@Hazza1982 Hayley, glad you're sons ok & the care was good. Drop me a line on jo.cox.mp@parliament.uk on the parking costs of you have a mo?
Paid a visit to Heckmondwike's Yorkshire Chippy - home of glutten free fish and chips! Delicious @YshireChippy https://t.co/SQxnA6KOsH
Led the assembly at the wonderful Batley Parish School, we focused on good citizenship, democracy and aspiration https://t.co/hQY1rHFwfX
Brilliant article from @PaulBlomfieldMP – leaving EU will not cut immigration https://t.co/VPrEGBRdOE
I also welcomed the @macmillancancer information bus to Batley & Spen, helping local people affected by cancer https://t.co/BRF02pd239
Asked by: Jo Cox (Labour - Batley and Spen)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the finding of the Concern Worldwide (UK) report of 20 May 2016, Still Paying the Price, on the proportion of funding pledged during the Supporting Syria and the Region Conference in February 2016 so far received, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that all pledges are being fulfilled.
Answered by Desmond Swayne
The Supporting Syria and the Region Conference raised an unprecedented $12 billion for Syria and the region, including $6 billion for this year. Since the Concern Worldwide (UK) Report was published, further funding has been received by the UN towards their 2016 appeals, bringing total 2016 disbursements to $1.7 billion.
A recent letter from the Prime Minister – signed by all Conference co-hosts – pressed leaders for prompt disbursement of their pledges. We are also in final negotiations with a provider to develop and implement a tracking mechanism for all the financial commitments made at the London Conference. On 24 May the Secretary of State chaired a constructive meeting in the margins of the World Humanitarian Summit to review implementation of both financial and policy agreements made at the London Conference, and progress will be reviewed again at the UN General Assembly in September. I am working closely with Syria Conference co-hosts to ensure these measures help to maintain pressure on donors to honour their pledges through more rapid disbursement.