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	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the contribution of 11 December 2014 by the Minister of State for International Development, Official Report, column 383WH, on strengthening health systems in developing countries, when the review of NHS use of foreign workers will begin; what the terms of reference of the review are; when she anticipates that it will be concluded; and whether the Government will publish the review's conclusions and recommendations.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
	uin	218598
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>DFID continues to work with the Department of Health to keep the government’s approach to health systems strengthening under review. As set out in the government response to the International Development Committee’s report on Strengthening Health Systems in Developing Countries, DFID will develop a framework for the UK’s work on health systems strengthening that will include its approach to human resources for health and will be set in the context of the new post-2015 development goals.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 06/01/2015 12:39:50 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

167115

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many (a) locally engaged and (b) UK-based staff her Department has employed in each country with a DfID office in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
	tabling member printed	Mike Kane
	uin	216638
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>The numbers of Staff Appointed in Country (SAIC) and Home Civil Service (HCS) based in DFID country offices in each year since 2010 are shown in the tables below. The figures are given for March of that year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p>2010</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2011</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2012</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2013</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Location</p></td><td><p>HCS</p></td><td><p>SAIC</p></td><td><p>HCS</p></td><td><p>SAIC</p></td><td><p>HCS</p></td><td><p>SAIC</p></td><td><p>HCS</p></td><td><p>SAIC</p></td><td><p>HCS</p></td><td><p>SAIC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Afghanistan</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bangladesh</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>74</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bosnia and Herzegovina</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burma</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burundi</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambodia</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Caribbean</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>China*</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Democratic Republic Of Congo</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ethiopia</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gambia</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ghana</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>India</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Indonesia**</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Iraq</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kenya***</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kosovo</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kyrgyzstan</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lesotho</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liberia****</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malawi</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Moldova</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mozambique</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nepal</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nigeria</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>77</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OPTs</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Overseas Territories</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pakistan</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rwanda</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Serbia</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sierra Leone</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Africa</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Sudan</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sudan</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tajikistan</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tanzania</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Uganda</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vietnam</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yemen</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Zambia</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Zimbabwe</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>*</strong>Our office in China works with the Chinese government to help reduce poverty in other developing countries. In March 2011 DFID closed its bilateral aid programme to China.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>** In March 2011, DFID closed its poverty reduction programme and the DFID country office in Indonesia.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>*** DFID Somalia was run out of the DFID Kenya office until April 2014</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>**** DFID’s programmes in Liberia are run from the Sierra Leone office.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 08/12/2014 11:39:24 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne previous answer version 31833 answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

167544

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, at what intervals her Department plans to fund Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance between 2016 and 2020; what threshold will have to be met by other donors to ensure that her Department's funding to that organisation can be released; and at what intervals her Department plans to assess whether that threshold has been met.
	tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
	tabling member printed	Mike Kane
	uin	216797
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p>The UK remains a strong and active supporter of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. The UK recently pledged up to £1 billion to Gavi for 2016 to 2020. The full UK contribution to Gavi will save a child’s life every two minutes. This funding will be disbursed in tranches on an annual basis. The full UK funding will be released so long as the total amount committed by donors meets Gavi’s replenishment target of $7.5 billion. Whether this threshold has been met will be assessed by DFID officials continually over the period 2016 – 2020.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 05/12/2014 14:07:09 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

170908

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Africa
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with the Foreign Secretary on development in smaller African countries.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
	uin	906681
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p>Other than the frequent conversations that the Secretary of State is having with the Foreign Secretary about the 3 smaller African countries affected by the Ebola crisis, DFID Ministers have not had any recent discussions with the Foreign Secretary about smaller African countries.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 17/12/2014 15:35:24 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

78764

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	St Helena
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether there are any plans for beacons associated with airport construction on St Helena to be located within national conservation areas on the island.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
	uin	206529
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Navigational lights will be installed on natural obstacles within the national conservation areas on the island.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The navigational lights will be located at The Barn, Great Stone Top, Horse Point, Bencoolen, and King and Queen’s Rocks. All of these areas are within the Airport Development Area agreed by St Helena Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 22/07/2014 15:44:28 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

78765

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	St Helena
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many biosecurity breaches have been reported in (a) Rupert's Valley and (b) Prosperous Bay Plain in each year since the start of the airport construction process in St Helena.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
	uin	206528
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>(a) 1; (b) 1</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 22/07/2014 15:38:37 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

78766

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	St Helena
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of the known habitat of the mole spider is estimated to have been destroyed during the construction of the airport on St Helena.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
	uin	206533
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>When construction started at the airport site there were three known mole spider communities within the Airport Development Area. One community lost 0.1% of its habitat, one community’s habitat remained untouched and the final community lost 90% of its habitat. Mitigation measures were implemented to reduce the effects of the losses on this last community. This included the creation of similar habitat where subsequent monitoring shows that the mole spider has successfully migrated into this and adjacent areas.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 22/07/2014 16:55:17 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

78767

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	St Helena
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the current cost is of transporting a container of goods to St Helena; and what estimate her Department has made of such a cost once the RMS St Helena is decommissioned.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
	uin	206534
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Costs of transportation depends on volume and place of origin. Expressions of interest for ocean freight services are currently being reviewed by the Saint Helena Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 22/07/2014 15:36:25 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

78769

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	St Helena
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will place in the Library a copy of the audit of the accounts of the St Helena airport construction project in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
	uin	206523
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The St Helena airport project is monitored on a regular basis by its project board and is also subject to additional scrutiny by the Major Projects Authority (MPA).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 01/09/2014 15:06:30 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

78771

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	St Helena
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the new airport terminal on St Helena will be equipped with (a) a biosecurity scanner and (b) a secure biosecurity facility.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
	uin	206525
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department for International Development is currently considering proposals from the St Helena Government on biosecurity management at the new airport terminal building, including the use of a biosecurity scanner and any associated facilities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 03/09/2014 16:03:55 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas