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759791

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
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: Redundancy Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much has been paid to (a) men and (b) women who left her Department under exit schemes since 31 March 2016.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	10052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>Details of the number, type, compensation levels and cost of exits from the Department for International Development are routinely published in the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 20/09/2017 08:41:02 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

759794

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	International Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether and to what extent her Department has implemented its commitments made at the 2005 Paris Declaration, the 2008 Accra Agenda for Action and the 2014 Busan Declaration to align aid programmes with local priorities.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	10148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>The ‎Aid Reviews, Civil Society Partnership Review and Economic Development Strategy set out the Department's high ambition on delivering effective development partnerships, including with partner countries. We continue to promote development effectiveness with our international partners, such as the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation, which has responsibility for reporting on global progress with development effectiveness commitments.</p><p>‎DFID's internal guidance encourages alignment of programmes with developing countries’ own strategies for poverty reduction; and providing assistance in a way that strengthens local responsibility, capacity, accountability and leadership.</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 20/09/2017 08:42:00 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

759795

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
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 progress her Department has made on its commitment to buy a quarter of its activities locally by 2020.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	10149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>DFID seeks to broaden the supplier base in developing countries by building capability and capacity in the places where we deliver aid, encouraging new entrants and local suppliers.</p><p>Details of contracts and upcoming tenders can be searched on Contracts Finder (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder</a>).</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 19/09/2017 09:13:12 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

759796

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
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: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many of her Department's staff had a pay increase (a) above, (b) at and (c) less than one per cent in each of the last three years for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	10309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>Information of the level of DFID staff’s pay increases over the last 3 years is included in the attached table. A pay deal for 2016 has not yet been concluded.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 20/09/2017 08:43:17 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart attachment 1 file name PQ 10309.docx title PQ 10309 table
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

759320

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
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	South Sudan: Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Government of Sudan on the recent outbreak of violence in South Sudan; and what assistance the Government has offered to the Sudanese Government.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	9993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>The UK Government is deeply concerned by the conflict in South Sudan, which has caused 2 million people to flee to neighbouring countries, including Sudan. The UK Government does not provide any direct funding to the Government of Sudan. However, through the Department for International Development (DFID)’s South Sudanese Refugees and Migration programme, the UK is providing up to £5 million of support this year to meet the essential humanitarian needs of up to 150,000 South Sudanese refugees in Sudan. DFID is also the largest donor to the UN’s Sudan Humanitarian Fund, which provides support to South Sudanese refugees and other vulnerable people in Sudan. We regularly discuss the conflict with the Government of Sudan, and welcome the opening of three humanitarian corridors by the Government, which has allowed aid to be delivered to the most affected populations.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 19/09/2017 10:45:33 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

759402

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
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: Behavioural Insights Team
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what services her Department has received from the Behavioural Insights Team since 2014.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	9969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Development has received services from the Behavioural Insights Team since 2014. This has enabled the department to add to its evidence base to support priority government areas.</p><p>Since January 2011, details of central government contracts above the value of £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts published prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: <a href="https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive" target="_blank">https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive</a>. Those published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</a></p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 9682 question first answered 15/09/2017 14:45:08 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

758996

registered interest
date	08/09/2017
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: Behavioural Insights Team
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department has paid to the Behavioural Insights Team in each year since 2014.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	9682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Development has received services from the Behavioural Insights Team since 2014. This has enabled the department to add to its evidence base to support priority government areas.</p><p>Since January 2011, details of central government contracts above the value of £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts published prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: <a href="https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive" target="_blank">https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive</a>. Those published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</a></p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 9969 question first answered 15/09/2017 14:45:08 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

758798

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
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 proportion of the international aid budget has been spent on (a) disaster relief and (b) refugee assistance in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	9385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The amount of UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) spent on humanitarian assistance in each of the last 5 years is set out in the table below. In line with the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) classification, this includes expenditure on emergency response, reconstruction relief and rehabilitation, and disaster prevention and preparedness.</p><p>This expenditure covers humanitarian support overseas to both refugees and non-refugees. Detailed data is not collected to separately identify expenditure overseas solely on refugees.</p><p> </p><p>UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) for Humanitarian Assistance and support to refugees 2010 -2015, £ million</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Year</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Humanitarian Assistance<sup>1,3</sup></p></td><td colspan="9"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Total (£ million)</p></td><td colspan="9"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>639</p></td><td colspan="9"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>558</p></td><td colspan="9"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1,005</p></td><td colspan="9"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1,347</p></td><td colspan="9"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1,496</p></td><td colspan="9"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information on total UK ODA is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/572063/statistics-on-international-development-2016a.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/572063/statistics-on-international-development-2016a.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Source: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/572063/statistics-on-international-development-2016a.pdf" target="_blank">Statistics on International Development</a></p><p>Table notes:</p><p>1.The definition for humanitarian assistance and support to refugees in the UK is set internationally by the OECD DAC.</p><p>2.Covering basic costs only for the first year of stay in the UK.</p><p>3.The figures for humanitarian assistance and refugee costs cover UK bilateral and multilateral aid.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 12/09/2017 16:50:52 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

758802

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
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: Disclosure of Information
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 whistleblowing in her Department.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	9419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Development (DFID) has a robust process in place for reporting and managing all whistleblowing concerns. This process was recently refreshed to ensure it remains in line with Cabinet Office standards and recommended best practice. The process is managed independently by DFID’s internal audit department and has been designed to give confidence to all stakeholders to raise concerns, in line with the open and transparent culture that DFID has sought to create.</p><p>The whistleblowing reporting process is set out clearly on DFID’s external website (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-development/about#reporting-fraud" target="_blank">Reporting Fraud</a>) and in more detail within the department’s internal intranet, accessible by all staff. DFID has made civil service e-learning on fraud modules mandatory for all staff and has embedded fraud awareness components across many of its core training interventions. DFID has appointed a dedicated fraud resource across the department’s country office network to support staff on an on-going basis and keep the profile of whistleblowing high.</p><p>In additional to the regular awareness raising activities undertaken, DFID played an active role in publicising the cross civil service whistleblowing awareness week in 2016 and will do so again during September 2017.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 12/09/2017 14:39:46 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

758170

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
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	Nigeria: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the representatives of the Nigerian Government on the political situation in Northern Nigeria; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	9160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary and the Secretary for International Development visited Nigeria in August. They discussed the political and military situation in the north with the Vice President of Nigeria and the Military Theatre Commander in Maiduguri. They reaffirmed the Government's commitment to assisting Nigeria in its struggle against Boko Haram, but emphasised that there can be no military-only solution to the insurgency. They pressed the Nigerian Government to take a more comprehensive security, political and developmental approach to the North East in order to address the drivers of the conflict.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 11/09/2017 15:36:33 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas