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346956

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	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: Sustainable Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the Government's policy is on the (a) number and (b) content of the Sustainable Development Goals produced by the UN Open Working Group.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	10
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>The UK maintains that a short set of goals and targets to replace the Millennium Development Goals would be ideal, but we recognise the strong consensus among UN member states to maintain the Sustainable Development goals and targets on the Open Working Group in their current form.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK has consistently supported the content of the proposed Sustainable Development Goals. We welcome in particular Goal 1 on ending extreme poverty, Goal 5 on Gender which strongly reflects UK priorities including ending female genital mutilation and early forced marriage, and Goal 16 on peaceful and inclusive societies, good governance, and access to justice.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 02/06/2015 14:06:24 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

346957

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	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: Sustainable Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what response the Government has made to the Synthesis Report of the UN Secretary-General on the Post-2015 Agenda.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	11
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>The UK welcomed the UN Secretary-General’s Synthesis Report as a useful contribution to the post-2015 negotiations when it was released in December 2014. In particular we welcomed his proposal for six ‘essential elements’ as a way to communicate the agenda in an inspiring and concise way to citizens everywhere. We were also pleased to note his suggestion that the UN System conducts a technical review of the Sustainable Development Goal targets to ensure that they are as implementable as possible.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 02/06/2015 14:06:41 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

346954

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	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, how many organisations headquartered (a) in Scotland and (b) elsewhere in the UK have (i) applied for and (ii) been awarded funding through the UK Aid Match Scheme in each year since that scheme was introduced.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	8
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>The number of applications for each year of the scheme is presented in the table below and separated by headquarter location.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Round / Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Headquarter of Organisation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Applied</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Successful</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Pilot: 2011-12</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elsewhere in the UK</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Interim: 2013</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elsewhere in the UK</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Round 1: 2013</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elsewhere in the UK</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Round 2: 2014</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elsewhere in the UK</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Round 3: 2014</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elsewhere in the UK</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Round 4: 2015</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>TBC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elsewhere in the UK</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>TBC</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>To increase awareness and encourage applications from organisations headquartered in Scotland, DFID and NIDOS (the Network of International Development Organisations in Scotland) ran a workshop for NIDOS members interested in applying for UK Aid Match funding in Glasgow on 21 May 2014. In addition, a ‘DFID Direct’ event, sharing information on DFID funding schemes for civil society organisations, was held in Glasgow with the Minister of State for International Development, Desmond Swayne MP, on 26 February 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 9 question first answered 02/06/2015 15:10:01 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

346955

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	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, how much funding has been awarded to each organisation headquartered (a) in Scotland and (b) elsewhere in the UK under the UK Aid Match Scheme in each year since that scheme was introduced.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	9
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>The number of applications for each year of the scheme is presented in the table below and separated by headquarter location.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Round / Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Headquarter of Organisation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Applied</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Successful</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Pilot: 2011-12</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elsewhere in the UK</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Interim: 2013</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elsewhere in the UK</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Round 1: 2013</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elsewhere in the UK</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Round 2: 2014</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elsewhere in the UK</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Round 3: 2014</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elsewhere in the UK</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Round 4: 2015</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>TBC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elsewhere in the UK</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>TBC</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>To increase awareness and encourage applications from organisations headquartered in Scotland, DFID and NIDOS (the Network of International Development Organisations in Scotland) ran a workshop for NIDOS members interested in applying for UK Aid Match funding in Glasgow on 21 May 2014. In addition, a ‘DFID Direct’ event, sharing information on DFID funding schemes for civil society organisations, was held in Glasgow with the Minister of State for International Development, Desmond Swayne MP, on 26 February 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 8 question first answered 02/06/2015 15:10:02 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

417709

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2015
	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, with reference to the Prime Minister's statement of 7 September 2015, Official Report, column 23-25, when she plans to announce details of the reshaping of the aid budget referred to in that statement.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	9408
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>The 2015 Spending Review announcement will be made on the 25<sup>th</sup> November. This will set out Departmental settlements for the period to 2020/21.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 11/09/2015 12:19:37 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

418493

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Gender: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if the Prime Minister will attend the Global Leader's meeting on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment on 27 September 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	9972
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>I intend to represent Her Majesty’s Government at the Global Leader’s meeting on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment on 27 September 2015.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 16/09/2015 13:34:48 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

418439

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	UN Sustainable Development Summit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which Ministers and how many officials will take part in the UK delegation at the UN Sustainable Development Summit in September 2015; and what estimate she has made of the cost of their attendance at that summit.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	9999
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>Details of Ministerial overseas travel is published quarterly and is available on the <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> website.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 16/09/2015 13:50:13 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady