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date	07/02/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Private Infrastructure Development Group: Fossil Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many fossil fuel extraction projects the Department has allocated funding to through the private infrastructure development group; when funding was allocated to each of those projects; and how much funding was allocated.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	14008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2020 answer text <p>DFID invests in the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) to improve access to critical infrastructure services for people in the poorest regions of Africa and Asia – in sectors such as power, communications, transport and water.</p><p>PIDG has no active investments in any fossil fuel extraction projects. PIDG does not invest in the exploration, extraction or refining of oil, natural gas or liquid petroleum gas.</p><p>In 2004, PIDG did provide one-off funding of $500,000 (£273,000) for technical assistance to the Government of Mozambique on the feasibility of establishing a coal mine in the town of Moatize in Mozambique. PIDG’s strategy now rules out any investing in coal.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 12/02/2020 17:56:36 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1176353

registered interest
date	05/02/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	South Sudan: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what programmes his Department funds in South Sudan.
tabling member constituency	West Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Harriett Baldwin
uin	12879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>DFID’s largest programme in South Sudan is our Humanitarian Assistance and Resilience programme, which provides life-saving assistance and helps people cope with conflict and climate shocks. Our Building Resilience through Asset Creation and Enhancement programme provides complementary support to help reduce hunger and mitigate conflict in rural areas.</p><p> </p><p>DFID also makes a major contribution to the delivery of essential services in South Sudan, through our Girls Education South Sudan programme, which has a particular focus on supporting girls to complete their schooling; and through the DFID-led multi-donor Health Pooled Fund, through which we are supporting over 800 frontline health centres across South Sudan.</p><p> </p><p>Finally, DFID is providing modest support to improve conflict sensitivity of donor aid to South Sudan and to pilot sub-national peace-building approaches through our Better Aid in Conflict and our Peace-building Opportunities Fund programming.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 10/02/2020 15:48:18 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin

1175782

registered interest
date	03/02/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Nigeria: Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions officials in his Department have had with representatives of the Nigerian Government on Official Development Assistance allocated to that country.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	11543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government engages regularly on overseas development assistance with representatives of the Nigerian Government at all levels – including Federal, State and Local government administrations. We do this at all stages of our programming, from portfolio discussions, to more granular engagement on design, delivery and lesson learning following the closure of our projects.</p><p> </p><p>While no money goes directly to the Government of Nigeria, aid is delivered in partnership with government bodies to ensure it is effective, impactful and in line with national priorities.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 10/02/2020 15:45:07 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1174844

registered interest
date	30/01/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether tackling the (a) production and (b) trafficking of illegal drugs are conditions of the allocation of Official Development Assistance to developing countries.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	10469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government takes the issue of tackling the illegal production and trafficking of drugs seriously. UK Aid currently support developing nations to strengthen their law enforcement and criminal justice capability, enabling them to tackle serious organised crime more effectively.</p><p> </p><p>Most evidence concludes that attaching conditions to aid does not bring about policy changes that governments were not already prioritising. Instead DFID works closely with partner governments to make a positive, evidence-based case for change.</p><p> </p><p>Our assessment of a government’s commitment to reducing poverty, achieving the Global Goals for Sustainable Development, along with respecting human rights and other international obligations is used to inform our overall strategy for engagement in all countries in which DFID has a bilateral aid partnership.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 06/02/2020 14:07:56 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1174986

registered interest
date	30/01/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Reviews
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will publish the titles of the reviews that his Department is undertaking.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	10306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2020 answer text <p>DFID routinely conducts both internal reviews on the operations of the department, and reviews and evaluations covering the performance and results of our development programmes. While not all of the department’s internal reviews are made public, every programme review is published on <a href="https://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/" target="_blank">DevTracker</a>.</p><p> </p><p>DFID plays an active part in relevant cross-Government reviews, including the Integrated Security, Defence and Foreign Policy Review which the Prime Minister will lead to reassess the nation’s place in the world, covering all aspects of international policy from defence to diplomacy and development.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 07/02/2020 13:02:08 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle