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714855

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	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 of UK aid through strengthened monitoring.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
	tabling member printed	Michael Tomlinson
	uin	909547
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text I am very clear that every pound of UK aid should go on saving and improving the lives of the poorest people in the world. All DFID projects are measured against a robust monitoring framework to ensure they remain cost effective. DFID also supports other aid spending departments, who are responsible for ensuring value for money and effective monitoring of their own aid spend. answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 29/03/2017 14:26:06 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson

714854

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much and what proportion of the Official Development Assistance budget will be spent by her Department in 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Neil Gray
	uin	909555
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>We will honour our commitment to 0.7 per cent. Based on the Spending Review 2015 settlement, DFID will spend around 72 per cent of UK ODA in this financial year.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 29/03/2017 14:32:47 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

714852

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Equality
	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 UN's Step It Up for Gender Equality initiative.
	tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
	tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
	uin	909554
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>We support UN Women as an important partner for the UK. As the campaign asks, we have put gender equality and the empowerment of women at the heart of our development policy and programming, and are achieving impressive results for women and girls at scale.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 29/03/2017 15:40:16 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff

714850

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Economic Growth
	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 promote economic development in developing countries.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton West
	tabling member printed	Chris Green
	uin	909548
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>The way to end poverty and aid dependency is through inclusive economic growth, jobs, investment and trade. I recently launched DFID’s Economic Development Strategy which sets out my Department’s commitment to this agenda and the steps we are taking to deliver our priorities. Stronger economic development will enable the poorest countries to stand on their own two feet and is firmly in the UK’s national interest.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 29/03/2017 14:28:11 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4398 label Biography information for Chris Green

714851

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Economic Growth
	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 promote economic development in developing countries.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	909553
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>The way to end poverty and aid dependency is through inclusive economic growth, jobs, investment and trade. I recently launched DFID’s Economic Development Strategy which sets out my Department’s commitment to this agenda and the steps we are taking to deliver our priorities. Stronger economic development will enable the poorest countries to stand on their own two feet and is firmly in the UK’s national interest.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 29/03/2017 14:29:17 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

714853

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: 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 to tackle child exploitation in developing countries.
	tabling member constituency	Eastleigh
	tabling member printed	Mims Davies
	uin	909552
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>Protecting children is at the very heart of my department’s work. We have increased our efforts to directly tackle the exploitation of children, combatting the worst forms of child labour as part of the Prime Minister’s Modern Slavery agenda, and seeking to prevent violence and abuse against children in every setting.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 29/03/2017 15:39:15 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies

714849

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Israel: Palestinians
	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 projects facilitating peaceful co-existence between Palestinians and Israelis.
	tabling member constituency	Henley
	tabling member printed	John Howell
	uin	909549
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>DFID is developing a programme of support for people-to-people projects in Israel and the OPTs. UK support will help Israelis and Palestinians work together to achieve tangible improvements in their lives and build understanding between people on both sides of the conflict. The programme is aiming for launch at the beginning of next financial year.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 29/03/2017 14:30:54 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	1606 label Biography information for John Howell

714856

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Tax Collection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to help developing countries raise more tax revenue.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	909546
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>Britain is one of the leading donors helping developing countries to raise more tax revenue. The UK has committed to doubling its efforts on tax capacity building by 2020, in line with commitments made in the Addis Tax Initiative. We are working closely with Treasury and HMRC to assist partner countries, donors and international organisations to make rapid progress together.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 29/03/2017 15:37:33 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma