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61317

registered interest
date	11/06/2014
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, how much of the emergency response fund for the Central African Republic has so far been dispersed; and which international agencies have received such funding.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Anas Sarwar
uin	200313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>DFID has contributed a total of £23m in humanitarian aid to the crisis in the Central African Republic since mid-2013, with £700,000 remaining to be distributed according to humanitarian priorities in the coming months.</p><p>DFID allocated £5m to support NGOs in CAR in November 2013 which was increased in February 2014 to £7 million in light of growing needs. The bulk of funding was awarded to five NGOs: Mentor, Save the Children, Solidarites, Mercy Corps and International Medical Corps. Since DFID makes quarterly payments to NGOs, not all funds have been disbursed.</p><p>In addition, DFID allocated humanitarian funds to the ICRC, Common Humanitarian Fund, UNHAS, UNHCR and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 16/06/2014 15:32:18 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	3981 label Biography information for Anas Sarwar

61484

registered interest
date	11/06/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid: HIV Infection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of the Department for International Development's spending on research and development is devoted to developing new drugs, vaccines and diagnostics for HIV.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>The Research and Evidence Division within DFID spent £320 million during the financial year 2013-14. Research spend covers a wide range of different types of research across a number of themes including agriculture, climate and environment, education, governance, conflict and social development, growth and health research.</p><p>The total spent on developing new drugs, vaccines, diagnostics and microbicides for HIV was £4.5m during the financial year 2013-14. Funding was provided to the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) and the International Partnership for Microbicides (IPM). This amount represented 1.4% of the total Research and Evidence Division spend.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 17/06/2014 15:47:52 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

60941

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Disciplinary Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of staff within her Department who have been dismissed following formal disciplinary proceedings in each of the last five financial years were white British.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	199911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Declaration of ethnicity for staff at DFID is voluntary and it is therefore not possible to confirm the ethnicity of any staff who have been subject to disciplinary proceedings.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan grouped question UIN 199889 question first answered 17/06/2014 15:02:54 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

60942

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Disciplinary Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of staff within her Department who have been subject to formal disciplinary proceedings in each of the last five financial years classed themselves as white British.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	199889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Declaration of ethnicity for staff at DFID is voluntary and it is therefore not possible to confirm the ethnicity of any staff who have been subject to disciplinary proceedings.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan grouped question UIN 199911 question first answered 17/06/2014 15:02:54 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

60943

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Equal Opportunities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what targets her Department has for increasing diversity; and what progress has been made on meeting those targets in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	199932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>DFID has aligned with the Civil Service-wide diversity targets for levels of representation in the Senior Civil Service (SCS). These targets are:</p><p>· 39% of the SCS to be women – DFID has achieved this target as 39% of our SCS are women.</p><p>· 34% of top management posts (Director and above) to be held by women DFID has exceeded this target as 42% of such posts are held by women.</p><p>· 5% of the Senior Civil Service to be minority ethnic staff - DFID has exceeded this target as 7% of our SCS are minority ethnic.</p><p>· 5% of the Senior Civil Service to be disabled people - DFID has exceeded this target as 6% of our SCS identify as having a disability.</p><p>In addition to this DFID has made a commitment to improve staff engagement survey scores for people with disabilities as this is recognised as an issue across government. DFID has improved the overall staff engagement survey score for staff with disabilities from 65% in November 2012 to 71% in November 2013.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 17/06/2014 15:04:23 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

60944

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what consideration her Department gives to the diversity policies and records of businesses or other organisations when considering their bid for commercial contracts or grants.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	199953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID considers a number of factors including relevant diversity clauses when considering contracts and grants.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 17/06/2014 15:05:56 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

61004

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in Syria.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Iain McKenzie
uin	200038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The humanitarian crisis in Syria has reached catastrophic proportions. The UN estimates that 9.3 million people are in dire need of humanitarian aid within Syria. At least 6.5 million people in Syria have been forced to flee their homes to other areas of the country and there are now over 2.8 million refugees in the region.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 16/06/2014 15:23:59 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	4246 label Biography information for Iain McKenzie

61005

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
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: Female Genital Mutilation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to tackle female genital mutilation overseas; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Iain McKenzie
uin	200039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>The UK is supporting efforts to end Female Genital Mutilation worldwide by making the largest single donor commitment ever to this issue, with a flagship programme of £35 million over 5 years. We also aim to galvanise unprecedented political commitment for this neglected issue.</p><p>On 22 July, the Prime Minister, the International Development Secretary, the Home Secretary and UNICEF will host Girl Summit 2014, an event to bring together community leaders, grassroots organisations, governments, international organisations and the private sector to build on current efforts and rally a global movement to end FGM and child, early and forced marriage (CEFM) in a generation, everywhere, forever.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 16/06/2014 15:24:56 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	4246 label Biography information for Iain McKenzie

61007

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Western Sahara: Humanitarian Situation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in Western Sahara.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Stephen Mosley
uin	199871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>The UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) is currently monitoring the ceasefire and humanitarian situation in Western Sahara which is stable at present. There remain large numbers of refugees from the Western Sahara in refugee camps in Algeria, and humanitarian agencies report high levels of malnutrition among the refugee population.</p><p>The UK provides protection and support to refugees in Algeria through its core contributions to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 17/06/2014 15:01:36 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	3954 label Biography information for Stephen Mosley

61101

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
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: Employment
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 proposed target to promote formalisation of informal sector and employment in the upcoming Open Working Group negotiations on the Sustainable Development Goals.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
uin	200132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>The UK supports formalisation of informal sector activities and employment. Language on this 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 goals and targets in the post-2015 development framework will 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 16/06/2014 15:26:09 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy