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1088614

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to maintain equalities protections in law after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	909792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK has some of the strongest anti-discrimination laws in Europe; not only will leaving the EU not change this, but we are committed to ensuring workers’ rights – including anti-discrimination rights - keep pace with the changing needs of the labour market.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 14/03/2019 17:57:09 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1088405

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Land Mines: Bomb Disposal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans her Department has to ensure that its work on landmines will be updated to include appropriate responses to the rise in the global use of improvised explosive devices.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	232098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>The DFID Global Mine Action Programme tackles the threat of landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) in 14 of the most heavily contaminated countries in the world, including those contaminated by abandoned improvised explosive devices. As set out in the UK’s policy document on mine action, ERW includes abandoned improvised explosive devices.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 18/03/2019 17:33:52 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1081834

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Uganda: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to reports in the Indian Ocean Newsletter on 22 February 2019, that the UK Government is seeking to expand the role of British companies providing education services in Uganda, what plans her Department has to provide new funding to UK companies to deliver education services in Uganda; and which organisations and individuals the Minister of State for Africa has met with since January 2019 on this issue.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	228110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to provide new funding to UK companies to deliver education services in Uganda. The UK Government is supporting more children to access good quality education in primary and secondary schools through a partnership with the Government of Uganda.</p><p> </p><p>Since January 2019, the Minister of State for Africa has not met anyone directly related to this issue.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 07/03/2019 13:56:21 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1077553

registered interest
date	26/02/2019
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: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which (a) for-profit private companies and (b) private contractors received official development assistance for the (i) delivery of education and (ii) facilitation of education programmes in (A) Liberia, (B) Sierra Leone, (C) Mozambique, (D) Sudan and (E) Zambia in each year from 2015 to 2018.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	226206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>The table below sets out centrally let contracts with (a) for-profit private companies and (b) private contractors in the last four years (2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19 YTD) for education programmes in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Mozambique, Sudan and Zambia. During this same period, we have also had spend with not-for-profit organisations for education programmes in the countries cited above.<strong><br> <br> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Supplier Name</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Liberia (LR)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sudan (SD)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mozambique (MZ)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sierra Leone (SL)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Zambia (ZM)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OXFORD POLICY MANAGEMENT</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£75,274</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OXFORD POLICY MANAGEMENT</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£325,323</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OXFORD POLICY MANAGEMENT</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£1,217,611</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MOTT MACDONALD LTD</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£4,323,891</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BRITISH COUNCIL</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£2,876,402</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>COFFEY INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LTD</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£145,369</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>McKinsey &amp; Co, Inc UK</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£1,678,960</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MOTT MACDONALD LTD</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£17,605,968</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£964,655</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>£0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£5,686,871</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£20,324,857</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£3,201,725</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 04/03/2019 14:53:59 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1060472

registered interest
date	13/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Sustainable Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to encourage people to contribute to the Voluntary National Review of the Sustainable Development Goals.
tabling member constituency	Wells
tabling member printed	James Heappey
uin	909197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>I am committed to an inclusive Voluntary National Review that showcases activity across the UK. Almost 200 organisations and individuals have submitted case studies highlighting activity to support delivery of the Goals. We continue to welcome contributions which can be submitted via our gov.uk VNR website.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 13/02/2019 15:10:58 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4528 label Biography information for James Heappey

1060473

registered interest
date	13/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Developing Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to promote the Government's trade for development programme.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Scott Mann
uin	909199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The UK remains a world leader in trade for development. We are prioritising our trading partners for the future, for example through our commitments on gender, the new Commonwealth Standards Network and our ambition for the UK to be the largest G7 investor in Africa by 2022.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 13/02/2019 15:12:13 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

1060474

registered interest
date	13/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	CDC: Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to ensure that new investments made by the CDC Group contribute to poverty reduction.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	909200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>CDC invests to create jobs and reduce poverty. The five year Strategic Framework published in 2017 sets out steps CDC is taking to maximise the development impact of its investments. Almost 750,000 people are directly employed by companies supported by CDC in the poorest countries in Africa and South Asia.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 13/02/2019 15:13:11 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1060475

registered interest
date	13/02/2019
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	What steps she is taking to promote reform of OECD Development Assistance Committee rules on aid spending.
tabling member constituency	Saffron Walden
tabling member printed	Mrs Kemi Badenoch
uin	909203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The UK is leading efforts to modernise the international aid rules to ensure they can keep pace with new challenges and support the delivery of the Global Goals. We have secured significant progress in changing the rules, including the recent agreement on an ODA reverse-graduation mechanism.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 13/02/2019 15:15:07 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch

1060476

registered interest
date	13/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Developing Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to promote the Government's trade for development programme.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	909204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The UK remains a world leader in trade for development. We are prioritising our trading partners for the future, for example through our commitments on gender, the new Commonwealth Standards Network and our ambition for the UK to be the largest G7 investor in Africa by 2022.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 13/02/2019 15:11:38 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

1060477

registered interest
date	13/02/2019
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment she has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on the UK’s international development sector.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	909205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>UK organisations have shared with us their own assessments of leaving the EU. The Withdrawal Agreement confirms that UK organisations are entitled to participate in current EU programmes for their duration. In the future, any UK financial contribution to EU programmes would require eligibility for UK organisations to implement relevant programmes.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 13/02/2019 15:15:43 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham