Asked by: Sarah Teather (Liberal Democrat - Brent Central)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much of the £800 million committed by the Government in response to the conflict in Syria has been spent; and how much of that sum is earmarked for future spending.
Answered by Justine Greening
By the end of March 2015 we are expecting to have spent over £650 million and will have spent the full £800 million before the end of 2015.
Asked by: Sarah Teather (Liberal Democrat - Brent Central)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, over what time period the £800 million committed by the Government in response to the conflict in Syria will be spent.
Answered by Justine Greening
By the end of March 2015 we are expecting to have spent over £650 million and will have spent the full £800 million before the end of 2015.
Asked by: Sarah Teather (Liberal Democrat - Brent Central)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the effect has been of changes in the security situation and displacement of people following recent attacks by Boko Haram on UK Government-funded programmes for education in northern Nigeria.
Answered by Desmond Swayne
The UK has provided £1 million to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to deliver food, safe water, clothes, shelter material and other basic necessities to those people displaced following attacks by Boko Haram.
A further £1 million of UK funding is committed to the Nigerian Government’s “Safe Schools Initiative” to help protect children at school in North East Nigeria and provide schooling to children displaced by the violence. The UK has also contributed £1.7 million to the UN’s and EU’s relief efforts.
Asked by: Sarah Teather (Liberal Democrat - Brent Central)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent steps her Department has taken to ensure a rapid humanitarian response for refugees displaced as a result of violence carried out by Boko Haram.
Answered by Desmond Swayne
The UK has provided £1 million to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to deliver food, safe water, clothes, shelter material and other basic necessities to those people displaced following attacks by Boko Haram.
A further £1 million of UK funding is committed to the Nigerian Government’s “Safe Schools Initiative” to help protect children at school in North East Nigeria and provide schooling to children displaced by the violence. The UK has also contributed £1.7 million to the UN’s and EU’s relief efforts.
Asked by: Sarah Teather (Liberal Democrat - Brent Central)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions her Department has had with the Nigerian government about protection for humanitarian workers in northern Nigeria.
Answered by Desmond Swayne
The UK is in regular dialogue with the Government of Nigeria about support to victims of Boko Haram. This includes protection for humanitarian workers in northern Nigeria.