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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

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

228620

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Afghanistan
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 (a) has taken and (b) plans to take in respect of (i) funding the Plant for Peace pomegranate cultivation programme in Afghanistan and (ii) supporting Afghan nationals to take up educational opportunities in the UK; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	New Forest East
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Lewis
uin	228515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>DFID does not currently fund the Plant for Peace programme. DFID’s education funding is focused on improving opportunities within Afghanistan itself, in line with the Afghan Government’s own priorities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 24/03/2015 16:03:06 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

228621

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which 10 consultancies have received the largest amount from herDepartment since 2010; and how much her Department paid each such consultancy.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	228468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>DFID does not hold this information in the form requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 24/03/2015 16:02:53 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

228622

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
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, how much funding her Department has lost as a result of the financial collapse of (a) an NGO, (b) a financial lender and (c) other institutions in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	228433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>The table below provides a summary of the losses incurred by DFID by category and by year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Losses due to financial collapse of (to nearest £0.1m)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>NGO</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Financial Lender</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Other Institutions</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0.0m</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0.0m</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0.2m</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 24/03/2015 16:02:39 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

228623

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
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: Health Professions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which countries her Department has supported to train, recruit and retain health workers since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	228395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>The UK supports low-income countries to develop robust healthcare systems, including country efforts to build and maintain health worker capacity through training new health workers, building skills in existing health workers, and supporting government planning. The UK has provided bilateral health aid to over 30 countries and a number of regional programmes since May 2010, full details of which can be found at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-development/about/statistics" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-development/about/statistics</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK has a number of targeted programmes that address critical health worker issues in Ethiopia, Pakistan, Nigeria, Zambia, Malawi, Sierra Leone, India, South Africa and Nepal. The UK also funds the Health Partnership Scheme (HPS) that supports partnerships between UK and developing country health institutions to strengthen health workforce capacity. The HPS supports activities in 26 countries in Africa and Asia.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 24/03/2015 17:12:35 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

228624

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much has been paid to consultancies for (a) programme delivery and (b) monitoring and evaluation by her Department in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	228430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>DFID does not hold this information in the form requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 24/03/2015 16:01:47 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

228625

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Zimbabwe
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding from her Department is currently held by Microking in Zimbabwe; and what steps her Department is taking to recover those funds.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	228431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>DFID has not provided any funding directly to Microking in Zimbabwe.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 228432 question first answered 24/03/2015 16:02:21 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

228626

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Zimbabwe
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding her Department has allocated to Microking in Zimbabwe in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	228432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>DFID has not provided any funding directly to Microking in Zimbabwe.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 228431 question first answered 24/03/2015 16:02:21 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh