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1193089

	registered interest
	date	05/05/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Migrant Camps: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) international partners on protecting refugees in UNHCR camps and other camps during the covid-19 pandemic.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	43696
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2020 answer text <p>The UK has committed £744 million in the international fight against COVID-19. We are a key contributor to the UN Global Humanitarian Response Plan which aims to support the most vulnerable groups including refugees and other forcibly displaced populations.</p><p>The Secretary of State regularly engages with Cabinet colleagues on a wide range of matters including COVID-19 and its impact on developing countries.</p><p>The UK is taking decisive and co-ordinated action to support the global response to COVID-19, working with our international partners. The UK is also using its membership of the G7 and G20 to urge collective action and help drive a timely and effective international response that ensures the most vulnerable groups, including refugees, are not left behind.</p><p>Our most recent funding includes new support to the UN’s Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and other partners to help install hand-washing stations and isolation and treatment centres in refugee camps, support vulnerable displaced families, provide protection and education services for forcibly displaced children, and increase access to clean water for displaced people living in areas of armed conflict.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 13/05/2020 15:54:20 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1193090

	registered interest
	date	05/05/2020
	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: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions has she had with her (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) international partners on prioritising developing countries in the global vaccine programme.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	43697
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State regularly discusses efforts to accelerate the development of and global access to COVID19 vaccines with Ministerial colleagues as part of the UK international COVID19 response.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 12/05/2020 16:20:19 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1193091

	registered interest
	date	05/05/2020
	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: Locusts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent steps her Department has taken to mitigate the effect of locust plagues in Africa.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	43698
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>We are deeply concerned about the devastating locust outbreak in East Africa, which is destroying crops, livelihoods and essential food supplies. It is compounding the impact of humanitarian disasters, conflicts and the COVID-19 pandemic, putting millions of people at risk of food insecurity.</p><p>To date the UK has provided £7 million to FAO’s regional appeal for surveillance, control and coordination activities, and the Department for International Development (DFID) has significant humanitarian and development programmes in the affected regions that are adapting to support vulnerable communities in response to the outbreak. The Desert Locust Control Organisation for Eastern Africa, based in Nairobi, has also been using a DFID-funded super computer to predict movements of locusts and geographically target the response.</p><p>Our support is having an immediate impact. We continue to monitor the situation closely and are ready to help further.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 12/05/2020 16:14:15 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

772497

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Department for International Development: Procurement
	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 promote access by SME's to her Department's procurement programme.
	tabling member constituency	Yeovil
	tabling member printed	Mr Marcus Fysh
	uin	901240
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>DFID’s SME Action Plan sets out a range of measures to promote access. These include increased use of social media, a specific email address and forums for SMEs, and breaking up suitable contracts into smaller lots for delivery by SMEs.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 18/10/2017 15:55:25 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4446 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Fysh

431399

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Multilateral Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will prioritise funding to multilateral agencies that focus their aid programmes and investments in Least Developed Countries.
	tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
	tabling member printed	Mike Kane
	uin	17122
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2015 answer text <p>We prioritise funding to multilateral agencies depending on how well they meet UK and international development objectives. The agencies that we fund are currently being assessed by our Multilateral Aid Review which will report in the spring.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 26/11/2015 16:23:48 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

431400

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	British Overseas Territories: Companies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with Foreign Office Ministers on the implementation by UK Overseas Territories of public registers of beneficial ownership.
	tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
	tabling member printed	Mike Kane
	uin	17123
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2015 answer text <p>The UK continues to lead the way on beneficial ownership disclosure and to encourage others to do the same. We are having discussions at both Ministerial and official level with the Overseas Territories to emphasise the importance of this agenda. Any system should meet the following criteria: UK and domestic law enforcement and tax authorities must be able to access company beneficial ownership information without restriction, subject to relevant safeguards; these competent authorities should be able to quickly identify all companies that a particular beneficial owner has a stake in, without needing to submit multiple and repeated requests; and companies or their beneficial owners must not be alerted to the fact that an investigation is under way.</p><br /> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne grouped question UIN 17124 17126 question first answered 26/11/2015 16:04:28 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

431401

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	British Overseas Territories: Companies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with HM Treasury Ministers on the implementation by UK Overseas Territories of public registers of beneficial ownership.
	tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
	tabling member printed	Mike Kane
	uin	17124
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2015 answer text <p>The UK continues to lead the way on beneficial ownership disclosure and to encourage others to do the same. We are having discussions at both Ministerial and official level with the Overseas Territories to emphasise the importance of this agenda. Any system should meet the following criteria: UK and domestic law enforcement and tax authorities must be able to access company beneficial ownership information without restriction, subject to relevant safeguards; these competent authorities should be able to quickly identify all companies that a particular beneficial owner has a stake in, without needing to submit multiple and repeated requests; and companies or their beneficial owners must not be alerted to the fact that an investigation is under way.</p><br /> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne grouped question UIN 17123 17126 question first answered 26/11/2015 16:04:28 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

431402

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Equality
	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 its programme of work contributes to Goal 10 of the Sustainable Development Goals on reduced inequalities.
	tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
	tabling member printed	Mike Kane
	uin	17125
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2015 answer text <p>The UK welcomes, and is committed to championing, the Global Goals. Through our commitment to global development, and by honouring our 0.7% aid commitments, we will play a key role in helping countries to achieve these goals – especially on eradicating extreme poverty, hunger and disease. The UK has played a key role in creating a set of goals that are universal and inclusive, and underpinned by a commitment to leave no one behind.</p><br /><p>Given the focus of DFID’s work and interventions on those living in extreme poverty, DFID programmes contribute to reducing within country inequality. The new UK Aid strategy commits the government to being a world leader in implementing the Leave No One Behind Promise agreed by the Prime Minister and other world leaders in September 2015. To deliver the new strategy, the government will focus on the most vulnerable and disadvantaged, the most excluded, those caught in crises, and those most at risk of violence and discrimination.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 26/11/2015 16:29:30 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

431403

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	British Overseas Territories: Companies
	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 potential benefits to developing countries of the implementation of public registers of beneficial ownership by UK Overseas Territories with financial centres.
	tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
	tabling member printed	Mike Kane
	uin	17126
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2015 answer text <p>The UK continues to lead the way on beneficial ownership disclosure and to encourage others to do the same. We are having discussions at both Ministerial and official level with the Overseas Territories to emphasise the importance of this agenda. Any system should meet the following criteria: UK and domestic law enforcement and tax authorities must be able to access company beneficial ownership information without restriction, subject to relevant safeguards; these competent authorities should be able to quickly identify all companies that a particular beneficial owner has a stake in, without needing to submit multiple and repeated requests; and companies or their beneficial owners must not be alerted to the fact that an investigation is under way.</p><br /> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne grouped question UIN 17123 17124 question first answered 26/11/2015 16:04:28 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

431404

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Sustainable Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how her Department is contributing to the co-ordination of work across Government to support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
	tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
	tabling member printed	Mike Kane
	uin	17127
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2015 answer text <p>The UK welcomes, and is committed to championing, the Sustainable Development Goals. Through our commitment to global development, and by honouring our 0.7% aid commitments, we will play a key role in helping countries to achieve these goals – especially on eradicating extreme poverty, hunger and disease. This will be a cross-government effort, with DFID and other Departments contributing to the successful implementation of the Goals, both internationally and here in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 27/11/2015 12:36:02 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane