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638403

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Occupied Territories: Demolition
	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 16 November 2016 to Question 907180, on occupied territories: demolition, how many structures built with some financial assistance from the UK have been demolished by the Israeli government; and how much UK funding was provided for those structures.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	53572
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2016 answer text <p>As the answer to Question 907180 states, no structures directly funded by the UK <ins class="ministerial">in recent years </ins>have been demolished. Since 2009 approximately 180 structures funded by the European Union’s Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Office (ECHO) have been demolished or confiscated. The UK regularly raises its concerns about demolitions with the Government of Israel.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 22/11/2016 15:37:58 question first ministerially corrected 08/02/2017 14:56:14 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart previous answer version 21862 answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

682389

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2017
	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: Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which persons not employed by her Department hold security passes entitling them to enter her Department's premises.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	62538
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2017 answer text <p>Civil servants have to have the ability to work flexibly across government sites where there is a business need to do so. Passes may also be issued to <ins class="ministerial">contractors or secondees</ins> where there is an identified business need for them to enter Department for International Development premises, subject to the usual security checks. For security reasons it would not be appropriate to provide details of individuals who hold such passes.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 07/02/2017 15:46:14 question first ministerially corrected 07/02/2017 17:17:20 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart previous answer version 34471 answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

637172

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	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 working days were lost due to mental illness in her Department in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
	uin	53072
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2016 answer text <p>The number of notified days lost within DFID due to mental illness in each of the last 3 years is detailed in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Period</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Sick (Days Lost) to Mental Disorders</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 November 2013 – 31 October 2014</p></td><td><p>1522</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 November 2014 – 31 October 2015</p></td><td><p>1732</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 November 2015 – 31 October 2016</p></td><td><p>1594</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 22/11/2016 16:56:50 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

637174

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Burma: Internally Displaced People
	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 her counterpart in Burma on the suicide rates of internally displaced people in camps in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall South
	tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
	uin	53017
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2016 answer text <p>DFID discusses issues affecting internally displaced people (IDPs) in Burma with the Burmese authorities on a regular basis. The issue of suicides has not been raised with us as a concern in camps in Burma although we take the welfare of IDPs extremely seriously.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 22/11/2016 16:56:16 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

637959

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Pakistan: 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 effectiveness of her Department's education projects in Pakistan in identifying and targeting girls from religious minorities.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	53326
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2016 answer text <p>DFID Pakistan’s education portfolio is designed to provide inclusive education to all children, regardless of their location, gender, religion, or socioeconomic background. DFID has a range of mechanisms which support girls from religious minorities. Through these mechanisms we target girls from religious minorities amongst other groups. DFID liaises with the Pakistan Minorities Teachers Association to understand the needs of teachers and students from minority religions and address them through its various work streams. DFID supports a quota for children from minority religions for higher education scholarships through the Punjab Educational Endowment Fund. The Sindh Education Non State Actors Programme is also building partnerships with non-government schools which aim to reach children from marginalised and minority communities, with a special focus on girls.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 23/11/2016 17:17:01 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

637960

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Pakistan: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many of her Department's education projects in Pakistan focus on girls from religious minorities.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	53324
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2016 answer text <p>DFID Pakistan has a range of education projects with elements that support girls from religious minorities. The Punjab Education Support Programme enrols Hindu and Christian girls into non-governmental organisation schools in Muzaffargarh and Rahim Yar Khan in Punjab. The Punjab Education Foundation subsidises schools which prioritise the enrolment of children from minorities. The Sindh Education Non State Actors Programme is reaching children from minority religious communities. DFID’s national education campaign, Alif Ailaan, highlights key issues such as girls’ education and better education for the most marginalised, including minorities. DFID Pakistan’s education portfolio is designed to provide inclusive education to all children, regardless of their location, gender, religion, or socioeconomic background.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 23/11/2016 17:18:54 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

637961

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Pakistan: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what mechanisms her Department uses to (a) target and (b) support education of girls from religious minorities in Pakistan.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	53325
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2016 answer text <p>DFID has a range of mechanisms which support girls from religious minorities. DFID liaises with the Pakistan Minorities Teachers Association to understand the needs of teachers and students from minority religions and address them through its various work streams. DFID supports a quota for children from minority religions for higher education scholarships through the Punjab Educational Endowment Fund. The Sindh Education Non State Actors Programme is also building partnerships with non-government schools which aim to reach children from marginalised and minority communities, with a special focus on girls.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 23/11/2016 17:17:56 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

637963

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	EU Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her policy is on the future reallocation of UK aid currently spent through the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	53294
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2016 answer text <p>I refer my Rt Hon. Friend to the answer that I gave my Hon. Friend, the Member for Cardiff South and Penarth on 15 September 2016.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 22/11/2016 16:54:55 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

637964

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Aid Financed Trade
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will take steps to ensure that her Department does not link trade deals to aid projects; and what her policy is on her Department's use of aid to encourage trade deals.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	53293
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2016 answer text <p>We champion economic development, which is the only way to lift huge numbers of people in poor countries out of poverty. Trade is an important part of economic development. Our economic development work will include support for countries to take advantage of trading opportunities and will not be tied.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 23/11/2016 17:19:24 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

637967

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Department for International Development: Social Media
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department is monitoring content that is publicly available on social networking sites using overt monitoring techniques.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	53231
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2016 answer text <p>The communications division in Department for International Development monitors content relating to departmental business that is publicly available on social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. DFID also receives media monitoring services from Precise which incorporate some social media monitoring as part of the package.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 23/11/2016 17:19:54 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter