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487168

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2016
	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 she is taking ensure that UK overseas aid is spent effectively and transparently.
	tabling member constituency	Hazel Grove
	tabling member printed	William Wragg
	uin	32665
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>As set out in the aid strategy, UK aid: tackling global challenges in the national interest, the government will ensure that every penny of money spent delivers value for taxpayers, and projects that do not will be cancelled. Departments follow good financial management principles set out in HM Treasury guidance in ‘Managing Public Money’ for all their expenditure. In addition, ODA spend is subject to scrutiny by the Independent Commission for Aid Impact. The UK Aid Strategy also commits all departments to achieving greater levels of transparency in aid spend.</p><p> </p><p>DFID has robust internal processes such as strong ministerial oversight, mandatory reviews on all programmes, detailed management information for use at all levels of the organisation including on project performance and quality. Other departments will have their own arrangements and DFID will continue to share good practice advice with them.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 11/04/2016 12:11:50 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4429 label Biography information for Mr William Wragg

506671

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2016
	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 ensure that UK Government aid to the Palestinian Territories is not used to help finance violence or terrorism.
	tabling member constituency	Colchester
	tabling member printed	Will Quince
	uin	32922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2016 answer text <p>No UK aid is used for payments to Palestinian prisoners, or their families. The UK’s direct financial assistance to the PA is used to pay the salaries of public sector workers only. Our support is provided through a multi-donor trust fund administered by the World Bank, which carries out close monitoring of Palestinian Authority expenditure. Only named civil servants from a pre-approved EU list are eligible. The process is subject to independent auditing.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 15/04/2016 10:24:52 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4423 label Biography information for Will Quince

506673

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2016
	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 mechanisms for oversight her Department has for UK Government aid to the Palestinian Authority.
	tabling member constituency	Colchester
	tabling member printed	Will Quince
	uin	32923
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2016 answer text <p>UK direct financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority (PA) is used to pay the salaries of civil servant and pensioners. Our support is provided through a multi-donor trust fund administered by the World Bank, which carries out close monitoring of PA expenditure. Only named civil servants from a pre-approved European Union list are eligible, and the vetting process ensures that our funds do not benefit terrorist groups. The process is subject to independent auditing.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 15/04/2016 10:25:49 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4423 label Biography information for Will Quince

514688

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2016
	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: Public Expenditure
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Department for International Development overspent their budget in the last financial year, and if so, for what reason.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL7834
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2016 answer text <p>In 2014-15, the most recent year for which audited accounts are available, the Department for International Development did not overspend its budget.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 03/05/2016 15:02:38 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

514690

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2016
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what mechanisms the Department for International Development has in place to monitor the quality and real developmental impact of their aid programmes.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL7836
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2016 answer text <p>DFID has rigorous programme and financial management procedures and systems in place. This government has significantly strengthened these procedures and systems, placing a strong emphasis on ensuring programmes are high quality and deliver value for money and real development impact. Each DFID project is rigorously appraised before approval to establish value for money. During implementation, projects are measured against a robust monitoring framework through mandatory annual reviews to ensure they remain cost effective and are delivering expected outputs, outcomes and development impact. The results of these annual reviews are scored by the managing team and are then monitored through regular management information reports to management and Ministers. We take decisions to exit underperforming programmes and redirect resources into those that deliver poverty reduction and value for money for taxpayers.</p><p>DFID is also committed to generating high quality evidence through independent evaluations which look in detail at the impact that our interventions are having and what lessons can be learnt for the future. In addition the Independent Commission for Aid Impact assesses the effectiveness of DFID’s programming.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 03/05/2016 15:02:25 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

514691

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Bilateral Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether there is still a development case for bilateral aid for India and Turkey; and whether they have plans to end bilateral aid to those, and similar, countries.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL7837
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2016 answer text <p>The UK does not have a bilateral aid programme in Turkey. We help Turkey address the consequences of the Syria crisis and migration challenges as the country hosts the highest number of refugees in the world, by providing support to refugees in Turkey, jointly with international partners.</p><p>The UK’s bilateral aid programme in India has changed with India’s development. A middle-income country and major trading partner, India is still home to one third of the world’s poorest people. The UK ceased its traditional aid programme to India in 2015, and our support now focuses on promoting inclusive economic development, both reducing poverty and strengthening UK trade and investment opportunities.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 06/05/2016 09:02:52 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

487096

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2016
	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 proportion of the UK aid budget will be allocated as (a) grants and (b) loans in 2016-17.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	32603
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not available for 2016-17.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 11/04/2016 12:17:33 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

510135

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2016
	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 proportion of the UK aid budget was allocated as (a) grants and (b) loans in 2014-15.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	33402
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>UK aid spending figures are reported on a calendar year basis in Statistics on International Development[1]. The information requested is available for 2013 and 2014 as shown in Table 1 below. Figures for 2015 with the requested breakdown will be available and published in Statistics on International Development in October 2016[2].</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) by type of finance, 2013-2014</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£m</p></td><td><p>% of total ODA</p></td><td><p>£m</p></td><td><p>% of total ODA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total UK ODA</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11,424</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100.0%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11,726</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100.0%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>of which:</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grants</p></td><td><p>8,998</p></td><td><p>78.8%</p></td><td><p>9,847</p></td><td><p>80.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capital subscriptions<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>2,298</p></td><td><p>20.1%</p></td><td><p>1,799</p></td><td><p>15.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Loans <sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>343</p></td><td><p>2.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>1.1%</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>0.8%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>1. Figures may not sum to totals due to rounding</p><p>2. Capital subscriptions to multilateral organisations,</p><p>3. Includes bilateral loans to recipient countries and loans to multilateral organisations</p><p>4. Other types of ODA eligible finance include interest subsidies, equity acquisitions and debt relief.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-international-development-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-international-development-2015</a></p><p>[2] Once released the publication will be available on the Statistics at DFID <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-development/about/statistics" target="_blank">webpage</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 33403 33404 question first answered 18/04/2016 16:24:18 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

510136

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2016
	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 proportion of the UK aid budget was allocated as (a) grants and (b) loans in 2015-16.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	33403
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>UK aid spending figures are reported on a calendar year basis in Statistics on International Development[1]. The information requested is available for 2013 and 2014 as shown in Table 1 below. Figures for 2015 with the requested breakdown will be available and published in Statistics on International Development in October 2016[2].</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) by type of finance, 2013-2014</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£m</p></td><td><p>% of total ODA</p></td><td><p>£m</p></td><td><p>% of total ODA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total UK ODA</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11,424</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100.0%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11,726</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100.0%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>of which:</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grants</p></td><td><p>8,998</p></td><td><p>78.8%</p></td><td><p>9,847</p></td><td><p>80.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capital subscriptions<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>2,298</p></td><td><p>20.1%</p></td><td><p>1,799</p></td><td><p>15.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Loans <sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>343</p></td><td><p>2.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>1.1%</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>0.8%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>1. Figures may not sum to totals due to rounding</p><p>2. Capital subscriptions to multilateral organisations,</p><p>3. Includes bilateral loans to recipient countries and loans to multilateral organisations</p><p>4. Other types of ODA eligible finance include interest subsidies, equity acquisitions and debt relief.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-international-development-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-international-development-2015</a></p><p>[2] Once released the publication will be available on the Statistics at DFID <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-development/about/statistics" target="_blank">webpage</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 33402 33404 question first answered 18/04/2016 16:24:18 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

510137

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2016
	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 proportion of the UK aid budget was allocated as (a) grants and (b) loans in 2013-14.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	33404
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>UK aid spending figures are reported on a calendar year basis in Statistics on International Development[1]. The information requested is available for 2013 and 2014 as shown in Table 1 below. Figures for 2015 with the requested breakdown will be available and published in Statistics on International Development in October 2016[2].</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) by type of finance, 2013-2014</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£m</p></td><td><p>% of total ODA</p></td><td><p>£m</p></td><td><p>% of total ODA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total UK ODA</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11,424</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100.0%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11,726</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100.0%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>of which:</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grants</p></td><td><p>8,998</p></td><td><p>78.8%</p></td><td><p>9,847</p></td><td><p>80.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capital subscriptions<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>2,298</p></td><td><p>20.1%</p></td><td><p>1,799</p></td><td><p>15.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Loans <sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>343</p></td><td><p>2.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>1.1%</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>0.8%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>1. Figures may not sum to totals due to rounding</p><p>2. Capital subscriptions to multilateral organisations,</p><p>3. Includes bilateral loans to recipient countries and loans to multilateral organisations</p><p>4. Other types of ODA eligible finance include interest subsidies, equity acquisitions and debt relief.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-international-development-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-international-development-2015</a></p><p>[2] Once released the publication will be available on the Statistics at DFID <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-development/about/statistics" target="_blank">webpage</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 33402 33403 question first answered 18/04/2016 16:24:19 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft