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1177060

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date	07/02/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Offshore Funds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether his Department’s (a) anti-fraud and (b) anti-money laundering procedures review (i) payments by his Department to offshore accounts and (ii) the use of offshore accounts by his Department's (A) suppliers and (B) senior staff.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	14002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2020 answer text <p>There are robust anti-fraud and anti-money laundering measures in place for all DFID expenditure. The following controls are in place:</p><p>(A) For suppliers, relevant corporate assurance assessments and due diligence checks are completed by programme teams before new suppliers are added to the system, and the Treasury and Banking team are required to select the destination country for bank templates. In addition, the team check that the final destination account does not differ from that in the payment request.</p><p>(B) All our staff are governed by DFID’s Standards of Behaviour and Conduct including the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-code/the-civil-service-code" target="_blank">Civil Service Code</a> for staff and the seven Principles of Public life for <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-7-principles-of-public-life" target="_blank">office holders</a>. As part of this, both staff and office holders are required to declare any conflicts of interest including private investments.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 17/02/2020 14:21:09 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1177063

registered interest
date	07/02/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Offshore Funds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether (a) members of his Departmental Board and (b) senior executives in his Department are required to disclose their offshore bank accounts and holdings.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	14005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2020 answer text <p>All DFID staff are governed by the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-code/the-civil-service-code" target="_blank">Civil Service Code</a> and core values, the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-7-principles-of-public-life" target="_blank">7 Principles of Public life</a>, and DFID’s staff code of practice. These require that both staff and office holders declare any conflicts of interest, including those involving private or personal business and financial concerns.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 17/02/2020 14:19:02 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1177070

registered interest
date	07/02/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Private Infrastructure Development Group: Fossil Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what environmental impact assessments his Department has made in relation to fossil fuel extraction projects financed by the Private Infrastructure Development Group.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	14010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2020 answer text <p>The Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) does not have any active fossil fuel extraction projects, and PIDG’s strategy rules out any investing in coal. In 2004, PIDG did provide one-off funding of $500,000 (£273,000) for technical assistance to the Government of Mozambique on the feasibility of establishing a coal mine in the town of Moatize in Mozambique. However, no follow-on funding was provided to support this project. PIDG is also not able to invest in the exploration, extraction or refining of oil, natural gas or liquid petroleum gas.</p><p>PIDG conducts an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment on all projects before approving any investment. Each investment must comply with PIDG’s Environment, Social, Health and Safety standards, which are based on the internationally recognised International Finance Corporation Environment and Social Performance Standards. DFID monitors compliance with these policies as part of its ongoing role as a PIDG Owner.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 17/02/2020 14:23:45 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1177072

registered interest
date	07/02/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Fossil Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of trends in the level of fossil fuel usage in developing countries on levels of poverty in those countries.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	14011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2020 answer text <p>Energy is essential for development and poverty reduction, and there are many assessments that show that poor countries will need to increase investments in energy in the coming years to increase economic growth and improve the lives of poor people. Two recent examples of such assessments include the 2019 Sustainable Development Goal 7 Energy Progress Report, and Sustainable Energy for All’s ‘Energising Finance: Understanding the Landscape 2018’.</p><p>The science is clear that the world must reduce its emissions if we are to avoid dangerous climate change, which risks undermining development gains and pushing more people into poverty. This will need to be a collective global effort, from all countries, and the UK is leading by example, setting a target to reach net zero by 2050.</p><p>The UK is providing support to developing countries to think about their choices and how to best to secure the energy they need.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 17/02/2020 14:22:31 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq