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595917

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of the staff employed by her Department are non-UK nationals.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	47418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2016 answer text <p>All Government Departments are bound by legal requirements concerning the right to work in the UK and, in addition, the Civil Service Nationality Rules.</p><p>Evidence of nationality is checked at the point of recruitment into the Civil Service as part of wider pre-employment checks, but there is no requirement on departments to retain this information beyond the point at which it has served its purpose.</p><p>More broadly, the Government will be consulting in due course on how we work with business to ensure that workers in this country have the skills that they need to get a job. But there are no proposals to publish lists of the number or proportion of foreign workers.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/10/2016 17:10:40 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

595946

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Ethiopia: Security
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 13 September 2016 to Question 45678, on Ethiopia: security, what non-overseas development assistance elements were included in the executive masters programme in security sector management, which closed in June 2015.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	47239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2016 answer text <p>UK non-Overseas Development Assistance support for the Executive Masters Programme in Security Sector Management – totalling £140,000 - covered the costs of the non-civilian students that attended the course.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 14/10/2016 10:54:16 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

583196

registered interest
date	14/09/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Renewable Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans she has to increase investment in decentralised renewable energy in developing countries.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	46493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>The UK Government is playing a leading role in improving energy access in developing countries. DFID has a range of programmes which are working with developing countries to ensure renewable energy markets work effectively as well as supporting energy businesses to grow, and providing consumers with access to funding to buy solar goods. For example, our Energy Access Ventures programme is investing in off-grid electric and we are delivering green mini-grid solutions across Africa.</p><p>Through the UK Government’s Energy Africa campaign we are working with solar firms to help them access the finance they need to expand their businesses, create jobs and help reach millions of people in Africa without electricity access.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 10/10/2016 15:59:14 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

578720

registered interest
date	08/09/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Ethiopia: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether funding for her Department's executive masters programme in security sector management in Ethiopia is classified as Overseas Development Assistance under the International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Act (2015).
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	45678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2016 answer text <p>UK support for the Executive Masters Programme in Security Sector Management Ethiopia (MSc) included both Overseas Development Assistance and non-Overseas Development Assistance elements.</p><p>DFID suspended support to the programme in June 2014 and the programme was closed in June 2015.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 13/09/2016 14:52:40 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

536706

registered interest
date	15/07/2016
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: 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 15 June 2016 to Question 39874, whether the donations listed were specifically for children affected by the conflict in Yemen
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	42936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2016 answer text <p>Our humanitarian aid is provided on the basis of humanitarian need. The funding commitments listed in the Answer of 15 June 2016 to Question 39874 support men, women and children affected by the conflict; it is not possible to say exactly how much has been used specifically to support children. Since the UN reports that the conflict in Yemen has spread to 20 out of 22 governorates, it is likely that most children in Yemen have been directly or indirectly affected by the conflict.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 20/07/2016 13:31:56 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

524012

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
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: Overseas Aid
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 ensure that UK aid for the conflict in Yemen benefits its intended recipients; and what proportion of the £85 million of aid for Yemen committed in the last year has been used to support children.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	39874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2016 answer text <p>The UK is the 4th largest donor to the crisis in Yemen and has more than doubled its humanitarian support over the last year to £85 million for 2015/16. We work with trusted and impartial partners such as UN agencies and NGOs who have good access and a strong track record of delivering and monitoring assistance in difficult and dangerous places. We regularly monitor and review our programmes and have an independent monitoring programme to provide independent assurance on what we are delivering.</p><p>In 2015/16 DFID provided the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) with £6 million, United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) with over £21 million and Save the Children with over £3 million. Amongst other activities, our funding helped treat over 150,000 children under 5 with severe acute malnutrition and screen 140,000 children for childhood infections. It also helped support and refer displaced children and enabled 3,500 refugee children and Yemeni children from their host communities to resume education. DFID has also supported education in Yemen through the Social Fund for Development (SFD). Since 2010, more than 240,000 children have attended schools supported by SFD.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Sir Desmond Swayne question first answered 15/06/2016 13:20:21 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

450264

registered interest
date	03/02/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid: Polio
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what programmes her Department has contributed to from the £300 million it allocated to eradicate polio.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	25644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2016 answer text <p>The United Kingdom remains fully committed to global polio eradication and has pledged £300 million to support the Global Polio Eradication Initiative for 2013 to 2019. Of the £300 million, £270 million is directed to the World Health Organisation, which hosts the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. £30 million is allocated to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to support its role in the global introduction of the Inactivated Polio Vaccine, a key step in the path to eradication.</p><p>As the third largest contributor towards global polio eradication, UK support has played a crucial role in the more than 99% decrease in polio cases since the launch of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative in 1988.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 08/02/2016 16:47:25 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

431763

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she has taken to ensure that the additional £40 million of aid her Department allocated in June 2015 to Yemen benefits its intended recipients.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	17201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>To ensure UK aid reaches its intended recipients, we work with trusted and impartial actors such as UN agencies and NGOs who have a strong track record of prioritising assistance to those most in need, and delivering and monitoring assistance in difficult and dangerous places. We operate a zero tolerance approach to fraud and corruption and have an independent monitoring programme to provide assurance on what we are delivering.</p><br /><p>Since the start of the crisis in Yemen, UK aid has assisted at least 700,000 people directly affected by the conflict including vulnerable host communities, internally displaced people and migrants. We have provided critical support for healthcare, malnutrition, water and sanitation, protection and shelter. We have also continued to strengthen and protect local capacity and community assets from further shocks by providing agricultural and other livelihoods assistance.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 30/11/2015 15:44:59 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

425144

registered interest
date	30/10/2015
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, on what grounds UK aid is given to countries on the EU Commission tax haven blacklist.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	14172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>DFID uses a range of criteria to inform how we allocate aid across countries. These criteria include, for example, current and projected poverty levels in the country, the country’s ability to self-finance its development (e.g. through domestic taxation), and the likely effectiveness of UK aid.</p><br /><p>A number of EU member states maintain lists of jurisdictions for tax purposes against criteria concerning tax transparency and/or the prevailing tax rate. The EU does not maintain a blacklist; however a list of 30 jurisdictions that featured on 10 or more member state lists was compiled and then superseded by a recent European Commission update.</p><br /><p>This update included UK Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories which had the UK’s signature of the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters extended to them in 2014. The updated individual member state lists can be found at: http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/taxation/gen_info/good_governance_matters/lists_of_countries/.</p><br /><p>Of the 30 jurisdictions named in the original list, 14 received UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) in 2013 (the most recent year for which consolidated figures are available). Of these 14, only three (Liberia, Montserrat and Vanuatu) received ODA from DFID for development and humanitarian assistance in that year. Details of funding amounts to these 14 jurisdictions can be found at the Statistics on International Development 2014 page of the gov.uk website.</p><br /> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne grouped question UIN 14173 14174 question first answered 09/11/2015 15:47:29 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne previous answer version 28340 answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

425145

registered interest
date	30/10/2015
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 many countries on the EU Commission tax haven blacklist, or identified as zero tax jurisdictions, received UK aid in financial years 2013-14 and 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	14173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>DFID uses a range of criteria to inform how we allocate aid across countries. These criteria include, for example, current and projected poverty levels in the country, the country’s ability to self-finance its development (e.g. through domestic taxation), and the likely effectiveness of UK aid.</p><br /><p>A number of EU member states maintain lists of jurisdictions for tax purposes against criteria concerning tax transparency and/or the prevailing tax rate. The EU does not maintain a blacklist; however a list of 30 jurisdictions that featured on 10 or more member state lists was compiled and then superseded by a recent European Commission update.</p><br /><p>This update included UK Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories which had the UK’s signature of the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters extended to them in 2014. The updated individual member state lists can be found at: http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/taxation/gen_info/good_governance_matters/lists_of_countries/.</p><br /><p>Of the 30 jurisdictions named in the original list, 14 received UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) in 2013 (the most recent year for which consolidated figures are available). Of these 14, only three (Liberia, Montserrat and Vanuatu) received ODA from DFID for development and humanitarian assistance in that year. Details of funding amounts to these 14 jurisdictions can be found at the Statistics on International Development 2014 page of the gov.uk website.</p><br /> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne grouped question UIN 14172 14174 question first answered 09/11/2015 15:47:29 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne previous answer version 28342 answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe