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383831

registered interest
date	18/06/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	International Conference on Financing for Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, who will lead and which ministers will be part of the British delegation to the Financing for Development Summit in Addis Ababa in July 2015.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	3135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2015 answer text <p>The exact composition of the UK delegation for the Financing for Development Conference in Addis will be confirmed nearer the time.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 26/06/2015 11:21:30 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

383922

registered interest
date	18/06/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	International Labour Organization
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 10 June 2015 to Question 1293, in what countries her Department is working on projects with the International Labour Organisation; and what the value of her Department's funding is for each such project.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	3056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>Over the last six years my Department has provided £7.6 million to the International Labour Organisation (ILO) for specific programmes where this represents value for money. DFID is currently funding programmes delivered by the ILO in India, Bangladesh and Nepal.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 3052 question first answered 23/06/2015 12:32:11 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

383923

registered interest
date	18/06/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	International Labour Organization
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 10 June 2015 to Question 1293, what funding her Department has provided to International Labour Organisation programmes in each of the last six years.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	3052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>Over the last six years my Department has provided £7.6 million to the International Labour Organisation (ILO) for specific programmes where this represents value for money. DFID is currently funding programmes delivered by the ILO in India, Bangladesh and Nepal.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 3056 question first answered 23/06/2015 12:32:10 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

381152

registered interest
date	15/06/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Crimes of Violence: Children
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 work with (a) other governments and (b) global organisations to tackle violence against children.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	2499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>My Department works to prevent and respond to violence against children across a wide range of humanitarian and development programmes. For example, we support the “No Lost Generation Initiative” where the UK is funding education and psychosocial support for Syrian children to protect them from violence, abuse and exploitation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To ensure lasting impact we seek to work closely with other Governments. This includes programmes such as our £35 million investment in ending FGM, through which we collaborate closely with 17 partner countries and UN agencies to end this practice. The UK is one of the largest Government donors to UNICEF, the lead UN agency on violence against children. In addition, we fund a range of other global organisations including Save the Children and World Vision, whose work includes ending violence against children.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 18/06/2015 10:59:19 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

353927

registered interest
date	12/06/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Mediterranean Sea: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans her Department has to work with international partners to tackle (a) political instability in northern Africa, (b) criminal gangs which profit from human trafficking and (c) other underlying causes of the migrant situation in the Mediterranean.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	2320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2015 answer text <p>DFID works across government to contribute to the overall HMG response to these issues and works closely with international partners, including the World Bank and UN agencies. For example, DFID is helping shape the EU’s development spending to effectively address the root causes of migration across Africa and the Middle East. We are also providing technical expertise through the World Bank in Libya to contribute to the political settlement process and are leading the £125 million DFID funded Arab Partnership Economic Programme Facility (APEF). This programme - led by multilateral partners including the World Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Investment Bank and Islamic Development Bank – is helping build more inclusive economies and generate more jobs and opportunities across the region.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 19/06/2015 12:40:21 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

349640

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
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: Crimes of Violence
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 violence against women in developing countries.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	1940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>I am proud of the leadership role that the UK has played on tackling violence against women and children world-wide, and it will continue to be a key priority for my Department. We have increased programmes that tackle violence against women and girls by over 60% in the past two years, and now support 103 programmes in 29 countries.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID works to prevent and respond to violence against children across a wide range of humanitarian and development programmes, from our flagship £35 million investment in ending female genital mutilation, to our support to the No Lost Generation Initiative, through which the UK is funding education and psychosocial support for Syrian children to protect them from violence, abuse and exploitation.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 1941 question first answered 17/06/2015 09:38:43 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

349641

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
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: Crimes of Violence
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 violence against children in developing countries.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	1941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>I am proud of the leadership role that the UK has played on tackling violence against women and children world-wide, and it will continue to be a key priority for my Department. We have increased programmes that tackle violence against women and girls by over 60% in the past two years, and now support 103 programmes in 29 countries.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID works to prevent and respond to violence against children across a wide range of humanitarian and development programmes, from our flagship £35 million investment in ending female genital mutilation, to our support to the No Lost Generation Initiative, through which the UK is funding education and psychosocial support for Syrian children to protect them from violence, abuse and exploitation.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 1940 question first answered 17/06/2015 09:38:43 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

349750

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	International Conference on Financing for Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the Government's priorities will be at the UN Financing for Development Conference in Addis Ababa in July 2015; and what her assessment is of the likely outcome of that conference.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Mr Gavin Shuker
uin	1891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>As a country that has met its commitment to spend 0.7% of GNI on international development, the UK’s priority for the UN Financing for Development Conference is to provide a solid foundation for the post-2015 summit in September and the climate meeting in December.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Negotiations are still underway and we are working to ensure the UK priorities form a core part of the agenda going forward.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 16/06/2015 15:25:05 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening previous answer version 5235 answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

349760

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	International Conference on Financing for Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if the Government will support at the UN Financing for Development conference the creation of a new international tax body under the auspices of the UN.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Mr Gavin Shuker
uin	1910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The UK is helping developing world countries collect more tax, for example through DFID-funded HMRC teams working in Pakistan and several other countries, and we are ensuring developing countries are participating in international processes, for example they are directly involved in the G20/OECD Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) process and efforts by international organisations to produce practical toolkits to help developing countries implement new BEPS standards. We will continue to champion these and other important efforts to reform domestic and international tax systems at the UN Financing for Development conference.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 16/06/2015 15:25:57 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening previous answer version 5234 answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

348742

registered interest
date	05/06/2015
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 the £1.8 billion earmarked for economic development will be allocated this financial year.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	1292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The £1.8 billion earmarked for Economic Development will be allocated though the comprehensive system of project identification, development and approval used across DFID. This system makes best use of our business case process to ensure we support projects which provide best value for money whilst maximising results. We will also make full use of our new Growth Diagnostics tool to ensure that economic development spend is focused on those areas where it can have maximum impact.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 10/06/2015 11:36:38 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh