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176797

registered interest
date	29/01/2015
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 assessment the Government has made of financial links between crude oil theft in Nigeria and (a) Boko Haram and (b) wider instability in that country.
tabling member constituency	North East Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Stephen Barclay
uin	222654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>We have received no evidence of a financial link between oil theft and Boko Haram, although our assessment is that there is a financial link between oil theft, organised crime and insecurity within the Niger Delta region.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 03/02/2015 17:47:20 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay

176798

registered interest
date	29/01/2015
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, whether the Government received or has had access to the report on crude oil theft in Nigeria, prepared by a US Administration delegation sent to Nigeria by President Obama in December 2013.
tabling member constituency	North East Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Stephen Barclay
uin	222674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>The US administration delegation met with British Government Officials in Abuja during their visit to Nigeria and we are aware of their report and its findings.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 03/02/2015 17:47:43 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay

176518

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	War on Want
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding her Department allocated to War on Want in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	222413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>War on Want has received DFID funding through competitive grants via the Civil Society Challenge Fund.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2009/10 £109,542.58</p><p> </p><p>2010/11 £114,033.07</p><p> </p><p>2011/12 £181,398.18</p><p> </p><p>2012/13 £236,411.36</p><p> </p><p>2013/14 £191,601.19</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 03/02/2015 17:52:15 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

176519

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	War on Want
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what projects War on Want promotes on behalf of her Department.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	222414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>War on Want does not promote projects on DFID’s behalf.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 03/02/2015 17:52:32 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

176521

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	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 UK Official Development Assistance was disbursed to fragile and conflict-affected states in (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14 and (c) 2014-15 to date.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	222395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>The most recent available figures for UK official development assistance (ODA) show the following proportions were spent in fragile and conflict-affected states (FCAS):</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>% UK ODA Spent in FCAS (Bilateral and multilateral)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>39%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>44%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>42%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>43%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>ODA spend is calculated on a calendar-year basis; provisional figures for 2014 UK ODA spend will be published in the spring.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 03/02/2015 15:07:05 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

176522

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effect of the Office for National Statistics' revisions to GDP in December 2014 on the Government's ability to achieve the target of 0.7 per cent of gross national income being spent on official development assistance in this financial year.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	222396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>The commitment to reach 0.7 per cent of gross national income being spent on official development assistance is based on official ONS figures.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 03/02/2015 15:07:52 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

176530

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Employment Agencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many staff in her Department have been employed through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	222521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>DFID workforce management information, containing detail on consultant, temporary staff and contingent labour, is available on the government website at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dfid-workforce-management-information-public-body/" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dfid-workforce-management-information-public-body/</a> . This includes information from 2010-11 up to and including August 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 03/02/2015 17:52:48 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

176532

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Communication
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her Department's communications budget was in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	222590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>2010-11: £3.2m</p><p> </p><p>2011-12: £3.5m</p><p> </p><p>2012-13: £3.0m</p><p> </p><p>2013-14: £3.0m</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 03/02/2015 15:09:15 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

176534

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Advertising
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her Department's advertising budget was in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	222576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>DFID does not hold a central advertising budget.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 03/02/2015 15:08:44 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

176536

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what measures her Department has put in place to ensure that funding provided by her Department and spent by foreign governments is used for its intended purposes.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	222512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>DFID has introduced tighter ministerial controls and tough anti-corruption controls over spending decisions and we only provide aid direct to other governments where we are completely satisfied that the government shares our commitment to the UK’s four Partnership Principles - (1) poverty reduction, (2) respecting human rights, (3) improving public financial management, promoting good governance and transparency and fighting corruption, and (4) strengthening domestic accountability.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have robust systems for carrying out due diligence and promoting use of funds as well as enhanced internal audit and rigorous external scrutiny.</p><p> </p><p>DFID also carries out Fiduciary Risk Assessments which include an explicit assessment of corruption risk. These are subject to independent scrutiny. DFID provides financial aid, only where there is a credible programme to address weaknesses in public financial management.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All organisations which receive funding from DFID are required to provide evidence about the use of funds, including providing audited financial statements, and this is monitored as part of our monitoring of programme performance and delivery.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID has a range of audit processes:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>· Internal Audit Department. DFID applies a risk based approach to planning its internal audit assignments: using risk registers and the audit committee.</p><p> </p><p>· National Audit Office - The DFID Annual Report 2013-2014 which can be found on our website is subject to external audit by National Audit Office (NAO).</p><p> </p><p>· The UK Government set up the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) to evaluate our work and report directly to Parliament. ICAI examines Official Development Assistance (ODA) across government although concentrates principally on DFID. ICAI reports on audits undertaken are publically available through their website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 03/02/2015 15:05:38 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis