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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

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

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

768170

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Development Aid: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans her Department has to contribute to the Education Cannot Wait fund.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	106962
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The UK is a strong supporter of Education Cannot Wait and has been at the forefront of developing the fund. We were a founding donor and the largest contributor to the fund having pledged £30million from 2016 to 2018. We also provide technical expertise including through a DFID senior adviser seconded into the fund’s Secretariat.</p><p>75 million children and youth are affected by emergencies and protracted crises and are in need of education support. Education Cannot Wait is a critical platform to raise additional funds for education in some of the most challenging contexts, including inside Syria and Yemen, and to transform the delivery of education in emergency contexts globally.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 16/10/2017 15:08:28 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

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

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

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

765905

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	British Overseas Territories: Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the Government's duty to provide assistance to British Overseas Territories is separate to its commitment to meet its UN 0.7 per cent target under the International Development Act 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	106020
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2017 answer text <p>The countries and territories which are eligible for Official Development Assistance (ODA) are determined by criteria set by the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the OECD, based on GNI per head of population. Some of the Overseas Territories are currently eligible and some are not. Statistics on ODA can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-development/about/statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-development/about/statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>In light of Hurricane Irma, the Secretary of State for International Development has written to the DAC asking them as a matter of urgency to develop options to ensure the aid rules reflect the needs of those impacted by natural disasters.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 106416 question first answered 13/10/2017 08:58:46 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

768175

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	EU Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the Government plans to contribute towards and participate in the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations programme after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	106934
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>There will be no decisions on the future distribution of UK aid and future UK/EU policy until the Government’s negotiations on exiting the EU have concluded. On 12 September the Government published a Future Partnership Paper setting out how we might work with the EU on security, foreign policy and development after we have left the EU. We look forward to discussing our future partnership when the European Council is ready.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 16/10/2017 07:44:27 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

765906

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	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: Cyprus
	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 visit Cyprus during the current parliamentary session.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	106021
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has no current plans to visit Cyprus.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 12/10/2017 08:50:51 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West