistance for two months; 250,000 people with water, sanitation and hygiene support; and 130,000 people with health services.</p><p> </p><p>This supplements our existing resilience-building programming which is providing cash transfers to feed 140,000 people until the end of March.</p><p> </p><p>DFID is the largest donor to the START Fund that has allocated £412,911 to an NGO consortium to meet immediate needs, such as clean water and shelter in Malawi.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 26/03/2019 14:35:25 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

846266

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Armed Conflict: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will review will her Department's civilian protection strategy in light of the recommendations in the 2018 Save the Children report, War on Children.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	128939
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Development does not have a specific civilian protection strategy. The Government’s 2017 Humanitarian Reform Policy sets out our objectives for, and approach to, protecting people in crises and upholding humanitarian norms and principles, laying out how we work for the protection of civilians.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 28/02/2018 17:00:13 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

1047741

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	UN High Commissioner for Refugees: Niger
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is providing to UNHCR for its work in Niger.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	212403
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>In 2018, the UK provided £600,000 to UNHCR to support and protect thousands of refugees in southeast Niger.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>From 2019, the UK is providing £6 million to the World Food Programme, who will work with UNHCR, to provide six months of food and cash assistance to 75,000 refugees, internally displaced people and host communities in Niger and ensure that assistance is targeted to meet the specific needs of the most vulnerable men, women, boys and girls.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 31/01/2019 16:58:08 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

832953

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Zimbabwe: Elections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support the Government is providing to Zimbabwe to ensure that the 2018 elections in that country are free and fair.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	125269
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>DFID is providing £5m of new funding for civil society organisations helping Zimbabwe build a more democratic electoral process in the run-up to and following the 2018 elections. This includes:</p><p>- Empowering citizens and civil society to hold the state to account and to call for changes to the electoral commission and legislation to better represent the people</p><p>- Improving the electoral environment, for example by helping people to register to vote, including women, and those with disabilities</p><p>- Supporting civil society organisations to monitor elections, including around issues of security, human rights and equality</p><p>- Improving observation and monitoring of voting to ensure it is free and fair</p><p>- Surveying voters to find out more about the voting process and what is preventing people from registering to vote.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 05/02/2018 16:02:59 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

1091365

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Mozambique: Storms
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance her Department is providing to Mozambique as a result of cyclone Idai.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	234266
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>DFID is providing up to £22 million of additional UK support to the people affected by the devastating floods in Southern Africa. UK aid is supporting the World Food Programme to feed 400,000 people in Mozambique for two weeks by distributing emergency food and food vouchers for people to use at local markets. We have sent life-saving relief supplies: tents and thousands of shelter kits that have now landed in Mozambique. We will continue to monitor the situation very closely, and the UK stands ready to provide further support if needed.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 26/03/2019 14:36:28 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

1135512

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	East Africa: Droughts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of the humanitarian effect of the drought in (a) Somalia, (b) Ethiopia and (c) the rest of the East and Horn of Africa; and what steps he is taking to support people at risk of food insecurity.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	270760
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>DFID is concerned by the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the east and Horn of Africa. This is a result of poor rainfall across much of the region and political instability and insecurity, including in Sudan and South Sudan.</p><p> </p><p>In Somalia, drought and subsequent widespread crop failure and decline in livestock productivity has resulted in a projected increase in people experiencing acute food insecurity, from 1.7 million to 2.2 million by August 2019. DFID has recently allocated £8 million to support both emergency, life-saving interventions, and longer-term resilience actions focusing on sustainable water supply and the protection of livelihoods. This brings our total humanitarian spend in Somalia in 2019 to £40 million.</p><p> </p><p>In Ethiopia, the humanitarian situation remains challenging. The 2019 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) seeks US$1.314 billion to reach 8.3 million people with emergency food and non-food assistance. DFID has currently allocated £30 million to meet emergency food and non-food needs. The Department supports the Government of Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Programme (PSNP) that reaches 8 million chronically food insecure people in drought affected regions with conditional cash transfers. DFID plans to contribute £16.7 million to the PSNP this year.</p><p> </p><p>DFID will continue to monitor the situation and press the international community to commit further support where it is needed. DFID will also continue to support communities and states in the east and Horn of Africa to build resilience to crises and shocks. Our work on humanitarian early warning systems raises awareness of crises where food security is deteriorating, and we prioritise longer-term responses to support food security, including through agricultural programmes.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 08/07/2019 15:22:53 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins