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1079327

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/03/2019
	date	28/02/2019
	date tabled	28/02/2019
	ddp created	28/02/2019 17:54:58
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	ddp modified	04/03/2019 10:25:14 05/03/2019 17:28:03
	hansard heading	Africa: EU Aid
	house id	1
	identifier	227143
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	05/03/2019 16:56:12
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding from the public purse the UK has provided to the Trust Fund for Africa in each year since its establishment.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 227143
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	227143
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa (EUTF) was established at the Valletta Summit in November 2015. To date, the UK Government has made direct contributions to the EUTF of €0.6m (approximately £515,000) in 2016/17, a further €0.6m in 2017/18, and €1.6m (approximately £1,375,000) in 2018/19.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, circa 15% of the €3.7bn (£3.18bn) in funds provided to the EUTF from the EU budget and the European Development Fund is attributable to UK Official Development Assistance, an amount of approximately €555m (£477m) in total.</p>
	creator	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1064757

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	26/02/2019
	date	21/02/2019
	date tabled	21/02/2019
	ddp created	21/02/2019 17:39:58
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	ddp modified	21/02/2019 17:45:15 26/02/2019 17:37:02
	hansard heading	Alan Guttmacher Institute
	house id	1
	identifier	224485
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	26/02/2019 17:05:50
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to her Department's paper entitled, Single Departmental Plan - Results Achieved by Sector in 2012-2018, Family Planning, what steps her Department has taken to verify the numbers of illegal backstreet abortions provided by the Guttmacher Institute; and whether her Department has conducted a separate estimate of those abortions.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 224485
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	224485
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>DFID’s single departmental plan reports on the increase in family planning use from our programmes. From this, estimates are made, based on the best international expertise, on wider impact. The Guttmacher Institute’s reputation for producing high quality scientific research and data for evidence-based policy making on Sexual &amp; Reproductive Health and Rights means we have confidence in these independent estimates.</p><p> </p><p>Other studies support the key Guttmacher Institute finding that unsafe abortion is a significant killer of women and restricting safe abortion does not make abortion less common, it just makes it less safe.</p><p> </p>
	creator	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1078553

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/03/2019
	date	27/02/2019
	date tabled	27/02/2019
	ddp created	27/02/2019 20:58:49
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	ddp modified	27/02/2019 21:09:32 04/03/2019 15:27:07
	hansard heading	Burma: Human Trafficking
	house id	1
	identifier	226729
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	04/03/2019 14:55:15
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to her Department's press release entitled UK aid protecting women from trafficking in Burma – and helping them into jobs published on 18 February 2019, how UK aid has been used to help disadvantaged and conflict-affected people.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 226729
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	226729
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>DFID Burma is bringing disadvantaged and conflict affected people into the heart of all its development programme. Our aim is to ensure that people who have been affected by poverty, marginalisation and exclusion get access to quality services and can retain and build their human capital, whatever the circumstances they find themselves in. This means making sure groups, like the long-term displaced in parts of Burma and on the Thai-border can get a good education, good health and nutrition and the skills they can use to generate income or benefit from future jobs.</p><p> </p>
	creator	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1078554

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/03/2019
	date	27/02/2019
	date tabled	27/02/2019
	ddp created	27/02/2019 20:58:52
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	ddp modified	27/02/2019 21:09:35 04/03/2019 15:28:03
	hansard heading	Burma: Human Trafficking
	house id	1
	identifier	226730
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	04/03/2019 14:56:33
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to her Department's press release entitled UK aid protecting women from trafficking in Burma – and helping them into jobs published on 18 February 2019, whether the Government has received assurances that UK aid provided to Sittwe General Hospital will not be used to underpin reported apartheid practices at that hospital.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 226730
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	226730
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The UK is working with the Ministry of Health in Burma to upgrade Sittwe General Hospital to provide better health services for all communities in Rakhine State. The refurbishment will go in hand with work to ensure that hospital access and referral networks ensure that it serves all communities. The UK specifically supports the women and children health ward and modernising the building to make it safer for patients. This is in line with Recommendations 40 and 42 of the Kofi Annan-led Rakhine Advisory Commission.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Through the Access to Health Fund, the UK is also providing funding to NGOs working at the community level to improve health care in Rakhine for all communities and expanding to areas which are hard to reach.</p><p> </p>
	creator	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1077626

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/03/2019
	date	26/02/2019
	date tabled	26/02/2019
	ddp created	26/02/2019 21:13:59
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	ddp modified	27/02/2019 16:25:13 04/03/2019 15:23:02
	hansard heading	Department for International Development: Brexit
	house id	1
	identifier	226082
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	04/03/2019 14:51:54
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many staff in her Department have been seconded to support projects related to the UK leaving the EU (a) within her Department and (b) to other Departments.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 226082
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	226082
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>As at 28 February, DFID has deployed 39 employees on short term loan to other government departments and fewer than 10 staff internally to support projects related to the UK leaving the EU.</p><p> </p>
	creator	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1077553

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/03/2019
	date	26/02/2019
	date tabled	26/02/2019
	ddp created	26/02/2019 21:10:50
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	ddp modified	26/02/2019 21:18:27 04/03/2019 15:25:02
	hansard heading	Development Aid: Education
	house id	1
	identifier	226206
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	04/03/2019 14:53:59
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which (a) for-profit private companies and (b) private contractors received official development assistance for the (i) delivery of education and (ii) facilitation of education programmes in (A) Liberia, (B) Sierra Leone, (C) Mozambique, (D) Sudan and (E) Zambia in each year from 2015 to 2018.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 226206
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	226206
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The table below sets out centrally let contracts with (a) for-profit private companies and (b) private contractors in the last four years (2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19 YTD) for education programmes in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Mozambique, Sudan and Zambia. During this same period, we have also had spend with not-for-profit organisations for education programmes in the countries cited above.<strong><br> <br> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Supplier Name</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Liberia (LR)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sudan (SD)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mozambique (MZ)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sierra Leone (SL)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Zambia (ZM)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OXFORD POLICY MANAGEMENT</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£75,274</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OXFORD POLICY MANAGEMENT</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£325,323</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OXFORD POLICY MANAGEMENT</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£1,217,611</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MOTT MACDONALD LTD</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£4,323,891</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BRITISH COUNCIL</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£2,876,402</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>COFFEY INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LTD</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£145,369</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>McKinsey &amp; Co, Inc UK</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£1,678,960</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MOTT MACDONALD LTD</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£17,605,968</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£964,655</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>£0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£5,686,871</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£20,324,857</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£3,201,725</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p>
	creator	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1077171

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/02/2019
	date	25/02/2019
	date tabled	25/02/2019
	ddp created	25/02/2019 22:56:13
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	ddp modified	25/02/2019 23:07:03 28/02/2019 17:00:06
	hansard heading	Human Rights
	house id	1
	identifier	225610
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	28/02/2019 16:28:16
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to protect human rights defenders throughout the world.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 225610
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	225610
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The FCO and DFID strongly support the vital role played by human rights defenders and civil society organisations in supporting sustainable and inclusive development.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID programmes support the protection and promotion of human rights across a range of areas such as health, education, peace and security, and the rights of girls and women. One example is the Jo Cox Memorial Grants that will support civil society at the grassroots to empower women to claim their political and economic rights and prevent identity-based violence in DFID priority countries. On International Human Rights Day in December the Secretary of State spoke at an Amnesty International UK event to highlight the work of five inspiring female human rights defenders.</p><p> </p>
	creator	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1079571

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	06/03/2019
	date	01/03/2019
	date tabled	01/03/2019
	ddp created	01/03/2019 14:55:40
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	ddp modified	01/03/2019 15:05:36 06/03/2019 18:00:03
	hansard heading	Measles: Disease Control
	house id	1
	identifier	227365
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	06/03/2019 17:28:22
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the number of measles cases throughout the world.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 227365
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	227365
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The UK is concerned about the rising number of measles cases globally and is supporting efforts to reduce these in low income countries through investment in Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. The UK is the largest donor to Gavi, which has helped immunise over 700 million children since 2000 and prevented more than 10 million deaths from vaccine preventable diseases.</p><p> </p><p>Gavi is helping to reduce the number of measles cases by supporting routine immunisation. This is supplemented by rapid vaccination campaigns to stem outbreaks when they occur and limit the spread. Over 67 million people have been vaccinated through Gavi against measles through routine immunisation and over 370 million people have been vaccinated through campaigns.</p><p> </p><p>The UK will host Gavi’s replenishment in 2020, demonstrating the UK's continued strong commitment to support Gavi's efforts to save children’s lives from measles as well as other vaccine preventable diseases.</p>
	creator	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1064758

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	26/02/2019
	date	21/02/2019
	date tabled	21/02/2019
	ddp created	21/02/2019 17:40:00
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	ddp modified	21/02/2019 17:45:17 26/02/2019 17:38:02
	hansard heading	Niger: Marie Stopes International
	house id	1
	identifier	224486
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	26/02/2019 17:06:22
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the Answer of 20 December 2018 to Question HL12251 on Kenya: Marie Stopes International, if he will publish the conclusions of the investigation into alleged illegal abortions practices by Marie Stopes International in Niger.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 224486
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	224486
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>We have seen no evidence of any illegal activity in Niger on their part and no formal allegations have been made to us. DFID funds cannot be used to fund any illegal activities. We treat allegations of any improper use of funds extremely seriously. The process for reporting allegations is on our website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-development" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-development</a></p><p> </p>
	creator	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1081723

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/03/2019
	date	04/03/2019
	date tabled	04/03/2019
	ddp created	04/03/2019 22:55:21
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	ddp modified	04/03/2019 23:05:48 07/03/2019 15:57:06
	hansard heading	Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	identifier	228061
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	07/03/2019 15:25:17
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether it remains her policy to allocate 0.7 per cent Gross National Income to poverty reduction programmes overseas.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 228061
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	228061
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to spending 0.7% of GNI as Official Development Assistance each year; a commitment which is enshrined in law. All of 0.7% must meet the ODA rules which means activities have the promotion of the economic development and welfare of developing countries as their main objective.</p>
	creator	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi