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167115

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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	Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many (a) locally engaged and (b) UK-based staff her Department has employed in each country with a DfID office in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
tabling member printed	Mike Kane
uin	216638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>The numbers of Staff Appointed in Country (SAIC) and Home Civil Service (HCS) based in DFID country offices in each year since 2010 are shown in the tables below. The figures are given for March of that year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p>2010</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2011</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2012</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2013</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Location</p></td><td><p>HCS</p></td><td><p>SAIC</p></td><td><p>HCS</p></td><td><p>SAIC</p></td><td><p>HCS</p></td><td><p>SAIC</p></td><td><p>HCS</p></td><td><p>SAIC</p></td><td><p>HCS</p></td><td><p>SAIC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Afghanistan</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bangladesh</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>74</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bosnia and Herzegovina</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burma</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burundi</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambodia</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Caribbean</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>China*</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Democratic Republic Of Congo</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ethiopia</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gambia</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ghana</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>India</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Indonesia**</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Iraq</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kenya***</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kosovo</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kyrgyzstan</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lesotho</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liberia****</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malawi</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Moldova</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mozambique</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nepal</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nigeria</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>77</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OPTs</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Overseas Territories</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pakistan</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rwanda</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Serbia</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sierra Leone</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Africa</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Sudan</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sudan</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tajikistan</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tanzania</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Uganda</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vietnam</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yemen</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Zambia</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Zimbabwe</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>*</strong>Our office in China works with the Chinese government to help reduce poverty in other developing countries. In March 2011 DFID closed its bilateral aid programme to China.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>** In March 2011, DFID closed its poverty reduction programme and the DFID country office in Indonesia.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>*** DFID Somalia was run out of the DFID Kenya office until April 2014</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>**** DFID’s programmes in Liberia are run from the Sierra Leone office.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 08/12/2014 11:39:24 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne previous answer version 31833 answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

167116

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	British Overseas Territories
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2014 to Question 215721, if she will place in the Library the calculation which found that the cost of providing the information requested in that Question was disproportionate.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	John Hemming
uin	216685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>A sizeable number of files would need to be reviewed to answer this question. DFID’s database shows over 500 files for the department which dealt with the Overseas Territories for file period 1995/97 alone. It costs £1.50 to access each file. The costs associated with archive research covering the period 1994 to 2004 would therefore be considerable. In addition to financial costs there would also be substantial associated staff costs with carrying out this archive research.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On the basis of the disproportionate cost threshold for written questions, it was assessed that this information could not be collated without incurring disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 08/12/2014 17:23:52 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1483 label Biography information for John Hemming

167118

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	Kashmir
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what aid the Government provided to Indian-administered Kashmir after the floods of September 2014.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Jason McCartney
uin	216482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>No request for assistance was made by the Indian Government. A decision to not provide support was taken following a comprehensive assessment. The immediate humanitarian crisis is now over and compensation for those impacted by the floods has been announced by the Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 08/12/2014 17:23:03 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	3953 label Biography information for Jason McCartney

166586

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions her Department has had with its international partners and the Palestinian Authority on the proposed construction of a water desalination plant in the Gaza Strip.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	216256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>The UK has regular discussions with the UN, the Office of the Quartet Representative (OQR) and other partners who are working on this issue. A desalination plant can only be built, however, with increased imports of construction materials, and would only be effective with a reliable and sufficient power supply in Gaza. The UK has provided £500,000 for the Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism with the objective of enabling reconstruction to take place at the scale required. In addition, and in close co-ordination with our EU partners and the OQR, we continue to press the Israeli Government at ministerial and official level to ease the restrictions on Gaza, and to take actions which will improve the chronic energy and water shortages there.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 03/12/2014 17:44:31 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

166386

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Catering
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 has spent on catering and hospitality since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	216189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>Since May 2010 and across our 2 UK headquarters and 30 overseas offices DFID has spent £597,489.16 on catering and hospitality.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 03/12/2014 17:48:56 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

166387

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Occupied Territories
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with her EU counterparts on developing a co-ordinated response to demolition of donor-funded infrastructure in the Occupied Palestinian Territories as a result of Israeli action.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	216109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>The UK remains deeply concerned about demolitions of Palestinian property, which cause unnecessary suffering to ordinary Palestinians, are harmful to the peace process and, in all but the most limited circumstances, are contrary to international humanitarian law. The UK and the EU are currently engaging with the Israeli authorities in order to accelerate the approval of UK-funded masterplans for Palestinian communities in Area C of the West Bank. These plans provide the basis for sustainable development in Area C and reduce the risk of demolition.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 03/12/2014 17:47:34 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

166388

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Occupied Territories
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what projects funded by her Department in East Jerusalem or the West Bank of the Occupied Palestinian Territories have (a) outstanding stop work orders, (b) outstanding demolition orders and (c) been demolished since 2010; and whether the Government has asked the government of Israel for compensation for destruction of any aid-funded projects.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	216110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>DFID has not directly funded infrastructure projects in either East Jerusalem or the West Bank since 2010, and as such has not been subject to stop work or demolition orders. The UK has not asked the government of Israel for compensation for destruction of any aid-funded projects.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 03/12/2014 17:48:10 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

166389

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what aid projects funded by her Department in Gaza were damaged or destroyed during the recent conflict; and what the value of UK funding was for each such project.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	216111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>An assessment from the UN Relief and Works Agency indicates that nine out of thirteen schools built using DFID funding sustained damage during the recent conflict. The cost of the damage was around £75,000 and is being covered by reallocating the project underspend.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 03/12/2014 17:48:37 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

166390

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Take-away Food
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 has spent on take-away food for staff since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	216098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>DFID has not spent any money on take away food for staff since 2010.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 03/12/2014 17:44:51 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

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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	Water
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to reduce water (a) usage and (b) bills in her Department; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	215965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>DFID has implemented several measures to reduce water usage and bills. We have installed dual flush mechanisms, waterless urinals and have also installed Passive Infrared (PIR) Shut off Valves in all our toilets. We also have a water leak monitoring system at our office in London. DFID meets the industry benchmark of good practice with water usage of between 4cm³ to 6cm³ per FTE. We have reduced total water consumption by 17% since the Greening Government baseline year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 02/12/2014 14:43:32 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby