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date	18/04/2019
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, which countries her Department has stopped allocating Official Development Assistance to in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	245732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>UK aid aims to achieve the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals and the Government's objectives as set out in the 2015 UK Aid Strategy. The latest published statistics for UK aid spend (<em>Statistics on International Development: Final UK Aid spend 2017</em>) show the Department for International Development did not cease to spend Official Development Assistance (ODA) in 2017 in any country which received ODA in the previous year (2016). Country-specific data for 2018 will be published in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 29/04/2019 16:52:54 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1122005

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
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: Infant Mortality
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 ensure that child survival is on the agenda at this year’s high-level global meetings.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	245727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>The UK is a strong advocate for the achievement of universal health coverage to ensure child survival, though strengthening health systems – a key issue for this year’s UN General Assembly. The UK invests around £1 billion per year through bilateral aid programmes in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health, and our support to Gavi, the vaccines alliance, has contributed to the safe vaccination of over 700 million children. The UK will host Gavi’s replenishment in 2020, a demonstration of our continuing commitment to support efforts to save children’s lives from preventable diseases.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 29/04/2019 16:52:14 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1122138

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
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: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many companies based in Wales had contracts from her Department in (a) 2017-18 and (b) 2018-19; and what the value of each such contract was.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	245944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>In 2017-2018 two Welsh based organisations had a live contract and a grant worth £6.7 million. In 2018-19 there were no companies registered in Wales awarded DFID contracts.</p><p>DFID are undertaking a schedule of regional Open for Business events across the country to help local businesses make the most of opportunities to deliver UK Aid. An Open for Business event took place in Cardiff last year and was attended by 52 Welsh companies. These events are an opportunity for two-way communication to encourage companies to compete for DFID business to share their vital skills and expertise and understand the simplified process for contract applications.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 29/04/2019 16:53:50 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi