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578718

registered interest
date	08/09/2016
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 recent meetings she has had on the aid budget with the Secretary of State for International Trade.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	45599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for International Development and the Secretary of State for International Trade meet regularly to discuss trade and development issues. Both agree on the importance of ensuring that UK development and trade policy are fully integrated.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 13/09/2016 15:15:25 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

578719

registered interest
date	08/09/2016
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: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent meetings she has had on her Department's budget with the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	45600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State holds regular meetings with ministerial colleagues including with the Department for Exiting the European Union.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 13/09/2016 15:11:09 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

578720

registered interest
date	08/09/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Ethiopia: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether funding for her Department's executive masters programme in security sector management in Ethiopia is classified as Overseas Development Assistance under the International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Act (2015).
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	45678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2016 answer text <p>UK support for the Executive Masters Programme in Security Sector Management Ethiopia (MSc) included both Overseas Development Assistance and non-Overseas Development Assistance elements.</p><p>DFID suspended support to the programme in June 2014 and the programme was closed in June 2015.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 13/09/2016 14:52:40 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

578722

registered interest
date	08/09/2016
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 assessment she has made of the effect of the Government's commitment to allocating 50 per cent of her Department's spending to fragile states and regions on the future allocation of development assistance to poor but peaceful countries.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	45607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2016 answer text <p>DFID uses a range of factors to determine allocations to countries, including the need of those countries for development assistance, how effective our assistance is likely to be in those countries, and the strategic fit with UK government priorities.</p><p>The 50% commitment is not only the right thing to do but also the smart thing to do for Britain’s national interest. The commitment ensures that we improve the lives of the poorest and most vulnerable people in the world. Poverty is increasingly concentrated in fragile states and regions, and conflict is one of the major challenges to development. Over half of the world’s poor live in fragile states.</p><p>Our work in fragile states and regions will help to build stability, prevent conflict and support economic growth in the world’s poorest countries and regions. Without stability, our gains on poverty reduction risk being reversed.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 13/09/2016 15:10:46 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

582786

registered interest
date	08/09/2016
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 her Department is taking to ensure value for money in its aid budget.
tabling member constituency	Taunton Deane
tabling member printed	Rebecca Pow
uin	906321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2016 answer text <p>My predecessors in Government have made huge progress in improving British aid by creating an independent aid watchdog, introducing much tougher value-for-money controls and making DFID’s spending even more transparent.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 14/09/2016 15:13:23 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow

582787

registered interest
date	08/09/2016
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 progress she is making on ensuring that Syrian refugee children in that region receive an education; and what her plans are to follow up the outcomes of the London Conference in February 2016 at the next UN General Assembly meeting.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Ben Howlett
uin	906328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2016 answer text <p>DFID helped launch and has committed £285 million to the No Lost Generation Initiative. This will provide education opportunities for an estimated 1.4 million Syrian refugee children allowing them to catch up on lost learning time and perform well in public school examinations in the foundational subjects of Arabic, English, Maths and Science.</p><p>The Secretary of State for International Development will co-host an event at the UN General Assembly in which Conference co-hosts, top donors and refugee-hosting countries will review the overall progress against the commitments. The event aims to agree on how donors and host countries can improve and hasten education provision and quality for refugee children, and job opportunities; and review the evolving situation inside Syria, with particular reference to humanitarian access and protection.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/09/2016 15:23:33 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4445 label Biography information for Ben Howlett

582788

registered interest
date	08/09/2016
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 her Department is taking to ensure value for money in its aid budget.
tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
tabling member printed	James Berry
uin	906326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2016 answer text <p>My predecessors in Government have made huge progress in improving British aid by creating an independent aid watchdog, introducing much tougher value-for-money controls and making DFID’s spending even more transparent.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 14/09/2016 15:14:32 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4489 label Biography information for James Berry

582789

registered interest
date	08/09/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Exchange Rates
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 effect of recent changes in the relative value of the pound on her Department's finances.
tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
uin	906320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2016 answer text <p>We have conducted an assessment of the effects of recent changes, and our conclusion is that the impact is relatively limited, for 3 reasons:</p><ol><li>fluctuations are not new;</li><li>almost all of our payments are in pounds, so fluctuations do not directly impact departmental finances; and</li><li>the partners we work with are carefully selected to make sure they have robust financial mechanisms in place, to deal with currency fluctuations and other risks.</li></ol> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/09/2016 15:22:18 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff

577597

registered interest
date	07/09/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Malawi: Food Supply
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 tackle food insecurity in Malawi.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	45530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2016 answer text <p>Malawi is facing its worst food crises since independence. The UK’s commitment to Malawi will help feed and sustain over a quarter of a million vulnerable people and treat 150,000 children and vulnerable adults suffering from malnutrition. We are preparing further support to prevent cholera and other waterborne diseases. We are urging our international partners to further scale-up their response now, as we continue to work with the Government of Malawi at the policy level to break the cycle of recurring humanitarian crises.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 14/09/2016 15:34:19 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

577598

registered interest
date	07/09/2016
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: Rubella
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 has taken to help tackle rubella contracted by children in Africa.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	45456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>Rubella is a vaccine-preventable disease. The UK is the largest donor to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, which protects children from rubella through the Measles-Rubella vaccine. By the end of 2015, Gavi had immunised 164 million children with measles-rubella vaccine.</p><p>From 2016 to 2020 Gavi will greatly scale up the Measles-Rubella vaccine, averting more than 1 million future deaths, and greatly reducing the number of children in Africa who suffer from Congenital Rubella Syndrome each year. In total, the UK will invest £1.44bn in Gavi between 2016 and 2020, to immunise 76 million children and save 1.4 million lives.</p><p>The Department for International Development supports countries to strengthen their health care systems so that they can provide good quality services to prevent and treat all the main illnesses affecting children, including Congenital Rubella Syndrome.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton grouped question UIN 45445 question first answered 12/09/2016 15:05:29 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans