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60534

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date	09/06/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Turks and Caicos Islands
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will place in the Library of the House the bond document of the loan that they have guaranteed for the Turks and Caicos Islands.
tabling member printed	Lord Ashcroft
uin	HL123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The TCI Government issued US$170 million of bonds in 2011 under the terms of an Offering Memorandum. This was guaranteed by DFID. It would not be appropriate for her Majesty's Government to place a Turks and Caicos Islands Government document in the Library of the House. A copy might be requested, however, from the Turks and Caicos Islands Government.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 23/06/2014 16:54:25 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	2568 label Biography information for Lord Ashcroft

60538

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	CDC
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they consider investment by the Commonwealth Development Corporation in luxury construction projects is consistent with the Department for International Development's overall objectives in developing countries.
tabling member printed	Lord Steel of Aikwood
uin	HL127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>In 2013, CDC's 1,300 investee companies directly employed over a million people, and created more than 68,000 net new jobs.</p><p>Individual investments are fully decided by CDC and the Government has put in place strict rules which require commitments to deliver jobs, economic development and poverty alleviation in developing countries.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 19/06/2014 16:29:55 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	949 label Biography information for Lord Steel of Aikwood

60561

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the total amount of international aid to Burma and what percentage is provided by them.
tabling member printed	Baroness Nye
uin	HL150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID publishes aid statistics each year on the gov.uk website as ‘Statistics on International Development' (SID). The most recent set of data for which we can compare UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) with the total of bilateral ODA provided by OECD Development Assistance Committee countries to Burma is from 2010, when the overall total was £161 million. The UK provided around 18% of this total.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 18/06/2014 15:43:00 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	4180 label Biography information for Baroness Nye

60625

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Bangladesh
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the Answer of 14 May 2014, Official Report, column 600W, on Bangladesh, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to make it compulsory for all UK clothing companies which use suppliers in Bangladesh to sign the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	199704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>The Accord is an independent and legally binding agreement between unions and international companies that source their clothes from Bangladesh. As such it is not the Government's place to compel companies to sign up. However as referred to in my previous response, I would very much encourage them to do so, and would encourage consumers to make their expectations clear to the retailers and brands from which they buy their clothes.</p><p>In September 2013 the UK launched its action plan on business and human rights, laying out the expectations for business in line with the UN Guiding Principles. Signing up to the Accord not only demonstrates that companies are serious about their responsibilities but will also help them to ensure that workers in their supply chains are safe and treated properly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 16/06/2014 16:14:42 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

60696

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
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: Agriculture
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will request UK-based companies to make publicly available impact studies on how their sourcing practices affect small-scale farmers in developing countries.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Jim Sheridan
uin	199588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>The UK Companies Act 2006 includes reporting requirements for UK-domiciled businesses to report on the social and environmental impacts of their investments. DFID does not lead on UK company reporting, but we are working closely with other Government Departments, including the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, to support improved transparency and accountability of UK businesses, in particular where they impact on development.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 16/06/2014 15:35:33 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	1464 label Biography information for Jim Sheridan

60699

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
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: Females
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 (a) UK-based companies and (b) companies selling products in the UK about (i) how they are ensuring women in the supply chain are empowered to get their rights and (ii) whether they have signed up to the UN Women's Empowerment Principles.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Jim Sheridan
uin	199587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We have regular discussions with UK based companies about a range of issues including supply chains and women's economic empowerment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 16/06/2014 15:34:44 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	1464 label Biography information for Jim Sheridan

60846

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
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: Humanitarian Situation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in Burundi.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	199597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>Burundi is affected by food insecurity, although harvests were above average in 2013. Burundi is also currently host to 121,560 refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs) as well as 33,000 Burundian returnees who came back from Mtabila camp in Tanzania following its closure at the end of 2012. Burundi's high population density creates a challenge for the Government of Burundi to find durable solutions for reintegration of IDPs and returnees. DFID will continue to monitor the humanitarian situation and in particular rainfall levels in the north of the country.</p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 16/06/2014 15:37:55 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

60847

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Democratic Republic of Congo
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 had with her US counterpart on conditionality of future US development aid to the Democratic Republic of Congo on adherence to constitutional term limits in that country.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	199596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>UK ministers have discussions with their counterparts on a wide range of issues. The terms of US development aid is a matter for the US government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 16/06/2014 15:36:15 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas