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390409

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date	15/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of her Department's budget was spent on (a) equipment and goods and (b) consultancy from UK companies in each of the last three years; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	7252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>In line with the UK Government commitments to increase transparency, DFID publishes details of types of contract award and spend transactions over £500 on a monthly basis. This includes expenditure at supplier level and the amount for project and Consultancy services. This information can be accessed for spend on the .Gov portal and for contracts on the Contracts finder website.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>British taxpayers expect all ODA to be high quality and well-targeted, and since 2010, value for money and transparency of UK official development assistance (ODA) has been a top priority for DFID. In the last 5 years, DFID has worked hard to make its systems and processes more rigorous to make sure that aid projects reach intended beneficiaries and deliver results, including introducing greater ministerial oversight and new spending controls. Business cases and delivery plans are used for all DFID projects setting out the rationale for the projects and how they will be implemented. Formal project reviews are required annually and at completion against a performance monitoring framework. These reviews assess and record that funds have been used for their intended purposes and what results have been delivered. DFID has also reduced the number of bilateral country programmes since 2010. Finally, DFID has introduced greater transparency and scrutiny of DFID’s work through setting up the aid watchdog, the Independent Commission for Aid Impact, which scrutinises everything DFID does, alongside the work of the International Development Select Committee.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 20/07/2015 16:38:00 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

390411

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Nepal: Nature Conservation
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 has taken to help prevent the extinction by poaching of (a) the Bengal tiger and (b) rhino herds in Nepal.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	7303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>In February 2014, DFID supported the UK-hosted London Conference on Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT), hosted by the Foreign Secretary and attended by heads of state and ministers from countries around the world affected by this issue. Parties committed to making progress on tackling demand from species threatened with extinction, including the rhino and tiger. In addition, the World Wildlife Fund receives £3 million per annum from a Programme Partnership Arrangement with DFID which supports broader conversation and the safeguarding of ecosystems.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 20/07/2015 16:31:16 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

390412

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Nepal: Infrastructure
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 help long-term improvements to the (a) water supply and (b) road network in Nepal after the recent earthquake.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	7301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The British Government’s response to the recent devastating earthquakes in Nepal now stands at £70 million, making the UK one of the largest bilateral donors to Nepal. UK support has delivered important results including: 5,600,000 people benefitting from the restoration of healthcare services in their area; 200,000 benefitting from shelter support; and 80,000 people receiving cash transfers.</p><p> </p><p>35,000 people have benefitted from improved facilities as part of the emergency response. The UK also supports with the Gurkha Welfare Scheme in Nepal, which works with communities and local government to develop sustainable community-managed water systems. DFID also directly supports major water projects through UNICEF, which aim to provide long-term and sustainable water access in Nepal.</p><p> </p><p>I have just approved a major additional investment to a rural access programme, which takes the UK’s investment in roads in Nepal to over £70m, to include benefits in earthquake affected areas. This expansion will provide support to maintain an additional 2,400km of roads, which will provide 7.5 million person-days of employment and link 800,000 people to the road network.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 20/07/2015 16:30:31 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

390415

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Audit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent independent audit there has been of the effectiveness of her Department's disbursement of services.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	7485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The National Audit Office, the principal state audit body in the United Kingdom, provides independent external audit of DFID’s spending, including carrying out value for money and other effectiveness reviews. DFID’s Annual Report and Accounts are also subject to audit by the National Audit Office. The Comptroller and Auditor General signed DFID’s 2014–15 Annual Report and Accounts on 9 July 2015 and issued an unqualified audit opinion. Rigorous independent scrutiny of the effectiveness of DFID’s work is also provided by the Independent Commission on Aid Impact which reports to the International Development Select Committee in Parliament.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID’s internal audit department provides assurance over governance, risk management and control systems through a programme of audits which cover DFID processes, departments and projects. In 2014-15 the Secretary of State significantly scaled up internal audit and counter fraud resources to strengthen internal capacity and skills, increase the depth and breadth of assurance coverage, and ensure that all DFID country offices are audited at least every other year. At a programme level, all organisations which receive funding from DFID are required to provide evidence about the use of funds, including providing independently audited financial statements to our programme managers.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 20/07/2015 16:34:56 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

389878

registered interest
date	14/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma: Rohingya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her Department's policy is on using the word Rohingya when discussing the Rohingya with the government of Burma.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	6960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>While the Department for International Development has no formal policy on this point, we believe in the right of minorities to choose the name by which they are identified. I and other UK Ministers are on record using the word Rohingya, and we continue to use the word in communications with the government of Burma.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 20/07/2015 16:35:36 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

389879

registered interest
date	14/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has held with the UN Secretary General on his role in negotiating humanitarian access in Rakhine state, Burma.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	6961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for International Development has not held discussions with the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on his role in negotiating humanitarian access in Rakhine State, Burma. We welcome the firm personal stand the UN Secretary General has already taken on the Rohingya and continue to encourage a wider UN leadership role to help bring peace and reconciliation to all communities in Rakhine State.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 20/07/2015 16:39:03 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

389882

registered interest
date	14/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her Department's planned expenditure is on each of the five pillars listed under its strategic framework for economic development in (a) 2015 and (b) each of the following four years.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	6985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>Our targeted expenditure under our strategic framework for economic development is £1.8billion for financial year 2015/16 across all 5 pillars. Targeted spend figures for future financial years have yet to be finalised. Details of the expenditure of all ongoing DFID programmes can be accessed at <a href="http://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/" target="_blank">http://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 6986 question first answered 16/07/2015 16:14:42 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

389883

registered interest
date	14/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her Department's expenditure has been (a) on each programme and (b) in each county under its strategic framework for economic development in 2015 to date.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	6986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>Our targeted expenditure under our strategic framework for economic development is £1.8billion for financial year 2015/16 across all 5 pillars. Targeted spend figures for future financial years have yet to be finalised. Details of the expenditure of all ongoing DFID programmes can be accessed at <a href="http://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/" target="_blank">http://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 6985 question first answered 16/07/2015 16:14:42 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

389233

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burundi: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her policy is on providing additional funds to the Regional Refugee Response Plan for the situation in Burundi.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	6798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>We are seriously concerned about the deteriorating humanitarian crisis in Burundi.</p><p> </p><p>To support the international response and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Burundi Regional Refugee Response Plan, DFID has provided £9.25million to support relief efforts for Burundian refugees fleeing to Tanzania and £3.9million to support Burundian refugees in Rwanda. This funding will be deployed to provide life-saving activities (water and sanitation infrastructure, shelter, health and food rations).</p><p> </p><p>We have deployed human resources to improve the quality of the response (a secondment to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) to work with the country team in Burundi to strengthen coordination and planning, as well as a DFID Humanitarian Advisor to work with Tanzania and Rwanda DFID offices to monitor the situation and develop appropriate programme responses).</p><p> </p><p>DFID is also the main donor to the international NGO consortium START network, which provides funding to international NGOs to rapidly respond to emergencies and build the capacity of local NGOs. DFID has provided £13.7million to the network for its global operations since April 2014. To support the humanitarian response to the Burundian situation, START has so far released £442,327 in Burundi, £275,281 in Rwanda, £ 430,203 in Tanzania and £330,000 in the DRC.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID continues to work closely with the FCO to monitor the situation in Burundi and in the surrounding areas and to work with our partners to respond to needs on the ground.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 16/07/2015 16:13:15 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

388964

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Ministerial Policy Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the name, responsibilities and pay band are of each special adviser in her Department.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Stuart Blair Donaldson
uin	6333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my Rt Hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office on 13 July 2015.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 16/07/2015 16:15:29 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4377 label Biography information for Stuart Blair Donaldson