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794004

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2017
	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: Disease Control
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how her Department works with the Department of Health to coordinate the objectives and disbursements of the Ross Fund to combat the world's most serious diseases.
	tabling member constituency	Dundee West
	tabling member printed	Chris Law
	uin	115093
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>The Ross Fund is a portfolio of programmes, identified in the UK Aid Strategy, led by DFID and the Department of Health (DH), aimed at combatting the world's most serious diseases. Details are set out at the link below <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/494584/Ross_Fund_Publication_final.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/494584/Ross_Fund_Publication_final.pdf</a></p><p>The two Departments jointly developed the objectives of the Ross Fund Portfolio and agreed their respective areas of work. There is regular ongoing coordination and joint strategic oversight between DFID and DH. Senior managers and programme officials, from each department, meet quarterly, to ensure strategic oversight of the work across the two Departments.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 29/11/2017 17:00:54 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

777670

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	World Bank: Energy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with representatives of the World Bank in September and October 2017 on its energy portfolio and the balance of investments between fossil fuels and renewable energy.
	tabling member constituency	Dundee West
	tabling member printed	Chris Law
	uin	109516
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has had no specific discussions with the World Bank in September and October on its energy portfolio and the balance of investments between fossil fuels and renewable energy.</p><p>DFID staff members are regularly in touch with staff at the World Bank on how best to help poor countries secure the affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy they need to end poverty and to enable economic growth. Our view is that countries will need to use a mix of energy sources, including both renewable energy and fossil fuels such as natural gas, to provide reliable and affordable energy for families, for businesses and for public services.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 30/10/2017 15:14:52 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

754180

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans she has to improve oversight of the UK Aid Strategy across Government; and what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the recommendation by the National Audit Office on her Department improving its assessment of overall effectiveness of ODA expenditure and its coherence across Government.
	tabling member constituency	Dundee West
	tabling member printed	Chris Law
	uin	6032
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>In line with commitments in the UK Aid Strategy, DFID and Her Majesty’s Treasury (HMT) have introduced robust monitoring, governance and oversight arrangements to ensure value for money of all of Official Development Assistance (ODA) spend, including through setting up an ODA Senior Officials Group, which meets regularly and reports to Ministers. However, it is important to note that individual government departments have direct responsibility and accountability for their own ODA spend.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 05/09/2017 09:09:52 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

754181

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	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 assess official development assistance spending by other Government departments against the International Aid Transparency Index; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Dundee West
	tabling member printed	Chris Law
	uin	6033
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>Under the UK Aid Strategy all government departments will aim to achieve a good or very good rating in the Aid Transparency Index by 2020. The Government will make arrangements for an assessment of the aid transparency rating of all departments to be made by 2020. DFID will continue to support departments to achieve this goal.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 05/09/2017 09:10:06 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law