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759791

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	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: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much has been paid to (a) men and (b) women who left her Department under exit schemes since 31 March 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	10052
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>Details of the number, type, compensation levels and cost of exits from the Department for International Development are routinely published in the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 20/09/2017 08:41:02 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

759710

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Kenya: Elections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support his Department plans to give to ensure that the Kenyan elections due to be held on 17 October 2017 are conducted in a free, fair and democratic manner.
	tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
	tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
	uin	10138
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>We are committed to supporting the electoral process in Kenya to help ensure free, fair, peaceful and credible elections. The UK has provided non-partisan technical assistance, working with international partners to support election management, legal reforms and efforts to resolve disputes and reduce violence.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 09/10/2017 14:58:58 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

759794

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	International Assistance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether and to what extent her Department has implemented its commitments made at the 2005 Paris Declaration, the 2008 Accra Agenda for Action and the 2014 Busan Declaration to align aid programmes with local priorities.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	10148
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>The ‎Aid Reviews, Civil Society Partnership Review and Economic Development Strategy set out the Department's high ambition on delivering effective development partnerships, including with partner countries. We continue to promote development effectiveness with our international partners, such as the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation, which has responsibility for reporting on global progress with development effectiveness commitments.</p><p>‎DFID's internal guidance encourages alignment of programmes with developing countries’ own strategies for poverty reduction; and providing assistance in a way that strengthens local responsibility, capacity, accountability and leadership.</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 20/09/2017 08:42:00 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

759796

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	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: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many of her Department's staff had a pay increase (a) above, (b) at and (c) less than one per cent in each of the last three years for which information is available.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	10309
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>Information of the level of DFID staff’s pay increases over the last 3 years is included in the attached table. A pay deal for 2016 has not yet been concluded.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 20/09/2017 08:43:17 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart attachment 1 file name PQ 10309.docx title PQ 10309 table
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

760092

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2017
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Somaliland: Elections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the UK will send election observers to Somaliland to observe the general election on 13 November 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	10325
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>The UK is providing £202,017 to fund a 60-strong international election observation mission for the delayed Somaliland Presidential election, now scheduled for 13 November 2017. Following a competitive tender process, the election observation team will be led by University College London.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 09/10/2017 15:25:04 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

760133

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2017
	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: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many (a) men and (b) women have left her Department under exit schemes since 31 March 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	10345
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>Details of exits from the Department for International Development are routinely published in the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 09/10/2017 15:25:44 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

760132

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Renewable Energy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how the UK plans to (a) contribute and (b) vote at the World Bank Group (WBG) to ensure that two thirds of WBG support for energy in developing countries supports access to renewable energy and clean cooking for the world's poorest communities.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	10384
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>The UK is using its influence as a major shareholder to encourage the World Bank to prioritise renewable energy where this is part of a country’s least cost expansion plan, including support for clean cooking where relevant. We do so through our interventions in board discussions of the Climate Change Action Plan, the forward pipeline of projects in a country, and the design of specific projects.</p><p>We are also funding the World Bank to help developing countries with energy policy development and project implementation.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 09/10/2017 15:30:20 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

760130

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2017
	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: Devolution
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the dates were of the most recent meetings between Ministers of her Department and their counterparts in the devolved administrations; and what the dates are of the next planned meetings.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	10402
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>Minister of State Rory Stewart last spoke to the Scottish Government Minister for Europe and International Development in October 2017. The next meeting is expected to take place in December.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 09/10/2017 15:41:17 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

760131

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2017
	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: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many civil servants in her Department are part of the Government Commercial Function; and how many of those civil servants have been seconded (a) outside the Government and (b) in from outside the Government in each year since 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	10453
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>DFID joined the Government Commercial Organisation in July 2017 and currently has 11 civil servants supporting this function. None of them have been seconded outside or into the Government since this date.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 09/10/2017 15:31:32 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

760730

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2017
	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: Chief Scientific Advisers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many meetings (a) she and (b) Ministers of her Department have had with the Chief Scientific Adviser in her Department in the last three months.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
	uin	105208
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>The DFID Minister of State Rory Stewart holds the portfolio responsibility for DFID’s Science and Research. The DFID Chief Scientific Adviser has met with the Minister Stewart on 3 occasions (including all-day evidence discussion) over the last 3-months to discuss a range of science and research priorities. In addition, DFID’s Chief Scientific Adviser has also had a meeting with Lord Bates during this period</p><p>The Chief Scientific Adviser continues to provide all Ministers with regular written submissions and briefings on DFID science and research activities.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 09/10/2017 15:32:30 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb