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427788

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Ethiopia: Droughts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what additional support her Department plans to give to Ethiopia because of drought in that country in 2015-16.
	tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
	tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
	uin	15904
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2015 answer text <br /><p>We are extremely concerned about the impact of the current drought on the food security situation in Ethiopia. A joint Government of Ethiopia and UN assessment is underway and we are in touch with our UN and Non-Governmental Organisation partners on the ground to determine the extent of need.</p><br /><p>In October, the Government of Ethiopia announced that about 8.2 million people are in need of emergency food aid, up from the 4.5 million estimated in August. The number of severely malnourished children under five years old admitted to therapeutic feeding programmes this year has increased notably.</p><br /><p>Britain has acted quickly and decisively by providing emergency support for 2.6 million people. This includes food aid for 2.1 million people for a month. The Government of Ethiopia has also committed its largest ever response to a drought. The international community will need to work hard with the Government of Ethiopia to prevent the crisis from worsening in the coming months.</p><br /><p>DFID is at the forefront of resilience work to reduce the impact of crises in developing countries. In Ethiopia, DFID’s Productive Safety Nets Programme (PSNP) has helped turn desert land into land that can be farmed again.</p><br /> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 19/11/2015 13:03:25 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
	tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

427791

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	World Food Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make representations requesting reforms of the management and administration of the World Food Programme to improve its effectiveness and efficiency.
	tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
	tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
	uin	15777
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2015 answer text <p>DFID continually works to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the World Food Programme (WFP). As an active donor and Executive Board member, DFID champions value for money and pursues increased efficiency and effectiveness in all areas including organisational reform, financial procedures and programme activities. DFID is also currently assessing WFP in its Multilateral Aid Review (MAR) 2015 and will use the MAR findings to take forward continued reform with WFP.</p><br /><p>Examples where DFID has pursued reform of management and administration of the WFP include the six-monthly Commercial Expertise Reviews which DFID conducts to assess procurement functions and make recommendations for increased efficiency. Another example is DFID support to the expanded forward purchasing facilities proposed by WFP which is leading to large cost savings.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 18/11/2015 16:39:51 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

427493

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Overseas Aid: Renewable Energy
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much was paid by the Department for International Development to green energy campaign groups between 2010 and 2015 (1) in the UK, and (2) internationally, both as a total and as a percentage of the Department for International Development's development expenditure.
	tabling member printed	Lord Donoughue
	uin	HL3520
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p>DFID does not fund any green energy campaign groups in the UK. DFID’s Programme Partnership Arrangement (PPA) funding to Civil Society enables organisations to achieve international development outcomes. Some organisations may choose to use DFID funding for advocacy efforts, including on climate, within the countries in which they work</p> answering member printed Earl of Courtown question first answered 24/11/2015 17:08:27 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
	tabling member	2709 label Biography information for Lord Donoughue

427787

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Burma: Politics and Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what projects her Department (a) has and (b) is planning to facilitate transition in Burma from dictatorship to democracy.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	15744
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2015 answer text <p>DFID’s bilateral commitment to Burma between 2011/12 and 2015/16 is around £285 million. DFID has allocated £25 million over five years to strengthen democratic governance in Burma, including support to the elections, through our Programme for Democratic Change. DFID is currently reviewing our approach for all country programmes for the next five years as part of the government’s overall spending review and any decisions about future support will be made in due course.</p><br /> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 18/11/2015 16:59:26 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

427786

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Burma: Elections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what effect the outcome of the elections in Burma in November 2015 will have on her Department's funding to projects in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	15730
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2015 answer text <p>I congratulate the people of Burma on their historic elections which are an important step towards greater democracy. DFID is currently reviewing our approach for all country programmes for the next five years as part of the government’s overall spending review.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 18/11/2015 16:37:21 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

427783

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Indonesia: Forests
	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 summary of its work in Indonesia 2011-15, published in June 2013, how many hectares of natural forest have been saved since the programme to protect forests in that country started.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	15712
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>Our programme with Indonesia helps it to achieve low carbon growth and reduce poverty by managing its forests, land and natural resources in a sustainable way, and assists the country to meet its emissions targets. As part of this the UK supported the development of a Provincial Spatial Plan in Papua which was agreed in 2013. The spatial plan commits to preserving 90% of forest cover by 2100. The UK is providing support to the Papua Provincial Government to ensure effective implementation and monitoring of the Spatial Plan. If this target of 90% is realised, the spatial plan will preserve around 28 million hectares of natural forest. As with all projects, performance against indicators is published on an annual basis. Multilateral forest programmes, which the UK supports through the World Bank, and a centrally-managed programme, which assists the Indonesian government to tackleillegal logging, also contribute towards efforts to halt deforestation in Indonesia.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 16/11/2015 16:46:17 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

427785

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	International Foundation for Electoral Systems
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding the UK has allocated to the International Foundation for Electoral Systems over the last five years; and how much such funding was allocated to that body for the purpose of overseeing elections in Burma.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	15746
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2015 answer text <p>Over the last five years DFID has allocated around £9 million to the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES). DFID has provided £2.7 million for IFES to provide technical support to the Union Election Commission in Burma. It has supported the UEC to train polling station staff and to develop procedures for the accreditation of nationwide international and domestic observation for the first time in Burma’s history.</p><br /> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 18/11/2015 16:41:21 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

427793

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Department for International Development: Families
	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 has taken to implement the family test; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
	tabling member printed	Caroline Ansell
	uin	15846
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2015 answer text <p>The Family Test policy does not apply to DFID’s work as foreign policy is outside of the scope of the Test.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 18/11/2015 16:42:10 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4512 label Biography information for Caroline Ansell

427789

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Department for International Development: Families
	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 family test.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	16014
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2015 answer text <p>The Family Test policy does not apply to DFID’s work as foreign policy is outside of the scope of the Test.</p><br /> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne grouped question UIN 16022 question first answered 18/11/2015 16:52:07 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

427794

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Department for International Development: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many of her Department's policies have been assessed against the family test; what steps she has taken to publish the outcome of such assessments; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	16022
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2015 answer text <p>The Family Test policy does not apply to DFID’s work as foreign policy is outside of the scope of the Test.</p><br /> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne grouped question UIN 16014 question first answered 18/11/2015 16:52:07 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green