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1228139

	registered interest
	date	28/07/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	CDC: Development Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in view of the reduction in actual Official Development Assistance, what plans they have to re-focus money given to the Commonwealth Development Corporation on poverty, including education and universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL7482
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/08/2020 answer text <p>CDC invests in the poorest countries in Africa and South Asia to support the growth of companies that create employment, help transform economies, and improve people’s lives, through the goods and services they produce and the local taxes they generate. In 2019, the businesses into which CDC is invested employed 875,790 people; sourced from 1.84 million farmers; and paid $3.3 billion in local taxes.</p><p>As part of its ODA prioritisation process, the Government looked across its ODA programming including CDC. We are investing significantly less capital into CDC than originally planned at the start of the year. Funding will be focused on ensuring that CDC continues to take a targeted response that preserves, strengthens and helps rebuild economies across Africa and South Asia to mitigate the economic and health impacts of Covid-19. Funding originally earmarked for CDC will be re-purposed to ensure we can continue to focus on delivering for the bottom billion including by prioritising girls’ education, climate change, essential health, sexual and reproductive health rights, while also responding to Covid-19.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 06/08/2020 11:33:52 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1226228

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Palestinians: Electricity
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel about reports that rolling blackouts are being implemented in Palestine as a result of a contested accusation that electricity bills have not been paid.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL7060
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2020 answer text <p>During the period of September to December 2019, we were aware that the Israel Electric Corporation implemented power cuts to parts of the West Bank, citing outstanding payments from Palestinian power distributors. We understand that that the Government of Israel and Palestinian Authority were able to reach an agreement to end the power cuts.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 03/08/2020 12:27:23 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1217226

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2020
	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: Genito-urinary Medicine
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the statement by the Prime Minister on 16 June about the merger of the Department for International Development and the Foreign and  Commonwealth Office (HC Deb, cols 666–8), what plans they have for the role of the Department for International Development's Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Team in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL6094
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>The UK government is committed to advancing and defending comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights and will continue to be a progressive voice on this issue.</p><p>The merger fuses the best of our development expertise and world-leading diplomacy together, in a new department, the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office. All of the things that have made the UK a world leader in development will not change i.e. our thought leadership; the scale and quality of UK development programmes; and excellence of our analysis, long term perspective and staff.</p><p>Organisational plans for the new department are currently being shaped. The full details of the merger, including the structure of the new department, will be set out in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 02/07/2020 11:25:47 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1217227

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2020
	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: Development Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the findings of the Aid Transparency Index 2018, published by Transparency International, in particular the score for aid transparency of (1) 90.6 for Department for International Development, and (2) 34.3 for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office; and what steps they are taking to ensure that the approach taken by the Department for International Development towards aid transparency is reflected in the proposed Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL6095
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>DFID achieved a ‘very good’ rating in the 2018 Aid Transparency Index, with FCO classed as ‘poor’. The 2020 Aid Transparency Index was launched on 24 June and DFID remains ‘very good’ and the 2<sup>nd</sup> best bilateral donor, and the FCO has improved performance, moving into the ‘fair’ category for the first time and scoring above average for the non-specialised ministries (foreign/defence/trade) assessed. DFID and FCO both lost points because they were unable to provide sufficiently forward-looking budget forecasts due to the limitations of the current Spending Review settlement, which will be addressed in future assessments.</p><p>The UK is globally recognised for its expertise and transparency in aid spending. The new Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office will continue to benefit from that expert knowledge as it delivers aid programmes to some of the world’s poorest people.</p><p>We are committed to improving transparency of aid globally and maintaining our high standards for overseas spending. We will continue to be accountable to parliament and to taxpayers for how we spend UK aid, and to mandate our partners to be transparent.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 02/07/2020 11:24:43 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1217230

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2020
	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: Reorganisation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the statement by the Prime Minister on 16 June about the merger of the Department for International Development and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (HC Deb, cols 666–8), what assessment they have made of the impact of this merger on their support available to people living in Africa; and what steps they are taking to ensure that any future use of Overseas Development Assistance supports the most disadvantaged groups living there.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL6098
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>We recognise the continuing importance of UK support across Africa to help the most vulnerable people. The UK is supporting African women and girls in giving them greater control to plan their lives, fulfil their potential and play a vital role in their countries’ futures, as well as addressing the issues caused by Africa being identified as the continent scheduled to be worst affected by the devastating impacts of climate change. Strengthening our partnership with African nations is a key element of our Global Britain vision, building on the progress made at the UK-Africa Investment Summit.</p><p>The merger fuses the best of our development expertise and world-leading diplomacy together. All the things that have made the UK a world leader in development will not change. The work of UK aid to reduce poverty will remain central to the new department’s mission.</p><p>Organisational plans for the new department are currently being shaped. The full details of the merger, including the structure of the new department, will be set out in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 07/07/2020 11:49:27 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1216539

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Development Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the statement by the Prime Minister on 16 June about the merger of the Department for International Development and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (HC Deb, cols 666–8), what changes they plan to make to the operation of UK Official Development Assistance.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL6032
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2020 answer text <p>On 16 June the Prime Minister announced that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Department for International Development will merge to form a new international department – the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. The Government remains committed to the target of spending 0.7 percent of national income on Official Development Assistance (ODA), which is enshrined in law, and the UK continues to abide by internationally agreed rules on what constitutes ODA. The majority of ODA will be administered by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, while a small amount will continue to be spent by other departments who bring relevant expertise to specific projects including BEIS, DEFRA, DIT and Home Office (to deliver ODA eligible services in the UK).</p><p>The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office will have oversight of the Government’s aid policy and final decisions will be taken by the Foreign Secretary. The Integrated Review, expected to conclude later in the year, will define the Government’s ambition for the UK’s role in the world and its outcomes will shape the objectives for the new department, including for ODA.</p><p>All departments are accountable to parliament and to taxpayers for how they spend UK aid.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 03/07/2020 09:24:21 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1216540

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Development Aid: Poverty
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the statement by the Prime Minister on 16 June about the merger of the Department for International Development and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (HC Deb, cols 666–8), what plans they have to ensure that UK Official Development Assistance focuses on the eradication of poverty.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL6033
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2020 answer text <p>On 16 June the Prime Minister announced that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Department for International Development will merge to form a new international department – the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. The Government remains committed to the target of spending 0.7 percent of national income on Official Development Assistance (ODA), which is enshrined in law, and the UK continues to abide by internationally agreed rules on what constitutes ODA.</p><p>We will continue to be guided by our responsibilities under the International Development Act, including a commitment to poverty reduction. As the PM has said, the work of UK aid to reduce poverty will remain central to the new department’s mission.</p><p>The Integrated Review, expected to conclude later in the year, will define the Government’s ambition for the UK’s role in the world and its outcomes will shape the objectives for the new department, including for ODA.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 03/07/2020 09:23:06 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1216541

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Development Aid: Family Planning
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the statement by the Prime Minister on 16 June about the merger of the Department for International Development and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (HC Deb, cols 666–8), what plans they have to ensure that universal access to sexual and reproductive health remains a focus of their foreign policy.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL6034
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK government’s commitment to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights overseas is unwavering: from tackling HIV, to family planning, safe abortion, maternal and newborn health, and supporting efforts to end Female Genital Mutilation and child, early and forced marriage. Through our voice on the world stage and in our UK aid programmes, we continue to put women and girls and the poorest and most marginalised at the heart of what we do.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg grouped question UIN HL6036 question first answered 30/06/2020 10:51:01 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1216542

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2020
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the statement by the Prime Minister on 16 June about the merger of the Department for International Development and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (HC Deb, cols 666–8), what plans they have to change the current budget for the Department for International Development.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL6035
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2020 answer text <p>The budget of the new department will combine the FCO and DFID budgets. The Government remains committed to the target of spending 0.7 percent of our national income on aid, which is enshrined in law. As the Prime Minister has said and as reflected in the name of the new department, the development work of DFID will remain central to the new department’s mission. The Government will set future budgets as part of the next Spending Review. An announcement on the Spending Review will be made in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 03/07/2020 09:21:55 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1216543

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Development Aid: Family Planning
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the statement by the Prime Minister on 16 June about the merger of the Department for International Development and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (HC Deb, cols 666–8), what plans they have to ensure that family planning is a priority in the use of Overseas Development Assistance.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL6036
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK government’s commitment to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights overseas is unwavering: from tackling HIV, to family planning, safe abortion, maternal and newborn health, and supporting efforts to end Female Genital Mutilation and child, early and forced marriage. Through our voice on the world stage and in our UK aid programmes, we continue to put women and girls and the poorest and most marginalised at the heart of what we do.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg grouped question UIN HL6034 question first answered 30/06/2020 10:51:01 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge