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348207

	registered interest
	date	28/05/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Humanitarian Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will take steps to ensure that the UK continues to lead responses to humanitarian emergencies and help countries at risk better prepare for potential natural disasters.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	900069
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2015 answer text <p>The UK will continue to lead responses to humanitarian emergencies, responding rapidly to save lives, as we did recently in Nepal. Preparing for disasters is critical and the UK will push globally for more to be done, including at the World Humanitarian Summit in 2016.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 03/06/2015 12:48:33 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

225233

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what accreditation staff in her Department undertaking professional programme management training receive; and how many people at each grade in her Department have received such training.
	tabling member constituency	Workington
	tabling member printed	Sir Tony Cunningham
	uin	226234
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2015 answer text <p>Since 1st June 2014, when the scheme first started, 253 staff members have demonstrated sufficient expertise and knowledge, through a rigorous process of accreditation, into the Programme Management Cadre. They include three Senior Civil Servants and 15% have been senior advisors or team leaders. As would be expected, the remaining are made up of programme managers across the department.</p><p> </p><p>Programme Management Training within DFID started in 2013 since when over 400 have attended a three day Delivering Effective Aid Programme. Following the introduction of the Smart Rules and the new programme management architecture, the course has been modified and a further 200 have attended from all grades across the department. Each month one course is held in the UK (alternating between London and Glasgow) and one course is held in a country programme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 11/03/2015 17:58:51 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	1469 label Biography information for Sir Tony Cunningham

225234

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many Heads of Profession there are in her Department; and what professional programme management qualifications each of those Heads of Profession holds.
	tabling member constituency	Workington
	tabling member printed	Sir Tony Cunningham
	uin	226235
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2015 answer text <p>Table A3.1 in Annex A3 the Independent Commission on Aid Impact Report 34 on ‘How the Department for International Development (DFID) Learns’ lists the 13 technical advisory professions. There are also 7 heads of corporate professions (Communications, Finance, Human Resources, Internal Audit, Information Technology, Knowledge and Procurement &amp; Commercial); a Head of Policy Profession and a Head of Programme Management Profession.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We do not provide personal information on individuals and cannot give precise details on the qualifications of each Head of Profession as requested.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All the Heads of the Advisory, Programme and Policy Professions have completed essential DFID internal programme management courses (or the equivalent in a European donor), and have at least 5 years programme management experience. Several hold post-graduate qualifications in fields related to programme management as well as qualifications in their technical area. In addition three of the heads of the Corporate professions are qualified in PRINCE (Projects in Controlled Environments).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 11/03/2015 18:00:03 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	1469 label Biography information for Sir Tony Cunningham

225235

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2015
	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: Nutrition
	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 tackle micronutrient deficiencies in countries defined by the World Health Organisation on high burden countries; and what further steps she plans to take in relation to such countries.
	tabling member constituency	Workington
	tabling member printed	Sir Tony Cunningham
	uin	226231
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2015 answer text <p>Tackling undernutrition in the first 1,000 days of life is central to DFID’s strategy to improve child health and wellbeing, and tackling micronutrient deficiencies is a key part of that strategy. Details of DFID’s bilateral support is published on its Development Tracker website: <a href="http://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/" target="_blank">http://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition to bilateral programmes, DFID provides support to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Food Programme (WFP), the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), all of which contribute to tackling micronutrient deficiencies in WHO high burden countries.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 11/03/2015 17:59:09 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	1469 label Biography information for Sir Tony Cunningham

225236

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2015
	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: Infrastructure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department (a) spent on infrastructure in 2013-14 and (b) will spend on infrastructure in 2014-15 via (i) bilateral and (ii) multilateral channels.
	tabling member constituency	Workington
	tabling member printed	Sir Tony Cunningham
	uin	226232
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2015 answer text <p>Details of DFID’s spend by sector, including Infrastructure, is shown in Table 11 of our publication ‘Gross Public Expenditure Tables 2013/14’, which is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/statistics-on-international-development-2013-to-2014-gpex-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/statistics-on-international-development-2013-to-2014-gpex-tables</a>. Figures for 2014/15 will be published in the autumn.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 11/03/2015 17:50:11 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	1469 label Biography information for Sir Tony Cunningham

225237

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to page eight of her Department's Annual Report and Accounts, published on 15 July 2014, what the content was of the commercial skills training received by senior civil servants in her Department; what accreditation those staff received upon completion of that training; and how many people at each grade in her Department received that training.
	tabling member constituency	Workington
	tabling member printed	Sir Tony Cunningham
	uin	226233
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2015 answer text <p>DFID’s Commercial training focuses on improving commercial capability across the department, in-line with the requirements of the Civil Service Reform plan as stated in DFID Annual Report and Accounts 2013–14. To date, ninety nine DFID Senior Civil Servants have completed the training.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 11/03/2015 17:58:33 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	1469 label Biography information for Sir Tony Cunningham

228018

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2015
	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: Tax Avoidance and Evasion
	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 help developing countries to tackle tax avoidance and evasion.
	tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
	tabling member printed	Gemma Doyle
	uin	908149
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>The UK put tax and development at the heart of our G8 presidency in 2013. We are working with our international partners to provide expert assistance to developing countries to tackle tax evasion and avoidance. At the Autumn Statement the Government announced an additional £5 million for HMRC for dedicated tax expertise to help developing countries tackle tax avoidance and evasion.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 18/03/2015 16:08:24 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	4063 label Biography information for Gemma Doyle

179341

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Middle East and North Africa
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether any staff of her Department are engaged in considering the effects of drone strikes on civilian populations as part of her Department's work in the Middle East and North Africa.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
	uin	224260
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>In countries where DFID has humanitarian programmes, we monitor the general humanitarian situation in close communication with partners on the ground.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 23/02/2015 16:44:11 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

179342

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Middle East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department will assess (a) the effect of drone strikes on civilian populations and (b) access to civilian compensation schemes as part of its humanitarian mission in Iraq and Syria.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
	uin	224261
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>We are monitoring the impact of military operations on civilian populations in both Iraq and Syria and ensuring our humanitarian response is targeted to those most in need. To date, the UK has pledged £800 million in response to the humanitarian crisis in Syria and the region, and a further £39.5 million to the humanitarian crisis in Iraq. Access to civilian compensation schemes is an MoD lead and therefore does not form part of our humanitarian mission.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 26/02/2015 16:35:25 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

179344

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Afghanistan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what research her Department has undertaken on access of civilian victims of drone strikes in Afghanistan to civilian compensation schemes administered by troop contributing nations.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
	uin	224259
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>Access to civilian compensation schemes is a Ministry of Defence lead. There is a system in place for handling all claims for compensation brought against the Ministry of Defence by Afghan civilians.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 26/02/2015 16:35:37 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest