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860719

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2018
	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: Floods
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support the UK Government has provided to help people affected by the 2017 floods and mudslides in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
	tabling member constituency	Wigan
	tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
	uin	132076
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK allocated up to £5m to provide clean water, sanitation services and hygiene kits to prevent a cholera outbreak; essential health and psychosocial services; and food and clothing to those affected, especially children. We also helped families to re-establish their lives by finding new accommodation and ensuring their children could return to school.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 19/03/2018 16:49:23 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

828901

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2018
	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: Drinking Water
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much money her Department has spent on bottled water in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	124514
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>DFID stopped buying bottled water for its UK offices in 2007. Mains-fed water filter units, serving chilled tap water, are installed throughout the UK offices for the use of both staff and visitors. The FCO now manage our overseas offices and are responsible for the provision of supplies, such as bottled water. DFID’s usage will be included in their response for the overall overseas estate to this question. In many countries the mains water is not drinkable and bottled water is provided. However, we do not keep any records of purchases or amounts spent; these are held by the FCO.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 30/01/2018 16:30:32 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

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

830099

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2018
	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: Directors
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, who lead non-executive director and other non-executive director board members are in her Department.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	124791
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>The names of DFID’s lead non-executive director and other non-executive director board members are set out in DFID’s Annual Report and Accounts 2016/17:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/625548/DFID-Annual-Report-and-Accounts-2016-17.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/625548/DFID-Annual-Report-and-Accounts-2016-17.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 31/01/2018 16:49:18 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

847150

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2018
	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: Zero Hours Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many (a) full-time staff, (b) part-time staff, (c) temporary staff, and (d) any other staff were directly employed on zero-hours contracts by his Department in each of the last eight years.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	129324
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>DFID do not use zero-hours contracts.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 01/03/2018 15:27:44 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

847190

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2018
	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: Flexible Working
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many and what percentage of employees in her Department worked (a) in departmental accommodation, (b) from home and (c) at any other location in the most recent 12-month period for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	129364
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>As at 31 January 2018, DFID has 2,498 home civil service employees based in UK and overseas offices as shown in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Location</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Abercrombie House, East Kilbride</p></td><td><p>835</p></td><td><p>33.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Whitehall</p></td><td><p>1,136</p></td><td><p>45.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Overseas</p></td><td><p>527</p></td><td><p>21.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p><strong>2,498</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100.0%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>To work from home on an ad hoc basis is at the discretion of the Line Manager and as this is not contractual, this information is not available.</p><p>DFID do not have any data that our staff work from any other location rather than from home or their work location.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 01/03/2018 15:32:40 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

832914

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Nigeria: 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 she has taken to provide humanitarian support to people (a) forced to flee their homes and (b) otherwise affected as a result of clashes among farmers, tribes and herdsmen in Nigeria.
	tabling member constituency	Tottenham
	tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
	uin	125230
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>We are concerned by the suffering caused by ‎violence between cattle herders and farmers in Nigeria. The UK has supported a number of initiatives that have brought communities together and provided livelihoods and economic opportunities in the affected areas. We are encouraging the Government of Nigeria to prevent further violence and provide support to the victims of the conflict. At present, the UK’s humanitarian response in Nigeria is focused on providing assistance and protection to hundreds of thousands of people affected by the Boko Haram conflict in the country’s north-east.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 05/02/2018 16:05:13 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

851469

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Africa: Bubonic Plague
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps her Department has taken in response to the recent outbreak of plague in Africa.
	tabling member constituency	Torbay
	tabling member printed	Kevin Foster
	uin	904084
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>DFID supported the World Health Organisation to send 114 experts, mobilise 1.2 million doses of antibiotics and establish nine treatment centres to assist the Government of Madagascar, where the plague outbreak occurred. Three experts from the UK’s Public Health Rapid Support Team also provided vital support to contain the outbreak.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 28/02/2018 16:25:22 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster

861232

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Ethiopia: Food
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the level of food security in Ethiopia.
	tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
	tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
	uin	132381
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>Ethiopia is facing another drought in 2018, with high levels of humanitarian need. This week, the government of Ethiopia launched a humanitarian appeal which sets out that 7.9 million people are in need of emergency assistance to meet their basic food needs in 2018. This is on top of the 7.9 million people who are food insecure from year to year and are supported by the government of Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Programme (PSNP).</p><p>Responding to food insecurity is a top priority for the UK in Ethiopia and our work is making a real difference. DFID is currently assisting 4 million people in Ethiopia to meet their emergency food needs. Through the PSNP, we are also providing food and cash transfers to 840,000 people, building their food security. We will continue to closely monitor the level of food security in Ethiopia.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 16/03/2018 14:16:41 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson