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573793

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	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, what the Government's policy is on maintaining its commitment to spending 0.7 per cent of gross national income on overseas aid.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	44492
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2016 answer text <p>This Government remains committed to continuing the UK’s leading role on international development, including through spending 0.7% of gross national income (GNI) on overseas aid.</p><p>As an outward-looking, globally engaged nation, we believe that the UK should work to tackle international problems at their source – not wait for them to arrive on our doorstep.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 09/09/2016 13:38:33 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

573794

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	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: Economic Growth
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how her Department plans to fund support for economic development in developing countries.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	44493
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2016 answer text <p>My department remains committed to providing support for work on economic development. We are currently developing our Economic Development Strategy and will be considering funding allocations as part of our wider aid reviews.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 09/09/2016 13:37:07 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

573795

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	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: Food
	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 plans to take to (a) track and (b) report progress made against the Sustainable Development Goals by applying the Food Insecurity Experience Scale.
	tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
	tabling member printed	Dr Eilidh Whiteford
	uin	44479
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2016 answer text <p>DFID helped to establish the use of the Food Insecurity Experience Scale. This is the method the UN’s Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators has recommended for tracking and reporting on the prevalence of food insecurity for Global Goal 2.</p><p>DFID is in the process of reviewing its results framework and is also considering ways to apply the Food Insecurity Experience Scale in relevant programmes. For example, this year DFID supported the Global Agriculture and Food Security Programme to agree a new Monitoring and Evaluation framework which will use the Food Insecurity Experience Scale to track progress on food security for households supported by the programme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 09/09/2016 10:55:31 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	3911 label Biography information for Dr Eilidh Whiteford

574164

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	South Sudan: Armed Conflict
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in South Sudan; what estimate she has made of the number of (a) refugees, (b) displaced people and (c) people with severe malnutrition in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Foyle
	tabling member printed	Mark Durkan
	uin	44783
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2016 answer text <p>The humanitarian situation in South Sudan remains dire. More than 2.4 million people are displaced; over 785,000 of them to neighbouring countries as refugees. 4.8 million South Sudanese people, almost half of the population, are at risk of severe food insecurity. Although famine has not yet been declared, there is a looming risk in parts of Unity State. Through DFID, the UK remains the second largest bilateral donor to South Sudan.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 09/09/2016 10:54:29 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	1594 label Biography information for Mark Durkan

573785

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	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: Consultants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many times her Department has used the services of (a) PwC, (b) Deloitte, (c) Ernst and Young, (d) KPMG and (e) other consulting firms in the last three financial years; and what (i) work was undertaken and (ii) the cost to the public purse was on each such occasion.
	tabling member constituency	Barking
	tabling member printed	Margaret Hodge
	uin	44354
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2016 answer text <p>Detail on all DFID spend is available via our departmental website.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 09/09/2016 13:41:37 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

573786

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	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: Consultants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will publish a list of all secondees to her Department from (a) PwC, (b) Deloitte, (c) Ernst and Young, (d) KPMG and (e) other consulting firms in the last three financial years; and what the role was of each of those secondees.
	tabling member constituency	Barking
	tabling member printed	Margaret Hodge
	uin	44334
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2016 answer text <p>DFID has not seconded any individuals from PWC, Deloitte, Ernst &amp; Young, KPMG in the last 3 years. Nor have we seconded any individuals from any other consulting firm in the same period.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 09/09/2016 13:43:02 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

573787

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Palestinians: Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the (a) effectiveness and (b) value for money of the UK's aid assistance to the Palestinian Territories.
	tabling member constituency	Calder Valley
	tabling member printed	Craig Whittaker
	uin	44440
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2016 answer text <p>As I have recently taken up my new role, I am conducting an examination of DFID’s support to the Occupied Palestinian Territories to ensure UK taxpayers’ money is spent in the right places and in the right way. The UK remains committed in its support for a negotiated settlement leading to a safe and secure Israel living alongside a viable and sovereign Palestinian state.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 09/09/2016 13:40:30 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	3940 label Biography information for Craig Whittaker

573792

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	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: Migrant Camps
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding from the public purse for each refugee camp has been given in each of the last five years; and on what that funding has been spent in each of those years.
	tabling member constituency	Fermanagh and South Tyrone
	tabling member printed	Tom Elliott
	uin	44497
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2016 answer text <p>DFID supports refugee camps in many different countries as part of our wider programming to assist those displaced by conflict, persecution and fear. It is not possible to say how much is spent on each individual camp.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 09/09/2016 13:35:08 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4367 label Biography information for Tom Elliott

574162

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Tibet: Climate Change
	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 11 May 2016 to Question 36578, what the findings relevant to Tibet were of her Department's-funded assessments of glacial melt and rivers in the Himalayas.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	44791
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2016 answer text <p>As noted in the Answer of 13 April 2013 to Question 151281, DFID funded two assessments on glacial melt in the Himalayan region. It has since piloted a method of assessing glaciers in the region using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). The studies indicate that the Himalayan glaciers have been shrinking overall at 0.4-0.5% per year since the 1950s. The studies are available on DFID’s Research for Development website.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 09/09/2016 13:33:35 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake