Asked by: Baroness Northover (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask Her Majesty's Government which companies have provided consultancy and advice services to the Department for International Development regarding Burma in (1) 2016–17, and (2) 2017–18; and what was the value of each of those contracts with those companies.
Answered by Lord Bates
DFID Burma has not commissioned consultancy and advice services. However, some of the programmes that DFID supports have commissioned consultancy, particularly for design and evaluation purposes.
Asked by: Baroness Northover (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what meetings they have held with Karen civil society organisations from Burma regarding the withdrawal of British and other financial support to internally displaced people in Karen state.
Answered by Lord Bates
DFID has not withdrawn funding to internally displaced people in Karen State. DFID held discussions with Karen civil society organisations in 2017 setting out new arrangements through which they could receive funding. Some organisations have chosen not to apply for this funding.
Asked by: Baroness Northover (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact that the non-renewal of UN Security Council Resolution 2165 would have on humanitarian access in Syria.
Answered by Lord Bates
Over three million people have received humanitarian support so far under resolution 2165, which allows much needed aid to be delivered cross-border into Syria without the consent of the regime. The UK is committed to its renewal and is working with our international partners to secure this.