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964432

	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	Department for International Development: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the total cost to the public purse for her Department’s work preparing for the UK to leave the EU has been since 23 June 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	168892
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>HM Treasury has allocated over £2 billion of additional funding to departments and the Devolved Administrations for EU exit preparations so far. This breaks down as:</p><ul><li><p>£412m of additional funding over the spending review period for the Department for Exiting the European Union, Department for International Trade and the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office at Autumn Statement 2016.</p></li><li><p>£286m of additional funding for 17/18 (a full breakdown of which can be found in Supplementary Estimates 17/18). <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679738/PU2137_Supplementary_estimates_web.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679738/PU2137_Supplementary_estimates_web.pdf</a>.</p></li><li>Over £1.5bn of additional funding for 18/19. A full breakdown of which can be found in the Chief Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement, HCWS540, laid on the 13th March.</li></ul> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 10/09/2018 16:10:36 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

964452

	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	Department for International Development: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate she has made of the cost to her Department of leaving the EU in accordance with (a) the proposals set out in the Government’s White Paper and (b) a no-deal scenario.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	168912
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>At the Autumn Budget 2017, the Chancellor set aside £1.5 billion of additional funding for EU Exit preparations in 2019/20. Departments will be invited to bid for 2019/20 EU Exit preparation funding later in the year. Details of timings and process will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 10/09/2018 16:13:12 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

964526

	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	Department for International Development: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the cost to the public purse has been of her Department hiring additional staff to cover issues related to the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	168934
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>EU Exit is an all-of-government operation. The Department for International Development is working in close collaboration with other government departments in preparation for the ongoing negotiations by understanding the risks and opportunities of leaving the EU and coordinating planning. Given the interactions between EU exit work and the Department’s other priorities, it would not be possible to give an accurate figure, but I would encourage you to consult our annual reports and accounts when they become available.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 10/09/2018 16:16:40 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

931397

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Pakistan: Teachers
	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 on teacher training in Pakistan; and whether that training covers human rights and religious freedoms.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	157615
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2018 answer text <p>DFID’s technical assistance teams have revised teacher training programmes for induction and continuous professional development in two provinces in Pakistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Punjab. The new training covers human rights and religious freedom. In KP the induction programme includes a module to promote teacher tolerance in diverse classrooms and a sub-module that specifically focuses on creating an inclusive learning environment for students from religious minorities. Similarly, the Punjab Education Sector Support Programme has supported the development of induction content on diversity and inclusion and a module on diversity and inclusion in the continuous professional development programmes for all teachers in Punjab.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 03/07/2018 16:42:44 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

923264

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Central African Republic: Armed Conflict and Food
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government taking to help tackle starvation and conflict in the Central African Republic.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	153163
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>The UK is one of the largest donors to the Central African Republic crisis and is contributing £40 million in life-saving humanitarian aid between 2016 and 2019. Our support is helping to prevent malnutrition in 100,000 people and is assisting some 300,000 people to restart their livelihoods and grow their own crops.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 18/06/2018 14:33:34 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

923265

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Development Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of the UK aid budget has been spent on fragile states in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	153164
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2018 answer text <p>The proportion of UK official development assistance (ODA) spent by DFID in fragile states and regions is shown in the table below, in each of the last five years.</p><p> </p><p>Table: DFID’s UK ODA spend in fragile states and regions<sup>1 </sup>as a proportion of total DFID ODA, 2012-2016<sup>2</sup></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>45%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>48%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>48%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>57%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>57%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><ol><li>DFID refreshed its list of fragile states in 2015, to reflect our commitment to spend 50% of our budget in fragile states and regions. We update the list every two years.</li><li>The table above uses the list of countries that applies to the relevant year of ODA data; 2016 figures use the updated 2017 list, 2015 figures use the original 2015 list, and figures before 2015 use the list before 2015.</li></ol> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 19/06/2018 13:03:56 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

887156

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Pakistan: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what UK funds are earmarked for supporting education initiatives for minority communities in Pakistan.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	136721
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government is firmly committed to promoting and protecting the right to freedom of religion or belief and to ensuring that our development assistance reaches the poorest and most marginalised, including minority groups, regardless of race, religion, gender, social background or nationality. DFID has education programmes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab provinces that support the implementation of Pakistan’s 2006 reformed curriculum, which teaches religious tolerance and respect for diversity. Independent evaluations have confirmed this curriculum to be based on the values of democracy, pluralism and peace aimed at educating students to be able to think critically about these issues.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 26/04/2018 14:12:56 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

868364

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Syria: Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment has his Department has made of the feasability of conducting airdrops of humanitarian aid in Syria.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	133584
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>Aid delivered by road by trusted humanitarian partners is by far the most effective way to meet needs in Syria and to ensure that it reaches those most in need. We have, however, examined all options as part of our determination to do everything we can to alleviate the suffering of the Syrian people.</p><p> </p><p>Airdrops, manned or using drones, are not capable of meeting either the scale of needs or delivering many of the kinds of aid that could address the priority needs that we see in Syria (e.g. safe drinking water, health support). Furthermore, we judge that such an operation would carry a high level of risk because the consent is needed of those who control the airspace and those on the ground that could threaten aircraft. There is nothing to suggest that the Assad regime would provide such consent, given that it continues to use the denial of aid as a weapon of war.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 27/03/2018 16:35:42 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

816670

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2018
	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: Sick Leave
	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 proportion of officials in her Department took sick leave for reasons relating to stress in the last year; and what proportion of total sick leave in her Department that leave was.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	121097
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2018 answer text <p>In the period January to December 2017, 68 DFID employees declared a sick absence with the reasons of stress, anxiety and/or depression. The total sick leave absence equates to 2.6% of DFID’s overall employer complement and 17.6% of DFID’s total sick absence.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 12/01/2018 11:02:22 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

816674

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2018
	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: Sick Leave
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many days' sick leave officials in her Department took for reasons relating to stress in the last year.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	121101
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2018 answer text <p>In the period January to December 2017 1,669 days have been recorded as sick absence with the potential to relate to stress.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 12/01/2018 11:05:01 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake