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167113

	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	Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many contracts her Department has awarded to (a) small and medium-sized enterprises and (b) mid-sized businesses in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
	tabling member printed	Mike Kane
	uin	216631
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p><strong>Since 2011, </strong><strong>DFID has recorded the amount of small and medium-sized enterprises in centrally managed contracts. We do not categorise suppliers by ‘mid-sized business’. </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>The department awarded the following amount of centrally managed contracts with SME’s during the periods 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 (up until end of September).</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of centrally managed contracts awarded by DFID categorised as SME</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>49</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>47</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>104</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014 to end September</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>54</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 04/12/2014 17:59:46 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

167114

	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	Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many contracts her Department has entered into with non-UK firms in each year since 2010; and if she will provide details.
	tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
	tabling member printed	Mike Kane
	uin	216637
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p><strong>Since 2011, DFID has recorded the registered office of each supplier that has been awarded a contract. </strong><strong>The department had the following amount of centrally managed contracts with non-UK firms during the periods 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 (up until end of September).</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of centrally managed contracts, awarded by DFID, supplied by Non-UK firms</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>22</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>29</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014 to end September</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 04/12/2014 17:58:24 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

166779

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Voluntary Service Overseas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department is providing to the business volunteering hub over the next three years.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	216439
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>DFID is supporting VSO to establish a self-sustaining Corporate Volunteering Hub (CVH). The CVH will act as market-making organisation and will match the growing demand in development programmes for business skills with the growing supply of experienced business professionals willing and able to volunteer. VSO’s experience in international development and volunteering will ensure the Hub will be responsive to both programming needs of development partners and sustainability interests of corporate members. DFID will provide up to £3.4m over 5 years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 04/12/2014 16:31:28 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

166780

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many security breaches have been recorded by her Department in each year since 2010; and what action has been taken following each such breach.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	216440
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>DFID takes all breaches seriously but most breaches within DFID are of a minor nature such as loss of a pass. The earliest data we hold is from 2008. Across all DFID’s staff, since 2010 my Department has recorded the following minor security breaches.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Minor breaches</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>331</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>151</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>138</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>294</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>327</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There have been 9 major breaches and 0 gross breaches, the highest category.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 04/12/2014 18:00:11 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

167117

	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	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 international payments of less than £2 million her Department has made and to which countries in each financial year from 2010-11; what the total value of such payments to each such country was; and what the total cost in fees and transactions of each such payment was.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	216682
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>The table below details the number of International payments together with the total values for each period.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p><strong><em>Payments under £2m</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>VOLUME OF PAYMENTS</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-2011</p></td><td><p>2352</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>2256</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>2741</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>3718</p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are unable to allocate payments to individual countries or apportion the total costs of fees for these payments without incurring a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 04/12/2014 16:30:06 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

157075

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Iraq
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what immediate action they and their partners will take to meet the urgent needs of refugees and displaced people in northern Iraq, both inside and outside camps, and in particular for food and schooling for children.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL3020
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>The UK has allocated £39.5 million to the crisis since June to ensure that the needs of those who have been displaced are addressed. This funding will allow partners on the ground to deliver a range of basic life-saving assistance such as food, water, shelter, sanitation and medical care. This funding included support for the World Food Programme to provide food assistance to displaced people, and support to UNICEF for child protection activities.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 04/12/2014 14:53:23 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

166106

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	EU Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the value of United Kingdom overseas aid administered by the European Union in 2013; and what they expect the figure to be in 2014.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL3164
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>In 2013, the UK share of official development assistance funded from the EU budget was £813 million. UK’s contribution to the European Development Fund (EDF), a Member States voluntary fund not financed from the EU budget but also administered by the Commission, was £407 million. Estimates for the UK share of official development assistance funded from the EU budget in 2014 will be published in April 2015 as part of the provisional ODA:GNI statistics publication for 2014. The UK’s contribution to the EDF in 2014 is currently estimated to be £328 million.</p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 04/12/2014 14:52:34 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon