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227591

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much of the £800 million committed by the Government in response to the conflict in Syria has been spent; and how much of that sum is earmarked for future spending.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Teather
uin	227660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>By the end of March 2015 we are expecting to have spent over £650 million and will have spent the full £800 million before the end of 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 227659 question first answered 23/03/2015 15:51:50 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1170 label Biography information for Sarah Teather

227592

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, over what time period the £800 million committed by the Government in response to the conflict in Syria will be spent.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Teather
uin	227659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>By the end of March 2015 we are expecting to have spent over £650 million and will have spent the full £800 million before the end of 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 227660 question first answered 23/03/2015 15:51:50 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1170 label Biography information for Sarah Teather

227593

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
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: Off-payroll Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many staff in her Department and its non-departmental public body were engaged off-payroll in each of the last five years up to the most recent period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	227601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>Information on the number of off-payroll engagements in 2013/14 is included in DFID Annual Reporting. This information can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfid-annual-report-and-accounts-2013-to-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfid-annual-report-and-accounts-2013-to-2014</a>. Information on previous years can only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>New tighter rules governing ‘off-payroll’ appointments in central government were established in May 2012 when the Chief Secretary to the Treasury published the Review of the Tax Arrangements of Public Sector Appointees.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The recommendations of the Review mean that the most senior staff must go on the payroll, and departments are now able to seek assurance in relation to the tax arrangements of their long-term, high paid contractors.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Treasury has carried out two evaluations of compliance with the rules which were published on 11 March 2014 and 5 March 2015. The most recent review revealed that the large majority of central government departments are operating the rules effectively. The Treasury issued £3 million in fines in 2014 and 2015 to a small number of departments who did not fully comply with the requirements of the guidance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 23/03/2015 14:49:02 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

227313

registered interest
date	13/03/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what amount her Department and its agency spent on research and development in each year since 2010-11; and what proportion such spending was of total departmental spending.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	227563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2015 answer text <p>Details of DFID’s total spent on centrally commissioned research (via DFID’s Research and Evidence Division) over financial years 2009 to 2014 can be found on the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 1</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>DFID’s Total Gross Spend</p></td><td><p>DFID’s Total Spend on Centrally Commissioned Research</p></td><td><p>Proportion of Centrally Commissioned Research as % of Total DFID Budget</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>£6.63b</p></td><td><p>£177m</p></td><td><p>2.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>£7.69b</p></td><td><p>£203m</p></td><td><p>2.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£7.68b</p></td><td><p>£222m</p></td><td><p>2.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£7.67b</p></td><td><p>£230m</p></td><td><p>3.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£10.06b</p></td><td><p>£305m</p></td><td><p>3.0%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 20/03/2015 14:40:55 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

227150

registered interest
date	12/03/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	West Africa: Ebola
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many (a) NHS staff and (b) NHS staff in Plymouth have been involved in operations to control the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
uin	227459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>UK-Med is working with the Department for International Development (DFID), Department of Health and International NGOs to recruit NHS volunteers through its International Emergency Medical Register (UKIEMR) to work in a number of DFID-funded Ebola Treatment Centres in Sierra Leone.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To date, UK-Med has deployed 153 NHS volunteers including 3 NHS volunteers from Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I pay tribute to the bravery and professionalism of the fantastic NHS workers from Plymouth who are helping to defeat Ebola, some of whom I have been lucky enough to meet in Sierra Leone. Their hard work has saved countless lives.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 19/03/2015 15:42:00 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

228017

registered interest
date	12/03/2015
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: Tax Avoidance and Evasion
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 help developing countries to tackle tax avoidance and evasion.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	908155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>The UK put tax and development at the heart of our G8 presidency in 2013. We are working with our international partners to provide expert assistance to developing countries to tackle tax evasion and avoidance. At the Autumn Statement the Government announced an additional £5 million for HMRC for dedicated tax expertise to help developing countries tackle tax avoidance and evasion.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 18/03/2015 16:08:36 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

228018

registered interest
date	12/03/2015
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: Tax Avoidance and Evasion
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 help developing countries to tackle tax avoidance and evasion.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Gemma Doyle
uin	908149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>The UK put tax and development at the heart of our G8 presidency in 2013. We are working with our international partners to provide expert assistance to developing countries to tackle tax evasion and avoidance. At the Autumn Statement the Government announced an additional £5 million for HMRC for dedicated tax expertise to help developing countries tackle tax avoidance and evasion.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 18/03/2015 16:08:24 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	4063 label Biography information for Gemma Doyle

228019

registered interest
date	12/03/2015
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: Conditions of Employment
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 improve working conditions in developing countries.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	908145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>We are improving working conditions through our country programmes and through global standards. For example, in Bangladesh, we are providing over £7 million to improve working conditions and safety in 1,800 factories, and we support labour practices globally through the ethical trading initiative.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 18/03/2015 16:07:02 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

226755

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2015 to Question 222001, what proportion, and what value, of centrally awarded contracts were awarded to firms registered in the UK in each of the last four financial years.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	227210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>We do not hold this information in the form requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 18/03/2015 17:13:11 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

226756

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Surveys
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of (a) disabled and (b) all other staff in her Department reported experiencing bullying or harassment at work in the most recent Civil Service People Survey.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	227157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>In the 2014 People Survey, less than 10 DFID respondents declaring a long-standing physical or mental health condition, illness, impairment or disability reported that they had personally experienced bullying or harassment at work in the past 12 months.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>10% of DFID respondents declaring that they did not have a long-standing physical or mental health condition, illness, impairment or disability reported that they had personally experienced bullying or harassment at work in the past 12 months.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 18/03/2015 14:47:28 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck