Asked by: Andrew Turner (Conservative - Isle of Wight)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of her Department's contribution to progress on a peace settlement in the Middle East through its support to the Palestinian Negotiations Affairs Department.
Answered by Desmond Swayne
DFID supports the Peace Process by helping build Palestinian institutions and promoting economic growth. We have previously funded legal, policy and communications expertise for the Negotiations Affairs Department (NAD).
Asked by: Andrew Turner (Conservative - Isle of Wight)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what comparative estimate she has made of the average cost of (a) resettling a refugee from Syria in the UK and (b) providing financial support to a refugee from Syria in a country neighbouring that country.
Answered by Desmond Swayne
Given the vulnerabilities of those brought to the UK under the Vulnerable Persons Relocation scheme, and the fact that no one yet has received a full 12 months of support, it is not possible at this stage to identify the average cost of refugee resettlement. Nevertheless, there is no doubt that the cost of resettling a refugee in the UK is far greater than that of supporting a refugee in the region. We can therefore help far more people in need through our support to partners delivering assistance in neighbouring countries.
Asked by: Andrew Turner (Conservative - Isle of Wight)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department (a) has spent and (b) plans to spend on Ebola in (i) Sierra Leone, (ii) the UK and (iii) elsewhere in this financial year.
Answered by Justine Greening
Tackling the Ebola outbreak in West Africa is a priority for my department. As of 21 November, we have committed £230 million.
The vast majority of our commitment will be spent tackling this crisis in Sierra Leone, where the UK is leading the international response. A small proportion of funds have been disbursed to support the work of NGOs in Liberia, where the US is leading the international response to Ebola.
We will work with the international community to ensure that the financial resources needed to contain, combat and ultimately defeat this deadly disease are made available, in the right areas and at the right time.
Asked by: Andrew Turner (Conservative - Isle of Wight)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the GDP is of each of the 10 countries receiving the most aid from the UK; and what the average GDP value is of all other aid recipients.
Answered by Desmond Swayne
The GDP of each of the 10 countries receiving the most bilateral Official Development Assistance (ODA) from the UK in 2012 and the average GDP value of all other aid recipients are shown in the table below. GDP is presented both in absolute terms and per capita. GDP per capita is more widely used since it takes into account the population of each country, giving a more meaningful measure.
Country | GDP per capita (£) | GDP (£m) | |
India | 949 | 1,173,054 | |
Afghanistan | 434 | 12,942 | |
Ethiopia | 295 | 27,014 | |
Nigeria | 1,718 | 290,064 | |
Bangladesh | 473 | 73,229 | |
Pakistan | 792 | 141,922 | |
Tanzania | 384 | 17,828 | |
Congo, Dem. Rep. | 264 | 17,325 | |
Zimbabwe | 574 | 7,871 | |
Malawi | 168 | 2,676 | |
It is not possible to give an average for other countries as GDP data for 2012 is not available for all countries.