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date	28/03/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	India: Overseas Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many people have benefited from improved energy access as a result of the 540MW Adhunik Power and Natural Resources Limited power project in Jharkhand which was funded from the Commonwealth Development Corporation.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	69480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2017 answer text <p>CDC does not have a $100m investment in Adhunik Power and Natural Resources Limited. In 2008, CDC committed $100m to an investment fund (the India Infrastructure Fund) aimed at promoting development and economic prosperity by improving infrastructure in India. That fund has made multiple investments including the investment in Adhunik Power.</p><p>At optimal capacity utilisation, the Adhunik plant provides sufficient power to cater to the needs of 3.44 million people.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 31/03/2017 14:01:11 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

714637

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	India: Overseas Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment has been made of the economic benefits delivered as a result of the 540MW Adhunik Power and Natural Resources Ltd power project in Jharkhand which was funded from the Commonwealth Development Corporation.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	69479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2017 answer text <p>CDC does not have a $100m investment in Adhunik Power and Natural Resources Limited. In 2008, CDC committed $100m to an investment fund (the India Infrastructure Fund) aimed at promoting development and economic prosperity by improving infrastructure in India. That fund has made multiple investments including the investment in Adhunik Power.</p><p>Adhunik Power has increased access to energy and economic growth by providing power to state electricity boards in the states of Jharkhand, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu where significant power shortages persist. At optimal capacity utilisation, the Adhunik plant produces sufficient power to cater to the needs of some 3.44 million people.</p><p>In addition to providing full time employment to 364 people, the project is also providing a range of social benefits to local communities, including the provision of safe water, school transport for children, an ambulance facility and support to computer literacy and self-help initiatives.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 31/03/2017 14:00:40 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

714183

registered interest
date	27/03/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Domestic Abuse
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 Answer of 7 July 2015 to Question 4985, what funding her Department has provided for services in Afghanistan providing legal advice to women who are victims of domestic violence in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	69331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2017 answer text <p>The UK is committed to supporting women who are victims of all forms of violence in Afghanistan. From 2014-2016 the UK funded a £3.1m programme which helps women who have been victims of violence to get the justice they deserve. The programme trained hundreds of government officials, community members, police, judiciary, religious leaders, and law students on the Ending Violence Against Women law. It also established a hotline that provided counselling and legal support to survivors of violence which took over 25000 calls from over two years from women who had been victims of domestic and other forms of violence.</p><p>Between 2016 and 2018, the UK is providing £3.1m to UNFPA to establish Family Protection Centres in hospitals that provide health, counselling, legal services and referrals to women who have been victims of violence in Afghanistan.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 31/03/2017 14:01:54 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

713818

registered interest
date	24/03/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the five most visited websites were by staff of her Department in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	69121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2017 answer text <p>DFID does not hold this information in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 31/03/2017 13:59:57 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders