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710614

registered interest
date	13/03/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Africa: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what school or nutrition programmes for children in Africa specifically linked to locally produced foods and agroecological production her Department supports.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	67494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>DFID links local food production into nutrition programmes in several African countries. For example, DFID invested in Rwanda in local production of complementary food which is reducing stunting among children aged between 6-23 months, and in Malawi in the production of groundnuts that are locally processed into children’s therapeutic food. DFID’s support for the Purchase from Africans for Africa project links local producers to school feeding, with 72,000 children and 16,000 farmers benefiting in five African countries. DFID also works with specialised humanitarian agencies to stimulate local sourcing for food aid programmes across Africa.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 20/03/2017 16:56:57 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

710615

registered interest
date	13/03/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Africa: Agriculture
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of her Department's overseas aid supports research and development of agroecological farming in Africa.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	67495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>DFID does not collect data on agro-ecological farming as a distinct spending category. Agro-ecological farming covers a breadth of approaches which DFID supports through a wide range of research and development programmes including on soil and water conservation, improved land-use management, climate resilience and conservation agriculture. UK support in these areas contributes to the UK International Climate Fund commitments and wider international development goals in Africa.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 20/03/2017 16:58:10 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

710616

registered interest
date	13/03/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Africa: Agriculture
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, (a) how much and (b) what proportion of her Department's overseas aid is used to support food production in Africa.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	67496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>The UK supports food production in Africa by funding agricultural research, stimulating investment and trade and linking farmers to markets to help them exit poverty while increasing food availability.</p><p>Data on UK support to food production in Africa are not readily available. UK bilateral assistance to agriculture quadrupled between 2010 and 2015 to £300 million or 3.9% of the bilateral aid budget. Of this, £129 million was earmarked for Africa and an additional £93 million to global initiatives including Africa.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 20/03/2017 16:58:42 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

709024

registered interest
date	07/03/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria: Humanitarian Aid
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 humanitarian aid need of people in Aleppo.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	66835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>DFID-funded partners continue to assess and respond to needs across Aleppo city. Significant numbers of those displaced by the fighting at the end of last year are returning to the east of the city. The UN assesses that there is an urgent need for water and electricity, in addition to food, medicine, shelter and protection support. In the west of the city, our humanitarian partners are providing a range of support to around 398,000 internally displaced persons. Across the city, mains water supply is intermittent due to damage to the Al Khafseh water station. DFID-funded partners are trucking water into Aleppo, installing water tanks, and repairing existing deep wells.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 13/03/2017 15:15:53 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

681227

registered interest
date	30/01/2017
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: Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans she has to cap the daily rate of consultants working (a) directly for and (b) for contractors working on projects funded by her Department.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	62150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State announced to the International Development Committee (IDC) on 19 December that DFID will conduct a fundamental review of supplier practices which will include looking at how to drive greater transparency of costs in our supply chain.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 02/02/2017 17:48:44 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

669061

registered interest
date	06/01/2017
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: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many contractors working (a) directly for and (b) on projects funded by her Department have been paid more than £400 a day in each financial year since 2012.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	58781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2017 answer text <p>The information is not held in the form requested and can only be collated at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 16/01/2017 14:53:08 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

539668

registered interest
date	18/07/2016
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: Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which infrastructure projects were funded through or supported by the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) between 1 January 2010 and 30 June 2016; how much funding for each such project was (a) provided through PIDG and (b) leveraged from other sources; and whether each such project is operational.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	43092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2016 answer text <p>The table attached shows all PIDG supported projects. The table indicates whether the support for projects was initiated before or after 01 January 2010. As support for many projects initiated before 2010 will have continued into the timeframe set out in the question, we have also listed all projects where support was started before 01 January 2010. There is no other straightforward way to filter the data. Further information is also available online (<a href="http://data.pidg.org/" target="_blank">http://data.pidg.org/</a>) .</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 22/07/2016 13:09:00 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart attachment 1 file name PQ 43092.docx title PQ 43092
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

539669

registered interest
date	18/07/2016
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: Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which infrastructure projects were supported by borrowing guaranteed through GuarantCo between 1 January 2010 and 30 June 2016; how much was guaranteed for each such project; how much funding was leveraged from other sources for each such project; and whether each such project is operational.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	43093
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2016 answer text <p>The table attached shows all projects supported by GuarantCo. The table indicates whether the support for projects was initiated before or after 01 January 2010. As support for many projects initiated before 2010 will have continued into the timeframe set out in the question, we have also listed all projects where support was started before 01 January 2010. There is no other straightforward way to filter the data. Further information is also available online (<a href="http://data.pidg.org/" target="_blank">http://data.pidg.org/</a>) .</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 22/07/2016 13:10:25 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart attachment 1 file name PQ 43093.docx title PQ 43093
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

539670

registered interest
date	18/07/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	GuarantCo
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the proposed creation of a contingent liability of £40 million in respect of callable capital of GuarantCo is treated as Official Development Assistance (a) when the contingent liability is created and (b) in the event that capital is called from the public purse under the contingent liability.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	43091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2016 answer text <p>The creation of the contingent liability in respect of the callable capital for GuarantCo does not have immediate budgetary implications and is not treated as Official Development Assistance (ODA). If the capital is called it will be treated as ODA. This is in line with the internationally agreed rules on ODA.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 25/07/2016 11:28:14 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

528112

registered interest
date	20/06/2016
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: Soil
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what research and development her Department is funding into the potential role of agroforestry in improving soil health and condition and prevention of erosion.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	41020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2016 answer text <p>The Department for International Development supports a number of research programmes that assess the use of agroforestry to promote soil health and prevent as well as reduce erosion. This includes, for example, work with the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and the global Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security research programme (CCAFS).</p><p>My Department also supports a wide range of development programmes with agro-ecological components, from agroforestry, soil and water conservation, land use management to climate resilience and conservation agriculture. These include, for example, The Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme (ASAP), and Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Extremes and Disasters (BRACED). The full range of our programmes can be found on our Development Tracker website.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 29/06/2016 14:32:46 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy