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date	26/09/2014
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will review CDC investment policy to determine if the requirement that investee companies have non-discrimination policies in place effectively addresses the inclusion of disabled people as employees, customers and service users.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	209700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>CDC requires all of its fund managers and investee companies to apply and demonstrate progress towards the ILO core labour standards, including specifically ILO Convention 111 on Discrimination (Employment and Occupation). CDC investment policy states that non-discrimination (including disability) is a requirement for all investee companies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 15/10/2014 15:40:50 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

62503

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
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 what is their assessment of the desirability of investments made by the CDC Group in the construction of shopping centres and gated communities.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
uin	HL432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>I refer the noble lady to the answer I gave on 19 June 2014 (Official Report, column WA90) to the noble Lord Steel.</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 30/06/2014 12:55:20 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

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