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168306

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Ebola
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many NHS healthcare staff have been deployed to aid the response to Ebola in (a) West Africa and (b) each country.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	217491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>DFID, with the collaboration of UK-Med, NHS England and Department of Health, are arranging a pipeline of staff for the UK Ebola Response in Sierra Leone, using the UK International Emergency Medical Register (UKIEMR). NHS staff deployed through the UKIEMR remain employed by their NHS Trust.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>58 NHS staff have been already deployed through UKIEMR to support partners managing Ebola Treatment Centres in Sierra Leone. Some 20 NHS staff will be deployed to Sierra Leone later this month, followed by a further deployment of up to 62 staff in early 2015. Deployments beyond this point will be determined according to need. Additional NHS staff may have deployed independently to Ebola affected countries outside of the UKIEMR mechanism.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All NHS staff deploying to Sierra Leone receive specialist pre-deployment training in addition to continued training and mentoring in-country.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 217497 217504 217522 question first answered 10/12/2014 15:12:24 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

167117

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many international payments of less than £2 million her Department has made and to which countries in each financial year from 2010-11; what the total value of such payments to each such country was; and what the total cost in fees and transactions of each such payment was.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	216682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>The table below details the number of International payments together with the total values for each period.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p><strong><em>Payments under £2m</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>VOLUME OF PAYMENTS</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-2011</p></td><td><p>2352</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>2256</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>2741</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>3718</p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are unable to allocate payments to individual countries or apportion the total costs of fees for these payments without incurring a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 04/12/2014 16:30:06 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

166779

registered interest
date	28/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Voluntary Service Overseas
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 is providing to the business volunteering hub over the next three years.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	216439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>DFID is supporting VSO to establish a self-sustaining Corporate Volunteering Hub (CVH). The CVH will act as market-making organisation and will match the growing demand in development programmes for business skills with the growing supply of experienced business professionals willing and able to volunteer. VSO’s experience in international development and volunteering will ensure the Hub will be responsive to both programming needs of development partners and sustainability interests of corporate members. DFID will provide up to £3.4m over 5 years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 04/12/2014 16:31:28 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

166780

registered interest
date	28/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many security breaches have been recorded by her Department in each year since 2010; and what action has been taken following each such breach.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	216440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>DFID takes all breaches seriously but most breaches within DFID are of a minor nature such as loss of a pass. The earliest data we hold is from 2008. Across all DFID’s staff, since 2010 my Department has recorded the following minor security breaches.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Minor breaches</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>331</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>151</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>138</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>294</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>327</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There have been 9 major breaches and 0 gross breaches, the highest category.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 04/12/2014 18:00:11 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

166781

registered interest
date	28/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	United Arab Emirates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations she has made to the government of the United Arab Emirates regarding the decision of that government to include Islamic Relief on a list of terrorist organisations.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	216423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Lady to the answer given on 3 December 2014 by my right honourable Friend the member for Bournemouth East (Tobias Ellwood MP), the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (216422).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 03/12/2014 15:03:30 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

166782

registered interest
date	28/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Vacancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many posts her Department has externally advertised in each year since 2010; and how much her Department paid in interview expenses in that time.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	216450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>The following table confirms the number of posts advertised externally in each of the last 3 years, together with the interview expenses paid for the same period.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Number of posts advertised externally</p></td><td><p>Expenses paid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>£37,559.80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>£32,452.59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>£28,259.31</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to provide the information for previous years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 03/12/2014 15:04:26 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

166783

registered interest
date	28/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Labour Turnover
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which five country offices have had the highest turnover of staff from her Department in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	216477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>The DFID country offices with the highest turnover of staff in 2014 were:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>1.</p></td><td><p>India</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2.</p></td><td><p>Sudan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3.</p></td><td><p>Pakistan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4.</p></td><td><p>Democratic Republic of Congo</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5.</p></td><td><p>Ethiopia</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Providing the turnover rates for previous years could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 03/12/2014 15:05:20 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

166784

registered interest
date	28/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what has been the cost of workshops funded by her Department in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	216476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>An estimate of expenditure related to this could only be completed at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 03/12/2014 15:04:54 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

157019

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many staff worked in her Department's central disability team in (a) June 2014 and (b) November 2014.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	215389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>In June 2014 there were two members of staff with some responsibility for disability. In November 2014 there are now four staff working on disability and a Director appointed as Disability Champion.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 25/11/2014 17:28:19 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

157021

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she has appointed a senior disability champion for her Department.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	215378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>DFID has appointed a senior level managerial champion at Director level. Their role is to ensure that the disability framework is delivered throughout the department, demand accountability from teams and increase organisational ambition on disability.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 25/11/2014 17:27:43 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh