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65041

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Bilateral Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much was spent in bilateral aid in each country with a UK bilateral aid programme (a) in cash and (b) at current prices in 2009-10 and each year since.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
uin	203358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department for International Development annually publishes details of its bilateral spend to countries in its Statistics on International Development (SID). The most recent publication can be found by following the link below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/statistics-on-international-development-2013-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/statistics-on-international-development-2013-tables</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Bilateral aid, or Official Development Assistance (ODA), is a cash transaction. Current price figures are the same as the cash figure in the year they were reported.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 08/07/2014 16:07:32 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

65042

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will estimate the total number of ministerial replies from her Department to hon. Members in a parliamentary session; and what proportion of such replies are sent (a) by letter and (b) by email.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	203308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I refer Hon. Member to the answer provided yesterday by my Rt Hon. Friend the member for Horsham (Mr Maude), <em>Official Report</em>, Column 5W .</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan grouped question UIN 203531 question first answered 08/07/2014 16:02:20 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

65043

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of reports of a food crisis in Chin State, Burma; and what food support her Department is providing in that region.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Mr David Burrowes
uin	203271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID has contributed to a food security programme in Chin State through the Livelihoods and Food Security Trust Fund which is helping increase agricultural production through activities such as better quality seeds, and also helping farmers get their produce to markets.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 08/07/2014 16:07:01 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1518 label Biography information for Mr David Burrowes

65044

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much Official Development Assistance (ODA) was spent (a) in cash terms, (b) at current prices, as proportion of total UK ODA in 2009-10 and each year since then on procuring (i) goods and (ii) services from private sector suppliers with their head office based in (A) developed and (B) developing countries.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
uin	203237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>To provide an itemised list of goods and services from private sector suppliers for each financial year from 2009 forward detailing spends between developed and developing countries would incur disproportionate costs to my department.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 08/07/2014 16:05:21 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

64810

registered interest
date	30/06/2014
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: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many children received schooling as a direct result of UK aid in (a) sub-Saharan Africa and (b) South Asia in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	202969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Up until September 2013, UK Aid has supported over 6.4 million children in primary and lower secondary school, of which 3.1 million were girls, through our bilateral programmes. Of these, 4.2 million were in Sub-Saharan Africa and 2.1 million children were in South Asia. These figures are the latest available, and are reported in the DFID Annual Report and Accounts 2012/13.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 07/07/2014 16:36:52 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

64811

registered interest
date	30/06/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	International Organisations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, on how many boards of multilateral organisations representatives from her Department sit; and how many meetings of each board such representatives of has not attended in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	202983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID currently sits on the board of 28 multilateral organisations to which it gives core funding, sometimes representing the UK alone and sometimes also representing a constituency (group of donor members). DFID either attended, or was represented by a member of their constituency at, all Board meetings in the last 12 months.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 07/07/2014 16:37:42 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

64812

registered interest
date	30/06/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	AIDS: Conferences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, who will represent her Department at the upcoming International Aids Conference.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	202984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Her Majesty's Government will be represented at the conference. We do not routinely confirm attendance in advance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 07/07/2014 16:38:14 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

64813

registered interest
date	30/06/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which organisations collect subscriptions through the employers' payroll service in her Department and its non-departmental public body.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	203108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There are currently four organisations which collect subscriptions through DFID's payroll service:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>• Civil Service Club</p><p> </p><p>• Civil Service Sports Council</p><p> </p><p>• Public and Commercial Services Union</p><p> </p><p>• EKODA Club (social club)</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 07/07/2014 16:39:03 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

64814

registered interest
date	30/06/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what projects her Department is supporting in promoting free media in Burma.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	203124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID provides a global grant to BBC Media Action which includes work in Burma. In Burma, this has supported capacity-building with the state broadcaster, training of local journalists, and the launch of new programmes featuring opposition voices and the views of ordinary people.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 07/07/2014 16:40:10 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

64815

registered interest
date	30/06/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma
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 achieve universal healthcare in Burma.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	203126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Along with other donors, DFID funds the Three Millennium Development Goal Fund. This fund is delivering improved reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health services across seven states and regions, as well as funding gaps in the national programmes to control HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria. The fund also invests in improved health systems, including the supply of drugs and commodities, human resources, and health information systems.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 07/07/2014 16:40:41 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield