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937841

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2018
	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: Politics and Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the political and economic situation in the Sudan.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	162463
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text Sudan faces a number of economic challenges. While US economic sanctions were lifted in late 2017, Sudan remains a challenging place to do business. The economic situation has been exacerbated by a shortage of foreign exchange which has resulted in fuel shortages. Sudan is still unable to access international financial assistance, in part due to its arrears to the International Monetary Fund and others and the failure to service its debt. Politically, the UK continues to work with the Government of Sudan to ensure that constitutional and political rights are respected. Sudan remains a Human Rights Priority Country for the Foreign & Commonwealth Office. The UK continues to encourage Sudan to undertake macroeconomic and political reforms, including through the six-monthly Strategic Dialogue with the Government of Sudan. answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 17/07/2018 13:32:00 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

714855

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2017
	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 her Department is taking to ensure value for money of UK aid through strengthened monitoring.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
	tabling member printed	Michael Tomlinson
	uin	909547
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text I am very clear that every pound of UK aid should go on saving and improving the lives of the poorest people in the world. All DFID projects are measured against a robust monitoring framework to ensure they remain cost effective. DFID also supports other aid spending departments, who are responsible for ensuring value for money and effective monitoring of their own aid spend. answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 29/03/2017 14:26:06 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson

831115

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2018
	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: Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, What financial support her Department has provided to Zimbabwe in each of the last ten years; and how much financial support her Department plans to provide to that country in each of the next three years.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
	uin	125123
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>DFID Zimbabwe Programme Spend for the past 10 years</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No</p></td><td><p>Financial year</p></td><td><p>Actual spend</p></td><td><p>Cumulative Spend</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2007/2008</p></td><td><p>£ 41,978,617.66</p></td><td><p>£ 41,978,617.66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2008/2009</p></td><td><p>£ 50,035,627.30</p></td><td><p>£ 92,014,244.95</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2009/2010</p></td><td><p>£ 60,709,203.18</p></td><td><p>£ 152,723,448.13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2010/2011</p></td><td><p>£ 68,711,191.63</p></td><td><p>£ 221,434,639.76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>2011/2012</p></td><td><p>£ 88,008,792.07</p></td><td><p>£ 309,443,431.83</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>2012/2013</p></td><td><p>£ 82,130,598.47</p></td><td><p>£ 391,574,030.30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>2013/2014</p></td><td><p>£ 105,994,824.16</p></td><td><p>£ 497,568,854.46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>2014/2015</p></td><td><p>£ 68,620,415.12</p></td><td><p>£ 566,189,269.58</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>2015/2016</p></td><td><p>£ 85,786,771.83</p></td><td><p>£ 651,976,041.42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>2016/2017</p></td><td><p>£ 104,885,392.21</p></td><td><p>£ 756,861,433.63</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>DFID plans to spend £90,000,000 during financial year 2017/2018 and £86,000 000 in Zimbabwe during financial year 2018/2019 - DFID funding may fluctuate to respond to needs and priorities.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 02/02/2018 14:55:27 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

982704

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Caribbean: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
	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 18 September 2018 to Question 173559 on Caribbean: Hurricanes and Tornadoes, what proportion of that £196 million spent in September 2017 on Caribbean hurricane relief was used to support British Overseas Territories.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	176229
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>£72m was committed to help the Overseas Territories. This funding delivered the UK Government’s immediate response and support for early recovery priorities in the three affected territories of Anguilla, British Virgin Islands and Turks and Caicos Islands. Further to this, the Prime Minister committed a further £70m for reconstruction efforts and up to £300m of UK Government loan guarantees.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 15/10/2018 14:33:29 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1010166

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Syria: Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's policies of the findings of the 5th November report by the Office of the Inspector General at the United States Department of Defense concerning the diversion of USAID funding for humanitarian assistance in Syria to support the activities of the Ha’yat Tahrir Al-Sham militia.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	192766
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>hile we acknowledge that working in fragile and conflict-affected countries carries risks, DFID has robust and extensive controls in place to ensure that tax payers’ funds are used appropriately and effectively; that UK aid reaches those who need it and that it does not benefit extremist groups, such as Ha’yat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS). DFID does not provide funding unless our NGO and UN partners can assure us that it will not benefit extremist groups, and we will withdraw support if there is reason to believe UK tax payer’s money may be at risk. We remain at the forefront of the humanitarian response to the Syria crisis, and maintain close communication with the US, the UN and other donors to support international efforts in Syria.</p><p> </p><p>As with other DFID programmes, our work in Syria remains under constant review and scrutiny, both through internal and independent processes, including by the National Audit Office and Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI), which last audited DFID’s Syria humanitarian programmes in May 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 26/11/2018 14:21:13 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

931431

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2018
	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: Infrastructure
	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 support the long-term development of (a) healthcare, (b) electricity, (c) sanitation and (d) other vital infrastructure in Gaza.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	157852
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2018 answer text <p>a) We are supporting 11 hospitals in Gaza through £1.5 million to the International Committee of the Red Cross. Our longstanding support to UNRWA provides primary healthcare to 1.3 million people in Gaza. The UK regularly raises the issuance of medical permits, which is vital for healthcare for Gazans, with the Israeli authorities.</p><p>b) The UK will work with Israel, the Palestinian Authority, other donors and the Office of the Quartet to provide a sustainable electricity supply to Gaza. This requires greater domestic electricity capacity and energy imports from Israel and Egypt as well as institutional reform.</p><p>c) UK funding to UNICEF is helping 2 million Gazans access clean safe water and stopping the spread of disease by providing over 1000 roof water tanks and disinfecting 280 wells, 38 desalination plants and 40 reservoirs.</p><p>d) The UK has already provided support to water infrastructure and will support other infrastructure investments through our new economic development programme. We welcome the proposals of UN Special Representative of the Secretary General, Mladenov, and are keen to see further details.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 03/07/2018 16:44:22 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1041302

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2019
	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: Legal Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the highest hourly rate paid for legal advice was by (a) her Department and (b) each of her Department's arms length bodies in 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	208338
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>a) The information required to answer this question for DFID is not centrally held and could only be collated at disproportionate cost.</p><p>b) Neither ICAI nor The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK paid for any legal advice in 2018.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 22/01/2019 17:16:03 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

931436

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2018
	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: 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 her Department is taking to support improved (a) electricity provision b) rates and speed of approvals for patient permits and c) access to construction materials in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	157855
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2018 answer text <p>a) The UK will work with Israel, the Palestinian Authority, other donors and the Office of the Quartet to provide a sustainable electricity supply to Gaza. This requires greater domestic electricity capacity and energy imports from Israel and Egypt as well as institutional reform.</p><p> </p><p>b) My officials and I regularly raise the issuance of medical permits. I most recently raised our concerns about the situation in Gaza with the office for the Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) in May. We hold regular discussions with the Palestinian Ministry of Health on their plans to respond to the immediate needs in the health sector in Gaza.</p><p> </p><p>c) DFID enables <strong>reconstruction</strong> efforts in Gaza through our support to the Materials Monitoring Unit of the Gaza <strong>Reconstruction</strong> Mechanism, which monitors the import, storage, supply and use of construction materials. The UK continues to call for a more comprehensive lifting of movement and access restrictions through a political agreement as the only long-term solution to construction efforts.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 03/07/2018 16:46:49 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

985626

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2018
	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: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many and which (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department have visited the Irish border in the last 12 months; when those visits took place; and how long they spent at the border in each of those visits.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	178369
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p>a) Details of Ministers’ overseas travel are published quarterly and are available on GOV.UK.</p><p>b) Details of business expenses incurred by senior officials include domestic and international travel. This information is also published quarterly and is available on GOV.UK.</p><p>The information requested for all officials in my Department is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 17/10/2018 15:10:28 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

783229

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2017
	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: Visits Abroad
	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 3 November 2017 to Question 110167, on Department of International Development: visits abroad, whether that Answer applies to both journeys.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	111396
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2017 answer text <p>Yes</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 10/11/2017 10:09:22 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett