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1122499

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Department for International Development: Staff
	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 17 April 2019 to Question 243539, how many of those 78 DFID staff were moved from existing roles within the Department.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	246566
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>68 staff were in existing roles working internally to support projects related to the UK leaving the EU, with and without a deal. The additional 10 worked flexibly on EU Exit related priorities whilst maintaining parts of other roles, in line with DFID’s EU Exit prioritisation methodology which protects essential business.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 29/04/2019 16:49:03 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1122442

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Zimbabwe: Food
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department taking to tackle the food shortage in Zimbabwe.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	246443
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>An estimated 5.3 million rural and urban Zimbabweans are food insecure due to the combination of poor rains, a deteriorating economic situation and the impact of Cyclone Idai. DFID has already contributed £4 million to assist 116,000 food insecure people via small cash grants delivered by the World Food Programme, a UN agency. DFID also added £1 million to its ongoing support to resilience building, enabling 43,500 people to benefit from agricultural and water-related assistance. Plans for additional assistance are currently being formulated.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 29/04/2019 16:47:34 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1126038

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Department for International Development: Former Ministers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department has paid to hon. Members under section 4 of the Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991 since 13 July 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	253608
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>Any such payments are published in DFID’s audited annual accounts, which can be found on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 20/05/2019 16:09:11 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1124301

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Humanitarian Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to ensure that humanitarian aid is always delivered based on need and not used as a tool for other political interests.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	250012
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>As set out in the UK’s Humanitarian Reform Policy, DFID ensures humanitarian assistance is underpinned by humanitarian principles, including neutrality and impartiality, and is targeted to meet the most acute needs of those affected by crises. To meet urgent needs DFID works with local, regional and international partners to rapidly provide funding, relief supplies, and expertise, saving lives and reducing the suffering of many across the globe.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 08/05/2019 14:56:05 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1125269

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	CDC: Staff
	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 joint response from the CDC Group and the Department for International Development to the Independent Commission for Aid Impact’s recommendations on CDC’s investments in low-income and fragile states, published in March 2019, how many full-time staff CDC plan to have by the end of 2019 in each of its offices outside of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	252025
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>CDC plans to have a total of 50 staff members based outside the UK by the end of 2019. A breakdown by country is given below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Bangladesh:</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ethiopia:</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Egypt:</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>India:</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kenya:</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Myanmar:</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nepal:</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nigeria:</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pakistan:</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>S Africa:</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Zimbabwe:</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 13/05/2019 16:00:57 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1124683

	registered interest
	date	03/05/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Job Creation
	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 (a) measure and (b) monitor the (i) standard and (ii) quality of jobs created by UK development assistance.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	250764
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>Creating more and better jobs is fundamental to reducing poverty, enhancing global prosperity and helping countries overcome the need for aid. DFID’s Economic Development Strategy commits the UK to supporting more and better jobs as a means of delivering the Sustainable Development Goals.</p><p> </p><p>DFID is seeking to make continued improvements to the data on both the number and quality of jobs that our initiatives support. The Department is working closely on this with partners including CDC, the World Bank, the ILO and the UK Office of National Statistics. We periodically report updated information on jobs supported by UK development assistance and intend to publish an update in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>DFID encourages suppliers and their supply chains to comply with ILO standards on Decent Work and it supports a number of initiatives that raise job quality and standards by firms that invest in low income countries. The UK has made expertise from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) available to partner Governments to support better quality labour market monitoring.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 09/05/2019 10:24:03 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1123124

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Sudan: Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether more UK aid will be provided to Sudan in response to the military coup.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	247643
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>DFID (with colleagues across HMG) continues to monitor closely developments in Sudan. We are at the early stages of the political transition, with no surety of outcome. However, recent negotiations between the Transitional Military Council and the civilian opposition indicate that progress towards a civilian-led administration is possible. DFID has resources within its current framework to support macro-economic reform, the process of political transition and the provision of ongoing support to the eight million that depend on humanitarian assistance. These will be the main priorities for UK support in the coming months. We will keep developments in Sudan under close review and will make any decisions on potential shifts to UK aid in Sudan on the basis of careful analysis of needs and dialogue with partners in country.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 02/05/2019 15:51:46 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1126676

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	East Africa: Marie Stopes International
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether his Department has allocated funding to Marie Stopes International to fund political advocacy to change laws on abortion in (a) Malawi and (b) South Sudan.
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	uin	254177
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>DFID does not currently fund Marie Stopes International to fund political advocacy to change laws on abortion in either South Sudan or Malawi.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 20/05/2019 16:01:54 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1122409

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Gaza: Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to ensure Official Development Assistance allocated to Gaza supports the sustainable development of Gaza's health system.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	246539
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>DFID is aware of the continual strain Gaza’s health system faces. The UK is committed to alleviating the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza. Last month, DFID announced new funding to the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) to deliver urgently needed surgical equipment, medicines, wound dressing kits, prosthetic limbs and post-surgery physiotherapy. It will also help to provide physical rehabilitation services for up to 3,000 disabled people. The UK continues to urge the parties to prioritise progress towards reaching a durable solution for Gaza and to take the necessary steps to ensure Gaza’s reconstruction and economic recovery. Restrictions in Gaza were most recently raised with the PA in January 2019 by a UK Government official.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 29/04/2019 16:41:56 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1123529

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Clothing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of working with her international counterparts to create a standardised code of conduct and expectations for garment factories in developing countries; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
	uin	248600
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2019 answer text <p>DFID is committed to improving conditions in garments factories, including those which supply clothing to UK stores, through a range of multi-national initiatives, including those to improve codes of conduct. These initiatives include:</p><ul><li>the £30 million Responsible Accountable Transparent Enterprise programme which works through the Ethical Trading Initiative and United Nation’s Global Compact to support the development and implementation of standards and codes, including for the garment sector specifically;</li><li>the Bangladesh “Sustainability Compact” which commits the Government of Bangladesh, the European Union, the United States, Canada and the International Labour Organisation to improve labour rights, building safety, health and safety, and responsible business conduct; and</li><li>DFID co-hosting of ‘The Fair Fashion in Africa’ event on 2 May to explore further opportunities to help female garment workers in Africa access quality jobs that support their economic empowerment.</li></ul> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 07/05/2019 15:24:37 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly