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819884

registered interest
date	10/01/2018
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, which fruitless payments in excess of £30,000 her Department has made by (a) recipient of each such payment, (b) purpose of each such payment, (c) value of each such payment and (d) reason that payment was classified as fruitless in the 2017-18 financial year to date.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	121956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>There have been no fruitless payments in excess of £30,000 made by Department for International Development (DFID) in the 2017-18 financial year to date.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 15/01/2018 17:47:17 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

746440

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
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, if she will publish a list of all companies, charities or other organisations which have received funding of more than £1 million from her Department in the last three financial years.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	1653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>In line with UK government commitments to increase transparency, DFID publishes details of payments over £500 on a monthly basis. This information can be accessed via the link below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/monthly-spend-over-500-in-the-department-for-international-development" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/monthly-spend-over-500-in-the-department-for-international-development</a></p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 03/07/2017 10:10:57 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

690411

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
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, with reference to the National Audit Office's report entitled, Investigation into the Department's approach to tackling fraud, published on 9 February 2017, whether her Department plans to change its commitment to spend at least 50 per cent of its budget in fragile states and regions.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
uin	64022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2017 answer text <p>The Government intends to fulfil its commitment to spend 50% of DFID’s budget in fragile states and regions.</p><p>This spend is subject to rigorous measures to tackle fraud across DFID’s budget, as noted in the National Audit Office’s report.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 24/02/2017 15:09:31 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

671813

registered interest
date	11/01/2017
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 each item of expenditure over £5 million was that was authorised by Ministers of her Department in each of the last six months.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	59683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2017 answer text <p>The table attached details all development programmes greater than £5m that have been approved by DFID Ministers since July 2016.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 18/01/2017 17:48:39 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart attachment 1 file name 59683.docx title 59683 previous answer version 30179 answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

671814

registered interest
date	11/01/2017
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 transfers were made from her Department's budget to other government departments in the last 18 months.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	59684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2017 answer text <p>Transfers between Department for International Development and Other Government Departments are set out in the Main Estimates and Supplementary Estimates.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 16/01/2017 17:49:41 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

670848

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
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, how much her Department spent on (a) consultancy, (b) lawyers and (c) accountancy fees in (i) 2014, (ii) 2015 and (iii) 2016.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	59333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2017 answer text <p>Consultancy spend:</p><p> </p><p>FY 13/14: £198,344.00</p><p>FY 14/15: £101,330.00</p><p>FY 15/16: £52,119.87</p><p> </p><p>Legal spend:</p><p> </p><p>FY 13/14: £1,027,725.42</p><p>FY 14/15: £1,393,344.26</p><p>FY 15/16: £766,252.89</p><p> </p><p>The information for accountancy spend is not held in the form requested and can only be collated at a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 18/01/2017 17:16:16 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

647239

registered interest
date	28/11/2016
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, in relation to paragraph 5.22 of the Autumn Statement 2016, what assessment she has made of the effect of the planned reduction in her Department's budget; and whether any current projects are being considered for cancellation.
tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
uin	55212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2016 answer text <p>HMT routinely adjust the Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) budget to ensure the UK meets the target to spend 0.7% of Gross National Income (GNI) on ODA. DFID will work closely with HMT to identify budget adjustments, focusing on adjusting spend that offers lowest value for money, and taking into account performance and fit with UK strategic objectives.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 01/12/2016 17:26:04 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff

600735

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
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 proportion of her Department's budget is planned to be allocated to projects administered by other Departments in 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	48287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>The Spending Review settlement provides that approximately 17% of DFID’s budget in 2017-18 is expected to be transferred to (a) other government departments to fund projects that they will administer and (b) cross-government facilities into which DFID and other departments can bid such as the Conflict, Security and Stabilisation Fund as set out in DFID’s Spending Review settlement letter.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 18/10/2016 16:02:33 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

578719

registered interest
date	08/09/2016
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 recent meetings she has had on her Department's budget with the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	45600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State holds regular meetings with ministerial colleagues including with the Department for Exiting the European Union.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 13/09/2016 15:11:09 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

576895

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
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 meetings at official level her Department has had with the Department for Exiting the EU in which her Department's budget was discussed.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	45301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>We hold regular meetings with colleagues across Whitehall including with the Department for Exiting the EU.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 12/09/2016 15:02:07 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty