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167113

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many contracts her Department has awarded to (a) small and medium-sized enterprises and (b) mid-sized businesses in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
tabling member printed	Mike Kane
uin	216631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p><strong>Since 2011, </strong><strong>DFID has recorded the amount of small and medium-sized enterprises in centrally managed contracts. We do not categorise suppliers by ‘mid-sized business’. </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>The department awarded the following amount of centrally managed contracts with SME’s during the periods 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 (up until end of September).</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of centrally managed contracts awarded by DFID categorised as SME</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>49</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>47</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>104</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014 to end September</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>54</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 04/12/2014 17:59:46 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

167114

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many contracts her Department has entered into with non-UK firms in each year since 2010; and if she will provide details.
tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
tabling member printed	Mike Kane
uin	216637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p><strong>Since 2011, DFID has recorded the registered office of each supplier that has been awarded a contract. </strong><strong>The department had the following amount of centrally managed contracts with non-UK firms during the periods 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 (up until end of September).</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of centrally managed contracts, awarded by DFID, supplied by Non-UK firms</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>22</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>29</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014 to end September</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 04/12/2014 17:58:24 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

167117

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many international payments of less than £2 million her Department has made and to which countries in each financial year from 2010-11; what the total value of such payments to each such country was; and what the total cost in fees and transactions of each such payment was.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	216682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>The table below details the number of International payments together with the total values for each period.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p><strong><em>Payments under £2m</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>VOLUME OF PAYMENTS</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-2011</p></td><td><p>2352</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>2256</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>2741</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>3718</p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are unable to allocate payments to individual countries or apportion the total costs of fees for these payments without incurring a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 04/12/2014 16:30:06 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

166779

registered interest
date	28/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Voluntary Service Overseas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department is providing to the business volunteering hub over the next three years.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	216439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>DFID is supporting VSO to establish a self-sustaining Corporate Volunteering Hub (CVH). The CVH will act as market-making organisation and will match the growing demand in development programmes for business skills with the growing supply of experienced business professionals willing and able to volunteer. VSO’s experience in international development and volunteering will ensure the Hub will be responsive to both programming needs of development partners and sustainability interests of corporate members. DFID will provide up to £3.4m over 5 years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 04/12/2014 16:31:28 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

166781

registered interest
date	28/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	United Arab Emirates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations she has made to the government of the United Arab Emirates regarding the decision of that government to include Islamic Relief on a list of terrorist organisations.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	216423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Lady to the answer given on 3 December 2014 by my right honourable Friend the member for Bournemouth East (Tobias Ellwood MP), the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (216422).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 03/12/2014 15:03:30 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

166782

registered interest
date	28/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Vacancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many posts her Department has externally advertised in each year since 2010; and how much her Department paid in interview expenses in that time.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	216450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>The following table confirms the number of posts advertised externally in each of the last 3 years, together with the interview expenses paid for the same period.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Number of posts advertised externally</p></td><td><p>Expenses paid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>£37,559.80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>£32,452.59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>£28,259.31</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to provide the information for previous years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 03/12/2014 15:04:26 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

166783

registered interest
date	28/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Labour Turnover
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which five country offices have had the highest turnover of staff from her Department in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	216477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>The DFID country offices with the highest turnover of staff in 2014 were:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>1.</p></td><td><p>India</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2.</p></td><td><p>Sudan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3.</p></td><td><p>Pakistan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4.</p></td><td><p>Democratic Republic of Congo</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5.</p></td><td><p>Ethiopia</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Providing the turnover rates for previous years could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 03/12/2014 15:05:20 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

166784

registered interest
date	28/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what has been the cost of workshops funded by her Department in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	216476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>An estimate of expenditure related to this could only be completed at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 03/12/2014 15:04:54 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

166039

registered interest
date	25/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	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.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	215947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>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.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>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.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 215928 question first answered 01/12/2014 16:42:53 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

166040

registered interest
date	25/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	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.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	215928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>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.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>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.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 215947 question first answered 01/12/2014 16:42:53 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning