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1125590

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date	09/05/2019
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: Abortion
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 15 March 2019 to Question 231428, since what year his Department has used that single source of data on illegal abortions overseas; and what the cost to the public purse has been of tackling illegal abortions overseas in 2019.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	252496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government uses a range of data sources and publications to inform our policy on how to tackle unsafe abortion, as cited in our published position. The UK Government has used and reported on the Guttmacher Institute estimates in our Single Departmental Plan Family Planning sector page since July 2018.</p><p> </p><p>DFID’s bilateral and multi-country programmes take an integrated approach in order to meet a wide range of women’s reproductive health needs. For example, providing a woman with holistic care for gender-based violence, HIV counselling, safe-abortion care and information on family planning. Because of the integrated nature of this work, it is not possible to provide a break-down of funding on safe abortion services alone. The aim of the UK Government’s work on sexual and reproductive health and rights overseas is to reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies and unsafe abortions, increase the use of voluntary family planning, and give women control over their own bodies and lives.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 16/05/2019 15:35:07 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1125366

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
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: Abortion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will publish his Department's detailed country policy analyses pertaining to the Effectiveness Evaluation of the Prevention of Maternal Deaths from Unwanted Pregnancy Programme.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	251916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department for International Development (DFID) published the Evaluation of the Prevention of Maternal Deaths from Unwanted Pregnancy Programme (found here: <a href="https://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/projects/GB-1-201518/documents" target="_blank">https://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/projects/GB-1-201518/documents</a>) together with the management response. These include a number of country-specific recommendations which have been disseminated. No other country analysis was undertaken by DFID, in relation to the Programme.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 15/05/2019 15:34:17 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1125367

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
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: Abortion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that there is (a) robust decision making in respect of reducing illegal abortions overseas and (b) no conflict of interest between Planned Parenthood which receives funding from his Department to reduce those abortions and the Guttmacher Institute which was founded by Planned Parenthood and is his Department's sole provider of figures on such abortions.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	251917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government’s policy on safe abortion (found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/safe-and-unsafe-abortion-uks-policy-position-on-safe-and-unsafe-abortion-in-developing-countries" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/safe-and-unsafe-abortion-uks-policy-position-on-safe-and-unsafe-abortion-in-developing-countries</a>) takes an evidence-based, public health approach that aims to reduce death and disability caused by unsafe abortions. The UK is clear that the best way to avoid abortion is through giving women information and contraception, so they can decide whether, when and how many children to have. Therefore, the primary aim and vast majority of our investment in reproductive health is to increase uptake of voluntary family planning, which helps reduce demand for abortion.</p><p> </p><p>The UK funds the International Planned Parenthood Federation to work in developing countries, rather than the Planned Parenthood Federation of America which founded, but is now separate from, the Guttmacher Institute. There is no conflict of interest arising from UK Government support.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 15/05/2019 15:52:20 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1063960

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent steps she has taken to ensure the effectiveness Official Development Assistance.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	223132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>Every project in DFID is rigorously appraised for efficiency and likely effectiveness before approval and is assessed against a robust monitoring framework to ensure it remains cost effective. The Independent Commission for Aid Impact said that DFID’s systems “improve the return on UK investment in aid” and recognised that DFID is “a global champion on Value for Money”. DFID is committed to supporting other government departments strengthen the quality of their aid spending and maximising their impact on poverty through an extensive offer of support.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 26/02/2019 17:08:46 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1035242

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Middle East: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much overseas aid the UK provided to (a) Israel and (b) the Palestinian Territories in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	205197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>Israel is not eligible to receive official development assistance (ODA) according to the international definition controlled by the OECD Development Assistance Committee. The following gives United Kingdom (UK) ODA provided to West Bank and Gaza Strip in the last five years.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK ODA £million</p></td><td><p>92.4</p></td><td><p>119.9</p></td><td><p>85.5</p></td><td><p>56.2</p></td><td><p>99.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Statistics on International Development.</p><p>Note: These figures include UK funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) and funding from all Government Departments, including the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/01/2019 14:11:44 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1010193

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Global Compact for Migration
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 absence in the UN Global Compact for Migration of the UK’s three main objectives as set out in the Prime Minister’s addresses to the UN General Assembly in 2016 and 2017, whether the Government plans to decline to sign that compact at the forthcoming UN meeting in Morocco.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Mr John Hayes
uin	192724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government is supportive of the UN’s Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, both as a step forward in international co-operation to tackle irregular migration and as a framework to help us deliver our commitments under the Sustainable Development Goals.</p><p> </p><p>As a leading voice in the negotiations, the UK Government secured positive outcomes in the final text which clearly support the Prime Minister’s main objectives as set out in her speech to the United Nations General Assembly. This includes a clear differentiation between refugees and migrants; the recognition of a State’s right to control their borders and proposals to help States build capacity in this area; and an explicit acknowledgement of States’ responsibility to accept the return of their nationals who no longer have the right to remain elsewhere.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 26/11/2018 14:18:43 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes