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60696

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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	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

60697

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, what recent discussions she has had with Kellogg's about its working relationships with small-scale farmers.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Jim Sheridan
uin	199585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Kellogg's is not currently one of DFID's partners on the issue of working relationships with small-scale farmers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 16/06/2014 15:33:02 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	1464 label Biography information for Jim Sheridan

60698

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, what recent discussions she has had with (a) UK-based companies and (b) companies selling products in the UK about the effect of their sourcing practices on small-scale farmers in developing countries.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Jim Sheridan
uin	199586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We regularly have discussions with UK based companies about a range of issues including supply chains and how they can improve development impacts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 16/06/2014 15:33:47 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