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62970

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date	19/06/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many telephone lines with the prefix (a) 0845, (b) 0844 and (c) 0843 her Department (i) operates and (ii) sponsors; how many calls each such number has received in the last 12 months; and whether alternative numbers charged at BT local rates are available in each such case.
tabling member constituency	Walsall South
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	201443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p>DFID uses one 0845 number for UK calls to the Public Enquiry Point. We do not record the number of calls made to the 0845 number. There is no alternative BT local rate number offered as the 0845 number in use is already charged to callers at the local rate.</p><p> </p><p>DFID has no telephone lines with the prefix 0844 or 0843.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 24/06/2014 14:59:44 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

62971

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
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: National Income
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 it her policy to support the adoption of a target that by 2030 countries progressively introduce broader measures of progress beyond gross domestic product into national accounting, with supportive statistical capacity building in developing countries in Open Working Group negotiations on the sustainable development goals.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
uin	201425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p>As we have already made clear, the UK supports the target that by 2030 countries progressively introduce broader measures of progress beyond gross domestic product into national accounting, with supportive statistical capacity building in developing countries. This language is included in the most recent draft goals and targets list released by the co-chairs of the Open Working Group (OWG) on 2 June.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The final targets in the post-2015 development framework will however be subject to international negotiations in the United Nations, in which the UK will play an active role.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 26/06/2014 15:04:51 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy

62972

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
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: Disability
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 it her policy to support the adoption of a target to ensure that all cities are accessible and offer opportunities to persons with disabilities by 2030 in Open Working Group negotiations on the sustainable development goals.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
uin	201457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>As we have already made clear, the UK agrees that all cities should be accessible and offer opportunities to persons with disabilities by 2030. This language is included in the most recent draft goals and targets list released by the co-chairs of the Open Working Group (OWG) on 2 June.</p><p>The final targets in the post-2015 development framework will however be subject to international negotiations in the United Nations, in which the UK will play an active role.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 24/06/2014 16:25:30 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy

62973

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
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: Energy
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 it her policy to support the adoption of a target to retrofit existing industries on global level based on energy and resource-efficient technologies and environmentally sound industrial processes by 2030 in Open Working Group negotiations on the sustainable development goals.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
uin	201468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>As we have already made clear, the UK supports a target to double the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency. This language is included in the most recent draft goals and targets list released by the co-chairs of the Open Working Group (OWG) on 2 June.</p><p>The final targets in the post-2015 development framework will however be subject to international negotiations in the United Nations, in which the UK will play an active role.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 24/06/2014 16:24:07 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy

62974

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Central African Republic
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department provides for services for survivors of gender-based violence in the Central African Republic and efforts to empower women and girls in that country.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Anas Sarwar
uin	201458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID is supporting a number of agencies in the Central African Republic to provide services for survivors of sexual violence, including Save the Children, International Medical Corps, Mercy Corps, ICRC and UNHCR. DFID funds are supporting health projects where the clinical needs of survivors of sexual violence can be met, and women's listening centres in order to address some of the psychological needs of survivors of gender-based violence.</p><p> </p><p>Women in the Central African Republic have been particularly affected by the ongoing conflict. DFID programmes aim to address these vulnerabilities, for instance by catering for the specific needs of mothers, pregnant and breastfeeding women, supporting women's associations in resuming income-generating activities or by mobilizing communities to reduce the risks of gender-based violence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 24/06/2014 15:49:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	3981 label Biography information for Anas Sarwar

62975

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
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: Remittances
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 it her policy to support the adoption of a target to reduce to five per cent or below the transaction costs of migrants' remittances, including regulatory and administrative costs in Open Working Group negotiations on the sustainable development goals.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
uin	201469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>As we have already made clear, the UK supports the target of reducing the average global cost of remittances to 5.0%. This language is included in the most recent draft goals and targets list released by the co-chairs of the Open Working Group (OWG) on 2 June.</p><p>The final targets in the post-2015 development framework will however be subject to international negotiations in the United Nations, in which the UK will play an active role.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 24/06/2014 16:29:39 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy

62976

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
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: Migration
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 it her policy to support the adoption of a target to enhance global co-operation to facilitate orderly, safe, responsible migration and mobility of people, including through implementation of planned and managed migration policies that facilitate migrants' contribution to sustainable development in Open Working Group negotiations on the sustainable development goals.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
uin	201454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>As we have already made clear, the UK recognises that the potential for migration to be a positive force for developing countries is increased when migration is safe, legal and through regular channels; and as such global migration can contribute to sustainable development. This language is included in the most recent draft goals and targets list released by the co-chairs of the Open Working Group (OWG) on 2 June.</p><p>The final targets in the post-2015 development framework will however be subject to international negotiations in the United Nations in which the UK will play an active role.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 24/06/2014 16:27:07 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy

62977

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Central African Republic
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 level of food insecurity in the Central African Republic; and what steps her Department is taking to promote short and long-term food security in that country.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Anas Sarwar
uin	201455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Food security assessments in Central African Republic (CAR) have shown that 1.7 million people are in need of food assistance. Food security has been affected by lack of access to agricultural land in 2013, attacks on crop reserves, poor rainfall, non-payment of civil servants and the collapse of trading networks.</p><p> </p><p>DFID is funding the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Solidarites International and the ICRC for seeds and tools distribution to improve food security in the medium to long-term, as well as supporting cash and food distribution to address the short-term food security situation. DFID has contributed £18 million in 2014 to the crisis in CAR.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 24/06/2014 15:02:23 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	3981 label Biography information for Anas Sarwar

62978

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Central African Republic
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 effect of recent inter-communal violence in Bangui, Central African Republic on Muslims and other communities at risk in that country.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Anas Sarwar
uin	201470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The roots of the conflict in Central African Republic (CAR) are complex and whilst the recent inter-communal violence is primarily targeting Muslim inhabitants, Christian communities have also fallen victim to sectarian killings. Much of the Muslim population of CAR has fled, including traders who were overwhelmingly Muslim.</p><p> </p><p>DFID is funding agencies such as UNHCR, Mercy Corps and the ICRC to implement protection programmes in CAR, including conflict resolution and social cohesion activities. DFID has contributed £18 million in 2014 towards the crisis. The UK is also supporting the international efforts to restore peace and security and has welcomed the adoption of UNSCR 2149 authorising the deployment of a UN peacekeeping mission (MISCA).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 24/06/2014 15:04:42 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	3981 label Biography information for Anas Sarwar

62696

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	South Asia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding her Department allocated to the Conflict Pool for South Asia in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Mr Bob Ainsworth
uin	201189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p>The Conflict Pool is funded from an HM Treasury settlement which is separate from and additional to departmental budgets. Details of Conflict Pool allocations are provided to Parliament annually in a Written Ministerial Statement. The statements for Financial Years 2011/12, 2012/13 and 2013/14 are available on the parliament.uk website.</p><p> </p><p>A Statement giving details of Conflict Pool allocations for FY 2014/15 will be laid before the House shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 25/06/2014 14:58:26 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	306 label Biography information for Mr Bob Ainsworth