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746144

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Brazil: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assistance the Government has offered to the Government of Brazil and relief agencies based in Brazil to help street children without accommodation and sanitation.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	1865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>Foreign and Commonwealth Office staff in Brazil have provided light-touch institutional and administrative support to two UK-based NGOs with operations aimed at helping street children in Brazil, Street Child United, and Revive International.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 03/07/2017 15:49:30 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

746440

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
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: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will publish a list of all companies, charities or other organisations which have received funding of more than £1 million from her Department in the last three financial years.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	1653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>In line with UK government commitments to increase transparency, DFID publishes details of payments over £500 on a monthly basis. This information can be accessed via the link below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/monthly-spend-over-500-in-the-department-for-international-development" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/monthly-spend-over-500-in-the-department-for-international-development</a></p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 03/07/2017 10:10:57 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

746448

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Sainsburys: Fairtrade Initiative
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with Sainsbury's on its decision to withdraw from the Fairtrade scheme; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	1664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>Fair and ethical trade standards used by private sector firms can play an important role in creating and sustaining quality jobs in developing countries. DFID has been a long standing supporter of Fairtrade as well as other standards organisations that fall under the International Social and Environmental Accreditation and Labelling (ISEAL) Alliance umbrella. Officials are engaging with a wide range of stakeholders including business, standards organisations and NGOs and will monitor developments.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 03/07/2017 15:41:53 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

746450

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Agriculture
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to encourage and support agricultural co-operatives in developing countries; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	1665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Development has supported and worked with co-operatives across sectors for many years. We recognise the benefits and opportunities that co-operatives can offer for small scale farmers, for example as a way to collectively negotiate better prices, increase productivity and access financial services. Co-operatives can also aggregate farmer produce to increase their selling power to the market or set up their own processing, trading or financing facilities. DfID programmes promote co-operatives as one way to support farmers to strengthen their links to markets and promote sustainable and inclusive economic development.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 03/07/2017 15:48:20 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

732938

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
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: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many contracts put out to tender by her Department were awarded to (a) charities and (b) social enterprises in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	1256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>Spend through contracts is approximately 15% (FY 16/17) of DFID’s annual spend with all partners. Between 10% and 20% of contracts awarded each year are to not for profit organisations. The majority of DFID’s spend through not for profit organisations is via accountable grants rather than contracts.</p><p> </p><p>DFID routinely publishes information on contracts awarded through our central Procurement and Commercial Department (PCD) on the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder" target="_blank">Contracts Finder</a> website. All DFID published contracts can be searched and filtered by various factors such as successful suppliers.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 03/07/2017 10:12:13 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

733080

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Fairtrade Initiative: Supermarkets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with UK supermarkets on the effect of Fairtrade certification on producers in developing countries; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	1427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>DFID’s Economic Development Strategy sets out the importance of growth and jobs for sustainable poverty reduction. Fair and ethical trade standards have an important contribution to make to this especially in combatting modern slavery and child labour. Officials are engaging with a wide range of stakeholders including business, standards organisations and NGOs on these issues. DFID has been a long term partner of Fairtrade and is currently supporting innovative new work under the Fairtrace initiative. This is a technology-based supply chain mapping programme that will help increase transparency of supply chains.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 03/07/2017 08:33:42 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

733081

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Fairtrade Initiative
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 the benefits of Fairtrade certification for producers in developing countries.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	1428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>DFID is long standing supporter of Fairtrade. Fairtrade plays an important role in helping producers around the world improve their lives in a sustainable way; ensuring farmers receive fair prices for their products, workers receive better wages and by making agricultural practices more sustainable. Fairtrade provides a minimum price for sales, as well as a premium, and certifies smallholder and plantation supply chains, as well as extractives such as gold. Producers received an estimated £123 million premium as a result of being part of a Fairtrade supply chain in 2015.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 03/07/2017 08:34:54 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

733104

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
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 Trade: Secondment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many full-time equivalent staff of her Department, at what grades, have been seconded to the Department for International Trade.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	1463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>DFID has loaned five staff to the Department for International Trade. Grades are shown in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Grade</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Senior Civil Service</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 7</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Senior Executive Officer</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 03/07/2017 10:13:02 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

733142

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Somaliland: Droughts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding has been provided from all Government sources to support drought relief in Somaliland in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	1323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK government, through DFID, has provided £38.7m between July and December 2016 and a further £107m to date since January 2017 to support drought relief in Somalia, including Somaliland. A further £63m for drought relief in Somalia is currently being allocated. Sub-national allocations are not recorded for our aid to Somalia, but our humanitarian assistance is allocated on the basis of need, ensuring that Somaliland gets its fair share.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 03/07/2017 10:09:00 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

733161

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
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 Exiting the European Union: Secondment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many full-time equivalent officials in her Department have been seconded to the Department for Exiting the European Union; and what the grades are of each of those officials.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	1483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>DFID has loaned one Grade 6 and one Senior Executive Officer to the Department for Exiting the European Union.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 03/07/2017 10:10:19 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty