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641331

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	CDC: Investment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to paragraph 10 of the explanatory memorandum to the Commonwealth Development Corporation Bill, what estimate she has made of market demand over Commonwealth Development Corporation's next strategy cycle.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	54037
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2016 answer text <p>As set out in the UN’s Global Goals, urgent action is needed to mobilise, redirect and unlock the transformative power of trillions of dollars of private resources to deliver on sustainable development objectives. Long-term investments, including foreign direct investment, are needed in critical sectors, especially in developing countries. CDC’s work is focused on mobilising capital for specific sustainable development priorities such as health, education and infrastructure, helping to fill the annual financing gap of $2.5 trillion needed every year and deliver against the Goals by 2030.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 25/11/2016 16:19:42 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

641332

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	CDC: Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the net receipts were from the Commonwealth Development Corporation in each of the last seven financial years; and what proportion of these receipts counted as overseas development aid.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	54033
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2016 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>CDC – Net Disbursements </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£ million</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>New investments made by CDC</p></td><td><p>Inflows to CDC from exited investments</p></td><td><p>Net disbursements = ODA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>366</p></td><td><p>133</p></td><td><p>233</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>425</p></td><td><p>197</p></td><td><p>228</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>296</p></td><td><p>205</p></td><td><p>91</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>284</p></td><td><p>181</p></td><td><p>103</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>326</p></td><td><p>226</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>258</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>519</p></td><td><p>528</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* From 2015 CDC’s net disbursements no longer count as ODA.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 25/11/2016 16:10:33 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

573793

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	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 the Government's policy is on maintaining its commitment to spending 0.7 per cent of gross national income on overseas aid.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	44492
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2016 answer text <p>This Government remains committed to continuing the UK’s leading role on international development, including through spending 0.7% of gross national income (GNI) on overseas aid.</p><p>As an outward-looking, globally engaged nation, we believe that the UK should work to tackle international problems at their source – not wait for them to arrive on our doorstep.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 09/09/2016 13:38:33 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

641336

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	CDC: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the (a) total remuneration package, (b) amount of expenses claimed and (c) number of first and business class flights taken was by each member of the Commonwealth Development Corporation board in each of the last seven years.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	54034
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2016 answer text <p>Information requested by the Hon. member is attached.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 25/11/2016 16:20:49 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel attachment 1 file name PQ 54034.docx title 54034
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

641338

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	CDC
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the (a) number and (b) value of re-capitalisations carried out by the Commonwealth Development Corporation was since the establishment of that Corporation.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	54036
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government has equity invested in CDC totalling £1.5 billion. Since its establishment as a public limited company in 1999, CDC plc has received only one new capital injection worth £735 million in 2015.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 25/11/2016 16:18:54 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

637387

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Africa: Overseas Trade
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is giving to countries in Africa to improve their capacity to trade.
	tabling member constituency	Bedford
	tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
	uin	907179
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>My Department’s core mission is and will always be to combat poverty. Post-Brexit, Britain can be a global leader in helping developing countries build their access to international markets and in ensuring that it is the poorest that benefit from these trading relationships. In taking this leadership role, we will be doing something that we can rightly be proud of, whilst also creating the UK’s trading partners of tomorrow.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 16/11/2016 17:05:36 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

605975

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is giving to aid organisations based in Yemen to deliver humanitarian assistance in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	49506
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>The UK is the fourth largest donor to Yemen with an additional £37 million in UK funding for Yemen announced at the UN General Assembly. This brings the UK’s total to £100 million in humanitarian assistance for 2016/17 which is provided to aid organisations in Yemen. Last year, we helped more than 1.3 million Yemenis with food, medical supplies, water, and emergency shelter.</p><p>We also continue to urge parties to the conflict to take all reasonable steps to facilitate rapid, safe and unhindered humanitarian access to ensure our partners are able to deliver aid to its intended beneficiaries.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 25/10/2016 15:27:08 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

637390

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2016
	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: Cost Effectiveness
	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 to improve value for money in her Department's expenditure.
	tabling member constituency	Esher and Walton
	tabling member printed	Mr Dominic Raab
	uin	907185
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>Value for money is not just a matter for those who ultimately foot the bill for our aid budget – British taxpayers. Given the lifesaving work UK aid does across the globe, driving value for money also means that fewer lives are wasted to the scourge of poverty and disease. Driving the very best results for our money is therefore as much about helping the poorest as it is for justifying spending to those paying for it.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 16/11/2016 17:07:58 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab

582786

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2016
	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 her Department is taking to ensure value for money in its aid budget.
	tabling member constituency	Taunton Deane
	tabling member printed	Rebecca Pow
	uin	906321
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2016 answer text <p>My predecessors in Government have made huge progress in improving British aid by creating an independent aid watchdog, introducing much tougher value-for-money controls and making DFID’s spending even more transparent.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 14/09/2016 15:13:23 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow

582788

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2016
	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 her Department is taking to ensure value for money in its aid budget.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
	tabling member printed	James Berry
	uin	906326
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2016 answer text <p>My predecessors in Government have made huge progress in improving British aid by creating an independent aid watchdog, introducing much tougher value-for-money controls and making DFID’s spending even more transparent.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 14/09/2016 15:14:32 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4489 label Biography information for James Berry

599564

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Marriage: Children
	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 in co-operation with UN agencies to tackle the increase in child brides in refugee camps and conflict areas.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	48097
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>The UK is committed to the ‘Call to Action’ on women and girls and keeping girls and women safe in emergencies, including providing £23.5 million to UNFPA in Syria, to support women and girls vulnerable to child and forced marriage, domestic violence, and sexual violence, abuse, and exploitation through improved access to psycho-social support and sexual and reproductive health care.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 18/10/2016 16:12:08 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

605974

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Nigeria: Life Expectancy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations she has received on trends in life expectancy in Northern Nigeria; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	49505
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>Survey data on infant and child mortality rates shows that mortality rates are much higher in the north of Nigeria compared to the south.</p><p>In 2015/16, of a total DFID bilateral spend in Nigeria of £214m, approximately 60% of programming focused in six northern states. Additionally, over the last two years, DFID has scaled up its response to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the northeast, bringing life-saving support to those affected by the Boko Haram insurgency.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 25/10/2016 15:26:04 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

637389

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Sierra Leone: Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment her Department has made of development needs in Sierra Leone.
	tabling member constituency	Aldridge-Brownhills
	tabling member printed	Wendy Morton
	uin	907184
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>I have just returned from Sierra Leone where I saw first-hand the scale of the development challenges, and the essential leadership role that the UK is playing in tackling them. Our cross-HMG response to the 2014/15 Ebola crisis was instrumental in bringing the epidemic under control. Since then the UK has pledged £240 million to Sierra Leone’s two year post-Ebola recovery agenda, which is saving lives, ensuring children get a better education and laying the groundwork for increased economic development.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 16/11/2016 17:06:46 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton

600735

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2016
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of her Department's budget is planned to be allocated to projects administered by other Departments in 2017-18.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	48287
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>The Spending Review settlement provides that approximately 17% of DFID’s budget in 2017-18 is expected to be transferred to (a) other government departments to fund projects that they will administer and (b) cross-government facilities into which DFID and other departments can bid such as the Conflict, Security and Stabilisation Fund as set out in DFID’s Spending Review settlement letter.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 18/10/2016 16:02:33 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

604136

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2016
	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: Visits Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what overseas visits she has made since her appointment.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	48920
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has visited a range of countries overseas since her appointment. Information on Ministerial Travel is published as part of DFID’s quarterly transparency return on <a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 20/10/2016 14:27:14 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

605972

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Poverty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what contribution her Department has made to UN Sustainable Development Goal 1 on poverty eradication in the last six months; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	49507
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>Eradicating extreme poverty by 2030 is the primary purpose of UK aid under the International Development Act and one of the UK Aid Strategy’s objectives. DFID’s 2015/16 Annual Report sets out progress against our Single Departmental Plan, and hence to delivery of the 2030 Agenda. Progress in 2016/17 will be set out in our next Annual Report.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 25/10/2016 15:27:56 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

600738

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Education
	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 implications for her policies of the report by UNESCO, entitled Global Education Monitoring Report 2016; and what steps at (a) bilateral and (b) multilateral level her Department plans to take as a result of that report.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	48247
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2016 answer text <p>The 2016 Global Education Monitoring Report highlights the UK’s global leadership on education, identifying that we provided 17% of total education aid to the poorest countries between 2012 and 2014. We will work bilaterally, and through our multilateral partners, to help 11 million children in the poorest countries gain a decent education by 2020. We continue to focus on educating children in emergencies; supporting the Education Cannot Wait fund which we were integral to setting up.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 19/10/2016 15:18:41 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

628980

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: HIV Infection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the link between gender-based violence and the increased risk of HIV infection in women overseas; and what steps her Department plans to take to address that issue.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	51906
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>Global progress in reducing new HIV infections in women and girls remains a priority for the UK. Women and girls subjected to intimate partner violence can be up to 1.5 times more likely to acquire HIV. DFID has made significant progress in scaling up efforts to address violence against women and girls and preventing sexual violence in conflict, nearly doubling our programming from 64 programmes in 2012 to 127 in 2016. We will continue this crucial work.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 14/11/2016 16:07:39 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

641337

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	CDC: Investment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, in which countries the Commonwealth Development Corporation has invested in the last seven years; and what the total value of investments was in each country.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	54035
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2016 answer text <p><strong>Disbursements made to Countries in Africa and South Asia over the past 7 years (2009-2015) </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£m</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Africa Region</p></td><td><p>395.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Algeria</p></td><td><p>9.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Angola</p></td><td><p>9.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Botswana</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Burkina Faso</p></td><td><p>2.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Cameroon</p></td><td><p>48.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Congo (Democratic Republic)</p></td><td><p>28.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Côte d'Ivoire</p></td><td><p>24.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Djibouti</p></td><td><p>1.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Egypt</p></td><td><p>53.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Ethiopia</p></td><td><p>11.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Ghana</p></td><td><p>52.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Kenya</p></td><td><p>81.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Liberia</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Libya</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Madagascar</p></td><td><p>3.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Mali</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Malawi</p></td><td><p>2.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Mauritania</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Mauritius</p></td><td><p>27.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Morocco</p></td><td><p>12.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Mozambique</p></td><td><p>2.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Namibia</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Niger</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Nigeria</p></td><td><p>230.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Rwanda</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Senegal</p></td><td><p>6.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Sierra Leone</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>South Africa</p></td><td><p>194.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Sudan</p></td><td><p>2.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Swaziland</p></td><td><p>7.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Tanzania</p></td><td><p>35.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Togo</p></td><td><p>7.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Tunisia</p></td><td><p>14.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Uganda</p></td><td><p>29.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Zambia</p></td><td><p>41.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>Zimbabwe</p></td><td><p>7.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Asia</p></td><td><p>Asia Region</p></td><td><p>25.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Asia</p></td><td><p>South Asia Region</p></td><td><p>38.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Asia</p></td><td><p>Bangladesh</p></td><td><p>31.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Asia</p></td><td><p>India</p></td><td><p>760.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Asia</p></td><td><p>Pakistan</p></td><td><p>92.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Asia</p></td><td><p>Sri Lanka</p></td><td><p>6.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Disbursements made under the pre-2012 investment policy to countries where under the new 2012 investment policy CDC is not permitted to make new investments (2009-15)</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>South Asia</p></td><td><p>Azerbaijan</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Asia</p></td><td><p>Kazakhstan</p></td><td><p>4.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East Europe</p></td><td><p>Serbia &amp; Montenegro</p></td><td><p>2.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Asia</p></td><td><p>Turkey</p></td><td><p>2.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Asia</p></td><td><p>Tajikistan</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latin America</p></td><td><p>Latin America Region</p></td><td><p>19.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latin America</p></td><td><p>Argentina</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latin America</p></td><td><p>Belize</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latin America</p></td><td><p>Brazil</p></td><td><p>80.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latin America</p></td><td><p>Colombia</p></td><td><p>6.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latin America</p></td><td><p>Columbia and Peru</p></td><td><p>1.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latin America</p></td><td><p>Costa Rica</p></td><td><p>6.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latin America</p></td><td><p>Guatemala</p></td><td><p>80.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latin America</p></td><td><p>Honduras</p></td><td><p>24.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latin America</p></td><td><p>Jamaica</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latin America</p></td><td><p>Mexico</p></td><td><p>12.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latin America</p></td><td><p>Nicaragua</p></td><td><p>11.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latin America</p></td><td><p>Peru</p></td><td><p>2.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asia Pacific</p></td><td><p>South East Asia Region</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asia Pacific</p></td><td><p>Singapore</p></td><td><p>1.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asia Pacific</p></td><td><p>Cambodia</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asia Pacific</p></td><td><p>China</p></td><td><p>218.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asia Pacific</p></td><td><p>Indonesia</p></td><td><p>46.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asia Pacific</p></td><td><p>Malaysia</p></td><td><p>12.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asia Pacific</p></td><td><p>Mongolia</p></td><td><p>2.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asia Pacific</p></td><td><p>Papua New Guinea</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asia Pacific</p></td><td><p>Philippines</p></td><td><p>3.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asia Pacific</p></td><td><p>Samoa</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asia Pacific</p></td><td><p>Thailand</p></td><td><p>24.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asia Pacific</p></td><td><p>Vietnam</p></td><td><p>7.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Global</p></td><td><p>Global</p></td><td><p>59.3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 25/11/2016 16:17:59 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

573794

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Economic Growth
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how her Department plans to fund support for economic development in developing countries.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	44493
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2016 answer text <p>My department remains committed to providing support for work on economic development. We are currently developing our Economic Development Strategy and will be considering funding allocations as part of our wider aid reviews.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 09/09/2016 13:37:07 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

621007

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Drugs
	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 outcome of the EU referendum and the consequent renegotiation of international trade deals, whether her Department plans to continue to support other countries' use of TRIPS flexibilities to ensure access to affordable quality medicine; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	50228
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2016 answer text <p>As part of our work to widen access to quality, affordable medicines in developing countries we encourage active dialogue between industry and governments to explore how they can best work together to facilitate access, and will continue to do so. This includes the use of licensing models that are compliant with the World Trade Organisation’s TRIPS agreement on intellectual property rights, and supporting developing countries to utilise TRIPS flexibilities, particularly in the case of national health emergencies. This is in line with the Doha Declaration on Public Health, which we fully support.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 28/10/2016 13:30:27 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

576900

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	South Sudan: 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 page 135 of her Department's Annual Reports and Accounts 2015-16, for what reasons the budget allocation to South Sudan has decreased from £188,184 in 2015-16 to £145,000 in 2017-18.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	45119
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>DFID’s allocations are continually reviewed to ensure development assistance is used most effectively to achieve poverty reduction, in the national interest and responds to changing needs. The precise way in which DFID spends will reflect changing demands while at the same time protecting ministerial spending commitments.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 12/09/2016 15:08:55 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

638717

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: HIV Infection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which international summits and conferences on tackling HIV and AIDS Ministers of her Department plan to attend in the next 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
	uin	53842
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>DFID Ministers regularly attend international summits and conferences where their presence can underline the UK’s high level commitments.</p><p>For example, the Minister of State, the Rt Hon The Lord Bates, will be opening the STOPAIDS World AIDS Day conference on 30 November 2016.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 24/11/2016 16:30:18 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

622049

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: HIV Infection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the price of HIV drugs procured by her Department has increased over the last five years; and whether her Department's overall spending on drug procurement has increased as a result.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	50607
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>The UK stands as one of the world’s largest funders of essential health commodities for developing countries, largely due to our investment in multilateral organisations such as the Global Fund and Gavi, the Vaccines Alliance.</p><p>We work hard to ensure that our bilateral and multilateral partners secure maximum value for money in their purchasing of health commodities through best commercial practice, including international competitive tendering, and partnerships with the private sector. DFID’s work in this area has unlocked huge value gains across a number of key health commodity markets. For example, the cost of a year’s supply of antiretrovirals for HIV/AIDS has fallen by 50% since 2010. By the end of 2015, 17 million patients across the globe were on antiretroviral treatment, compared with 0.7 million in 2000.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton grouped question UIN 50608 question first answered 31/10/2016 16:35:21 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

606836

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Forests
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the Government plans to maintain funding to prevent deforestation in developing countries; and whether the UK provides any funding to help prevent large-scale forest fires in developing countries.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
	uin	49674
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2016 answer text <p>Preventing deforestation is a key priority for the UK. More than one billion people depend on forests for their livelihoods, and forests are vital resources which support economic growth in developing countries. At the Paris climate change conference in 2015, the UK Germany and Norway collectively committed to providing up to US$1 billion per year by 2020, or over $5 billion in the period 2015-20, to prevent deforestation and ensure that forests are managed sustainably.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 26/10/2016 16:22:45 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

623445

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: HIV Infection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department plans to renew its HIV and Aids strategy, Towards Zero Infections, which came to an end in 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	50946
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK remains firmly committed to ending the AIDS epidemic as a public health threat by 2030 and to ensuring no one is left behind. The UK recently announced a significant £1.1 billion pledge to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria. The 2013 review of the 2011 UK HIV Position Paper ‘Towards Zero Infections’ identified the integration of HIV with wider development needs as a key strategic priority. DFID will continue to pursue this approach, rather than developing a stand-alone strategy.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 02/11/2016 16:28:20 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

582063

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Palestinian Authority
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the level of adherence by the Palestinian National Authority to the principle of non-violence set out in the Memorandum of Understanding between her Department and that authority; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Dudley North
	tabling member printed	Ian Austin
	uin	45929
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2016 answer text <p>The UK deplores incitement to violence on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and takes the issue of incitement extremely seriously. When incidents of incitement to violence do occur, we do not hesitate to raise and condemn these with the Palestinian Authority. The UK raises the issue of incitement as part of the FCO-led UK-Palestinian strategic dialogue, most recently in February this year. HMG’s assessment is that the Palestinian Authority is not in breach of the Memorandum of Understanding. The UK continues to encourage the leaderships of both the PA and Israel to re-engage in the Trilateral Committee on Anti-Incitement.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 19/09/2016 12:27:34 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

638716

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: HIV Infection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department has a methodology for ranking countries and regions on the adequacy of care and treatment that is available to fight HIV and AIDS in those countries and regions.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
	uin	53841
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>DFID’s assessment of progress on the HIV response is drawn from reports and data produced by UNAIDS and other partners such as the World Health Organisation and the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, along with reviews by DFID in-country health advisers.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 24/11/2016 16:21:47 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

578720

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Ethiopia: Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether funding for her Department's executive masters programme in security sector management in Ethiopia is classified as Overseas Development Assistance under the International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Act (2015).
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	45678
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2016 answer text <p>UK support for the Executive Masters Programme in Security Sector Management Ethiopia (MSc) included both Overseas Development Assistance and non-Overseas Development Assistance elements.</p><p>DFID suspended support to the programme in June 2014 and the programme was closed in June 2015.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 13/09/2016 14:52:40 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

582064

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Palestinian Authority
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when her Department last made a formal assessment of the Palestinian National Authority's adherence to its commitment to ensure that the human rights of all citizens are respected without exception as set out in the Memorandum of Understanding between her Department and that authority; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Dudley North
	tabling member printed	Ian Austin
	uin	45930
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2016 answer text <p>The last formal assessment of the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) commitment to the Partnership Principles, including the PA’s commitment to respecting human rights, was carried out in May 2016. Our assessment is that the PA continues to deliver on the Partnership Principles, even under increasingly fragile and volatile conditions.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 19/09/2016 12:28:33 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

627414

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: HIV Infection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the percentage change there was in spending by her Department on programmes coded under HIV treatment, prevention and care in each year since 2012-13; and what the percentage change in such spending is projected to be between 2015-16 and 2016-17.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	51673
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK, as a member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) Development Assistance Committee (DAC), is committed to transparent reporting of development assistance. Details of DFID expenditure can be found in Statistics on International Development GPEX tables, available on our website at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics?departments%5B%5D=department-for-international-development" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics?departments%5B%5D=department-for-international-development</a>.</p><p>DFID is in the process of developing our plans to 2020, so future spending has not yet been determined. The UK has made a £1.1 billion pledge to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria for the 5<sup>th</sup> replenishment 2017-2019 which will support the firm commitment to end the AIDS epidemic as a public health threat by 2030.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton grouped question UIN 51674 question first answered 07/11/2016 17:07:39 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

641326

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Dominican Republic: Floods
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is providing to the Dominican Republic to assist with the flooding in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Colchester
	tabling member printed	Will Quince
	uin	53910
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK has monitored the situation since heavy persistent rain started falling in parts of the Dominican Republic on 7 November and stood ready to offer assistance if required.</p><p>The Government of the Dominican Republic have not requested international assistance.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 24/11/2016 16:30:47 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	4423 label Biography information for Will Quince

641333

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	South Sudan: Food
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is providing to help to support food-insecure people in South Sudan.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	54050
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>Due to the severity and protracted nature of the food security crisis in South Sudan, DFID has signed multi-year agreements with the World Food Programme and the International Committee of the Red Cross. This is a cost-effective way of providing emergency food assistance which allows us to reach more people. This year, UK funds have supported between 1.3 and 1.9 million people per month. The UK will continue to be vocal in lobbying the Government of South Sudan and others on facilitating humanitarian access for aid agencies.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 28/11/2016 16:24:06 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

641334

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	South Sudan: Internally Displaced People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is providing to help support internally displaced South Sudanese refugees.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	54051
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK is the second largest bilateral donor to the humanitarian response in South Sudan. We expect to provide assistance to 3 million people between 2015 and 2020, the majority of whom are internally displaced people, but also those living in the host communities supporting them. Our support will include life-saving food and clean drinking water as well as sanitation, shelter and health care.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 28/11/2016 16:17:17 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

641335

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	South Sudan: Cholera
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is providing to help combat cholera outbreaks in South Sudan.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	54049
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>DFID is the lead donor to the multi-donor Health Pooled Fund (HPF) in South Sudan which provides primary health services through over 1,000 health facilities in eight of the 10 states in South Sudan. The HPF has supported the cholera outbreak response through the provision of essential medicines, supplies and by setting up cholera treatment centres in the affected states.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 28/11/2016 16:19:17 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

641340

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	South Sudan: Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is providing to Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia and Kenya to support South Sudanese refugees.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	54052
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>The Department for International Development is providing essential humanitarian assistance across the region for South Sudanese refugees, including in Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia and Kenya. In 2016/17 DFID (via country offices in Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, DRC) have provided an additional £15m in emergency funding to support the South Sudanese refugee response. For example, in Uganda we have vaccinated 185,000 children against meningitis and provided food for one month for 378,000 people. In Ethiopia we have provided safe transport from the border crossing points to the receiving refugee camps. We continue to work with partners to monitor the ongoing situation and needs of South Sudanese refugees.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 28/11/2016 16:20:19 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

582580

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that all children complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education by 2020.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	46289
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2016 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to ensuring all children are able to complete a full cycle of quality education. Between 2011 and 2015 DFID supported over 11 million children into primary and lower secondary school (7.5 million children in countries considered fragile), and training 380,000 teachers through our multilateral partners. In 2015, the UK again committed to support a further 11 million children in the poorest countries to gain a decent education by 2020.</p><p>DFID is also supporting up to one million of the world’s poorest girls through DFID’s Girls Education Challenge (GEC). In July, DFID co-hosted the first, hugely successful Girls’ Education Forum in London and announced a further £100 million through the GEC to continue this support and help an additional 175,000 of the poorest, most marginalised adolescent girls in the world to get a decent education.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 16/09/2016 11:07:53 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

621057

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Climate Change Convention: Morocco
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she plans to take to ensure progress on international climate change agreements relating to loss and damage at the upcoming COP22 UN Climate Change Summit.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	50192
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2016 answer text <p>The COP22 UN Climate Change Summit will discuss a review of the Warsaw International Mechanism on Loss and Damage, which seeks to galvanise action to respond to the threat of loss and damage due to climate change. The UK will be pressing for a rapid conclusion of this review to enable the Executive Committee of the mechanism to continue its valuable work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 28/10/2016 13:20:19 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

634164

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	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, what steps she is taking to support increased investment in decentralised renewable energy projects in developing countries.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	52717
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK Government is playing a leading role in improving energy access in developing countries through decentralised renewable energy, to help meet the basic energy needs of some of the poorest people in the world.</p><p>For example, programmes in Kenya and Tanzania aim to stimulate investment in community scale, renewable energy mini-grids, increasing electricity access for millions of people. The Renewable Energy and Adaptation to Climate Technologies (REACT) challenge fund has provided seed finance for decentralised, renewable energy businesses to grow in countries of East Africa. And the Energy Africa campaign is working with a range of African countries and businesses to accelerate the expansion of markets in Africa so that people are able to buy affordable solar systems.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 17/11/2016 14:40:35 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

637966

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Teachers
	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 to ensure that her Department supports the recruitment of more teachers in its aid projects.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
	uin	53172
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2016 answer text <p>There is a global teacher shortage; at least 74 countries face an acute shortage of teachers. In the period 2011 – 2015 we helped to train 380,000 teachers and improve the effectiveness of teacher development.</p><p>In addition, through our £300 million support to the Global Partnership for Education (GPE), we assist 65 developing countries to develop education sector plans to get trained teachers into classrooms, where they are most needed.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 22/11/2016 14:54:00 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

637965

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Education
	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 to ensure that her Department achieves value for money in its investment in education.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
	uin	53171
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2016 answer text <p>For all bilateral education investments, we have developed a range of value for money metrics which track key cost drivers. Where applicable, we use a ‘Payment By Results’ approach which means that programmes such as the Girls’ Education Challenge must demonstrate significant learning improvements for its beneficiaries in order to receive full funding.</p><p>Alongside this, our funding for research projects is building up an evidence base of ‘what works’ to help guarantee that DFID education investments are smart and well-targeted. Scrutiny from the Independent Commission for Aid Impact also ensures that all DFID education investments are as economic, efficient and cost-effective as possible.</p><p>In line with our UK Aid Strategy, we have reviewed all existing spending and have ended projects which are not delivering value for money.</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 22/11/2016 14:53:26 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

636256

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she has taken to ensure that her Department's education spending delivers the best learning outcomes.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
	uin	52755
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>A focus on improving access to school and learning outcomes drives DFID’s approach to investment in education in priority countries.</p><p>DFID has pledged to support 11 million children with an education between 2015 and 2020. Not just to get children into school, but to ensure they are learning. All of DFID’s education programmes prioritise learning and we are seeing results; for example the Girls Education Challenge has increased the learning outcomes in literacy and mathematics for 700,000 girls across 18 countries. Motivated, trained, effective teachers are essential for children to learn. In Tanzania we are rolling out in-service teacher training with a focus on literacy, numeracy and better pedagogy for over 45,000 teachers in 7 disadvantaged regions.</p><p>In Bangladesh, DFID support the ‘English in Action’ programme in which school teachers receive specially designed training modules and lesson plans directly to their low cost mobile phones. It has been shown to improve their teaching and is being modified for use in Nigeria. DFID is also working internationally to embed a global focus on the quality of education.</p><p>DFID championed the inclusion of learning indicators in the Sustainable Development Goals and increased support for international monitoring to track progress. We have commissioned rigorous impact evaluations to understand what works to improve learning and ensure good value for money is achieved.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 21/11/2016 17:44:13 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

637391

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	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, what steps her Department plans to take to support developing countries in generating more renewable energy.
	tabling member constituency	St Ives
	tabling member printed	Derek Thomas
	uin	907183
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK Government has an ambitious agenda to increase renewable energy generation in developing countries, through better government planning and catalysing more public and private sector investment into renewable energy – including through CDC.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 16/11/2016 16:27:59 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	4532 label Biography information for Derek Thomas

573795

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Food
	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 plans to take to (a) track and (b) report progress made against the Sustainable Development Goals by applying the Food Insecurity Experience Scale.
	tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
	tabling member printed	Dr Eilidh Whiteford
	uin	44479
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2016 answer text <p>DFID helped to establish the use of the Food Insecurity Experience Scale. This is the method the UN’s Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators has recommended for tracking and reporting on the prevalence of food insecurity for Global Goal 2.</p><p>DFID is in the process of reviewing its results framework and is also considering ways to apply the Food Insecurity Experience Scale in relevant programmes. For example, this year DFID supported the Global Agriculture and Food Security Programme to agree a new Monitoring and Evaluation framework which will use the Food Insecurity Experience Scale to track progress on food security for households supported by the programme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 09/09/2016 10:55:31 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	3911 label Biography information for Dr Eilidh Whiteford

598469

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Malawi: Food Supply
	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 the effects of food shortages in Malawi.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	47857
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The humanitarian situation in Malawi is concerning. Some 6.5 million people are currently assessed to be in need of food security assistance. The UK has acted quickly, responding with a commitment of £35 million, a significant proportion of which is aimed at the food and nutrition response. This includes logistics support through the World Food Programme to enable the delivery of food to 4.75 million people, and cash transfers through an International Non-Governmental Organisations consortium to enable over 250,000 of the most vulnerable to purchase food. The UK has provided emergency nutrition support, including screening for over 1 million children, and treatment of 100,000 emergency cases. As well as this immediate support the UK is working closely with other key actors to identify and progress ways to break the cycle of food insecurity in Malawi.</p><p> </p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 17/10/2016 16:38:06 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

577597

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Malawi: Food Supply
	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 food insecurity in Malawi.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
	uin	45530
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2016 answer text <p>Malawi is facing its worst food crises since independence. The UK’s commitment to Malawi will help feed and sustain over a quarter of a million vulnerable people and treat 150,000 children and vulnerable adults suffering from malnutrition. We are preparing further support to prevent cholera and other waterborne diseases. We are urging our international partners to further scale-up their response now, as we continue to work with the Government of Malawi at the policy level to break the cycle of recurring humanitarian crises.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 14/09/2016 15:34:19 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

637179

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Democratic Republic of Congo: Secondary Education
	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 adolescent girls into secondary education in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); which programmes her Department supports that address access to secondary education in DRC; and how many girls have been assisted to engage in and to complete secondary schooling as a result of such work in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
	tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
	uin	53126
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>DFID has supported education in DRC since 2013 through scholarships and accelerated learning programmes which focus on primary education and the transition to secondary schooling. We do this through two programmes, Vas-y Fille (‘Go girl’), and Accelere. Vas-y Fille have provided scholarships to over 63,000 girls and enrolled 9,400 out of school girls in accelerated learning programmes. Accelere has enrolled 20,730 new primary school learners, including 10,386 girls. This contributes to the government’s manifesto commitment to provide a decent education to 11 million children.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 21/11/2016 15:48:14 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

637180

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	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, what steps her Department is taking to increase provision of decentralised renewable energy in developing countries.
	tabling member constituency	Bury South
	tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
	uin	53123
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2016 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I provided on 17 November to question number 52717.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 18/11/2016 14:36:40 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

599569

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	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, what steps her Department is taking to increase investment in decentralised renewable energy to benefit the world's poorest people.
	tabling member constituency	Knowsley
	tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
	uin	48116
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The UK Government is playing a leading role in improving energy access in developing countries. DFID has a range of programmes which are working with developing countries to ensure renewable energy markets work effectively as well as supporting energy businesses to grow, and providing consumers with access to funding to buy solar goods. For example, our Energy Access Ventures programme is investing in off-grid electric and we are delivering green mini-grid solutions across Africa.</p><p>Through the UK Government’s Energy Africa campaign we are working with solar firms to help them access the finance they need to expand their businesses, create jobs and help reach millions of people in Africa without electricity access.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 17/10/2016 16:21:59 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

637177

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	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, what steps her Department is taking to increase investment in decentralised renewable energy in developing countries.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	53140
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2016 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I provided on 17 November to question number 52717.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 18/11/2016 14:36:31 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy