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Written Question
Syria
Thursday 26th March 2015

Asked by: Baroness Clark of Kilwinning (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what resources her Department is providing for the reconstruction of Kobane.

Answered by Justine Greening

No significant reconstruction is yet underway in Kobane, and unexploded ordnance continues to prove a real danger. In the current circumstances a humanitarian corridor is unlikely to be a viable or effective means of meeting needs, since the main obstacle to providing humanitarian aid to Kobane is unexploded ordnance.


Written Question
Syria
Thursday 26th March 2015

Asked by: Baroness Clark of Kilwinning (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to facilitate a humanitarian corridor between Turkey and Kobane in order to ensure that adequate humanitarian supplies can pass into Kobane.

Answered by Justine Greening

No significant reconstruction is yet underway in Kobane, and unexploded ordnance continues to prove a real danger. In the current circumstances a humanitarian corridor is unlikely to be a viable or effective means of meeting needs, since the main obstacle to providing humanitarian aid to Kobane is unexploded ordnance.


Written Question
Africa
Monday 26th January 2015

Asked by: Baroness Clark of Kilwinning (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions officials in her Department have had with the governments of African states receiving aid from the UK on policy reforms relating to seeds and plants variety protections; and if she will publish correspondence and transcripts of meetings on those issues between her Department and (a) the governments of those African states, (b) the US administration, (c) representatives of agricultural companies and (d) representatives of seed companies.

Answered by Desmond Swayne

I refer the hon. Lady to the answer given on 18/12/2014 to the right honourable member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Katy Clark MP), (218562).


Written Question
Africa
Thursday 18th December 2014

Asked by: Baroness Clark of Kilwinning (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions her Department's officials have had with the governments of African states receiving aid from the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition on policy reforms relating to seeds and plants variety protections; and if she will publish correspondence and transcripts of meetings on that issue between her Department and (a) the governments of African states receiving aid from the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition, (b) the US government, (c) representatives of agricultural companies and (d) representatives of seed companies.

Answered by Desmond Swayne

In the context of the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition, DFID officials have had no discussions or correspondence with African states, the US Government or representatives of agricultural companies or seed companies, on policy reforms relating to seeds and plant variety protection.


Written Question
Turkey
Wednesday 10th December 2014

Asked by: Baroness Clark of Kilwinning (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she has taken to ensure that aid to Syrian and Iraqi refugees reaches Kurdish and Yazidi refugees living in Suruc Municipality in Turkey.

Answered by Justine Greening

We have pledged £700 million to date in response to the crisis in Syria and the wider region, of which £24.2 million has been allocated to partners working inside Turkey in response to the refugee influx. DFID assistance is based on responding to need irrespective of ethnicity.


Written Question
Syria
Monday 1st December 2014

Asked by: Baroness Clark of Kilwinning (Labour - Life peer)

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 needs of refugees from Syrian Kurdistan living in Turkey.

Answered by Justine Greening

According to the UN, there are currently just under 1.1 million Syrian refugees in Turkey. Over 192,000 of these have entered Turkey from the Kurdish areas around Kobane since mid-September. The majority of refugees from Kobane are women and children and the main needs expressed are for basic relief items, particularly food, shelter, water and sanitation.

The UK has already provided mattresses, non-food items and shelter for distribution to the most vulnerable families. To date, the UK has allocated £24.2 million to partners working with Syrian refugees inside Turkey.


Written Question
Syria
Monday 1st December 2014

Asked by: Baroness Clark of Kilwinning (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what direct assistance her Department is providing to refugees from Syrian Kurdistan who are now living in the South East Anatolia region of Turkey.

Answered by Justine Greening

According to the UN, there are currently just under 1.1 million Syrian refugees in Turkey. Over 192,000 of these have entered Turkey from the Kurdish areas around Kobane since mid-September. The majority of refugees from Kobane are women and children and the main needs expressed are for basic relief items, particularly food, shelter, water and sanitation.

The UK has already provided mattresses, non-food items and shelter for distribution to the most vulnerable families. To date, the UK has allocated £24.2 million to partners working with Syrian refugees inside Turkey.


Written Question
Middle East
Monday 1st September 2014

Asked by: Baroness Clark of Kilwinning (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the UK is taking to ensure that all Palestinian civilians made homeless during Operation Protective Edge will have their homes rebuilt as swiftly as possible.

Answered by Desmond Swayne

This conflict has taken a terrible toll. Initial damage assessments point to destruction on an unprecedented scale, with more than 100,000 Gazans left homeless. Reconstruction will require a durable ceasefire, an agreed approach on security, predictable and sustained access for people and goods in and out of Gaza, and good governance arrangements. The UK continues to work with international partners to this end.