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1128211

	registered interest
	date	22/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Fuel Cells
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential economic merits of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	257443
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government has plans to have high quality infrastructure to support economic growth and prosperity across all regions of the UK. The UK is well placed to be a global leader in hydrogen and fuel cell powered transportation due to our high-quality engineering and manufacturing capability in relevant supply chains. We will support the development of the infrastructure for hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, recognising that the market is at an early stage of development. We are doing this through initiatives such as the £23m Hydrogen for Transport programme, which will increase the uptake of fuel cell electric vehicles and expand hydrogen refuelling infrastructure.</p><p> </p><p>The Government set out its view on the relative environmental performance of different fuels in the Road to Zero Strategy. This was based on an independently verified assessment of the fuels and technologies available to consumers, with consideration given to both greenhouse gas and air-pollutant emissions over the period to 2050. This analysis suggests that hydrogen fuel cell technology could have a role in supporting the transition to zero emission transport alongside battery electric technology. In the long term, hydrogen may be more suited for use in HGVs and by fleets where range and fast refuelling are key concerns.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 04/06/2019 16:00:53 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1143394

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Sudan: Christianity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Sudanese counterpart on tackling the persecution of Christians in the North African region.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	284519
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 09/09/2019 16:13:08 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1143960

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	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: Free Trade
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on potential opportunities to help grow the economies of developing countries through free trade.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	284899
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Trade is a key driver of economic growth that can trigger positive changes in a country’s economy, helping to raise incomes, create jobs and lift people out of poverty.</p><p>Our first priority is to deliver continuity in our trading arrangements with developing countries in order to minimise trade disruption as we leave the EU. Once we leave the EU, the UK will be able to offer a fully integrated trade and development package, which will encompass preferential market access for developing country partners alongside our aid spending that helps developing countries to take advantage of trading opportunities.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 09/09/2019 15:31:58 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1150520

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa: Agriculture and Food Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding his Department has allocated to support (a) food aid programmes and (b) agricultural development in each country in (i) sub-Saharan Africa and (ii) Asia in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	1621
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>DFID gathers information on agriculture and food aid expenditure at an aggregate organisational level and does not routinely analyse these expenditures by country.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 shows DFID expenditure to support food aid programmes through the World Food Programme over the last five years. This includes both food delivery and cash-based transfers; the modality is chosen based on markets availability and needs.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1 Food Aid Expenditure by DFID</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total contribution (£m)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>247,752m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>267,184m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>261,752m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>455,604m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>460,541m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019 (<em>as of October 13</em>)</p></td><td><p>371,234m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Table 2 shows DFID expenditure to support agricultural development through bilateral programmes and multilateral channels for the period 2013–2016. Data for later years is not currently available.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 2 Agricultural Development Expenditure by DFID</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total contribution (£m)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>617m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>663m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>705m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>718m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In 2018 DFID conducted a review of its commercial agriculture portfolio which analyses information about 49 current agriculture programmes, including geography, and can be found <a href="https://beamexchange.org/resources/1222/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p> </p><p>DFID’s annual publication ‘Statistics on International Development’ contains detailed information on aid spending by the UK Government, including a breakdown of funding by destination country, and can be found <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Forganisations%2Fdepartment-for-international-development%2Fabout%2Fstatistics&amp;data=02%7C01%7CS-Calvert%40dfid.gov.uk%7Cf6edf385835849cb759308d75604a7a6%7Ccdf709af1a184c74bd936d14a64d73b3%7C0%7C0%7C637072450304965092&amp;sdata=5xFARrPZVDpU%2B2W7tPm1rBW5Hl4mS9H8HpMyxfP9v5M%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 25/10/2019 12:32:55 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1150521

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	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: Insurance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to support the provision of affordable micro-level insurance services in developing countries.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	1622
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>In support of the Sustainable Development Goals 1 and 8, DFID is committed to ensuring that individuals in developing countries have access to affordable and appropriate financial services, including in insurance.</p><p>DFID supports the creation of an enabling environment for insurance services in developing countries through our funding to Financial Sector Deepening Africa who are working with local insurance regulators to adopt more effective policy frameworks and digitally-enabled product innovations.</p><p>We are also funding the World Bank’s Harnessing Innovation in Financial Inclusion programme. This seven-year programme is aimed at enabling financial inclusion on a sustainable basis, using technology to help poor people in developing countries access and use financial services.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 24/10/2019 13:16:08 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1150522

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	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: HIV Infection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the HIV epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	1623
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>The UK is a longstanding donor to the health sector in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Over the past six years, we have provided better basic health services to 9.7 million people.</p><p> </p><p>Through bilateral and multilateral partners such as the Global Fund, we are contributing directly to tackling HIV/AIDS through the following interventions:</p><p> </p><p>(i) Provision of treatment for HIV/AIDS cases and strengthening the health system to respond to cases;</p><p>(ii) Provision of treatment for sexually transmitted infection and to survivors of sexual violence; and</p><p>(iii) Increase community awareness and case reporting of sexual violence.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 24/10/2019 13:18:10 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1151141

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Development Aid: Cost Effectiveness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent steps he has taken to ensure value for money in Overseas Development Assistance.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	2713
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>Driving value for money in UK aid is critical to delivering the global goals, tackling extreme poverty and enhancing global security.</p><p>DFID has robust controls and processes in place to ensure each pound spent improves poor people’s lives. Indeed, in a recent review from the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (February 2018), which assessed DFID’s approach to Value for Money in programme and portfolio management, it was noted that DFID’s systems “<em>improve the return on UK investment in aid</em>”. It recognised DFID as “<em>a global champion on value for money</em>” and noted that “<em>Value for money is fully embedded in our systems and processes</em>.”</p><p>While we know DFID deserves this praise, we also know we can always improve and are not complacent in our efforts to strengthen our approach. That is why we are seeking to develop a stronger approach to capturing the impact of our spend to ensure we deliver value for money across our portfolio.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 29/10/2019 15:13:54 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1151143

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2019
	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 recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the UK commitment to spend 0.7 per cent of GDP on development aid.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	2715
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s commitment to spend 0.7 per cent of our Gross National Income on Official Development Assistance is enshrined in law and in the Conservative manifesto and was re-affirmed by the Chancellor in the recently announced Spending Round on 4 September 2019. The Secretary of State reiterated this commitment in a recent International Development Committee oral evidence session on the priorities and future of the Department for International Development.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 28/10/2019 15:58:44 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1151310

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2019
	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: Communications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent steps he has taken to promote communications technology for development purposes.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	3608
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>DFID recognises that mobile phones can be a cost-effective, large-scale channel for delivering a range of services and socio-economic benefits. Indeed, mobile coverage is expanding dramatically with 5.1 billion mobile subscribers in 2018. In July 2019, DFID’s Mobile for Development programme was extended. This is a multisectoral partnership with the global mobile industry (via the Global System for Mobile Communications Association) that unlocks and scales mobile-enabled innovations to deliver against the Sustainable Development Goal targets. To date it has impacted the lives of over 20 million people – over 70% of whom are women – and has leveraged over £250m of additional (mostly private sector) funding.</p><p> </p><p>In partnership with mobile network operators, this programme delivers impact in key areas including digital inclusion for women and people with disabilities, expanding connectivity, mobile-enabled smart cities, water, sanitation and energy, and mobile-based tools for climate resilience. It has a cross-cutting agenda on inclusion and has developed tools to improve digital literacy that are being adopted by national regulators.</p><p> </p><p>The programme will achieve its aims through a combination of research and analysis, catalytic funding for innovation and targeted advocacy within the mobile and technology industry.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 29/10/2019 15:09:21 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1166929

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Tanzania: Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding his Department has allocated to aid programmes in Tanzania in each of the last three years; and what that funding has been spent on.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	6268
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>As published in the departmental Annual Report and Accounts, DFID bilateral programme outturns were £180,903,000 in <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/625548/DFID-Annual-Report-and-Accounts-2016-17.pdf" target="_blank">2016-17</a>; £165,246,000 in <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/750989/DFID-Annual-Report-Accounts-2017-18-amended-Oct18.pdf" target="_blank">2017-18</a>; and £152,876,000 in <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/815787/ARA-2019.pdf" target="_blank">2018-19</a>. UK aid has supported the UK effort to tackle organised crime such as drug trafficking and illegal wildlife trade; improved education access and quality especially for girls and scaled up family planning services; helped reduce infant deaths and stunting through nutrition support; protected the environment by expanding renewable energy services; created jobs and trade by investing in infrastructure and agriculture; and shared the expertise of Britain’s democratic values and traditions to strengthen Tanzania’s judiciary and parliament.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 04/11/2019 17:34:51 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell