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1181959

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2020
	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: ARM Cement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, who the ARM Cement creditors are who were partially or wholly repaid following CDC Group’s initial investment in the company; and what CDC Group’s (a) previous and (b) current business or investment relationships are with each of those creditors.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	23632
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>Financial creditors of ARM Cement Limited who were partially or wholly repaid following CDC Group’s investment were: Citibank N.A.; I&amp;M Bank Ltd; Bank of Africa Kenya Ltd; Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank; Development Bank of South Africa; Guaranty Trust Bank Kenya Ltd; Aureos Capital; Chase Bank Ltd; Barclays Bank of Kenya; CfC Stanbic Bank Ltd; Victoria Commercial Bank; Africa Finance Corporation.</p><p>Information on CDC’s current investment relationships with the above investees, where applicable, are available on its website <a href="https://www.cdcgroup.com/en/our-investments/" target="_blank">https://www.cdcgroup.com/en/our-investments/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 09/03/2020 18:09:45 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1181958

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2020
	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: ARM Cement
	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 have invested in ARM Cement; how much of that investment has been lost or written down; and on what dates the losses and write-downs were recognised.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	23631
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2020 answer text <p>In 2016 CDC made a $144 million equity investment into ARM Cement, a publicly listed cement business with operations in Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda. ARM Cement was an investment with high development impact potential. The aim was to support the growth of a regional manufacturer and by so doing reduce the cost and increase the availability of cement across the East African region, creating jobs and spurring infrastructure development.</p><p>Due to a number of factors, CDC’s investment in ARM was ultimately not successful and the CDC investment has been written off. Write-downs were accounted for in 2016 (December); 2017 (March, June, September, December) and 2018 (June).</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 11/03/2020 17:05:28 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1203661

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Sierra Leone: Power Stations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what losses have been incurred by CDC and Globeleq on the CECA SL Heavy Fuel Oil power plant in Sierra Leone.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	59622
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>The CECA SL energy project in Sierra Leone was not progressed past the preparatory stage. As a result, CDC made no investment and has not incurred any investment losses on the project. Globeleq did incur project development costs, which were written off in 2018.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 18/06/2020 16:27:51 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1205116

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Democratic Republic of Congo: Coronavirus
	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 15th June to Question 57377, (a) how much UK aid to combat covid-19 has been allocated to the Democratic Republic of Congo; and (b) what percentage of UK aid designated to combat covid-19-19 in DRC is allocated to UN agencies and WHO.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
	uin	61599
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>At the forefront of global efforts to tackle the COVID-19 outbreak, the UK has provided £764 million of UK aid toward ending the pandemic as quickly as possible. This includes funding to vulnerable countries, like the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and to global organisations like the WHO, and investment in rapid diagnostics and vaccines.</p><p>Within DRC, UK programmes are supporting health facilities to respond to the virus and support the most vulnerable to maintain access to food. Existing humanitarian, health and economic development programmes are also addressing needs arising from the impact of COVID-19. This includes support to UNICEF.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 23/06/2020 14:50:56 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1177060

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2020
	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: Offshore Funds
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether his Department’s (a) anti-fraud and (b) anti-money laundering procedures review (i) payments by his Department to offshore accounts and (ii) the use of offshore accounts by his Department's (A) suppliers and (B) senior staff.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	14002
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2020 answer text <p>There are robust anti-fraud and anti-money laundering measures in place for all DFID expenditure. The following controls are in place:</p><p>(A) For suppliers, relevant corporate assurance assessments and due diligence checks are completed by programme teams before new suppliers are added to the system, and the Treasury and Banking team are required to select the destination country for bank templates. In addition, the team check that the final destination account does not differ from that in the payment request.</p><p>(B) All our staff are governed by DFID’s Standards of Behaviour and Conduct including the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-code/the-civil-service-code" target="_blank">Civil Service Code</a> for staff and the seven Principles of Public life for <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-7-principles-of-public-life" target="_blank">office holders</a>. As part of this, both staff and office holders are required to declare any conflicts of interest including private investments.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 17/02/2020 14:21:09 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1177062

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2020
	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: Offshore Funds
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much money his Department paid into offshore bank accounts in financial year 2018-19.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	14004
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not easily accessible and the cost to extract would be disproportionate.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 17/02/2020 16:29:25 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1177063

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2020
	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: Offshore Funds
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether (a) members of his Departmental Board and (b) senior executives in his Department are required to disclose their offshore bank accounts and holdings.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	14005
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2020 answer text <p>All DFID staff are governed by the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-code/the-civil-service-code" target="_blank">Civil Service Code</a> and core values, the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-7-principles-of-public-life" target="_blank">7 Principles of Public life</a>, and DFID’s staff code of practice. These require that both staff and office holders declare any conflicts of interest, including those involving private or personal business and financial concerns.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 17/02/2020 14:19:02 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1177069

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2020
	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: Fossil Fuels
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when his Department last made an assessment of the environmental effect of fossil fuel projects financed by his Department through the Private Infrastructure Development Group.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	14009
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2020 answer text <p>The Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) prioritises investments in renewables wherever possible. PIDG does not have any active fossil fuel extraction projects, and PIDG’s strategy rules out any investments in coal.</p><p>PIDG conducts an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment on all projects before approving any investment. Each investment must comply with PIDG’s Environment, Social, Health and Safety standards, which are based on the internationally recognised International Finance Corporation Environment and Social Performance Standards. This includes minimum requirements in areas such as use of natural resources, biodiversity, labour standards and land resettlement.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 17/02/2020 14:25:47 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1177070

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2020
	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: Fossil Fuels
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what environmental impact assessments his Department has made in relation to fossil fuel extraction projects financed by the Private Infrastructure Development Group.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	14010
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2020 answer text <p>The Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) does not have any active fossil fuel extraction projects, and PIDG’s strategy rules out any investing in coal. In 2004, PIDG did provide one-off funding of $500,000 (£273,000) for technical assistance to the Government of Mozambique on the feasibility of establishing a coal mine in the town of Moatize in Mozambique. However, no follow-on funding was provided to support this project. PIDG is also not able to invest in the exploration, extraction or refining of oil, natural gas or liquid petroleum gas.</p><p>PIDG conducts an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment on all projects before approving any investment. Each investment must comply with PIDG’s Environment, Social, Health and Safety standards, which are based on the internationally recognised International Finance Corporation Environment and Social Performance Standards. DFID monitors compliance with these policies as part of its ongoing role as a PIDG Owner.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 17/02/2020 14:23:45 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1177072

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2020
	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: Fossil Fuels
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of trends in the level of fossil fuel usage in developing countries on levels of poverty in those countries.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	14011
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2020 answer text <p>Energy is essential for development and poverty reduction, and there are many assessments that show that poor countries will need to increase investments in energy in the coming years to increase economic growth and improve the lives of poor people. Two recent examples of such assessments include the 2019 Sustainable Development Goal 7 Energy Progress Report, and Sustainable Energy for All’s ‘Energising Finance: Understanding the Landscape 2018’.</p><p>The science is clear that the world must reduce its emissions if we are to avoid dangerous climate change, which risks undermining development gains and pushing more people into poverty. This will need to be a collective global effort, from all countries, and the UK is leading by example, setting a target to reach net zero by 2050.</p><p>The UK is providing support to developing countries to think about their choices and how to best to secure the energy they need.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 17/02/2020 14:22:31 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq