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date	17/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Somalia: Droughts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance her Department is giving to the regions of Somaliland and Somalia experiencing drought.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	53640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2016 answer text <p>DFID has provided emergency cash transfers to more than 12,000 households and vaccinated three million livestock. We are currently providing 16,000 households with food, child nutrition support, access to health care, clean water and shelter. Our most recent funding, released this month, will provide cash to a further 6,500 households and nutrition and water for a further 50,000 people.</p><p>We are closely monitoring the effects of the drought, and matching our own substantial contribution with a campaign to encourage other international partners to step up and do more.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 22/11/2016 14:16:43 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

637962

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Malawi: Crops
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions her Department has had with the government of Malawi on growing alternative crops other than tobacco such as (a) tea and (b) maize.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
uin	53390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK has regular discussions with the Government of Malawi on the reforms needed to diversify Malawi’s agricultural base. During my recent visit to Malawi, I urged the Malawian Government to make progress on the policy environment for agribusiness, and particularly emphasised the need for reform to maize markets.</p><p>The UK provides particular support to the expansion of oilseeds and rice as alternative crops. Through the Malawi Innovation Challenge Fund we also support a tea business, and through AgDevCo we invest in groundnuts, sugar, paprika/chillies and macadamia nuts.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 22/11/2016 14:54:55 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

637965

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
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: Education
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 ensure that her Department achieves value for money in its investment in education.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	53171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2016 answer text <p>For all bilateral education investments, we have developed a range of value for money metrics which track key cost drivers. Where applicable, we use a ‘Payment By Results’ approach which means that programmes such as the Girls’ Education Challenge must demonstrate significant learning improvements for its beneficiaries in order to receive full funding.</p><p>Alongside this, our funding for research projects is building up an evidence base of ‘what works’ to help guarantee that DFID education investments are smart and well-targeted. Scrutiny from the Independent Commission for Aid Impact also ensures that all DFID education investments are as economic, efficient and cost-effective as possible.</p><p>In line with our UK Aid Strategy, we have reviewed all existing spending and have ended projects which are not delivering value for money.</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 22/11/2016 14:53:26 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

637966

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
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: Teachers
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 ensure that her Department supports the recruitment of more teachers in its aid projects.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	53172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2016 answer text <p>There is a global teacher shortage; at least 74 countries face an acute shortage of teachers. In the period 2011 – 2015 we helped to train 380,000 teachers and improve the effectiveness of teacher development.</p><p>In addition, through our £300 million support to the Global Partnership for Education (GPE), we assist 65 developing countries to develop education sector plans to get trained teachers into classrooms, where they are most needed.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 22/11/2016 14:54:00 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

638121

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Visits Abroad: Africa
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent visits ministers of her Department have made to Africa with ministers of the Department of International Trade.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	53471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2016 answer text <p>Travel plans for the New Year are currently being developed and consideration will be given to joint visits. No such visits have taklen place to Africa in recent months.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 22/11/2016 14:55:21 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake