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date	24/03/2016
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 proportion of the UK aid budget will be allocated as (a) grants and (b) loans in 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	32603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not available for 2016-17.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 11/04/2016 12:17:33 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

487098

registered interest
date	24/03/2016
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: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what reports she has received on the use of aid disbursed to the Palestinian Authority for purposes related to terrorist activity.
tabling member constituency	Henley
tabling member printed	John Howell
uin	32482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>UK direct financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority (PA) is used to pay the salaries of civil servant and pensioners. Our support is provided through a multi-donor trust fund administered by the World Bank, which carries out close monitoring of PA expenditure. Only named civil servants from a pre-approved EU list are eligible, and the vetting process ensures that our funds do not benefit terrorist groups. The process is subject to independent auditing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 11/04/2016 12:10:38 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1606 label Biography information for John Howell

487167

registered interest
date	24/03/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
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 barriers to humanitarian agencies reaching people in need in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	32642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>Conflict is making humanitarian access within Yemen extremely difficult. Humanitarian agencies report that they are constrained in reaching areas of greatest humanitarian need and delivering assistance for a number of reasons including bureaucratic requirements imposed by the authorities, access challenges for international staff, insecurity in a number of districts, and a proliferation of checkpoints across the country.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to urge all parties to the conflict to take all reasonable steps to facilitate rapid, safe and unhindered humanitarian access. We work with trusted and impartial partners such as UN agencies and NGOs who have good access and a strong track record of delivering and monitoring assistance in difficult and dangerous places.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 11/04/2016 12:16:50 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

487168

registered interest
date	24/03/2016
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 steps she is taking ensure that UK overseas aid is spent effectively and transparently.
tabling member constituency	Hazel Grove
tabling member printed	William Wragg
uin	32665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>As set out in the aid strategy, UK aid: tackling global challenges in the national interest, the government will ensure that every penny of money spent delivers value for taxpayers, and projects that do not will be cancelled. Departments follow good financial management principles set out in HM Treasury guidance in ‘Managing Public Money’ for all their expenditure. In addition, ODA spend is subject to scrutiny by the Independent Commission for Aid Impact. The UK Aid Strategy also commits all departments to achieving greater levels of transparency in aid spend.</p><p> </p><p>DFID has robust internal processes such as strong ministerial oversight, mandatory reviews on all programmes, detailed management information for use at all levels of the organisation including on project performance and quality. Other departments will have their own arrangements and DFID will continue to share good practice advice with them.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 11/04/2016 12:11:50 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4429 label Biography information for Mr William Wragg