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517511

	registered interest
	date	04/05/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Disaster Relief: Finance
	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 recommendations of the report of the Public Accounts Committee, Department for International Development: responding to crises, published on 20 April 2016, what steps she is taking to ensure that her Department improves its system of accounting for ODA spend on humanitarian emergencies.
	tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
	tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
	uin	36623
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p>The Government will respond to the Committee’s recommendations in the usual way in a Treasury Minute which will be laid before Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 10/05/2016 15:18:38 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

524778

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2016
	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: Sustainable Development
	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 findings of the report of the International Development Committee, UK implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, HC103, published on 8 June 2016, on the need for a cross-government approach in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on those goals.
	tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
	tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
	uin	40327
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2016 answer text <p>I have discussed the government’s approach to implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals with the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. This will be a cross-government effort with individual Secretaries of State accountable through their Single Departmental Plans. There will continue to be regular discussions involving all relevant departments across Government. The Government will respond to the IDC report.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 15/06/2016 15:33:16 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

417709

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2015
	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, with reference to the Prime Minister's statement of 7 September 2015, Official Report, column 23-25, when she plans to announce details of the reshaping of the aid budget referred to in that statement.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	9408
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>The 2015 Spending Review announcement will be made on the 25<sup>th</sup> November. This will set out Departmental settlements for the period to 2020/21.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 11/09/2015 12:19:37 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

434018

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2015
	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: Sustainable Development
	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 Prime Minister's speech at the UN Sustainable Development Goals Summit on 27 September 2015, what steps the Government is taking to leave no one behind.
	tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
	tabling member printed	Mike Kane
	uin	18639
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2015 answer text <p>The Prime Minister’s promise that ‘no one will be left behind’ is clearly referenced in the new UK Aid strategy at paragraph 3.17, available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-aid-tackling-global-challenges-in-the-national-interest" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-aid-tackling-global-challenges-in-the-national-interest</a>. My department is currently laying out what this means for all DFID and wider government investments overseas, and supporting the international system to ensure no one is left behind. We will support countries and development partners to increase their capacity to better identify and reach the extreme poor, vulnerable and disadvantaged groups.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 09/12/2015 17:09:30 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

512657

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2016
	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, with reference to page 169 of the Office for Budget Responsibility's report, Economic and fiscal outlook March 2016, to which partners the £800 million loans will be disbursed in 2016-17; what assessment she has made of the comparative utility of loans and grants for effective development projects; how repayments of those loans will affect the level of recorded Official Development Assistance (ODA) spend; and what assessment she has made of the effect of the growing proportion of capital departmental expenditure limits (DEL) ODA spend and a declining proportion of resource DEL ODA spend on her Department's effectiveness.
	tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
	tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
	uin	33716
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2016 answer text <p>DFID is planning to invest around £400m in loans in 16/17 rather than the £800m figure erroneously reported in the Office for Budget Responsibility figures. The precise breakdown of those loans has not been finalised.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 19/04/2016 09:34:21 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

423381

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2015
	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 Conference on Financing for Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, who represented the Government at the third International Conference on Financing for Development in Addis Ababa; and what steps the Government took to consult with NGOs, churches and other stakeholders on the UK's contribution in advance of that conference.
	tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
	tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
	uin	12943
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>As Secretary of State for International Development I led the UK delegation at the third International Conference on Financing for Development in Addis Ababa. In the run up to the conference, the UK Government undertook a programme of consultations on the FFD agenda with a range of stakeholders, including BOND, the UK membership body for organisations working in international development, whose members include Christian Aid and CAFOD.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 28/10/2015 14:02:01 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

518299

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Mozambique: Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which projects her Department plans to close following its decision to suspend financial aid payments to the government of Mozambique.
	tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
	tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
	uin	36892
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>Following confirmation of undisclosed state-guaranteed loans, the UK immediately suspended all direct aid to the Government of Mozambique. This has since been followed by other donors. The UK is working with international partners to assess the implications for programming. The UK’s priority is to continue to support the people of Mozambique to exit poverty and build a more prosperous and secure country.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 12/05/2016 11:28:15 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

450430

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Ethiopia: Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which projects her Department funds in South Omo and Bench Majji, Ethiopia.
	tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
	tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
	uin	25784
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>DFID Ethiopia’s programmes predominantly support provision of basic and other services across the whole country. This includes programmes focussing on health, climate investment, primary education and many other areas of development.</p><p>DFID holds necessary information to run effective programmes in Ethiopia.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 25785 question first answered 10/02/2016 17:31:12 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

418439

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	UN Sustainable Development Summit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which Ministers and how many officials will take part in the UK delegation at the UN Sustainable Development Summit in September 2015; and what estimate she has made of the cost of their attendance at that summit.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	9999
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>Details of Ministerial overseas travel is published quarterly and is available on the <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> website.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 16/09/2015 13:50:13 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

438196

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2015
	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, which 10 countries will receive the greatest amount of UK overseas aid in 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
	tabling member printed	John Mann
	uin	20106
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>The Department is currently undertaking a Bilateral Aid Review, which will determine the countries to which we will provide bilateral assistance over the Spending Review period, and the levels of that assistance.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 17/12/2015 09:43:44 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann