Asked by: Paul Flynn (Labour - Newport West)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which form of transport she used to travel to the COP21 climate change conference in Paris; and for what reasons she used that mode of transport.
Answered by Nick Hurd
I refer the honourable gentleman to the answer provided by the Secretary of State (Justine Greening) on Thursday 17 December 2015 (UIN 19532).
Asked by: Paul Flynn (Labour - Newport West)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what form of transport she used to travel to the COP21 conference in Paris in December 2015; and for what reasons she used that form of transport.
Answered by Justine Greening
I flew to the COP 21 once which was the most cost effective and efficient means of travel. DFID offsets all its air and train travel.
Asked by: Paul Flynn (Labour - Newport West)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in South Sudan.
Answered by Grant Shapps
In May 2015, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) assessed that 4.6million people (40% of the population) of South Sudan would be in IPC Phases of Crisis or Emergency from May to July 2015. This assessment did not take into account the subsequent fighting which erupted in Unity State in May and has left up to a million people without access to vital humanitarian aid. To respond to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in South Sudan, the UK announced £40million of funding on 16th June 2015. This is in addition to the UK’s existing commitment of £132.5m in South Sudan (and a further £58.9 million for South Sudanese refugees in the region) since December 2013. Further funding is being considered.
The South Sudan Humanitarian Response Plan has sought $1.63 billion to meet the most urgent needs until the end of 2015 and it is so far 49% funded. The UK Government continues to urge the international community to respond as we have and follow our lead.
Asked by: Paul Flynn (Labour - Newport West)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what policies contained in the 2010 Coalition Agreement and falling under her Department's responsibilities have not yet been implemented; and what the reasons are for each such policy's non-implementation.
Answered by Justine Greening
DFID has met all its international development commitments as set out in the 2010 Coalition programme for government.
Asked by: Paul Flynn (Labour - Newport West)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department has taken to help the Iraqi government support the return of former residents of cities previously occupied by ISIL in Iraq who fled those cities upon occupation.
Answered by Justine Greening
DFID is working closely with the Government of Iraq and the UN to provide humanitarian assistance to the almost 2.5 million internally displaced people (IDP) across Iraq. While we are determined that people will be able to return home to a stable, safe and secure environment, for the majority of IDPs this is not yet possible. The UK will continue to work with the Government of Iraq and international partners to ensure adequate planning is in place to allow IDPs to return home at such a time as it is safe to do so.
Asked by: Paul Flynn (Labour - Newport West)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate she has made of the numbers of internally displaced Sunni former residents of Iraqi cities taken over by ISIL.
Answered by Justine Greening
The United Nations estimates that there are almost 2.5 million internally displaced people (IDPs) in Iraq. We do not hold data on the religious, ethnic nor geographic background of IDPs.
The UK is extremely concerned by the plight of people displaced due to the advance of ISIL in Iraq, and to date has provided £39.5 million to help address the humanitarian situation.
Asked by: Paul Flynn (Labour - Newport West)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effect on the health services in developing countries of doctors and nurses being recruited to work in the UK instead of their own country.
Answered by Desmond Swayne
There are no UK-specific estimates of the impact of international recruitment of health workers, but the UK has signed the World Health Organisation Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel and implements it through the UK Code of Practice for international recruitment. The UK Code specifies a list of developing countries that should not be targeted for international recruitment under any circumstances.