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828029

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2018
	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: Female Genital Mutilation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what reports she has received on the use of FGM by political parties in Sierra Leone as part of the electoral process; and what the effect is of such use on her Department's efforts to tackle FGM.
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	uin	123989
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>We are not aware of any formal reports of FGM being used as part of the electoral process; but with our partners we are closely monitoring all risks around the election.</p><p>DFID is committed to working with the Government of Sierra Leone to promote the rights of women and girls and will seek to work with the new Government to specifically tackle FGM in the country. Supporting Sierra Leones’ elections bodies to deliver free, fair and inclusive elections is a top priority for the UK. We are working with the National Elections Commission (NEC) and Civil Society Organizations to deliver civic and voter information better targeted to specific groups like women and persons with a disability. Efforts are underway by the UN in country to establish a women’s situation room to help monitor and tackle instances of violence against women and other vulnerable groups. The NEC is also working to make voting centres more physically accessible and/or able to provide special voting arrangements e.g. tactile ballots for the visually impaired, and table-top voting screens for mothers with small children.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 25/01/2018 16:16:21 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

825796

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2018
	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: Beverage Containers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many disposable coffee cups were purchased by her Department in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	123863
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2018 answer text <p>We are unable to provide purchasing data prior to 2017. In 2017 DFID London purchased approximately 4,300 ‘Vegware’ cups every month. Made from plant material – not plastic – these cups are organic, compostable and can be recycled with the food waste. In 2017 DFID Scotland took delivery of approximately 3,000 card and plastic cups. There are schemes in both DFID offices to encourage use of reusable coffee cups, with 10% off the price of a coffee when staff use their own cup. In DFID Scotland reusable cups are available for purchase, with the aim of bringing down the number of disposable coffee cups used.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 26/01/2018 12:44:09 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

816766

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Democratic Republic of Congo: Abduction
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what measures her Department has put in place to assist children recovered from abduction in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	121193
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>DFID provides assistance to children recovered from abduction in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by supporting child protection interventions through our £175million humanitarian programme. The United Nations Children’s Funds and the International Committee for the Red Cross are our key partners implementing child protection services, particularly in Kasai Centrale and Kasai Orientale. Their support includes identification, documentation, family tracing and reunification, recreational support, child friendly spaces and individual psychosocial support. In 2017 DFID helped 474 children exit from militias or detention centres and reunited 88 children with their families.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 11/01/2018 15:25:24 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

816767

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Puerto Rico: Storms
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance her Department has provided to Puerto Rico to assist with the reconnection of water and electricity as a result of the storms of September 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	121194
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2018 answer text <p>Puerto Rico is an American territory, and, as such, was not a focus of our relief and recovery efforts. DFID does not have a bilateral aid programme or presence there.</p><p>In response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria, the UK has provided over £185m of humanitarian and reconstruction assistance to our Overseas Territories and independent Commonwealth countries in the Caribbean.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 12/01/2018 11:07:13 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

823563

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2018
	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: Literacy
	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 increase literacy in South Sudan.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	123028
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>The UK is the leading donor in education services to the people of South Sudan. Through the Girls’ Education South Sudan Programme, the UK supports over 3,500 schools to deliver basic education, including literacy, and is helping to keep up to a quarter of a million girls in class. Ensuring the continuity of education for the children of South Sudan will build the essential foundations for future peace and ensure that education is not lost to an entire generation.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 22/01/2018 18:07:23 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

823572

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2018
	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: Public Health
	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 assist with (a) disease reduction and (b) other public health measures in South Sudan.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	123036
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>The UK is a leading contributor to the health sector in South Sudan, helping to deliver almost 8 million patient consultations last year. The UK is the lead donor to the Health Pooled Fund (HPF), through which we are supporting over 1,000 frontline health centres across South Sudan to improve access to quality health services, including preventing the spread of disease through routine immunisations for children. Last year, the HPF provided almost 5.4 million health consultations to children under 5. Other public health measures include UK funding for the Integrated Community Case Management programme to better identify and treat the main causes of child mortality in local communities.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 22/01/2018 18:08:38 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

827997

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2018
	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: Public Health
	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 implications for its policies of the recommendations of the overall programme review of the Global Strategy and Plan of Action on Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual property of WHO; and what steps the Government plans to take to support the WHO secretariat in promoting transparency in and understanding of the costs of research and development.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	123957
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>The recommendations of the overall programme review of the Global Strategy and Plan of Action on Public Health Innovation and Intellectual property were discussed at the World Health Organisation Executive Board Meeting in January 2018. The UK Government is supportive of the strategy. The UK, together with other Member States, will be involved in further discussions about the recommendations, including work on promoting transparency in and understanding of the costs of research and development, and how to support the WHO Secretariat to take them forward, at the World Health Assembly in May 2018.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 30/01/2018 16:41:47 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

828008

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2018
	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: Environment
	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 aid budget is being spent on environmental projects; and whether the objectives of the 25 Year Environment Plan will be taken into account in future aid spending.
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
	uin	123968
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Development (DFID) is working closely with other Government Departments as part of a comprehensive Government effort to protect the environment. The Government has committed £5.8bn (2016-2021) to tackle climate change, the biggest environmental challenge of our time. DFID will deliver £3.6bn of this commitment. In 2016/2017, this was £755m, 7% of DFID’s total spend. DFID and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs fund, alongside other countries, the $4.43 billion Global Environment Facility sixth replenishment (2014 – 2018) which works to address climate change as well as broader environmental challenges such as biodiversity loss, land degradation, international waters and chemicals and waste. All relevant Government commitments, including the 25 Year Environment Plan, are taken into account when considering future aid spending. In addition, all DFID programmes must avoid doing harm to the environment, and environmental safeguards are one of the risk categories considered as part of departmental programme management requirements.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 29/01/2018 13:43:11 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

824330

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2018
	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: Violence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps her Department is taking to help tackle gender-based violence in South Sudan.
	tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
	tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
	uin	903335
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>South Sudan experiences horrific gender-based violence. Last year, a DFID-funded programme reached nearly 300,000 people with interventions, including responses for survivors of gender-based violence and longer-term prevention. We have also conducted ground breaking research to improve our understanding of and response to gender-based violence in South Sudan.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 17/01/2018 14:02:11 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

824327

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2018
	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: Cost Effectiveness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent steps she has taken to ensure value for money for overseas projects funded by her Department.
	tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
	tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
	uin	903331
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>DFID has recently introduced tough new reforms for its aid spending to deliver value for money, including clamping down on the risk of unethical practices by suppliers and increasing efficiency savings. All projects are measured against a robust monitoring framework to ensure they remain cost effective.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 17/01/2018 14:00:02 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans