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937841

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Sudan: Politics and Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the political and economic situation in the Sudan.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	162463
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text Sudan faces a number of economic challenges. While US economic sanctions were lifted in late 2017, Sudan remains a challenging place to do business. The economic situation has been exacerbated by a shortage of foreign exchange which has resulted in fuel shortages. Sudan is still unable to access international financial assistance, in part due to its arrears to the International Monetary Fund and others and the failure to service its debt. Politically, the UK continues to work with the Government of Sudan to ensure that constitutional and political rights are respected. Sudan remains a Human Rights Priority Country for the Foreign & Commonwealth Office. The UK continues to encourage Sudan to undertake macroeconomic and political reforms, including through the six-monthly Strategic Dialogue with the Government of Sudan. answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 17/07/2018 13:32:00 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

860578

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Pakistan: Religious Freedom
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether officials in her Department have held discussions with the Pakistan Government on the inclusion of religious tolerance in textbooks as part of the Punjab Education Support Programme.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	131935
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>Working in partnership with the Government of Punjab DFID has supported the Punjab Curriculum and Text Book Board to redesign specific textbooks for children in grades one to five. DFID Pakistan officials hold regular meetings with the Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board on progress to redesign textbooks to improve their quality and make them more inclusive. It remains the responsibility of the Punjab Textbook Board to approve the redesigned books and to fund their printing and distribution.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 15/03/2018 12:39:07 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

894795

	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	Nigeria: Christianity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the security situation in Nigeria after reports of the killing of two Catholic priests and 15 parishioners in Benue State; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	139356
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>We condemn the recent attack in Benue State, which included an attack on a church and up to fifty houses. We are deeply saddened by the suffering and loss of life. We are concerned by the substantial increase in serious clashes between farmers and cattle herders in recent months. We urge the Government of Nigeria to hold those responsible to account and to work with the affected populations to develop a sustainable solution to the conflict.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 03/05/2018 16:19:03 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

838276

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	South Sudan: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans she has to hold discussions with the South Sudan Leaders Forum to encourage better representation of young people in South Sudan.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	127173
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>UK officials engage regularly with the South Sudan Young Leaders Forum. We continue to consider how the UK can best lend support to the youth of South Sudan, including the Forum, to contribute to long term peace and stability.</p><p>More widely, we have consistently called for the inclusion of a broad range of civil society actors in the High Level Revitalisation Forum (HLRF), including representatives of South Sudanese youth groups. We welcomed the involvement of South Sudanese civil society groups in the first round of the HLRF in December, and encourage their continued inclusion as the process progresses.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 20/02/2018 13:44:33 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1020596

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	South Sudan: Conflict Resolution
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether his Department allocates funding to the church-led people-to-people initiatives in South Sudan.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	199771
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>Through the Conflict, Security, and Stability Fund (CSSF) the UK provides funding for the South Sudan Council of Churches’ National Action Plan for Peace, which promotes peacebuilding, reconciliation, and mediation efforts at the local level, dialogue within and across communities, and between national level leaders.</p><p>The UK recognises the vital role that women have to play in peacebuilding in South Sudan. We consistently advocated for the inclusion of women (as well as faith groups, refugees, and internally displaced people) in the peace process; and through sustained engagement (including with women’s groups in Juba and across South Sudan), we will continue to do so as implementation of the 12 September agreement proceeds. While we do not currently fund any specific women-led peace initiatives in South Sudan, we continue to ensure that women are fully represented in all CSSF funded peacebuilding activities, including the Peacebuilding Opportunities Fund, and the Conflict Early Warning and Early Response System.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 199772 question first answered 11/12/2018 17:17:57 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1020597

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	South Sudan: Conflict Resolution
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department allocates funding to women-led peace initiatives in South Sudan.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	199772
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>Through the Conflict, Security, and Stability Fund (CSSF) the UK provides funding for the South Sudan Council of Churches’ National Action Plan for Peace, which promotes peacebuilding, reconciliation, and mediation efforts at the local level, dialogue within and across communities, and between national level leaders.</p><p>The UK recognises the vital role that women have to play in peacebuilding in South Sudan. We consistently advocated for the inclusion of women (as well as faith groups, refugees, and internally displaced people) in the peace process; and through sustained engagement (including with women’s groups in Juba and across South Sudan), we will continue to do so as implementation of the 12 September agreement proceeds. While we do not currently fund any specific women-led peace initiatives in South Sudan, we continue to ensure that women are fully represented in all CSSF funded peacebuilding activities, including the Peacebuilding Opportunities Fund, and the Conflict Early Warning and Early Response System.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 199771 question first answered 11/12/2018 17:17:57 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

890541

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	UNRWA
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what amount of funding the UK provided to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency in (a) 2015, (b) 2016 and (c) 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	137406
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>The amount of UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) funds to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in 2015 and 2016 is given in the table below. This data is published each year in the Statistics on International Development (SID) publication. Figures for 2017 will be released next year.</p><p>The UK is unequivocally committed to supporting Palestinian refugees across the region. Over the course of the 2017/18 financial year, the UK provided around £50 million to the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), assisting in their provision of essential services including basic education to around 500,000 children, health services for around 3 million Palestinian refugees and supporting Palestinian refugees from Syria.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>(£ millions)</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bilateral ODA through Multilateral</p></td><td><p>30.0</p></td><td><p>21.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Core Multilateral ODA</p></td><td><p>34.0</p></td><td><p>33.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total UK ODA to UNRWA</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>64.0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>54.4</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: Statistics for International Development 2013-2016</em></p><p> </p><p>ODA figures are produced only on a calendar year basis in line with the Organisation for Economic Development and Cooperation, Development Assistance Committee definitions.</p><p>Bilateral ODA through multilateral is funding to multilateral organisations for specific programmes or for specific countries. In this case, bilateral ODA through multilateral refers UK contributions to UNRWA’s Emergency Appeals. Core multilateral ODA describes un-earmarked funds from the UK which are pooled with other donors’ funding and disbursed as part of the core budget of the multilateral organisation, which is UNRWA’s Programme Budget in this case.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 01/05/2018 16:32:34 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1023342

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Eritrea: Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department has plans to allocate additional aid for Eritrea as a result of the lifting of international sanctions.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201115
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>The United Kingdom welcomes the lifting of all UN sanctions relating to Eritrea, and the opportunities it creates for greater engagement between the international community and Eritrea.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for International Development’s budgets for future years have not yet been finalised. The UK has funded life-saving activity in Eritrea for several years, including providing £3.24m in 2018-19 to help treat malnutrition in under-fives and provide access to safe hygiene and sanitation services.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 17/12/2018 14:42:39 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1017464

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	South Sudan: USA
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with her counterpart in the US Administration on its review of financial assistance to South Sudan; what information her Department holds on the options under consideration; and the current progress on that review.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	197579
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2018 answer text <p>The US Government announced in May this year that it would initiate a review of its assistance programmes to South Sudan. While the detail of options under consideration has not been shared with the UK Government, we continue to engage closely with the US Government, and are committed to working with our Troika and international partners to address the continued suffering of the South Sudanese people.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 06/12/2018 17:23:16 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

851623

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Palestinians: Syria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance is being made available to Palestinian refugees affected by the conflict in Syria.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	130386
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK supports Palestinian refugees affected by the Syria crisis through the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). As part of DFID’s Syria Crisis Response, between 2012/13 and 2017/18 we have provided £92.35 million to UNRWA to support Palestinian refugees affected by the Syrian conflict; including those inside Syria, as well as those who have fled to Jordan and Lebanon. This includes £12.6 million in 2017/18 to provide support for 418,000 Palestinian refugees inside Syria with cash and in-kind food assistance alongside support in the areas of health, livelihoods, education and protection assistance.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 05/03/2018 18:26:51 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew