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773265

registered interest
date	18/10/2017
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: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many climate and environment advisers have been employed by her Department in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
uin	108408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>DFID’s Climate &amp; Environment cadre currently contains 60 advisers.</p><p>The exact numbers fluctuate during the year as advisers are recruited into or leave the organisation or when existing staff are accredited to the cadre.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 23/10/2017 16:51:26 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson

773267

registered interest
date	18/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	CDC: Grants
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 projected disbursements by her Department to the Commonwealth Development Corporation in each of the next five years, setting out what percentage of her Department's budget that spending would represent in each case.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	108540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>DFID’s projected investment in CDC to support the delivery of CDC’s five year strategy which runs from 2017 to 2021 is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial years</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018/19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019/20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020/2021 - </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 2021/22</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Projected DFID investment in CDC (£m)</p></td><td><p>386</p></td><td><p>683</p></td><td><p>897</p></td><td><p>1,134</p></td><td><p>NIL</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The projected investment in CDC for 2020/21 is indicative. Departmental budgets have yet to be agreed for 2020/21 and 2021/22.</p><p> </p><p>DFID’s projected investment as percentage of DFID’s budget is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial years</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018/19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019/20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Projected DFID budget (£m)</p></td><td><p>10,373</p></td><td><p>10,753</p></td><td><p>10,481</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Percentage share</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>As set out in the business case, DFID’s funding to CDC is subject to market conditions and portfolio performance and will not be more than £3.515bn.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 23/10/2017 16:34:33 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

773268

registered interest
date	18/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Bangladesh: Infectious Diseases
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) the WHO and (b) NGOs on tackling the spread of waterborne diseases in Bangladesh.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	108507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>DFID has been delivering improved sanitation, safe water and safer hygiene in homes, schools and clinics in Bangladesh. DFID is providing support in Bangladesh through WaterAid and other UK agencies under the South Asia WASH Results Programme (SAWRP), and through UNICEF. Under both programmes our partners are providing improved sanitation and safe water to communities, sourcing groundwater or suitable surface water alternatives which are free from arsenic contamination. Over the next three years DFID will help 2.3m people get access to improved water and sanitation in Bangladesh.</p><p> </p><p>The Rohingya refugee crisis in Cox’s Bazar poses a particular challenge for the spread of waterborne diseases. DFID Bangladesh works closely with partners across sectors of the humanitarian response, including health. WHO and UNICEF are coordinating through the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) cluster, and are carrying out regular, random sampling of water points and sources in the settlement areas. One of the largest cholera vaccination campaigns in the world is underway. The UK is the largest funder of the GAVI alliance, which is providing cholera vaccines for the campaign. As part of our help to the Rohingya, we will provide safe drinking water, emergency latrines and hygiene kits for more than 138,000 people,</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 108504 108505 108506 question first answered 23/10/2017 16:33:52 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

773269

registered interest
date	18/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Bangladesh: Drinking Water
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 representatives from (a) WaterAid and (b) other NGOs on efforts to improve access to clean drinking water in Bangladesh.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	108504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>DFID has been delivering improved sanitation, safe water and safer hygiene in homes, schools and clinics in Bangladesh. DFID is providing support in Bangladesh through WaterAid and other UK agencies under the South Asia WASH Results Programme (SAWRP), and through UNICEF. Under both programmes our partners are providing improved sanitation and safe water to communities, sourcing groundwater or suitable surface water alternatives which are free from arsenic contamination. Over the next three years DFID will help 2.3m people get access to improved water and sanitation in Bangladesh.</p><p> </p><p>The Rohingya refugee crisis in Cox’s Bazar poses a particular challenge for the spread of waterborne diseases. DFID Bangladesh works closely with partners across sectors of the humanitarian response, including health. WHO and UNICEF are coordinating through the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) cluster, and are carrying out regular, random sampling of water points and sources in the settlement areas. One of the largest cholera vaccination campaigns in the world is underway. The UK is the largest funder of the GAVI alliance, which is providing cholera vaccines for the campaign. As part of our help to the Rohingya, we will provide safe drinking water, emergency latrines and hygiene kits for more than 138,000 people,</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 108505 108506 108507 question first answered 23/10/2017 16:33:51 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

773270

registered interest
date	18/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Bangladesh: Sanitation
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 representatives from (a) WaterAid and (b) other NGOs on the support required to improve systems of sanitation in Bangladesh.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	108505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>DFID has been delivering improved sanitation, safe water and safer hygiene in homes, schools and clinics in Bangladesh. DFID is providing support in Bangladesh through WaterAid and other UK agencies under the South Asia WASH Results Programme (SAWRP), and through UNICEF. Under both programmes our partners are providing improved sanitation and safe water to communities, sourcing groundwater or suitable surface water alternatives which are free from arsenic contamination. Over the next three years DFID will help 2.3m people get access to improved water and sanitation in Bangladesh.</p><p> </p><p>The Rohingya refugee crisis in Cox’s Bazar poses a particular challenge for the spread of waterborne diseases. DFID Bangladesh works closely with partners across sectors of the humanitarian response, including health. WHO and UNICEF are coordinating through the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) cluster, and are carrying out regular, random sampling of water points and sources in the settlement areas. One of the largest cholera vaccination campaigns in the world is underway. The UK is the largest funder of the GAVI alliance, which is providing cholera vaccines for the campaign. As part of our help to the Rohingya, we will provide safe drinking water, emergency latrines and hygiene kits for more than 138,000 people,</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 108504 108506 108507 question first answered 23/10/2017 16:33:51 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

773271

registered interest
date	18/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Bangladesh: Drinking Water and Sanitation
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 support improvements in (a) sanitation and (b) access to clean drinking water in Bangladesh.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	108506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>DFID has been delivering improved sanitation, safe water and safer hygiene in homes, schools and clinics in Bangladesh. DFID is providing support in Bangladesh through WaterAid and other UK agencies under the South Asia WASH Results Programme (SAWRP), and through UNICEF. Under both programmes our partners are providing improved sanitation and safe water to communities, sourcing groundwater or suitable surface water alternatives which are free from arsenic contamination. Over the next three years DFID will help 2.3m people get access to improved water and sanitation in Bangladesh.</p><p> </p><p>The Rohingya refugee crisis in Cox’s Bazar poses a particular challenge for the spread of waterborne diseases. DFID Bangladesh works closely with partners across sectors of the humanitarian response, including health. WHO and UNICEF are coordinating through the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) cluster, and are carrying out regular, random sampling of water points and sources in the settlement areas. One of the largest cholera vaccination campaigns in the world is underway. The UK is the largest funder of the GAVI alliance, which is providing cholera vaccines for the campaign. As part of our help to the Rohingya, we will provide safe drinking water, emergency latrines and hygiene kits for more than 138,000 people,</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 108504 108505 108507 question first answered 23/10/2017 16:33:52 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

772263

registered interest
date	17/10/2017
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: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many companies supplying goods and services to her Department, or contracted to deliver services on behalf of her Department, have been identified as avoiding their tax liabilities in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	108265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>DFID’s standard terms and conditions require all suppliers to notify DFID of any occasion of tax non-compliance within 5 working days. No current DFID suppliers have been convicted of a breach of obligations relating to the payment of tax in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 23/10/2017 17:01:36 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

772264

registered interest
date	17/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Bangladesh: Islamic Relief
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make representations to the Bangladeshi Government on ensuring that Islamic Relief is able to operate in that country; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	108340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>The UK is at the forefront of responding to the plight of the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. As a world leader in humanitarian crises, this is what we do best. We have repeatedly called for better access for NGOs working in Rohingya-populated areas to be allowed access based on merit, and will continue to do so. We are pressing for a clearer, more transparent process for registering NGOs working with the Rohingya in Bangladesh.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/10/2017 13:18:12 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

771491

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Commonwealth: Disease Control
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 include tackling global health threats such as malaria as part of its ongoing dialogue with other Commonwealth countries.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	107809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>Discussions with Commonwealth members and other countries on global health threats, including malaria, take place through a number of international bodies such as the World Health Organization, the UN General Assembly, and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 23/10/2017 16:50:52 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

771586

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Malaria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the effect on economic growth in countries where malaria is endemic.
tabling member constituency	Berwick-upon-Tweed
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne-Marie Trevelyan
uin	108055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>The World Health Organisation estimates that the support provided between 2000 and 2015, including that by the UK Government, resulted in a 6.8 million reduction in deaths globally. These life expectancy gains are valued at <del class="ministerial">US$2.040</del> <ins class="ministerial">US$2040 </ins>billion which, for comparison, equates to 3.6% of the total gross domestic product (GDP) of malaria affected countries in 2015.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 23/10/2017 16:28:23 question first ministerially corrected 24/10/2017 15:39:43 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt previous answer version 17005 answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan