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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1125009", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for International Development"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1125009/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The UK is deeply concerned about the rise in cholera in Yemen this year, with a suspected 280,000 cases recorded between January and April 2019. In response, the UK has disbursed £18 million last month to help UN agencies meet their most urgent needs such as chlorination of water supply systems, distributing hygiene kits and deploying expert teams to areas most at risk.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>To help prepare for outbreaks of cholera, the UK led a joint Met Office, NASA and US scientist team to accurately predict where the disease will spread to in Yemen. We contributed 25% towards the cost of cholera vaccination campaigns which have vaccinated over 2 million people in both Houthi and Government of Yemen controlled areas to date.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support his Department is providing to help victims of Yemen\u2019s cholera epidemic.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1107803/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>UK support to international NGOs and UN agencies to tackle cholera in Yemen has focussed on improving water supplies and basic sanitation across the country, as well as funding vaccination campaigns and medical treatment. This has included:<\/p><ul><li>Funding international NGOs with an overall package of £19 million in the 2016/17 financial year, part of which included provision for improved access to safe water to 100,000 people. We also provided UNICEF with an overall package £19 million, which included improved water supplies for over 36,000 people.<\/li><li>Funding international NGOs with £2.9 million in the 2017/18 financial year specifically for health and WASH activities, including improved access to safe water for 380,000. We also provided UNICEF with an overall package £19 million, which included improved water supplies for over 110,000 people.<\/li><li>Funding international NGOs with £6.4 million in the 2018/19 financial year specifically for health and WASH activities, including improving water supplies for 420,000 people. As well as providing UNICEF with an overall package £28 million, which included improved water supplies for over 40,000 people.<\/li><li>We also contributed to 25% of the costs of the first ever cholera vaccination campaigns in Yemen through our funding to the Global Vaccine Alliance, targeting nearly a million Yemenis.<\/li><\/ul><p>We are presently determining exact levels of support for 2019, however we expect to provide a further £6.4 million to international NGOs for health and WASH activities and an overall package of at least £28 million to UNICEF, which is expected to improve water supplies for over 220,000 people. We will also contribute again to this year\u2019s vaccination campaigns.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department has provided to (a) international NGOs and (b) UN organisations to tackle cholera in Yemen in (i) 2016, (ii) 2017, (iii) 2018 and (iv) 2019.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/338", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Keith Vaz"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/995539", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for International Development"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/995539/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The UK contributed 25% of the costs of the first ever cholera vaccination campaigns in Yemen early this year, through our funding to the Global Vaccines Alliance. This has helped to protect nearly a million men, women and children.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Last year, we provided over £8 million in targeted cholera support 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><p> <\/p><p>In addition, the UK\u2019s overall £170 million in aid to Yemen this financial year (2018/19) is tackling the underlying causes of cholera by helping provide emergency food, nutrition support, and clean water and sanitation to millions of people.<\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/908991/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The risk of cholera in the north of Yemen is deeply concerning. In 2017, Yemen experienced the worst cholera outbreak ever recorded in a single year, with more than one million reported cases. This year, nearly 90% of the Yemeni districts prioritised by the UN for its cholera response are in Houthi-held areas in the north of Yemen.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The risk in northern Yemen is exacerbated by obstructions to commercial and humanitarian access. The Houthis are yet to provide permission for a cholera vaccination campaign in the north of Yemen, and have obstructed humanitarian staff. Whilst critical commercial imports of food and fuel into northern Yemen are increasing, there are still not enough basic supplies entering the country.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The UK\u2019s aid of £170 million to Yemen this financial year (2018/19) will tackle the underlying causes of cholera with support for nutrition, clean water and sanitation, and meet the immediate food needs for 2.5 million Yemenis. The UK also supported the first-ever phase of a cholera vaccination campaign in the south of Yemen, which was completed earlier this month and targeted more than 450,000 with the oral cholera vaccine.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the risk of cholera in north Yemen.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4651", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dan Carden"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/908992", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for International Development"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/908992/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>In May 2018, the first phase of the first-ever cholera vaccination campaign was completed in the south of Yemen. More than 450,000 doses of oral cholera vaccine were supplied to protect vulnerable Yemenis from cholera. The UK paid for 25% of these doses. A further 860,000 doses of the vaccine have been made available to Houthi-held areas in the north of Yemen. However, the Houthis are yet to provide permission for this campaign to go ahead.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Overall, 4.5 million doses of the vaccine have been approved by the Global Task Force on Cholera Control for the whole of Yemen. These will be delivered throughout 2018, access allowing. The exact allocation of these doses between north and south Yemen is still under analysis, but nearly 90% of Yemeni districts prioritised by the UN for its cholera response are in Houthi-held areas in the north of Yemen.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate she has made of the number of cholera vaccinations which will be available in north Yemen this year.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4651", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dan Carden"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/902215", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for International Development"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/902215/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The UK provided over £8 million in targeted cholera support to UNICEF and the International Organization for Migration in the financial year 2017/18. 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><p> <\/p><p>DFID did not target funding specifically towards cholera treatment before the cholera outbreak started in 2017. However, our funding to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) services has supported the prevention of cholera since 2015. In the financial year 2016/17, our funding of £112 million in aid to Yemen included support for WaSH services for over 670,000 people. In the financial year 2015/16, our funding of £85 million in aid to Yemen included support for WaSH services for over 1.2 million people.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1201", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Alistair Burt"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department spent on aid for the treatment of cholera cases in Yemen in (a) 2015, (b) 2016 and (c) 2017.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/167", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Stephen Twigg"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/861325", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for International Development"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/861325/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Yemen has suffered from one of the worst cholera outbreaks ever recorded, at almost 1.1 million suspected cases. Although new cases have declined, cholera is likely to resurge during the upcoming rainy season. Estimates put 74% of districts (representing 22 million people) at risk.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The reason that cholera, a treatable condition which stems from using contaminated water, is so difficult to control is because systems like public health and water and sanitation have broken down.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>DFID provided £8 million in the financial year 2017/18 to UNICEF and the International Organization for Migration for prevention, for example providing households with chlorine tablets for drinking water, and treatment for those who are affected. We are now encouraging the UN to have a robust preparedness plan for the upcoming rainy season and have helped to fund the planned cholera vaccination campaign through our core-funding to GAVI.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1091", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Bates"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the causes of the ongoing cholera epidemic in Yemen; and what assistance they are providing to the more than one million people affected.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/259", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/850035/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>DFID\u2019s response to the cholera crisis in Yemen includes £8 million in targeted support to UNICEF and the International Organization for Migration, which is providing medical supplies to half a million people, safe access to chlorinated water to 300,000 people, and rehabilitating medical facilities used by 250,000 people. Other partners, including the Yemen Humanitarian Pooled Fund, to which the UK is contributing £40 million in 2017/8, are tackling cholera through providing medical treatment for vulnerable women and children, training health workers, and establishing oral rehydration centres. The UK was the largest 2017 donor, with a £76 million contribution, to the UN\u2019s Central Emergency Response Fund, which can be used to support emergency vaccination programmes, including in Yemen.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Prevention is equally important \u2013 DFID is supporting chlorination campaigns in more than half the country\u2019s governorates, as well as public awareness sessions on how the disease is spread. In addition, DFID\u2019s overall funding of £205 million for Yemen this financial year is tackling the underlying causes of cholera by helping provide emergency food, nutrition support and clean water and sanitation to millions of people across the country.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which projects her Department funds in Yemen to tackle cholera in that country.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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