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101660

registered interest
date	29/10/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition
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 has given to the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	212530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The New Alliance was launched in May 2012. Since its launch, UK support to the New Alliance has focused on action to support agriculture, food security and nutrition – specifically, developing policy instruments, technology and innovation and risk management. DFID’s spend on these enabling actions over the last two completed years is as follows: (FY 2012/13) £12 million, (FY 2013/14) £17 million.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 05/11/2014 17:40:53 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

101661

registered interest
date	29/10/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition: Seeds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations she has made to the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition on the effect of their policy on seed law on small farmers.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	212531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition is a joint initiative between African leaders, the private sector, donors and civil society to accelerate responsible investment in African agriculture and lift 50 million people out of poverty by 2022. The New Alliance is one of a number of initiatives aimed at promoting responsible private-sector investment in African agriculture in the context and in support of the Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Programme (CAADP) and national priorities set out in Country Investment Plans. It does not have a corporate policy on seed law.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 05/11/2014 17:42:00 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

58311

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether any UK aid given to the Palestinian Authority has been distributed to prisoners convicted of terrorism-related activities in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	199230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I provided to the Hon. Member for Aberconwy (Guto Bebb) on 31 March 2014, <em>Official Report</em>, Column 461W.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan grouped question UIN 199231 question first answered 12/06/2014 15:59:31 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

58312

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether any UK aid given to the Palestinian Authority has been distributed to individuals released from prison after serving sentences for terrorism-related activities.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	199231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I provided to the Hon. Member for Aberconwy (Guto Bebb) on 31 March 2014, <em>Official Report</em>, Column 461W.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan grouped question UIN 199230 question first answered 12/06/2014 15:59:31 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

58313

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what arrangements are in place to monitor the use of funds given to the Palestinian Authority.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	199229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>UK direct financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority is channelled through the World Bank Palestinian Reform and Development Plan Trust Fund and is used to pay the salaries of civil servants from an approved list. The list of individuals is systematically screened and checked against international (including Israeli) and ad hoc sanctions lists. The whole process is independently audited which ensures we know exactly where and how our money is being spent.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 12/06/2014 14:02:27 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

58314

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much aid her Department has given to the Palestinian Authority in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	199228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>Information on the amounts of direct financial assistance provided by the UK to the Palestinian Authority over the last five years can be found on the DFID Development Tracker website at the following links:</p><p><a href="http://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/projects/GB-1-202564/" target="_blank">http://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/projects/GB-1-202564/</a></p><p><a href="http://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/projects/GB-1-113709/" target="_blank">http://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/projects/GB-1-113709/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 12/06/2014 14:01:10 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson