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64810

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2014
	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: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many children received schooling as a direct result of UK aid in (a) sub-Saharan Africa and (b) South Asia in the latest period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	202969
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Up until September 2013, UK Aid has supported over 6.4 million children in primary and lower secondary school, of which 3.1 million were girls, through our bilateral programmes. Of these, 4.2 million were in Sub-Saharan Africa and 2.1 million children were in South Asia. These figures are the latest available, and are reported in the DFID Annual Report and Accounts 2012/13.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 07/07/2014 16:36:52 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

62463

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Middle East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will take steps to ensure that the funding of infrastructure projects in the Jordan Valley is not dependent on approval from the Israeli government.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	904302
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We continue to believe the best approach to development in Area C is to engage constructively with Israel to help Palestinian communities to plan and build for their future without fear of demolition. We consistently emphasise the need for unfettered humanitarian provision, including necessary infrastructure.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 18/06/2014 16:12:22 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

91757

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Palestinians
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department's provision of humanitarian aid to Gaza is contingent on progress in the peace process between Israelis and the Palestinians.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	209180
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>DFID’s provision of humanitarian aid to Gaza is based on need, not on progress in the Middle East Peace Process. The UK has been one of the biggest donors to the Gaza crisis, providing more than £17 million of emergency assistance, and has pledged to provide a further £20million towards the cost of reconstruction.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 16/10/2014 16:15:07 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

91755

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Palestinians
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions her Department has had with the co-hosts of the Gaza donor conference.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	209153
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>The UK pledged at the conference to contribute £20 million, however, we made it clear that reconstruction in Gaza will require a durable ceasefire, an agreed approach on security, predictable and sustained access for people and goods in and out of Gaza, and good governance arrangements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 16/10/2014 16:14:40 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

91756

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Palestinians
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what aid commitments her Department intends to make at the Gaza donor conference.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	209154
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>The UK pledged at the conference to contribute £20 million. We are clear, however, that reconstruction in Gaza will require a durable ceasefire, an agreed approach on security, predictable and sustained access for people and goods in and out of Gaza, and good governance arrangements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 16/10/2014 16:11:09 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

58144

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	India
	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 has taken to investigate allegations that employees of programmes in Bihar State funded by her Department are not receiving their salaries.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	199094
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID is aware of a contractual dispute between a contractor to the Government of Bihar and its sub-contractors. We have looked into this, and are clear that this is now a matter for the Government of Bihar.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 09/06/2014 15:55:18 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

58143

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May 2014, Official Report, columns 549-50W, on Nigeria, whether her Department collects this data on a state-by-state basis.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	199097
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The 2008 Demographic and Health Survey is conducted by the National Population Commission. The data requested is collected on a national basis rather than state by state.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 09/06/2014 11:46:54 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

93035

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Conflict Pool
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will place in the Library the annual reports of the Conflict Pool for 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, and 2013-14.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	210197
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>The Building Stability Overseas Strategy (BSOS), published by the Coalition Government in 2011, set out a new strategic framework and multi-year funding model for the Conflict Pool. Progress on the implementation of BSOS – including through the Conflict Pool – has been reported to Parliament annually since 2011.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Once the Conflict Pool comes to a close at the end of FY14/15 the FCO, MOD and DFID will commission an external review of the Conflict Pool, covering the three-year Conflict Pool results framework. This report will be published once completed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 16/10/2014 16:10:21 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

61784

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many parliamentary questions tabled to her Department in the last parliamentary Session did not receive a substantive answer by the time of the 2014 prorogation; and when each such question was first tabled.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
	tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
	uin	200447
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>According to departmental records DFID answered all parliamentary questions that required a substantive answer before the 2014 prorogation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 19/06/2014 13:15:43 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck

62974

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Central African Republic
	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 provides for services for survivors of gender-based violence in the Central African Republic and efforts to empower women and girls in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Anas Sarwar
	uin	201458
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID is supporting a number of agencies in the Central African Republic to provide services for survivors of sexual violence, including Save the Children, International Medical Corps, Mercy Corps, ICRC and UNHCR. DFID funds are supporting health projects where the clinical needs of survivors of sexual violence can be met, and women's listening centres in order to address some of the psychological needs of survivors of gender-based violence.</p><p> </p><p>Women in the Central African Republic have been particularly affected by the ongoing conflict. DFID programmes aim to address these vulnerabilities, for instance by catering for the specific needs of mothers, pregnant and breastfeeding women, supporting women's associations in resuming income-generating activities or by mobilizing communities to reduce the risks of gender-based violence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 24/06/2014 15:49:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
	tabling member	3981 label Biography information for Anas Sarwar