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1151036

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2019
	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 he is taking to meet the Government commitment that all Departments be graded good or very good for the transparency of their official development assistance spending by 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	2847
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>DFID continues to provide support to all government departments to improve the transparency of official development assistance spending.</p><p> </p><p>During 2019 DFID commissioned a formal assessment to measure progress towards the Government’s aid transparency commitments. The results of this assessment will be published in December.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 24/10/2019 13:06:47 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1151038

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2019
	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 he is taking to increase the proportion of official development assistance spent in the least developed countries.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	2848
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>UK aid aims to achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and the Government’s objectives as set out in the 2015 UK Aid Strategy. As such, the UK focuses most of its aid spending on countries with the highest need; in low-income, fragile, and conflict-affected regions. Some assistance is provided to middle-income countries where there are still enduring high levels of poverty. These countries may no longer need grant aid, but may require assistance in other ways, such as technical expertise or help raising their own revenue to reduce poverty. The 2016 bilateral and multilateral development reviews (available <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rising-to-the-challenge-of-ending-poverty-the-bilateral-development-review-2016" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/raising-the-standard-the-multilateral-development-review-2016" target="_blank">here</a>) set out our approach to allocations in more detail.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 24/10/2019 13:08:30 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1151143

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2019
	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 recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the UK commitment to spend 0.7 per cent of GDP on development aid.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	2715
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s commitment to spend 0.7 per cent of our Gross National Income on Official Development Assistance is enshrined in law and in the Conservative manifesto and was re-affirmed by the Chancellor in the recently announced Spending Round on 4 September 2019. The Secretary of State reiterated this commitment in a recent International Development Committee oral evidence session on the priorities and future of the Department for International Development.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 28/10/2019 15:58:44 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1143845

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	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 his letter of 15 August 2019 to civil society organisations on the Government’s planning for Brexit, what estimate he has made of the number of contracts not underwritten and which are eligible to be underwritten.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	285063
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>DFID has received a large number applications from civil society organisations (CSOs) for financial assurance and we underwrite them on a case-by-case basis. Eligibility is based on criteria set out by the Government’s Technical Notice titled, ‘The government’s guarantee for EU-funded programmes if there’s no Brexit deal’, which can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-governments-guarantee-for-eu-funded-programmes-if-theres-no-brexit-deal" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-governments-guarantee-for-eu-funded-programmes-if-theres-no-brexit-deal</a></p><p> </p><p>Applications are accepted until 31 October, and DFID regularly updates UK CSOs to ensure as many eligible programmes as possible are captured. Following his letter, the Secretary of State for International Development met with many of them on 27 August. DFID Ministers and officials will continue this dialogue ahead of Brexit.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 09/09/2019 16:49:14 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1142132

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	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, whether it is Government policy to spend 0.7 per cent of GDP target on overseas aid.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	282463
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>It is the Government’s commitment to spend 0.7 per cent of our Gross National Income on overseas aid. It is enshrined in law and in the Conservative manifesto and was re-affirmed by the Secretary of State upon his appointment. The chancellor reiterated this commitment announcing the Spending Round. This commitment shows we are an enterprising, outward-looking and truly global Britain that is fully engaged with the world.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 05/09/2019 16:24:26 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1142146

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	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, whether the Government remains committed to contributing 0.7 per cent of UK GNI in Official Development Assistance.
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	uin	282382
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s commitment to spend 0.7 per cent of our Gross National Income on Official Development Assistance is enshrined in law and in the Conservative manifesto and was re-affirmed by the Secretary of State upon his appointment. The chancellor reiterated this commitment announcing the Spending Round.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 05/09/2019 16:25:47 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1139885

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2019
	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, how much funding his Department allocated to (a) educational, (b) healthcare and (c) infrastructure projects in the 2018-19 financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Dundee West
	tabling member printed	Chris Law
	uin	278527
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>(a) DFID spent £564m bi-laterally on the broad Education sector in 2018/19. The sectors that have been included are: Education (level unspecified), Basic education, secondary education and post-secondary education.</p><p>(b) DFID spent £691m bi-laterally on the broad Health sector in 2018/19. The sectors that have been included are: Health general, basic health and non-communicable diseases.</p><p>(c) (i) DFID spent £1,048m bi-laterally on the broad Economic Infrastructure and services sector in 2018/19. The sectors that have been included are as follows: Transport &amp; storage, communications, energy generation and policy, banking and businesses.</p><p>(ii) DFID spent £209m bi-laterally on the broad Social Infrastructure sector in 2018/19. The sectors that have been included are: Social protection, employment creation, Housing Policy, Culture and other social services.</p><p> </p><p>We have used definitions that are in line with DFID’s National Statistics – <em>Statistics on International Development</em>.</p><p>In addition, we make contributions to multilateral organisations like the Global Partnership for Education and the Global Fund.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 23/07/2019 14:14:46 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1138455

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2019
	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 his Department is taking to ensure the UK meets its ODA obligations in the event that the UK leave the European Union without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Luton South
	tabling member printed	Mr Gavin Shuker
	uin	276180
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department, working with Treasury and other Government departments, is always planning for contingencies to ensure that the UK meets its ODA obligations. The consequences of leaving the European Union without a deal come within this broader contingency planning.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 16/07/2019 15:54:18 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

1134578

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2019
	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, how much money was paid by organisations contracted by his Department to deliver aid projects to consultants in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
	tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
	uin	268961
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>DFID does not hold information on the contractual monetary value of work our suppliers subcontract across all our programmes, nor can we determine whether this is to consultants or not.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 01/07/2019 15:57:10 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1134294

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2019
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, as part of their Official Development Assistance, they support campaigns for legislative change in other countries where such change would permit actions in those countries which are criminal offences in the UK.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL16579
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>DFID is championing Sustainable Development Goal 16, which focuses on ‘peace, justice and inclusion’. We are supporting the strengthening of rule of law in a range of countries. For example, DFID’s Rule of Law Expertise UK (ROLE UK) programme is a collaboration with the UK legal sector to make its expertise, provided on a pro bono basis, available to strengthen legal and judicial systems in developing countries. While much of ROLE UK’s work is in the area of human rights, it does not engage in advocacy around legislative changes. DFID and its partners always work within the law of the countries in which we are operating.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 08/07/2019 15:41:06 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool