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573793

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	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 the Government's policy is on maintaining its commitment to spending 0.7 per cent of gross national income on overseas aid.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	44492
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2016 answer text <p>This Government remains committed to continuing the UK’s leading role on international development, including through spending 0.7% of gross national income (GNI) on overseas aid.</p><p>As an outward-looking, globally engaged nation, we believe that the UK should work to tackle international problems at their source – not wait for them to arrive on our doorstep.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 09/09/2016 13:38:33 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

573794

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Economic Growth
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how her Department plans to fund support for economic development in developing countries.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	44493
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2016 answer text <p>My department remains committed to providing support for work on economic development. We are currently developing our Economic Development Strategy and will be considering funding allocations as part of our wider aid reviews.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 09/09/2016 13:37:07 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

599564

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Marriage: Children
	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 in co-operation with UN agencies to tackle the increase in child brides in refugee camps and conflict areas.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	48097
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>The UK is committed to the ‘Call to Action’ on women and girls and keeping girls and women safe in emergencies, including providing £23.5 million to UNFPA in Syria, to support women and girls vulnerable to child and forced marriage, domestic violence, and sexual violence, abuse, and exploitation through improved access to psycho-social support and sexual and reproductive health care.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 18/10/2016 16:12:08 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

600735

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2016
	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: Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of her Department's budget is planned to be allocated to projects administered by other Departments in 2017-18.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	48287
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>The Spending Review settlement provides that approximately 17% of DFID’s budget in 2017-18 is expected to be transferred to (a) other government departments to fund projects that they will administer and (b) cross-government facilities into which DFID and other departments can bid such as the Conflict, Security and Stabilisation Fund as set out in DFID’s Spending Review settlement letter.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 18/10/2016 16:02:33 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

600738

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the report by UNESCO, entitled Global Education Monitoring Report 2016; and what steps at (a) bilateral and (b) multilateral level her Department plans to take as a result of that report.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	48247
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2016 answer text <p>The 2016 Global Education Monitoring Report highlights the UK’s global leadership on education, identifying that we provided 17% of total education aid to the poorest countries between 2012 and 2014. We will work bilaterally, and through our multilateral partners, to help 11 million children in the poorest countries gain a decent education by 2020. We continue to focus on educating children in emergencies; supporting the Education Cannot Wait fund which we were integral to setting up.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 19/10/2016 15:18:41 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

605972

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Poverty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what contribution her Department has made to UN Sustainable Development Goal 1 on poverty eradication in the last six months; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	49507
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>Eradicating extreme poverty by 2030 is the primary purpose of UK aid under the International Development Act and one of the UK Aid Strategy’s objectives. DFID’s 2015/16 Annual Report sets out progress against our Single Departmental Plan, and hence to delivery of the 2030 Agenda. Progress in 2016/17 will be set out in our next Annual Report.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 25/10/2016 15:27:56 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

605974

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2016
	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: Life Expectancy
	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 received on trends in life expectancy in Northern Nigeria; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	49505
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>Survey data on infant and child mortality rates shows that mortality rates are much higher in the north of Nigeria compared to the south.</p><p>In 2015/16, of a total DFID bilateral spend in Nigeria of £214m, approximately 60% of programming focused in six northern states. Additionally, over the last two years, DFID has scaled up its response to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the northeast, bringing life-saving support to those affected by the Boko Haram insurgency.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 25/10/2016 15:26:04 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

605975

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
	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 is giving to aid organisations based in Yemen to deliver humanitarian assistance in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	49506
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>The UK is the fourth largest donor to Yemen with an additional £37 million in UK funding for Yemen announced at the UN General Assembly. This brings the UK’s total to £100 million in humanitarian assistance for 2016/17 which is provided to aid organisations in Yemen. Last year, we helped more than 1.3 million Yemenis with food, medical supplies, water, and emergency shelter.</p><p>We also continue to urge parties to the conflict to take all reasonable steps to facilitate rapid, safe and unhindered humanitarian access to ensure our partners are able to deliver aid to its intended beneficiaries.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 25/10/2016 15:27:08 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

628980

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: HIV Infection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the link between gender-based violence and the increased risk of HIV infection in women overseas; and what steps her Department plans to take to address that issue.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	51906
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>Global progress in reducing new HIV infections in women and girls remains a priority for the UK. Women and girls subjected to intimate partner violence can be up to 1.5 times more likely to acquire HIV. DFID has made significant progress in scaling up efforts to address violence against women and girls and preventing sexual violence in conflict, nearly doubling our programming from 64 programmes in 2012 to 127 in 2016. We will continue this crucial work.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 14/11/2016 16:07:39 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

652378

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Government Departments: 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 other Departments' official development assistance expenditure is transparent.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	56105
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2016 answer text <p>All Government Departments will be held to the Value for Money guidance for Official Development Assistance that they committed to.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 08/12/2016 16:48:28 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

690416

	registered interest
	date	17/02/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Older People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the absence of a reference to age in the Bilateral Development Review commitment to Leave No One Behind represents a change of policy to no longer include older people in the Government's implementation of that commitment.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	64203
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2017 answer text <p>There has been no change in DFID’s policy on older people. In implementing the commitment to Leave No One Behind DFID is focusing on understanding, including and empowering those at risk of being left behind. This includes collecting age disaggregated data to better understand the needs of older people and how DFID programmes are reaching them.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 24/02/2017 15:20:02 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

705681

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Abortion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if her Department will contribute to the new, global fund to help women access abortion services launched by the Netherlands on 25 January 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	65734
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>The UK is the second largest bilateral donor in the world for family planning, after the US. Our funding is allocated on the basis of whatever mechanism will deliver the best value and outcomes for women around the world. We will continue to be a global leader on family planning, women’s rights and sexual and reproductive health, including where appropriate access to safe abortion.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 06/03/2017 17:07:05 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

708587

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Somalia: Famine
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she has taken to ensure that food is disbursed to people affected by the famine in Somalia.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	66568
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>DFID has allocated £110 million for the 2017 Drought Response in Somalia, making us the largest bilateral donor to the appeal. This support will provide up to one million people with emergency food assistance. We are also providing life-saving assistance to over 600,000 starving children and mothers; safe drinking water and hygiene to one million people and emergency health services to 1.1 million people.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 13/03/2017 15:12:28 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

709026

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Procurement: Drugs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what criteria are used to guide procurement decisions on HIV and TB medicines in her Department's bilateral programmes.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	66788
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>All bilateral and multilateral procurement of health commodities and medicines follow standard World Health Organisation guidelines to ensure they are global standard approved medicines. All investments are also driven by value for money considerations and best commercial practice.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 13/03/2017 15:14:10 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

709027

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	USA: HIV Infection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effect of the US Administration's Mexico City policy on levels of funding for the global HIV and AIDS response.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	66789
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>The full implications of the reinstated and expanded Mexico City policy on global funding for the HIV response are not yet clear, but we are closely following developments. DFID will consider the implications with our offices, with UK civil society and with donors. The UK has made a £1.1 billion pledge to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria for the 5th replenishment 2017-2019, increased from £800m for the 4th replenishment. This will boost funding for HIV through the Global Fund and will support the firm commitment to end the AIDS epidemic as a public health threat by 2030.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 13/03/2017 15:13:46 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

709028

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	HIV Infection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the UN programme on HIV/AIDS, published in June 2016, what discussions she has had with her international counterparts on the decline in global HIV funding by 13 per cent between 2014 and 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	66790
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I provided on 24 November 2016 to Question number 53850.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 13/03/2017 15:12:49 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

710619

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	USA: Family Planning
	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 plans to take to support the comprehensive sexual and reproductive health rights of those people affected by the US Administration's Mexico City policy.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	67611
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2017 answer text <p>The UK is the second largest bilateral donor in the world for family planning, after the US. We will continue to be a global leader on family planning, women’s rights and sexual and reproductive health, including where appropriate access to safe abortion.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 16/03/2017 17:14:02 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

755955

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Education
	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 is taking to work closely with disability-focused organisations to improve the effectiveness of the UK's efforts to enhance access to education for disabled girls in developing countries.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	7322
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>Working with disability focused NGOs and disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) is central to DFID’s work on Disability Inclusion. DFID’s leading programmes for working with NGOs – UK Aid Direct and UK Aid Match – both include support for disability-focused organisations. DFID’s flagship programme on girls education – the Girls’ Education Challenge – has reached over 45,000 girls with disabilities, in part through working with disability focused organisations such as Leonard Cheshire. DFID continues to learn from experience of what works in reaching girls with disabilities. For example, building on the success of the programme in Kenya, Leonard Cheshire are working with the education ministry to revise the teacher training curriculum and demonstrate to local education ministries how to support girls with disabilities.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 07/09/2017 13:11:16 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

755956

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Education: Developing Countries
	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 meet the aims of Sustainable Development Goal 4.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	7321
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The government is committed to the aims of Sustainable Development Goal 4, in particular ensuring that children in developing countries are able to access a good quality education.</p><p>The UK supported 11 million children in school between 2011 and 2015. The UK is also leading the way on reaching the most marginalised children including through flagship programmes such as the Girls’ Education Challenge (GEC) which is supporting 1 million of the world’s most marginalised girls. We have stepped up on education in emergencies through our funding of Education Cannot Wait. We have also committed to getting more children with disabilities into school and learning. The UK has funded 380,000 teachers through our multilateral contributions. All are critical elements of the Sustainable Development Goals.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 11/09/2017 14:53:19 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

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

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

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

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

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	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	Department for International Development: Internet
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the cost including for staff of maintaining her Department's In the News webpage is annually.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	9582
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>DFID’s In the News webpage is maintained by the existing Press Office team as part of their regular duties. There is no dedicated resource required.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 13/09/2017 10:56:12 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor