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867034

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date	19/03/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Sierra Leone: Female Genital Mutilation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with her counterpart in Sierra Leone on the temporary ban on female genital mutilation introduced by that Government; and if she will make representations to that Government to make the ban permanent.
tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
uin	133152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government of Sierra Leone has placed a temporary ban on female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) during the March 2018 elections. This was in place for the first round of voting and remains in place during the run off vote for the Presidency. The ban was put in place to prevent candidates paying for girls to undergo the practice as a method of influencing voters. The UK is in full support of this ban. In our messages to all presidential candidates we asked for the protection of the rights of women and girls. The UK Government has consistently lobbied the Government of Sierra Leone to fulfil their international obligation to legislate against the practice of FGM/C and to approve a National Strategy to support this. We will raise this issue as a priority with the new government and we stand ready to support implementation of the Strategy once approved. We will also work to build coalitions of support to end the practice and lobby government to take the necessary action.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 22/03/2018 15:18:15 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

865168

registered interest
date	16/03/2018
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: Assets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much money her Department has raised from the sale of (a) assets, (b) land and (c) buildings in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	133035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>Since April 2010, the Department for International Development has raised £29.6m from the sale of assets, of which £20.3m is from the disposal of buildings. The remaining sales were made up of miscellaneous items such as equipment and vehicles.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Proceeds from Sale of Property, Vehicles, Equipment*</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Proceeds from Sale of Land</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Proceeds from Sale of Buildings</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>1,902</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>20,458</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>20,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>1,196</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>590</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>3,841</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>1,638</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>98</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>29,641</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20,298</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 22/03/2018 16:44:25 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

865206

registered interest
date	16/03/2018
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: Civil Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government takes to help share UK civil service expertise with developing nations.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	133073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>The Bilateral Development Review of 2016 and DFID’s Economic Development Strategy of 2017 have set out a strong and ambitious vision for the UK to develop a world-leading partnerships offer to share the best of the UK’s public sector skills and expertise.</p><p>Many UK civil service institutions already make their expertise available to developing countries. For example, HMRC has resident advisers working in several African countries, working with their counterparts to build their capacity to manage taxes and auditing. The Government Communications Service has partnerships with Tunisia, Afghanistan, Ukraine, and Jordan to improve their government communications across a range of policy areas, with a focus on impartiality. The department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is supporting regulatory reforms in India, Indonesia, South Africa, Mexico and Brazil.</p><p>To boost our UK approach to partnerships, DFID’s GREAT for Partnership programme will support a range of peer-to-peer partnerships between UK institutions and their counterparts in developing countries over the next four years. This will aim to provide the technical and professional support that partner governments request, in line with UK priorities and values. The programme is currently at an early stage of implementation as we test the model, before we implement at scale.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 22/03/2018 15:08:41 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

865209

registered interest
date	16/03/2018
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, what steps her Department takes to ensure data gathering on the effects of its programmes is (a) accurate and (b) comprehensive.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	133076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>DFID is committed to ensuring we gather accurate and appropriate data in order to effectively monitor the impact of our programmes. We work with our implementing partners to ensure robust programme monitoring frameworks are in place. All DFID programmes are subject to Annual Reviews and Project Completion Reviews which assess and record how funds have been used; the results delivered (including assessing data quality); and reviews the criterions routinely used to monitor the programme’s activities. Risks or issues identified during the reviews are recorded, addressed and monitored. DFID also often uses monitoring agents, independent audits, and other additional safeguards.</p><p> </p><p>Headline data on results for our programmes are aligned with the strategic objectives in the UK Aid Strategy and summarised by sector in DFID’s Single Departmental Plan (SDP). The SDP results are published every year in DFID Annual Report and Accounts and produced according to published methodologies.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 22/03/2018 16:46:11 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

864369

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
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: Cleaning Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what information he holds on the rate of remuneration for cleaners in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	132853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Development has a contract with Interserve Facilities Management to provide all facilities management services including cleaning. The contract is part of a larger affiliates contract led by the Cabinet Office.</p><p>The cleaners employed under this contract are paid the national living wage in the East Kilbride office and the London Living Wage in the Whitehall office. This is uplifted every year in line with the Living Wage Foundation.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 22/03/2018 15:08:01 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West