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229190

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	West Africa: Ebola
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much of the UK's funding for Ebola has been spent (a) for each purpose, (b) in each location and (c) on each recipient.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	228675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The UK Government has committed £427 million to eradicating the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, £216 million of which has been disbursed to support the response. This package of support covers the costs of UK operations in the ongoing crisis response, regional preparedness, and early recovery activities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As part of this response the UK has supported more than half of all the beds available for Ebola patients in Sierra Leone, funded over 100 burial teams, trained 4,000 frontline staff, provided three labs to test one third of all samples collected nationally and delivered over one million PPE suits and 150 vehicles. It is clear that our strategy is working and the numbers of cases have significantly reduced. This is real progress and cause for cautious optimism that we can beat this outbreak.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 26/03/2015 10:09:16 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

229191

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
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: Health Services
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 integrating early childhood development interventions on nutrition, immunisation and education on the effectiveness on strength of local health systems; and what contribution such an assessment has made to decisions on the funding of (a) her Department's country programmes and (b) multilateral programmes supported by her Department.
tabling member constituency	Foyle
tabling member printed	Mark Durkan
uin	228683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>DFID recognises the value of early childhood investments and supports a range of early years’ research and investments, including integrated investments in nutrition, child health, water, sanitation, hygiene and education. Assessment of the impact of these programmes on the strength of health systems are made on a case by case basis at country level. Decisions on country and multilateral investments take account of context, programme objectives, the strength of evidence and analysis of the delivery channels that offer the best value for money.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 26/03/2015 11:14:50 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1594 label Biography information for Mark Durkan

229192

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
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
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 an increase of arranged child marriages among Syrian refugees in Jordan; and what steps the Government is taking to protect children from such marriages.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	228789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government is extremely concerned about reports of an increase in arranged child marriages among Syrian refugees in Jordan. A UNICEF report in January 2014 indicated a rise in the proportion of Syrian refugee girls who had married early (defined as before the age of 18) in Jordan, from 12% in 2011 to 32% in the first quarter of 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Child protection is a central part of DFID’s humanitarian response to the Syrian crisis and we provide multi-year funding to UNICEF to support their work in this area. In addition we also support organisations such as CARE, International Rescue Committee (IRC) and UNHCR. These interventions all have a child protection component. UNHCR and UNFPA co-chair the ‘forced and early marriage’ taskforce, which has developed a joint action plan to reduce the risk and mitigate the consequence of child marriage and forced marriage in Jordan, and to build the capacity of local organisations to tackle this issue. The UK also successfully lobbied the Government of Jordan to sign up to the Girl Summit 2014 Charter which is a global movement to end Female Genital Mutilation and Child, Early and Forced Marriage for all girls everywhere within a generation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 26/03/2015 13:02:40 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

229193

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Jordan
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 to encourage other EU member states to provide further assistance to support Syrian refugees and the domestic population of Jordan through humanitarian programmes in Jordan.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	228790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The UK continues to call upon all countries to pledge further funding in response to the Syrian humanitarian crisis, including other Member States of the EU. The UK negotiated strong language in the EU <a href="http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2015/03/16-council-conclusions-eu-regional-strategy-for-syria-and-iraq-as-well-as-the-isil-daesh-threat/" target="_blank">Foreign Affairs Council conclusions</a> calling on all Member States to pledge humanitarian aid and longer term assistance to those affected, including the domestic populations of neighbouring countries such as Jordan.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 26/03/2015 10:11:00 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

229194

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Nigeria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much UK aid has been spent in support of privatising electricity in Nigeria since 2002; and through which funding streams that aid was provided.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Ann McKechin
uin	228798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The UK has spent £39 million since 2002 supporting the reform on Nigeria’s power system. Of this around £7 million has been spent directly on support to privatisation and around £14 million on market and regulatory reform.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Support has been provided through two phases of the Nigeria Infrastructure Advisory Facility (NIAF) programme. The first phase ran from 2007 to the end of 2011 (and spent £15.5 million on the power sector, of which £4 million was on privatisation). The second phase started at the end of 2011 and runs to December 2016 (and has spent £23.5 million on the power sector to date, £3 million on privatisation). DFID support has helped more than double the power supply.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 26/03/2015 13:03:12 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1419 label Biography information for Ann McKechin

229195

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2015 to Question 221760, what assessment she has made of the ability of Syria's neighbouring countries to manage the safety and security of (a) Syrian refugees with urgent medical needs, children and victims of torture and sexual violence and (b) other Syrian refugees.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Anas Sarwar
uin	228693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>Syria’s neighbours are taking steps to ensure the safety and security of Syrian refugees, most importantly by continuing to provide protection within their borders to those fleeing violence. The UK is assisting the Lebanese and Jordanian governments with the management of their borders, and is funding the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, to provide guidance on best practice and to advocate for the safety and security needs of refugees. The UK also supports a number of specialised partners to help meet the needs of the most vulnerable individuals, including those with urgent medical needs, victims of torture, and sexual and gender-based violence.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 25/03/2015 17:45:03 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	3981 label Biography information for Anas Sarwar

228823

registered interest
date	20/03/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Bangladesh
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will take steps to encourage better dialogue between factory workers and management in Bangladesh's garment industry.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	228581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>We are supporting the formation of Operational Health and Safety committees, including training and capacity development of up to half a million participants, with the aim of improving dialogue and cooperation around worker safety. We are also supporting the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) to implement a Social Dialogue project in five pilot factories in Bangladesh, and are providing support to workers to form functioning worker participation committees.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 25/03/2015 17:43:15 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

228824

registered interest
date	20/03/2015
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: Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress has been made on encouraging companies to sign up to the Ethical Trading Initiative.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	228583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>The Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) is a unique alliance of companies, trade unions and non-government organisations. DFID supports the Ethical Trading Initiative in their work to improve the lives of workers around the world. Company sign-up to ETI has nearly doubled in the last 5 years from 45 members to 87 members.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 25/03/2015 17:43:02 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

228825

registered interest
date	20/03/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the value is of contracts her Department holds with (a) Adam Smith International, (b) PwC and (c) KPMG.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	228533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>DFID publishes full contract information on the Contracts Finder website <a href="https://online.contractsfinder.businesslink.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://online.contractsfinder.businesslink.gov.uk/</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 25/03/2015 17:42:02 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

228826

registered interest
date	20/03/2015
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, pursuant to the Answers of 19 and 22 January 2015 to Questions 220652, 220623, 221273 and 221277, how much has been spent on the Economic Development Strategy in 2014-15 to date.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	228534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>As of 6 January (the last date on which relevant expenditure data was produced) the total expenditure on economic development in financial year 2014/15 was £746 million.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 25/03/2015 17:41:51 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh