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1088717

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2019
	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: Public Appointments
	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 help ensure a transparent selection process for the next President of the World Bank Group.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	232626
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has not received any direct representations on the selection process for the position of President of the World Bank.</p><p>HM Government has communicated to other Board members its support for an open, merit-based and transparent process for selecting the next President of the World Bank Group (WBG).</p><p>There are no nationality requirements for the role of President and the Secretary of State has not had any discussions with World Bank Group shareholders about choosing the President of the World Bank based on nationality.</p><p>The World Bank Executive Director’s agreed on 9 January an open, merit-based, and transparent process, in which any Board member was free to nominate candidates by 14 March. A single candidate was formally nominated, and the Executive Directors will interview this candidate. HM Government considers that, to empower Board members to make decisions primarily on the basis of the merits of the candidate, individual votes should not be disclosed.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 232627 232628 232629 232630 question first answered 19/03/2019 16:29:25 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1088718

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2019
	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: Public Appointments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations she has made to World Bank Group shareholders for a merit-based selection process for the selection of the next President of the World Bank Group.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	232627
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has not received any direct representations on the selection process for the position of President of the World Bank.</p><p>HM Government has communicated to other Board members its support for an open, merit-based and transparent process for selecting the next President of the World Bank Group (WBG).</p><p>There are no nationality requirements for the role of President and the Secretary of State has not had any discussions with World Bank Group shareholders about choosing the President of the World Bank based on nationality.</p><p>The World Bank Executive Director’s agreed on 9 January an open, merit-based, and transparent process, in which any Board member was free to nominate candidates by 14 March. A single candidate was formally nominated, and the Executive Directors will interview this candidate. HM Government considers that, to empower Board members to make decisions primarily on the basis of the merits of the candidate, individual votes should not be disclosed.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 232626 232628 232629 232630 question first answered 19/03/2019 16:29:25 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1088719

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2019
	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: Public Appointments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent representations she has received on the selection process for the position of President of the World Bank.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	232628
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has not received any direct representations on the selection process for the position of President of the World Bank.</p><p>HM Government has communicated to other Board members its support for an open, merit-based and transparent process for selecting the next President of the World Bank Group (WBG).</p><p>There are no nationality requirements for the role of President and the Secretary of State has not had any discussions with World Bank Group shareholders about choosing the President of the World Bank based on nationality.</p><p>The World Bank Executive Director’s agreed on 9 January an open, merit-based, and transparent process, in which any Board member was free to nominate candidates by 14 March. A single candidate was formally nominated, and the Executive Directors will interview this candidate. HM Government considers that, to empower Board members to make decisions primarily on the basis of the merits of the candidate, individual votes should not be disclosed.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 232626 232627 232629 232630 question first answered 19/03/2019 16:29:25 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1088720

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2019
	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: Public Appointments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with World Bank Group shareholders on the practice of choosing the President of the World Bank based on nationality.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	232629
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has not received any direct representations on the selection process for the position of President of the World Bank.</p><p>HM Government has communicated to other Board members its support for an open, merit-based and transparent process for selecting the next President of the World Bank Group (WBG).</p><p>There are no nationality requirements for the role of President and the Secretary of State has not had any discussions with World Bank Group shareholders about choosing the President of the World Bank based on nationality.</p><p>The World Bank Executive Director’s agreed on 9 January an open, merit-based, and transparent process, in which any Board member was free to nominate candidates by 14 March. A single candidate was formally nominated, and the Executive Directors will interview this candidate. HM Government considers that, to empower Board members to make decisions primarily on the basis of the merits of the candidate, individual votes should not be disclosed.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 232626 232627 232628 232630 question first answered 19/03/2019 16:29:25 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1088725

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2019
	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: Public Appointments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether it is Government policy to seek a transparent vote by World Bank Group shareholders for the selection of the next World Bank President.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	232630
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has not received any direct representations on the selection process for the position of President of the World Bank.</p><p>HM Government has communicated to other Board members its support for an open, merit-based and transparent process for selecting the next President of the World Bank Group (WBG).</p><p>There are no nationality requirements for the role of President and the Secretary of State has not had any discussions with World Bank Group shareholders about choosing the President of the World Bank based on nationality.</p><p>The World Bank Executive Director’s agreed on 9 January an open, merit-based, and transparent process, in which any Board member was free to nominate candidates by 14 March. A single candidate was formally nominated, and the Executive Directors will interview this candidate. HM Government considers that, to empower Board members to make decisions primarily on the basis of the merits of the candidate, individual votes should not be disclosed.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 232626 232627 232628 232629 question first answered 19/03/2019 16:29:25 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

964819

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Trade Agreements
	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 the Secretary of State for International Trade on negotiations of new trade agreements to include policies to pursue the Sustainable Development Goals.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	169663
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>We are working with departments across Government to ensure development and global prosperity is at the heart of UK trade policy.</p><p> </p><p>We are working together to align our departments’ agendas and resources in developing economies, with the shared intention of boosting inclusive growth and unlocking opportunities for increased UK trade and investment. For example, the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Bill includes a commitment to provide tariff free, quota free access to the UK for Least Developed Countries, fulfilling a key element of Sustainable Development Goal 17.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 10/09/2018 16:17:39 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

983243

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Sudan: Politics and Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent steps her Department has taken to support civil society in Sudan.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	176537
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>DFID Sudan primarily engages and supports civil society through the Local Partnership and Dialogue Programme (LPDP) with a total support of £12 million which aims to build the capacity of non-state actors to demand and deliver more inclusive, democratic &amp; accountable governance. Over the past 3 years, the programme has delivered the following:</p><ul><li><p><strong>Institutional capacity building </strong>- tailored to specific needs of 25 Civil Society Organisations (CSO).</p></li><li><p><strong>Funding CSOs</strong> to pursue governance issues such as basic service delivery (e.g. health and education), environment and rule of law.</p></li><li><p><strong>Empowerment of Youth Leaders</strong> - through training and mentoring for their empowerment, training more than 60 activists from civil society, political parties and youth-led organisations/initiatives, by raising their awareness of democratic values and practices.</p></li><li><p><strong>Facilitation of dialogue </strong>among and within 20 political groups with focus on those with social and political divides to enhance political dialogue processes such as the National Dialogue and the Peace negotiation process in the Blue Nile and South Kordofan States.</p></li></ul> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 11/10/2018 16:13:02 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

982999

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2018
	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: Sexual Offences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make an estimate of the number of sexual violence cases against foreign aid workers in South Sudan.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	176532
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>Data collected by the EU- and US-funded Aid in Danger project (from both open and confidential sources) show that, between January 2015 and December 2017, there were 12 incidents of sexual violence and abuse committed against aid workers (individuals employed by or attached to a humanitarian, multi-mandated, UN or government agency, foreign or South Sudanese) in South Sudan. Aid in Danger reports that the low number of incidents recorded in South Sudan suggests that sexual violence against aid workers goes under-reported.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 11/10/2018 16:08:33 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1002029

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	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: Sexual Offences
	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 11 October 2018 to Question 176532 on South Sudan: sexual offences, what steps her Department is taking to encourage aid workers in South Sudan to report sexual violence.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	188153
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Development is working to improve safeguarding standards across the aid sector. We have recently written to all of our partners to remind them of their responsibility to provide their own mechanisms for reporting and investigating suspicions and/or allegations of sexual violence. Wherever these relate to a DFID programme we also expect that our partners report those to us in a timely manner. DFID’s specialist team will then provide oversight of the investigatory response to ensure it meets our standards, providing dedicated support as required.</p><p> </p><p>We urge all survivors of sexual violence in South Sudan, including aid workers, to report the harm committed against them.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 12/11/2018 15:43:05 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

914894

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2018
	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: Humanitarian Aid
	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 effect of changing conflict dynamics in South Sudan on the ability to deliver aid in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	149003
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2018 answer text <p>Ongoing conflict in South Sudan continues to obstruct the international community’s delivery of aid. Aid organisations regularly reconsider operations due to insecurity. Conflict has also deepened the country’s crisis, displacing millions and bringing the economy to its knees amongst widespread hunger.</p><p>Amidst these challenges, UKAid is saving hundreds of thousands of lives and protecting future generations. The UK monitors conflict dynamics on a monthly basis to ensure our aid is conflict sensitive and to minimise harm. The UK is the leading donor for an external ‘Conflict Sensitivity Resource Facility’ that provides a range of implementing partners with the expertise required to deliver aid in a conflict sensitive way.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 06/06/2018 15:34:48 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill