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179187

registered interest
date	11/02/2015
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 Answer of 3 February 2015 to Question 222395, what proportion of UK Official Development Assistance was allocated to fragile and conflict-affected states in (a) 2013-14, (b) 2012-13 and (c) 2011-12.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	224151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>The most recent available figures for UK official development assistance (ODA) show the following proportions were spent in fragile and conflict-affected states (FCAS):</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>% UK ODA Spent in FCAS (Bilateral and multilateral)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>39%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>44%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>42%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>43%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>ODA spend is calculated on a calendar-year basis; provisional figures for 2014 UK ODA spend will be published in the spring.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 23/02/2015 17:46:49 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

178585

registered interest
date	09/02/2015
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, what proportion of her Department's budget was allocated to least developed countries in 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	223847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p>Country expenditure for 2013 shows that 59% of DFID country-specific bilateral ODA was spent in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) as defined by the UN.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 12/02/2015 18:02:45 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

178588

registered interest
date	09/02/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Africa
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to her Department's commitment to support a reduction in the average time taken for goods to cross international borders in the locations in which the Africa Free Trade Initiative operates, what assessment she has made of her Department's performance in meeting that commitment; and what change there has been in that average time since the commencement of her Department's involvement.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	223750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2015 answer text <p>The department has met this commitment to support a reduction in the average time taken for goods to cross international borders. For example, by mid-2013 delays at one border crossing between Zambia and Zimbabwe had been reduced by over two thirds from the baseline. This is part of DFID’s approach to ending aid dependency through growth and jobs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 24/02/2015 16:58:08 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

178333

registered interest
date	06/02/2015
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: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, in which countries her Department is undertaking work to strengthen tax systems; and how much funding her Department has allocated to such activity.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	223693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p>DFID is currently engaged in tax capacity building in 22 of our 28 priority countries. We are also developing tax capacity building work in a further 4 priority countries. This includes indirect support through multilateral organisations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have been expanding our work on tax and transparency over the Parliament. This includes the establishment of a specialist Developing Country Capacity Building Unit in HMRC, to deploy HMRC staff to provide technical expertise in support of these efforts.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 223694 question first answered 12/02/2015 17:06:54 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

178334

registered interest
date	06/02/2015
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: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, in which countries her Department has supported enhanced revenue collection using capacity development.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	223694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p>DFID is currently engaged in tax capacity building in 22 of our 28 priority countries. We are also developing tax capacity building work in a further 4 priority countries. This includes indirect support through multilateral organisations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have been expanding our work on tax and transparency over the Parliament. This includes the establishment of a specialist Developing Country Capacity Building Unit in HMRC, to deploy HMRC staff to provide technical expertise in support of these efforts.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 223693 question first answered 12/02/2015 17:06:54 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

178335

registered interest
date	06/02/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Center for Health Market Innovations
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 the Center for Health Market Innovations in each financial year from 2011-12.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	223695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p>The Department for International Development has allocated the following funds to the Center for Health Market Innovations (CHMI) in each financial year from 2011-12:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>0.9m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>0.7m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 12/02/2015 17:07:24 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

178194

registered interest
date	05/02/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	CDC
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much CDC Group funding the Department has invested using Emerging Capital Partners.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	223566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>US$137.9m has been invested to date in funds managed by ECP.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 10/02/2015 17:43:19 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

178195

registered interest
date	05/02/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	CDC
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much CDC Group funding the Department has invested using Ethos.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	223565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>CDC has committed a total of US$30m to a fund managed by Ethos, of which US$21m has been invested to date.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 10/02/2015 17:42:36 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

178196

registered interest
date	05/02/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Private Infrastructure Development Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, by what date she expects the Private Infrustructure Development Group to have implemented International Aid Transparency Initiative compliant reporting for all its financing facilities.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	223531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p>The PIDG plan to publish their first International Aid Transparency Initiative compliant report in March 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 12/02/2015 17:07:41 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

178197

registered interest
date	05/02/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Caribbean
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 14 January 2015 to Question 220282, and with reference to page 234 of her Department's Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14, what her Department's budget is for programmes in the Caribbean in 2014-15; and for what reasons that budget has changed from what was originally planned for that year.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	223530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2015 answer text <p>My answers of 14/01/2015 and of 29/01/2015 remain the same. As stated on page 233 of the 2013/14 Annual Report, 2014-15 figures are “indicative” and “subject to revision.”</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 24/02/2015 14:23:41 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening previous answer version 45268 answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh