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516716

registered interest
date	28/04/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Older People
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 ensure that comprehensive data is collected on the situation and needs of older people in developing countries.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	36009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2016 answer text <p>DFID recognises the importance to collect disaggregated data that describes the distinct experiences of people across different stages in their lifecycle. We welcome the agreement of the United Nations Statistical Commission (UNSC) on a global indicator framework for the Sustainable Development Goals, which includes clear levels of disaggregation by age for relevant indicators, ensuring that countries are able to plan and monitor the impact for elderly people in order to leave no one behind.</p><p>We are supporting various programmes to strengthen the capacity of national statistical systems to produce the data that is needed. DFID also recently hosted a multi-stakeholder seminar to raise awareness for the importance of age data disaggregation and to address the technical challenges with age data disaggregation across the lifecycle, and the next steps include developing a DFID data disaggregation action plan.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 06/05/2016 08:58:35 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

516717

registered interest
date	28/04/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Procurement
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 encourage micro-enterprise companies with 10 or fewer employees or turnovers of less than two million euros to bid within its procurement system for consultancy contracts.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	35988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2016 answer text <p>DFID does not classify suppliers at the micro-enterprise level. These companies are included within the SME (small and medium-sized enterprise ) category as defined by the European Commission. In 2015/16 direct spend with SME’s was 32%, and DFID is on track to achieve the Cabinet Office target of 33% SME spend by 2020.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 06/05/2016 08:59:47 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

516718

registered interest
date	28/04/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Sustainable Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with the Cabinet Office on a cross-governmental approach to implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Steven Paterson
uin	35997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for International Development leads on this government’s approach to implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, with support from the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster where appropriate. This will be a cross-government effort with individual Secretaries of State accountable through their single departmental plans. There will be continuous bilateral discussions with individual departments across Government. The Government also intends to produce a report in due course setting out how the UK is contributing to the Global Goals.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 06/05/2016 12:16:53 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4392 label Biography information for Steven Paterson

516719

registered interest
date	28/04/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the finding of the Syria Relief Network's survey of refugees that only a third of Syrian child refugees currently attend school; what assistance her Department is providing to ensure that more Syrian child refugees receive an education; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	36111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>The UK, alongside UNICEF, has led the No Lost Generation Initiative (NLGI), which supports education for children in Syria and the region. We have allocated £122 million to NLGI since the start of the crisis, providing formal and non-formal education for hundreds of thousands of children in the region. We have improved early grade education, provided non-formal education and counselling in Jordan, and boosted formal, non-formal and catch-up education for underserved children in Lebanon. Our programmes provided catch-up classes in essential subjects for more than 160,000 inside Syria, and textbooks for more than 350,000 in Lebanon.</p><p>In February we hosted the Supporting Syria and the Region conference in London, where participants agreed that all 1.7 million refugee and vulnerable children in countries neighbouring Syria will be in quality education by the end of 2016/2017 school year. DFID committed to increase funding on education in Jordan and Lebanon to £240 million up to 2020/2021 and is currently designing new programmes, aligned behind national education plans, to help deliver these ambitious goals.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 04/05/2016 16:09:56 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

517268

registered interest
date	28/04/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Middle East: Islamic State
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 the effect of ISIL on migration flows in the Middle East.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Neil Carmichael
uin	904859
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>The appalling violence that Daesh inflicts is a contributory factor to migration both within and from the Middle East. There are 13.5 million vulnerable and displaced people inside Syria, and over 4.8 million Syrian refugees in neighbouring counties. That is why the UK has pledged over £2.3 billion to Syria and the region, the largest ever UK response to a humanitarian crisis.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 04/05/2016 15:19:17 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4104 label Biography information for Neil Carmichael

517269

registered interest
date	28/04/2016
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 steps her Department is taking to assist humanitarian relief in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd West
tabling member printed	Mr David Jones
uin	904855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>Yemen is now one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world. The UK is the fourth largest donor having more than doubled our commitment to £85m in 2015-16. We have so far helped more than 1.3m Yemenis, providing food, medical supplies, water and emergency shelter to those most in need.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 04/05/2016 15:17:17 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones

517270

registered interest
date	28/04/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Hygiene and Sanitation
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 ensure that the most vulnerable people in developing countries have access to adequate hygiene and sanitation.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	904858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>DFID is committed to reaching 60 million people with water and sanitation by 2020. We reached 62.9 million people between 2011 and 2015. Improving hygiene is central to our programming. We are the largest bilateral donor for basic water and sanitation in low-income countries.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 04/05/2016 15:27:49 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

517271

registered interest
date	28/04/2016
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 measures she has put in place to improve ministerial oversight of aid programmes.
tabling member constituency	Bracknell
tabling member printed	Dr Phillip Lee
uin	904857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>I have introduced more stringent ministerial sign off controls and this is backed up by thorough monitoring and evaluation processes and management information to better identify underperforming programmes so they can be dealt with.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 04/05/2016 14:49:47 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee

516326

registered interest
date	27/04/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Africa: Female Genital Mutilation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department allocated to schemes that tackle female genital mutilation in (a) Egypt, (b) Sudan, (c) Mali, (d) Somalia, (e) Sierra Leone and (f) Guinea.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	35842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>DFID has a regional programme which is providing up to £35 million to end FGM in 17 high prevalence countries including Egypt, Sudan, Mali, Somalia and Guinea. This programme works in a flexible manner across borders.</p><p>DFID’s regional programme is complemented by a £12 million country programme in Sudan to support the scale up of initiatives to end FGM. In Somalia, a new £10 million programme is aimed at improving women’s participation in decision-making and tackling harmful social norms including FGM.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 04/05/2016 11:21:17 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

516327

registered interest
date	27/04/2016
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: Cost Effectiveness
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 ensure that programmes implemented are cost-effective.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	35910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>Each DFID project is rigorously appraised before approval to establish value for money. During implementation, projects are measured against a robust monitoring framework through mandatory annual reviews to ensure they remain cost effective. The results of these annual reviews are scored by the managing team and are then monitored through regular management information reports to management and Ministers. DFID is also committed to generating high quality evidence through independent evaluations which address relevant questions for policy and programming, including the cost- effectiveness of programmes.</p><p>We take decisions to exit underperforming programmes and redirect resources into those that deliver poverty reduction and value for money for taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 04/05/2016 14:17:17 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron