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date	18/12/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	International Citizen Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the long-term economic effect of the International Citizen Service projects on communities in developing countries.
tabling member constituency	Islwyn
tabling member printed	Chris Evans
uin	120113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/12/2017 answer text <p>The most recent evaluation of the International Citizen Service (ICS) programme was conducted in October 2017 and found that, on economic development, ICS entrepreneurship projects helped new entrepreneurs to start up businesses, and helped established entrepreneurs to build links with new markets and develop skills, such as record keeping.</p><p>Entrepreneurship projects are fully consistent with the priorities set out in DFID’s Economic Development Strategy, published in January 2017.</p><p>DFID and VSO, who deliver ICS, are currently undertaking research on the long-term economic benefits, to be completed over the next 18 months.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 27/12/2017 13:08:36 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

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registered interest
date	23/03/2016
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 recent assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in Yemen; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Islwyn
tabling member printed	Chris Evans
uin	32340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>The United Nations report that 21.2 million people in Yemen require some kind of humanitarian assistance to meet their basic needs or protect their fundamental rights, as cited in the 2016 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP). The government uses this UN report as one if its primary data sources.</p><p>We continue to call on other donors to step up. In July 2015 the Foreign and Development Secretaries wrote to international donors to raise the profile of Yemen’s humanitarian crisis and encourage more funding to the response. In September, the Development Secretary co-hosted a meeting on Yemen’s humanitarian crisis at the UN General Assembly, at which donors (including the UK) pledged an additional £85 million.</p><p>The Co-Chairs statement from the meeting can be found here: <a href="http://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/co-chairs-statement-ministerial-yemen-meeting-monday-28-september-2015" target="_blank">http://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/co-chairs-statement-ministerial-yemen-meeting-monday-28-september-2015</a></p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 11/04/2016 12:14:57 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

177640

registered interest
date	29/01/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	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 monitor the cost-effectiveness of its spending.
tabling member constituency	Islwyn
tabling member printed	Chris Evans
uin	907435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>Every DFID project is rigorously appraised before approval. During implementation each project is regularly monitored to examine whether the targeted results are on track, whether the project represents value for money and remains cost effective, and what, if any, corrective action needs to be undertaken.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 04/02/2015 17:08:03 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

168693

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	India
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 extent of the misuse of UK aid to India; and what steps her Department takes to ensure that UK aid is not misused.
tabling member constituency	Islwyn
tabling member printed	Chris Evans
uin	217584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>No new financial aid programmes have been approved in India since 2012.</p><p> </p><p>DFID takes seriously tackling the misuse or misappropriation of UK Aid, and has a range of robust controls and measures in place to safeguard the UK taxpayers’ money.</p><p> </p><p>In DFID India this includes conducting regular and rigorous fiduciary risk assessments to determine the way in which UK Aid is provided. We have put in place strong programme monitoring systems, including fraud trackers for all key projects. We conduct Fiduciary Risk Assessments (FRA) on programmes where direct financial assistance is provided to the government. All partners are subject to pre-funding due diligence checks and regular scrutiny during programme implementation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 15/12/2014 12:03:42 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

156375

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether any (a) external contractors and (b) consultancy companies engaged by her Department have charged more than the initial price agreed for their services since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Islwyn
tabling member printed	Chris Evans
uin	214989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>DFID's standard terms of contract with suppliers provide the ability to vary or extend funding.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 24/11/2014 15:55:21 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans