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1110764

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Overseas Aid
	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 9 April 2019 to Question 239838 on Department for International Development: Secondment, what specific projects or programmes have been slowed or paused in the coming year in order to support the EU exit related resource requirements of other government departments.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	242664
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2019 answer text <p>In light of the agreed extension of Article 50, DFID staff who have been deployed to other government departments to support EU Exit planning will return as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p>To release staff for deployment, DFID undertook a prioritisation exercise to review delivery plans guided by the core principle that essential business (delivering the 0.7% commitment and providing lifesaving humanitarian response) was protected.</p><p> </p><p>DFID did not stop any programmes. Some internal corporate controls were relaxed, and new policy work and cross-Whitehall and international engagement were slowed, however this was temporary as a direct result of deployments. This work will be recommenced as staff return from their deployments.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 17/04/2019 16:14:58 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1061098

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Overseas Aid
	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 ensure that government departments that allocate Official Development Assistance funding to ensure that Departments' work is (a) poverty focused, (b) effective and (c) transparent.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	221549
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>DFID is committed to supporting other government departments to strengthen the quality of their aid spending and maximise their impact on poverty through an extensive offer of support. Working through established cross-government oversight mechanisms we share good practice and provide specific advice on the government’s transparency commitments, Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) eligibility, and programme design and management. Ultimately departments remain accountable to Parliament and taxpayers to ensure their spend meets the ODA rules and represents value for money.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 20/02/2019 14:58:49 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

711509

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2017
	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 steps she is taking to ensure that the Prosperity Fund and Conflict Security and Stabilisation Fund contribute to the delivery of her Department's fourth objective in the Single Departmental Plan 2015 to 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	68134
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>DFID is working with other Government Departments in support of the fight against extreme poverty to help ensure cross government funds tackle instability, drive prosperity, invest in research and development, and meet the essential needs of poor people.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 20/03/2017 17:20:00 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

711510

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2017
	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 relative priority her Department places on each of the objectives in its Single Departmental Plan 2015 to 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	68135
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>The Department intends to deliver effectively against all four strategic objectives set out in the Single Departmental Plan.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 20/03/2017 17:20:17 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

709389

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2017
	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, by what date she expects that all projects funded through the (a) Prosperity Fund and (b) Conflict Security and Stabilisation Fund will be listed on her Department's Development project tracker.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	67107
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government set out a firm commitment in the UK Aid Strategy to improve transparency of UK official development assistance. As part of this effort, both the Conflict Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) and the Prosperity Fund will publish online information on programmes during 2017-18.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/03/2017 17:18:34 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake