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225917

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Adam Smith International
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what non-core funding her Department has provided to Adam Smith International in each financial year from 2011-12.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	226661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>We do not hold this information in the form requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 12/03/2015 17:56:56 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

224483

registered interest
date	02/03/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid
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 12 February 2015 to Question 223847, what proportion of total bilateral overseas development assistance is spent in developing countries.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	225874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>All ODA is spent in developing countries in accordance with OECD rules.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 09/03/2015 15:25:18 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

224484

registered interest
date	02/03/2015
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, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2015 to Question 221047, whether the application of the OECD's Statistical Reporting Directives to income received results in income from returnable investments being treated as negative ODA.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	225900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>All UK ODA is reported in line with the OECD’s Statistical Reporting Directives. The income received from returnable investments previously reported as ODA is treated as negative ODA<strong>. </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 05/03/2015 15:20:38 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

224166

registered interest
date	27/02/2015
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: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department has spent on helping each developing country increase its tax base since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	225705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2015 answer text <p>DFID is already engaged in or is developing tax capacity building in the following partner countries – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, DRC, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Kyrgyz Republic, Malawi, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Pakistan, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe. This includes indirect support through multilateral organisations.</p><p> </p><p>In accordance with OECD DAC reporting guidelines, we do not currently record tax programmes under a separate spend code but we have been expanding our tax work over the Parliament. This includes the establishment of a specialist Developing Country Capacity Building Unit in HMRC, to deploy HMRC staff to provide technical expertise in support of these efforts.</p><p> </p><p>A wide range of staff across the Department are engaged in work on tax, including policy, financial and corporate advisers and staff in country offices. In addition, HMRC staff provide tax capacity technical assistance in DFID partner countries.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 225736 question first answered 04/03/2015 17:37:05 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

224167

registered interest
date	27/02/2015
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 Climate Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when she expects the framework for assessing the effectiveness of climate spend through the UK's International Climate Fund to be ready.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	225689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2015 answer text <p>The ICF has put in place a further programme, the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Programme, to support its work in this area. Impact results will be made available using the new ICF Knowledge platform which is designed to improve access to ICF data.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 06/03/2015 15:00:33 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

224168

registered interest
date	27/02/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	HANSHEP
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding her Department has given to HANSHEP in the last four financial years.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	225690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2015 answer text <p>DFID has provided £18.2 million in support to projects co-funded with other HANSHEP members since 2011. The projects have focused on providing essential health services to the poor, providing support to governments on public health service provision, and identifying innovative solutions to common health problems.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 06/03/2015 16:10:49 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

224169

registered interest
date	27/02/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Adam Smith International
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding her Department provided to Adam Smith International in the 2013-14 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	225691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2015 answer text <p>We do not provide any core funding to Adam Smith International.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 06/03/2015 13:52:06 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

224170

registered interest
date	27/02/2015
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, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of its multilateral and headquarters' spend that is allocated to least developed countries.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	225692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2015 answer text <p>This information is not available in the form requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 06/03/2015 13:52:37 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

224171

registered interest
date	27/02/2015
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, what organisations were awarded UK Aid Match funds in 2014; and how many have received their year 1 tranche of funds.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	225693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>In 2014, 25 organisations were awarded funding for project proposals submitted to the UK Aid Match scheme and nine of these organisations have already started receiving funds in line with agreed disbursements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 05/03/2015 15:21:43 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

224172

registered interest
date	27/02/2015
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: Taxation
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 12 February 2015 to Question 223693, which the 26 countries are in which her Department is undertaking tax capacity work; how much funding is allocated to each such country; and how many people are employed to undertake that work.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	225736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2015 answer text <p>DFID is already engaged in or is developing tax capacity building in the following partner countries – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, DRC, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Kyrgyz Republic, Malawi, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Pakistan, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe. This includes indirect support through multilateral organisations.</p><p> </p><p>In accordance with OECD DAC reporting guidelines, we do not currently record tax programmes under a separate spend code but we have been expanding our tax work over the Parliament. This includes the establishment of a specialist Developing Country Capacity Building Unit in HMRC, to deploy HMRC staff to provide technical expertise in support of these efforts.</p><p> </p><p>A wide range of staff across the Department are engaged in work on tax, including policy, financial and corporate advisers and staff in country offices. In addition, HMRC staff provide tax capacity technical assistance in DFID partner countries.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 225705 question first answered 04/03/2015 17:37:06 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh