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809720

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
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: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many and what proportion of her Department's Answers to Written Parliamentary Questions in the 2017-18 Session to date have referred to the information requested not being (a) collected or (b) collated centrally.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	120340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>As of 20 December 2017, 0.4% of answers to written questions by DFID in the 2017/18 session refer to information not being collected or collated centrally.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 21/12/2017 15:25:50 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

807211

registered interest
date	15/12/2017
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: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to implement the guidance set out by the Government Commercial Function in its paper Exiting Major IT Contracts: Guidance for Departments, published in November 2017, in respect of (a) using market engagement, (b) setting up disaggregation work, (c) risk assessment, (d) developing a programme plan through the transition, (e) identifying the skills and capabilities that will be needed in the future and (f) any other work related to that guidance.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	119857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>DFID does not have any major IT contracts, as defined by the guidance.</p><p>DFID follows best practice guidance and principles where they are applicable to DFID, in line with high government standards set by the Cabinet Office to ensure effective and consistent commercial delivery and drive continuous improvement.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 20/12/2017 15:46:11 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

806659

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Kenya: Marie Stopes International
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether any of her Department's funding given to Marie Stopes International goes towards the provision of or advertising for abortion in Kenya.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	119735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>None</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 19/12/2017 14:33:46 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

806667

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Marie Stopes International
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 her Department's funding to Marie Stopes International in developing countries, in light of the suspension of Marie Stopes’ abortion services in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	119743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>DFID has robust monitoring and evaluation procedures to ensure UK taxpayers’ money is achieving the results we expect of it. Precise monitoring arrangements vary by project; however progress is always reviewed by DFID, on an annual basis. All of our reviews demonstrate confidence in the quality of MSI’s services in developing countries.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 21/12/2017 15:27:17 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

806702

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
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: Abortion and Contraceptives
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department has rejected an application for funding on the grounds that the applicant does not provide abortion and contraception services during the last ten years.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	119778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>DFID does not withhold funding on the grounds of an organisation's beliefs about reproductive health alone. To be eligible for any specific funding, however, an organisation has to be prepared to deliver the expected outputs of that project, and do so in accordance with the highest standards of evidence.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 21/12/2017 15:29:51 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

806007

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
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: Families
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, to which legislation her Department has applied the Family Test, published in August 2014.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	119217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>The Commonwealth Development Corporation Act 2017 and the International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Act 2015 are the two pieces of development legislation passed since the Family Test was introduced. The impact of both pieces of legislation at the specific level of the family is small and indirect, and therefore the Family Test was not applied in either case.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 20/12/2017 15:47:14 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

806061

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	South Sudan: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department has taken to ensure the conflict sensitivity of UK aid delivery in South Sudan.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	119270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>DFID is committed to integrating conflict sensitivity across policies and programmes. An external Conflict Sensitivity Resource Facility for South Sudan has been established that provides the Department, implementing partners and other donors with guidance, training and analysis on conflict sensitivity. DFID South Sudan has also issued a set of minimum standards for all staff and implementing partners on conflict sensitivity that requires robust conflict analysis and a detailed approach to conflict sensitivity including through programme design, recruitment and monitoring and evaluation practices.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 19/12/2017 14:34:35 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

806283

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
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: Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many data incidents her Department (a) recorded and (b) reported to the Information Commissioner's Office in (i) 2015-16 and (ii) 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	119475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>The number of data incidents recorded and reported by DFID to the Information Commissioners’ Office in 2015-16 and 2016-17 is published in DFID’s Annual Report for each of these years. These can be found on GOV.UK at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dfid-annual-report-2011-2012" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dfid-annual-report-2011-2012</a>.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 19/12/2017 14:35:22 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

806304

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
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: Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many times her Department's Senior Information Risk Officer role has been vacant for a week or longer since 2012.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	119496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>The DFID Senior Information Risk Officer role is carried out by the Director General for Finance and Corporate Performance. This role has been filled without any gaps since 2012.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 19/12/2017 14:35:51 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

806316

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
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: Research
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 11 December 2017 to Question 117507, what criteria her Department uses to identify where the highest footprint of research takes place.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	119508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>DFID allocate spend thematically rather than geographically, allowing us to prioritise research into the most pressing issues. DFID funds over 150 separate research programmes amounting to around £390m per Annum, focusing on new innovation and technologies to change lives. Most focus on multiple countries or regions.</p><p>Information on these programmes and where they work is all published on DFID’s development tracker.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 18/12/2017 13:44:24 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah