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810101

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Waste Management
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department provides to developing countries to assist them in (a) producing waste management strategies, (b) tackling pollution and (c) reducing health risks associated with (i) toxic waste and (ii) other pollutants.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	120567
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>UK support to these issues is primarily through the Global Environment Facility, to which the UK is contributing £210 million for the period 2014-2018. The GEF has allocated $554 million of support to developing countries for waste management, to tackle pollution and to reduce toxic waste in this period.</p><p>DFID is also providing some other limited assistance, including £7.6 million to the World Bank Pollution Management and Environmental Health programme, which assesses the health risks of pollution in developing countries and provides assistance to manage that pollution, and £8 million to the Global Alliance on Clean Cooking to reduce indoor air pollution.</p><p>DFID is currently working with other parts of government to consider how to extend the impact of our work in this area.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 08/01/2018 10:27:11 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

810117

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Africa: Adam Smith Institute and Legatum Institute
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, in which countries in Africa has her Department commissioned work from (a) the Adam Smith Institute and (b) the Legatum Institute in the last three years; and what the nature of that work is.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	120583
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>DFID has not directly commissioned any work from the Adam Smith Institute or the Legatum Institute in the last three years.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 08/01/2018 10:27:59 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

810230

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Pitcairn Islands: 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 money from the public purse has been spent on Pitcairn Island in each of the last five years; what projects that spending has been for; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure value for money is achieved.
	tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
	uin	120696
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2018 answer text <p>DFID provides financial aid on an annual basis to support the provision of public services to meet the reasonable assistance needs of the people of Pitcairn (including health, education and securing sea access). Funding through financial aid provides the correct balance between direct engagement with Pitcairn government and HMG oversight to ensure value for money.</p><p>Details of financial aid spend for the last five years are:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>£2.884m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£2.840m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>£2.990m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>£2.910m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>£3.475m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Additionally the Foreign and Commonwealth Office will provide some financial support for the Marine Protection Area announced in 2016.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 09/01/2018 11:33:21 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

810266

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Department for International Development: Aviation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her Department’s policy is on the purchase of premium economy and business class flights by departmental senior executives; and if she will set out how much of the £24,065.94 total expenses incurred by senior executives set out in the publication DFID senior executives business expenses were due to expenditure on premium economy or business class flights.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	120732
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>DFID policy is for employees always to use the most efficient and economic means of travel for duty visits. All journeys of up to 5 hours must be in economy/standard class. Journeys of over 5 hours must also be in economy/standard class unless there is legitimate business approval provided in advance for a higher standard of travel.</p><p>Details of Senior Executives’ expenses, which include a breakdown of expenditure on premium economy and business class flights, can be found at the following address <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/669802/travel-april-june-2017.csv/preview" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/669802/travel-april-june-2017.csv/preview</a></p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 08/01/2018 10:32:42 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

809720

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Department for International Development: Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many and what proportion of her Department's Answers to Written Parliamentary Questions in the 2017-18 Session to date have referred to the information requested not being (a) collected or (b) collated centrally.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	120340
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>As of 20 December 2017, 0.4% of answers to written questions by DFID in the 2017/18 session refer to information not being collected or collated centrally.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 21/12/2017 15:25:50 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

807211

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Department for International Development: ICT
	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 implement the guidance set out by the Government Commercial Function in its paper Exiting Major IT Contracts: Guidance for Departments, published in November 2017, in respect of (a) using market engagement, (b) setting up disaggregation work, (c) risk assessment, (d) developing a programme plan through the transition, (e) identifying the skills and capabilities that will be needed in the future and (f) any other work related to that guidance.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	119857
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>DFID does not have any major IT contracts, as defined by the guidance.</p><p>DFID follows best practice guidance and principles where they are applicable to DFID, in line with high government standards set by the Cabinet Office to ensure effective and consistent commercial delivery and drive continuous improvement.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 20/12/2017 15:46:11 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

806659

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Kenya: Marie Stopes International
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether any of her Department's funding given to Marie Stopes International goes towards the provision of or advertising for abortion in Kenya.
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	uin	119735
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>None</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 19/12/2017 14:33:46 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

806667

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Marie Stopes International
	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 her Department's funding to Marie Stopes International in developing countries, in light of the suspension of Marie Stopes’ abortion services in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	uin	119743
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>DFID has robust monitoring and evaluation procedures to ensure UK taxpayers’ money is achieving the results we expect of it. Precise monitoring arrangements vary by project; however progress is always reviewed by DFID, on an annual basis. All of our reviews demonstrate confidence in the quality of MSI’s services in developing countries.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 21/12/2017 15:27:17 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

806702

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Abortion and Contraceptives
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department has rejected an application for funding on the grounds that the applicant does not provide abortion and contraception services during the last ten years.
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	uin	119778
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>DFID does not withhold funding on the grounds of an organisation's beliefs about reproductive health alone. To be eligible for any specific funding, however, an organisation has to be prepared to deliver the expected outputs of that project, and do so in accordance with the highest standards of evidence.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 21/12/2017 15:29:51 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce