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228627

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the average hourly pay is of employees at each grade within her Department identified as (a) White or White British and (b) from a Black, Asian or other minority ethnic group.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	228314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>The average hourly pay for each grade in DFID is:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Civil Service Grade</p></td><td><p>DFID Grade</p></td><td><p>Hourly Rate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>G6</p></td><td><p>A1 London</p></td><td><p>£36.49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>G6</p></td><td><p>A1 National</p></td><td><p>£34.08</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>G7</p></td><td><p>A2 London</p></td><td><p>£30.14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>G7</p></td><td><p>A2 National</p></td><td><p>£27.39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SEO</p></td><td><p>A2(L) London</p></td><td><p>£24.24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SEO</p></td><td><p>A2(L) National</p></td><td><p>£22.26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HEO</p></td><td><p>B1 London</p></td><td><p>£19.25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HEO</p></td><td><p>B1 National</p></td><td><p>£16.44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EO</p></td><td><p>B2 London</p></td><td><p>£15.22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EO</p></td><td><p>B2 National</p></td><td><p>£12.56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AO</p></td><td><p>C1 London</p></td><td><p>£12.56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AO</p></td><td><p>C1 National</p></td><td><p>£10.24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AA</p></td><td><p>C2 London</p></td><td><p>£10.84</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AA</p></td><td><p>C2 National</p></td><td><p>£8.43</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID does not distinguish between ethnicity groups in paying staff.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 25/03/2015 17:42:31 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

228630

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians
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 demolition by Israeli authorities in October 2014 of a latrine unit, constructed using funding from her Department, in Khashem ad Daraj in the occupied Palestinian territory, what the cost of that construction project was.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	228345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>The original cost of the two latrines, constructed between 2004 and 2006 and demolished in October 2014, was 3,300 New Israeli Shekels each, which is equivalent to approximately £550. The project was implemented by the non-governmental organisation Environmental Resource Management (ERM) with DFID funding between 2004-2006.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne grouped question UIN 228343 question first answered 24/03/2015 17:13:15 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

228147

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Vanuatu
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance the UK has provided to Vanuatu in dealing with the aftermath of the recent cyclone.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	228012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>The UK is providing up to £2million of immediate support to the people affected by Cyclone Pam through funding to non-governmental organisations, the Red Cross and the United Nations to provide shelter, water and sanitation and protection. In addition, a Royal Air Force cargo plane has delivered DFID supplies to Port Vila, including 1,640 shelter kits for 8,200 people and 1,944 solar lanterns. DFID has deployed a small team to Vanuatu to provide humanitarian expertise and support coordination with agencies operating in the region.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 25/03/2015 17:41:38 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

228213

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Democratic Republic of Congo
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 has taken to implement the recommendations in the report, Rape as torture in the DRC, published by Freedom from Torture in June 2014.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	228159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>DFID recognises there is a strong need in the Democratic Republic of Congo for support to projects to reform the security and justice sectors. We currently provide support to the UN’s Joint Human Rights Office to collect and analyse information on serious human rights violations committed by security sector officers to inform decisions on whether to provide or withdraw UN or international support. We also provide support to Search for Common Ground to undertake awareness raising exercises with the security sector and communities to improve human rights behaviour and levels of trust between security actors and civilians in Eastern DRC.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID has and will continue to raise our concerns at the highest level to lobby the Congolese authorities to end impunity for those who abuse or violate human rights.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We ensure that the needs of girls and women are at the centre of all programmes. The UK remains fully committed to playing a full part in efforts to end Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in the DRC. At the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in June 2014, a specially convened DRC Country Forum reconfirmed the DRC’s commitment to tackling SGBV. Key successes have been the launch of work on the first Action Plan for the Congolese Army on tackling Sexual Violence and President Kabila’s appointment of a Personal Representative on Sexual Violence and Child Recruitment (Jeanine Mabunda). We expect to reach at least 12,000 victims of sexual and gender-based violence with medical, psychological and economic support.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DRC is a focus country for the UK’s Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative (PSVI). The <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/foreign-secretary-announces-uk-initiative-on-preventing-sexual-violence-in-conflict" target="_blank">PSVI campaign was launched</a> in May 2012 by the former UK Foreign Secretary, <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/people/william-hague" target="_blank">William Hague</a> and the Special Envoy of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Angelina Jolie. The UK hosted the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/preventing-sexual-violence-in-conflict/supporting-pages/global-summit-to-end-sexual-violence-in-conflict" target="_blank">Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict</a> in June 2014. The summit was attended by over 120 countries and more than 900 delegates, including many from conflict affected countries. The summit agreed practical steps to end impunity for the use of rape as a weapon of war and to begin to change global attitudes to these crimes. In July 2014 William Hague was appointed the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/people/william-hague" target="_blank">Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict</a>. The Special Representative’s mandate is to lead the UK’s contribution to the international campaign to end the use of rape and sexual violence as weapons of war. He will work with governments, civil society, international organisations and other interested parties to implement the outcomes of the June Global Summit.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 25/03/2015 17:41:20 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

228214

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Sudan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of humanitarian conditions in eastern Sudan.
tabling member constituency	Foyle
tabling member printed	Mark Durkan
uin	228072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>The lack of development in the east of Sudan has driven chronic humanitarian needs which continue to be of concern. According to the latest Ministry of Health national nutrition survey, the east of Sudan has some of the highest rates of malnutrition in the country, in many places exceeding emergency thresholds. High rates of malnutrition are of even greater concern as they increase the vulnerability of children to disease and the likelihood of fatality. The east of Sudan has been particularly affected by the ongoing measles outbreak.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There is also a long term refugee population of some 92,000 people who continue to require the services of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) to ensure that they receive protection and their humanitarian needs are met.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 24/03/2015 17:15:25 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1594 label Biography information for Mark Durkan

228215

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Nigeria
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 the Nigerian general elections on 28 March 2015.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	228060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>DFID is supporting the 2015 Nigerian elections (now scheduled for 28 March and 11 April) through a £35m programme called Deepening Democracy in Nigeria 2 (DDiN2) from 2014 – 2018. It works across the electoral cycle and strengthens broader democratic governance in Nigeria. It is seeking to improve management, security and independent observation of the 2015 Presidential, National Assembly and gubernatorial elections. It also seeks to increase engagement by the electorate in Nigerian political processes, and in particular by women, youth and people with disabilities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID also works closely with the FCO, EU and US in particular to have a joined up approach to elections support.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 24/03/2015 17:13:54 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

227914

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many and what proportion of employees in her Department identify as (a) white or white British, (b) Asian or Asian British, (c) Black or Black British, (d) mixed or multiple ethnic group and (e) another ethnicity.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	227963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>The proportion of DFID staff who have declared their ethnicity is shown in the table below. Numbers below five for any declared ethnicity are not provided as it may identify individuals.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Ethnicity</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Any Other Ethnic Group</p></td><td><p>1.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asian - Any Other Background</p></td><td><p>0.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asian - Bangladeshi</p></td><td><p>0.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asian - Indian</p></td><td><p>1.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asian - Pakistani</p></td><td><p>0.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Black - African</p></td><td><p>1.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Black - Caribbean</p></td><td><p>1.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mixed - Any Other Background</p></td><td><p>0.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mixed - White and Asian</p></td><td><p>0.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mixed - White and Black African</p></td><td><p>0.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mixed - White and Black Caribbean</p></td><td><p>0.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White - Any Other Background</p></td><td><p>19.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White - English</p></td><td><p>19.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White - Irish</p></td><td><p>0.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White - Northern Irish</p></td><td><p>0.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White - Scottish</p></td><td><p>17.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White - Welsh</p></td><td><p>0.7%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 24/03/2015 17:27:18 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero