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759400

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	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: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent progress she has made on the recapitalisation of the Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC); and what plans she has to enable parliamentary scrutiny of the CDC Business Case and its recapitalisation.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	9751
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The passage of the CDC Bill earlier this year enabled significant, and welcome, parliamentary scrutiny of CDC as an institution, and of the case for recapitalisation of it. Issues raised by Parliamentarians from all sides of the House fed into CDC 2017-21 Strategic Framework, launched earlier this year. As is normal practice, the CDC recapitalisation business case will be subject to government review and quality assurance processes, and will be published once approved by Ministers. My Department will continue to engage closely with Parliamentarians on all aspects of CDC’s work, and we welcome constructive input from all sources.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 14/09/2017 15:35:42 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

758803

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Nigeria: Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when she plans to publish a breakdown of new funding for Nigeria announced in August 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	9584
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The detailed plans of how these funds are going to be spent will be published on DFID department’s website once suitable implementing partners are appointed. Further details of these announcements can be found in my press releases of 31 August 2017 on modern slavery and on 30 August 2017 on humanitarian support.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 13/09/2017 10:57:12 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

758805

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	UN Agencies: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she plans to review her Department's financial contribution to any UN agencies.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	9583
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The 2016 Multilateral Development Review included a comprehensive assessment of every UN agency receiving more than £1 million of annual core funding from DFID.</p><p>We continue to actively monitor UN Agency performance through our membership of their Governing Boards and analysis of their results data. We are clear that where agencies consistently fail to meet our high standards, their funding is at risk. The UK is pushing hard for the UN development system to change so that it is better prepared for the challenges of the 21st Century; future funding will be linked to progress on reform.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 13/09/2017 10:56:40 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

758804

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2017
	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: Internet
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the cost including for staff of maintaining her Department's In the News webpage is annually.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	9582
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>DFID’s In the News webpage is maintained by the existing Press Office team as part of their regular duties. There is no dedicated resource required.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 13/09/2017 10:56:12 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

714851

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2017
	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, what steps her Department is taking to promote economic development in developing countries.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	909553
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>The way to end poverty and aid dependency is through inclusive economic growth, jobs, investment and trade. I recently launched DFID’s Economic Development Strategy which sets out my Department’s commitment to this agenda and the steps we are taking to deliver our priorities. Stronger economic development will enable the poorest countries to stand on their own two feet and is firmly in the UK’s national interest.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 29/03/2017 14:29:17 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

714850

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2017
	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, what steps her Department is taking to promote economic development in developing countries.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton West
	tabling member printed	Chris Green
	uin	909548
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>The way to end poverty and aid dependency is through inclusive economic growth, jobs, investment and trade. I recently launched DFID’s Economic Development Strategy which sets out my Department’s commitment to this agenda and the steps we are taking to deliver our priorities. Stronger economic development will enable the poorest countries to stand on their own two feet and is firmly in the UK’s national interest.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 29/03/2017 14:28:11 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4398 label Biography information for Chris Green

714855

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2017
	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 steps her Department is taking to ensure value for money of UK aid through strengthened monitoring.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
	tabling member printed	Michael Tomlinson
	uin	909547
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text I am very clear that every pound of UK aid should go on saving and improving the lives of the poorest people in the world. All DFID projects are measured against a robust monitoring framework to ensure they remain cost effective. DFID also supports other aid spending departments, who are responsible for ensuring value for money and effective monitoring of their own aid spend. answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 29/03/2017 14:26:06 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson

758257

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2017
	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 Assistance: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what (a) plans her Department has and (b) funding it has allocated to implement its Youth Agenda, published in April 2016; and how her Department plans to ensure that it works alongside and consults young people as advocates and agents for change.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	9085
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>With 1.8 billion people globally between the ages of 10 and 24, DFID is ensuring that young people are at the centre of all our work, supporting their access to quality education, improved healthcare, and decent work; regardless of their background.</p><p> </p><p>We aim to provide young people with a genuine say in shaping a positive future for their countries. This was illustrated most recently at the 2017 Family Planning summit, which had a Youth Panel that played a key role in setting the agenda and outcomes of the event.</p><p> </p><p>We are also working directly with 5-18 year olds in the UK through our Development Education programme. Through this programme, we are investing in a new generation of Global Britain ambassadors, proud of the work the UK is doing to tackle global poverty, and better prepared to live and eventually work in a globalised economy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 13/09/2017 11:01:37 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

758258

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Gender: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department plans to (a) publish and (b) implement its new Strategic Vision for Gender Equality.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	9084
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>DFID’s new Strategic Vision on Gender Equality will be published and implemented by DFID and with its partners in due course.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 13/09/2017 11:00:54 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

758267

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Adam Smith International
	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 has been paid by her Department to Adam Smith International since March 2017; how much of that funding is classified as Official Development Assistance; and whether her Department has (a) signed any new contracts or (b) extended any existing contracts with Adam Smith International since March 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	9082
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>DFID has not signed any new contracts or extended any existing contracts with Adam Smith International (ASI) since March 2017. Between 1<sup>st</sup> March – 31<sup>st</sup> August 2017 DFID paid £50.06 million to ASI, to fulfil legally binding contracts. All payments are classified as Official Development Assistance.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 13/09/2017 11:00:04 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

671385

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2016
	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 much her Department has spent on private consultancies in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	908003
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2017 answer text <p>Figures for financial year 2015/16 show that DFID spends approximately 13% of its budget through contractors. The House will know that I have recently instructed my officials to undertake a review of how we work with our suppliers. It is essential that all of DFID’s contractors and partners are fully open and transparent, uphold the highest standards and are held to account for those standards.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 11/01/2017 14:45:36 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

637390

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2016
	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: Cost Effectiveness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to improve value for money in her Department's expenditure.
	tabling member constituency	Esher and Walton
	tabling member printed	Mr Dominic Raab
	uin	907185
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>Value for money is not just a matter for those who ultimately foot the bill for our aid budget – British taxpayers. Given the lifesaving work UK aid does across the globe, driving value for money also means that fewer lives are wasted to the scourge of poverty and disease. Driving the very best results for our money is therefore as much about helping the poorest as it is for justifying spending to those paying for it.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 16/11/2016 17:07:58 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab

637389

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Sierra Leone: Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment her Department has made of development needs in Sierra Leone.
	tabling member constituency	Aldridge-Brownhills
	tabling member printed	Wendy Morton
	uin	907184
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>I have just returned from Sierra Leone where I saw first-hand the scale of the development challenges, and the essential leadership role that the UK is playing in tackling them. Our cross-HMG response to the 2014/15 Ebola crisis was instrumental in bringing the epidemic under control. Since then the UK has pledged £240 million to Sierra Leone’s two year post-Ebola recovery agenda, which is saving lives, ensuring children get a better education and laying the groundwork for increased economic development.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 16/11/2016 17:06:46 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton

637387

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Africa: Overseas Trade
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is giving to countries in Africa to improve their capacity to trade.
	tabling member constituency	Bedford
	tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
	uin	907179
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>My Department’s core mission is and will always be to combat poverty. Post-Brexit, Britain can be a global leader in helping developing countries build their access to international markets and in ensuring that it is the poorest that benefit from these trading relationships. In taking this leadership role, we will be doing something that we can rightly be proud of, whilst also creating the UK’s trading partners of tomorrow.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 16/11/2016 17:05:36 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

582788

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2016
	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 steps her Department is taking to ensure value for money in its aid budget.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
	tabling member printed	James Berry
	uin	906326
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2016 answer text <p>My predecessors in Government have made huge progress in improving British aid by creating an independent aid watchdog, introducing much tougher value-for-money controls and making DFID’s spending even more transparent.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 14/09/2016 15:14:32 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4489 label Biography information for James Berry

582786

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2016
	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 steps her Department is taking to ensure value for money in its aid budget.
	tabling member constituency	Taunton Deane
	tabling member printed	Rebecca Pow
	uin	906321
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2016 answer text <p>My predecessors in Government have made huge progress in improving British aid by creating an independent aid watchdog, introducing much tougher value-for-money controls and making DFID’s spending even more transparent.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 14/09/2016 15:13:23 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow

758265

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2017
	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 Assistance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans exist for the repatriation or reallocation of the proportion of the overseas aid budget currently contributing towards EU development funds; and whether the Government intends to bring these plans before Parliament.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	9021
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The arrangements for withdrawal from the EU, including its funds, will be determined as part of the exit negotiations with the European Commission.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 13/09/2017 10:59:30 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

772497

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2017
	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: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to promote access by SME's to her Department's procurement programme.
	tabling member constituency	Yeovil
	tabling member printed	Mr Marcus Fysh
	uin	901240
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>DFID’s SME Action Plan sets out a range of measures to promote access. These include increased use of social media, a specific email address and forums for SMEs, and breaking up suitable contracts into smaller lots for delivery by SMEs.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 18/10/2017 15:55:25 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4446 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Fysh

772499

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Syria: 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 effectiveness of UK aid to people displaced by the crisis in Syria.
	tabling member constituency	Corby
	tabling member printed	Tom Pursglove
	uin	901238
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>UK aid is making a real difference in Syria, providing life-saving and life-changing support to millions of people displaced inside Syria, and millions more who have taken refuge in neighbouring countries.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2012, UK aid supplied over 26 million food rations that feed a person for a month, and 10.3 million medical consultations that can mean the difference between life and death.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 18/10/2017 15:50:55 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove

772498

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2017
	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: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she plans to increase staff resources in her Department to implement the Government's reforms to private contractor relationships announced on 3 October 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton South
	tabling member printed	Dr Paul Williams
	uin	901235
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>There are no plans to increase staff numbers in order to implement the Supplier Review. Implementation will be delivered within DFID’s existing budget with no additional cost to taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 18/10/2017 15:54:14 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4666 label Biography information for Dr Paul Williams

772495

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2017
	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: Slavery
	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 tackle modern slavery in developing countries.
	tabling member constituency	Brentwood and Ongar
	tabling member printed	Alex Burghart
	uin	901234
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>DFID leads the cross government effort to tackle the scourge of modern slavery. Our Work in Freedom programme has already reached over 380,000 women and girls in South Asia and the Middle East.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 18/10/2017 15:53:10 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart

772496

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2017
	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: Tropical Diseases
	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 help tackle neglected tropical diseases.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	901232
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The number of people at risk from Neglected Tropical Diseases has decreased from 2 billion in 2010 to 1.6 billion in 2015, in large part due to the high quality, lifesaving programmes the UK supports in 27 countries. In April 2017 the UK announced we will protect over 200m people from the pain and disfigurement caused by NTDs.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 18/10/2017 15:48:13 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

750624

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2017
	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: Overseas Trade
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government is taking to promote trade between the UK and the Least Developed Countries.
	tabling member constituency	Southend West
	tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
	uin	900373
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>Trade brings economic growth to developing countries and benefits UK producers and consumers. That is why on 25 June I announced that as we leave the EU, we will secure duty-free access to UK markets for the Least Developed Countries. Once we have left, we will build on our track-record as a champion of trade and development, strengthening our existing support and seizing new opportunities to increase trade links.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 12/07/2017 14:08:20 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

755955

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	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: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government is taking to work closely with disability-focused organisations to improve the effectiveness of the UK's efforts to enhance access to education for disabled girls in developing countries.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	7322
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>Working with disability focused NGOs and disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) is central to DFID’s work on Disability Inclusion. DFID’s leading programmes for working with NGOs – UK Aid Direct and UK Aid Match – both include support for disability-focused organisations. DFID’s flagship programme on girls education – the Girls’ Education Challenge – has reached over 45,000 girls with disabilities, in part through working with disability focused organisations such as Leonard Cheshire. DFID continues to learn from experience of what works in reaching girls with disabilities. For example, building on the success of the programme in Kenya, Leonard Cheshire are working with the education ministry to revise the teacher training curriculum and demonstrate to local education ministries how to support girls with disabilities.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 07/09/2017 13:11:16 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

755956

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Education: Developing Countries
	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 help meet the aims of Sustainable Development Goal 4.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	7321
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The government is committed to the aims of Sustainable Development Goal 4, in particular ensuring that children in developing countries are able to access a good quality education.</p><p>The UK supported 11 million children in school between 2011 and 2015. The UK is also leading the way on reaching the most marginalised children including through flagship programmes such as the Girls’ Education Challenge (GEC) which is supporting 1 million of the world’s most marginalised girls. We have stepped up on education in emergencies through our funding of Education Cannot Wait. We have also committed to getting more children with disabilities into school and learning. The UK has funded 380,000 teachers through our multilateral contributions. All are critical elements of the Sustainable Development Goals.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 11/09/2017 14:53:19 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

710619

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	USA: Family Planning
	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 support the comprehensive sexual and reproductive health rights of those people affected by the US Administration's Mexico City policy.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	67611
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2017 answer text <p>The UK is the second largest bilateral donor in the world for family planning, after the US. We will continue to be a global leader on family planning, women’s rights and sexual and reproductive health, including where appropriate access to safe abortion.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 16/03/2017 17:14:02 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

709028

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	HIV Infection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the UN programme on HIV/AIDS, published in June 2016, what discussions she has had with her international counterparts on the decline in global HIV funding by 13 per cent between 2014 and 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	66790
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I provided on 24 November 2016 to Question number 53850.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 13/03/2017 15:12:49 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

709027

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	USA: HIV Infection
	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 effect of the US Administration's Mexico City policy on levels of funding for the global HIV and AIDS response.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	66789
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>The full implications of the reinstated and expanded Mexico City policy on global funding for the HIV response are not yet clear, but we are closely following developments. DFID will consider the implications with our offices, with UK civil society and with donors. The UK has made a £1.1 billion pledge to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria for the 5th replenishment 2017-2019, increased from £800m for the 4th replenishment. This will boost funding for HIV through the Global Fund and will support the firm commitment to end the AIDS epidemic as a public health threat by 2030.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 13/03/2017 15:13:46 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

709026

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2017
	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: Drugs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what criteria are used to guide procurement decisions on HIV and TB medicines in her Department's bilateral programmes.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	66788
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>All bilateral and multilateral procurement of health commodities and medicines follow standard World Health Organisation guidelines to ensure they are global standard approved medicines. All investments are also driven by value for money considerations and best commercial practice.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 13/03/2017 15:14:10 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

708587

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Somalia: Famine
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she has taken to ensure that food is disbursed to people affected by the famine in Somalia.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	66568
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>DFID has allocated £110 million for the 2017 Drought Response in Somalia, making us the largest bilateral donor to the appeal. This support will provide up to one million people with emergency food assistance. We are also providing life-saving assistance to over 600,000 starving children and mothers; safe drinking water and hygiene to one million people and emergency health services to 1.1 million people.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 13/03/2017 15:12:28 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

705681

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2017
	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: Abortion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if her Department will contribute to the new, global fund to help women access abortion services launched by the Netherlands on 25 January 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	65734
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>The UK is the second largest bilateral donor in the world for family planning, after the US. Our funding is allocated on the basis of whatever mechanism will deliver the best value and outcomes for women around the world. We will continue to be a global leader on family planning, women’s rights and sexual and reproductive health, including where appropriate access to safe abortion.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 06/03/2017 17:07:05 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

690416

	registered interest
	date	17/02/2017
	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: Older People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the absence of a reference to age in the Bilateral Development Review commitment to Leave No One Behind represents a change of policy to no longer include older people in the Government's implementation of that commitment.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	64203
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2017 answer text <p>There has been no change in DFID’s policy on older people. In implementing the commitment to Leave No One Behind DFID is focusing on understanding, including and empowering those at risk of being left behind. This includes collecting age disaggregated data to better understand the needs of older people and how DFID programmes are reaching them.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 24/02/2017 15:20:02 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

663002

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Development Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her policy is on the Government's long-term commitment to spending 0.7 per cent of gross national income on overseas development assistance.
	tabling member constituency	Bury South
	tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
	uin	58508
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2017 answer text <p>Meeting the 0.7 per cent target for overseas aid is a manifesto commitment. It is enshrined in law and the Government has been unequivocal that we will continue to honour that promise, including reaffirmation by the Prime Minister on 14 December. Alongside our world-class diplomacy commitments and spending two per cent of our GDP on defence, upholding our manifesto commitments on UK aid is vital to securing Britain’s place in the world, helping those less fortunate than ourselves, and exporting economic prosperity, security and stability in the national interest.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 09/01/2017 17:27:31 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

654896

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2016
	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: Visits Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many days she has spent abroad on government business since her appointment.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	56775
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has visited a range of countries overseas since her appointment. Information on Ministerial Travel is published as part of DFID’s quarterly transparency return on www.gov.uk</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 13/12/2016 17:39:09 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

654461

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2016
	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, whether her Department plans to exit or transition from any country programmes as a result of the Bilateral Development Review 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
	tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
	uin	56534
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2016 answer text <p>DFID has not taken any decisions to exit specific country programmes as a result of the Bilateral Development Review. However, we will continue to review readiness for countries to self-finance their development, or transition from traditional aid to different forms of UK support based on mutual interest and engaging other parts of the UK Government.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 14/12/2016 17:04:09 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg

654459

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2016
	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 changes her Department plans to make to the list of priority countries as a result of the Bilateral Development Review 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
	tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
	uin	56484
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2016 answer text <p>DFID’s 2015/16 Annual Report (available <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/546038/annual-report-accounts-201516-print.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>) provides a list of the countries we currently work in. We keep this list under review, given the dynamic nature of the department’s work and the volatility of current conflicts, particularly in the Middle East.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 14/12/2016 17:05:01 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg

654460

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2016
	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, whether her Department plans to open any new country programmes as a result of the Bilateral Development Review 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
	tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
	uin	56478
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2016 answer text <p>DFID does not plan to open any new country programmes as a result of the Bilateral Development Review.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 14/12/2016 17:03:35 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg

652378

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Overseas Aid
	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 ensure that other Departments' official development assistance expenditure is transparent.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	56105
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2016 answer text <p>All Government Departments will be held to the Value for Money guidance for Official Development Assistance that they committed to.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 08/12/2016 16:48:28 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

641331

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	CDC: Investment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to paragraph 10 of the explanatory memorandum to the Commonwealth Development Corporation Bill, what estimate she has made of market demand over Commonwealth Development Corporation's next strategy cycle.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	54037
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2016 answer text <p>As set out in the UN’s Global Goals, urgent action is needed to mobilise, redirect and unlock the transformative power of trillions of dollars of private resources to deliver on sustainable development objectives. Long-term investments, including foreign direct investment, are needed in critical sectors, especially in developing countries. CDC’s work is focused on mobilising capital for specific sustainable development priorities such as health, education and infrastructure, helping to fill the annual financing gap of $2.5 trillion needed every year and deliver against the Goals by 2030.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 25/11/2016 16:19:42 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

641338

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	CDC
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the (a) number and (b) value of re-capitalisations carried out by the Commonwealth Development Corporation was since the establishment of that Corporation.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	54036
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government has equity invested in CDC totalling £1.5 billion. Since its establishment as a public limited company in 1999, CDC plc has received only one new capital injection worth £735 million in 2015.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 25/11/2016 16:18:54 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

641337

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	CDC: Investment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, in which countries the Commonwealth Development Corporation has invested in the last seven years; and what the total value of investments was in each country.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	54035
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2016 answer text <p><strong>Disbursements made to Countries in Africa and South Asia over the past 7 years (2009-2015) </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£m</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Africa Region</p></td><td><p>395.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Algeria</p></td><td><p>9.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Angola</p></td><td><p>9.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Botswana</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Burkina Faso</p></td><td><p>2.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Cameroon</p></td><td><p>48.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Congo (Democratic Republic)</p></td><td><p>28.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Côte d'Ivoire</p></td><td><p>24.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Djibouti</p></td><td><p>1.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Egypt</p></td><td><p>53.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Ethiopia</p></td><td><p>11.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Ghana</p></td><td><p>52.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Kenya</p></td><td><p>81.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Liberia</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Libya</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Madagascar</p></td><td><p>3.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Mali</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Malawi</p></td><td><p>2.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Mauritania</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Mauritius</p></td><td><p>27.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Morocco</p></td><td><p>12.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Mozambique</p></td><td><p>2.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Namibia</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Niger</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Nigeria</p></td><td><p>230.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Rwanda</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Senegal</p></td><td><p>6.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Sierra Leone</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>South Africa</p></td><td><p>194.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Sudan</p></td><td><p>2.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Swaziland</p></td><td><p>7.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Tanzania</p></td><td><p>35.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Togo</p></td><td><p>7.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Tunisia</p></td><td><p>14.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Uganda</p></td><td><p>29.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Zambia</p></td><td><p>41.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Zimbabwe</p></td><td><p>7.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Asia</p></td><td><p>Asia Region</p></td><td><p>25.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Asia</p></td><td><p>South Asia Region</p></td><td><p>38.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Asia</p></td><td><p>Bangladesh</p></td><td><p>31.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Asia</p></td><td><p>India</p></td><td><p>760.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Asia</p></td><td><p>Pakistan</p></td><td><p>92.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Asia</p></td><td><p>Sri Lanka</p></td><td><p>6.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Disbursements made under the pre-2012 investment policy to countries where under the new 2012 investment policy CDC is not permitted to make new investments (2009-15)</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>South Asia</p></td><td><p>Azerbaijan</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Asia</p></td><td><p>Kazakhstan</p></td><td><p>4.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East Europe</p></td><td><p>Serbia &amp; Montenegro</p></td><td><p>2.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Asia</p></td><td><p>Turkey</p></td><td><p>2.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Asia</p></td><td><p>Tajikistan</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latin America</p></td><td><p>Latin America Region</p></td><td><p>19.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latin America</p></td><td><p>Argentina</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latin America</p></td><td><p>Belize</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latin America</p></td><td><p>Brazil</p></td><td><p>80.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latin America</p></td><td><p>Colombia</p></td><td><p>6.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latin America</p></td><td><p>Columbia and Peru</p></td><td><p>1.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latin America</p></td><td><p>Costa Rica</p></td><td><p>6.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latin America</p></td><td><p>Guatemala</p></td><td><p>80.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latin America</p></td><td><p>Honduras</p></td><td><p>24.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latin America</p></td><td><p>Jamaica</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latin America</p></td><td><p>Mexico</p></td><td><p>12.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latin America</p></td><td><p>Nicaragua</p></td><td><p>11.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latin America</p></td><td><p>Peru</p></td><td><p>2.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asia Pacific</p></td><td><p>South East Asia Region</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asia Pacific</p></td><td><p>Singapore</p></td><td><p>1.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asia Pacific</p></td><td><p>Cambodia</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asia Pacific</p></td><td><p>China</p></td><td><p>218.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asia Pacific</p></td><td><p>Indonesia</p></td><td><p>46.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asia Pacific</p></td><td><p>Malaysia</p></td><td><p>12.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asia Pacific</p></td><td><p>Mongolia</p></td><td><p>2.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asia Pacific</p></td><td><p>Papua New Guinea</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asia Pacific</p></td><td><p>Philippines</p></td><td><p>3.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asia Pacific</p></td><td><p>Samoa</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asia Pacific</p></td><td><p>Thailand</p></td><td><p>24.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asia Pacific</p></td><td><p>Vietnam</p></td><td><p>7.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Global</p></td><td><p>Global</p></td><td><p>59.3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 25/11/2016 16:17:59 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

641336

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	CDC: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the (a) total remuneration package, (b) amount of expenses claimed and (c) number of first and business class flights taken was by each member of the Commonwealth Development Corporation board in each of the last seven years.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	54034
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2016 answer text <p>Information requested by the Hon. member is attached.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 25/11/2016 16:20:49 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel attachment 1 file name PQ 54034.docx title 54034
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

641332

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	CDC: Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the net receipts were from the Commonwealth Development Corporation in each of the last seven financial years; and what proportion of these receipts counted as overseas development aid.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	54033
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2016 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>CDC – Net Disbursements </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£ million</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>New investments made by CDC</p></td><td><p>Inflows to CDC from exited investments</p></td><td><p>Net disbursements = ODA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>366</p></td><td><p>133</p></td><td><p>233</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>425</p></td><td><p>197</p></td><td><p>228</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>296</p></td><td><p>205</p></td><td><p>91</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>284</p></td><td><p>181</p></td><td><p>103</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>326</p></td><td><p>226</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>258</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>519</p></td><td><p>528</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* From 2015 CDC’s net disbursements no longer count as ODA.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 25/11/2016 16:10:33 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

628980

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2016
	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: HIV Infection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the link between gender-based violence and the increased risk of HIV infection in women overseas; and what steps her Department plans to take to address that issue.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	51906
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>Global progress in reducing new HIV infections in women and girls remains a priority for the UK. Women and girls subjected to intimate partner violence can be up to 1.5 times more likely to acquire HIV. DFID has made significant progress in scaling up efforts to address violence against women and girls and preventing sexual violence in conflict, nearly doubling our programming from 64 programmes in 2012 to 127 in 2016. We will continue this crucial work.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 14/11/2016 16:07:39 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

605972

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2016
	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: Poverty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what contribution her Department has made to UN Sustainable Development Goal 1 on poverty eradication in the last six months; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	49507
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>Eradicating extreme poverty by 2030 is the primary purpose of UK aid under the International Development Act and one of the UK Aid Strategy’s objectives. DFID’s 2015/16 Annual Report sets out progress against our Single Departmental Plan, and hence to delivery of the 2030 Agenda. Progress in 2016/17 will be set out in our next Annual Report.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 25/10/2016 15:27:56 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

605975

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is giving to aid organisations based in Yemen to deliver humanitarian assistance in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	49506
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>The UK is the fourth largest donor to Yemen with an additional £37 million in UK funding for Yemen announced at the UN General Assembly. This brings the UK’s total to £100 million in humanitarian assistance for 2016/17 which is provided to aid organisations in Yemen. Last year, we helped more than 1.3 million Yemenis with food, medical supplies, water, and emergency shelter.</p><p>We also continue to urge parties to the conflict to take all reasonable steps to facilitate rapid, safe and unhindered humanitarian access to ensure our partners are able to deliver aid to its intended beneficiaries.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 25/10/2016 15:27:08 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

605974

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Nigeria: Life Expectancy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations she has received on trends in life expectancy in Northern Nigeria; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	49505
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>Survey data on infant and child mortality rates shows that mortality rates are much higher in the north of Nigeria compared to the south.</p><p>In 2015/16, of a total DFID bilateral spend in Nigeria of £214m, approximately 60% of programming focused in six northern states. Additionally, over the last two years, DFID has scaled up its response to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the northeast, bringing life-saving support to those affected by the Boko Haram insurgency.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 25/10/2016 15:26:04 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

604136

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2016
	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: Visits Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what overseas visits she has made since her appointment.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	48920
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has visited a range of countries overseas since her appointment. Information on Ministerial Travel is published as part of DFID’s quarterly transparency return on <a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 20/10/2016 14:27:14 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

600735

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2016
	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: Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of her Department's budget is planned to be allocated to projects administered by other Departments in 2017-18.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	48287
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>The Spending Review settlement provides that approximately 17% of DFID’s budget in 2017-18 is expected to be transferred to (a) other government departments to fund projects that they will administer and (b) cross-government facilities into which DFID and other departments can bid such as the Conflict, Security and Stabilisation Fund as set out in DFID’s Spending Review settlement letter.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 18/10/2016 16:02:33 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

600738

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2016
	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: Education
	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 implications for her policies of the report by UNESCO, entitled Global Education Monitoring Report 2016; and what steps at (a) bilateral and (b) multilateral level her Department plans to take as a result of that report.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	48247
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2016 answer text <p>The 2016 Global Education Monitoring Report highlights the UK’s global leadership on education, identifying that we provided 17% of total education aid to the poorest countries between 2012 and 2014. We will work bilaterally, and through our multilateral partners, to help 11 million children in the poorest countries gain a decent education by 2020. We continue to focus on educating children in emergencies; supporting the Education Cannot Wait fund which we were integral to setting up.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 19/10/2016 15:18:41 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor