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45691

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the (a) 20 highest and (b) 20 lowest value contracts awarded by her Department were in each financial year since 2009-10.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
	uin	194225
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I refer the Hon. Member to the reply given to her by my Rt. Hon Friend, the Member for Horsham (Francis Maude) on 2 Apr 2014, Official Report (Col. 721W).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
	tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

61790

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Official Visits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what visits each of the Ministers in her Department have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
	uin	200489
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Details of all overseas visits undertaken by DFID Ministers are published under the transparency section of the DFID website and can be found at:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfid-secretary-of-state-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-with-external-organisations</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfid-minister-of-state-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-with-external-organisations</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfid-parliamentary-under-secretary-of-state-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-with-external-organisations</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 19/06/2014 13:16:22 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

66145

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Domestic Visits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 19 June 2014, Official Report, column 681W, on official visits, what domestic visits each of the Ministers of her Department has made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
	uin	204375
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Since January 2013, DFID Ministers have made the following domestic visits on official business:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Secretary of State (Rt Hon Justine Greening MP)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>17 January 2013 – Visit to the DFID office in East Kilbride</p><p> </p><p>28 January 2013 – Regional Cabinet in Leeds</p><p> </p><p>20 May 2013 – Regional Visit to Watford</p><p> </p><p>27 June 2013 – Regional Visit to Dartford</p><p> </p><p>24 October 2013 – Visit to the DFID office in East Kilbride</p><p> </p><p>20 November 2013 – Regional Visit to Brighton and Hastings</p><p> </p><p>11 February 2014 – Regional Visit to Pudsey</p><p> </p><p>24 February 2014 – Regional Visit to Edinburgh and Regional Cabinet in Aberdeen</p><p> </p><p>1 May 2014 – Regional Visit to Birmingham and Warwick</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Minister of State (Rt Hon Alan Duncan MP)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>6 March 2014 – Regional Visit to Aberdeen</p><p> </p><p>1 May 2014 – Visit to the DFID office in East Kilbride and Glasgow</p><p> </p><p>2 May 2014 – Regional visit to Edinburgh</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Lynne Featherstone MP)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>4 February 2013 – Regional Visit to Winchester</p><p> </p><p>10 June 2013 – Visit to the DFID office in East Kilbride.</p><p> </p><p>2 July 2013 – Regional Visit to Milton Keynes</p><p> </p><p>9 October 2013 – Regional Visit to Bristol</p><p> </p><p>24 February 2014 – Regional Visit to Birmingham and Ruby</p><p> </p><p>26 February 2014 – Visit to the DFID office in East Kilbride</p><p> </p><p>17 March 2014 – Visit to the DFID office in East Kilbride</p><p> </p><p>29 June 2014 – Regional Visit to Edinburgh</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 10/07/2014 15:52:00 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

438822

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Occupied Territories
	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 situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	902757
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2015 answer text <p>The UN assesses that the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs) is a protracted protection crisis with humanitarian consequences. According to the UN, Palestinians in the OPTs face a range of serious threats including threats to life, liberty and security, destruction of homes and other property, forced displacement, and restrictions on freedom of movement and access to livelihoods.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 16/12/2015 13:41:30 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

457586

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Fiji: Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department plans to spend on emergency aid relief in Fiji in response to the recent cyclone in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	29681
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2016 answer text <p>The UK is assisting Fiji in response to Tropical Cyclone Winston. We are contributing technical support to strengthen United Nations Children’s Fund capacity with water, sanitation and hygiene coordination and are ready to consider further requests for humanitarian experts should it be required. DFID has also offered to provide support to the United Nations Disaster Assessment and Co-ordinations team and will remain in contact with Agencies in the region.</p><p>The UK is also funding MapAction, a UK-based NGO. Two of their volunteers have now deployed to Fiji to provide GIS and Mapping capability. The UK also makes core contributions to the UN Agencies, the European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Department and the Red Cross, all of whom are contributing to the response. Stephen O'Brien, Head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has recently announced US $8 million for Fiji from the Central Emergency Response Fund, to which the UK is biggest contributor, having donated in excess of $855m in the last 10 years.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 08/03/2016 15:31:02 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

652745

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what financial contribution her Department has made to UNAIDS in each of the last five years; and what financial contribution her Department plans to make in 2016-17.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	56248
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Core contribution</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£10million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£10million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£15million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£15million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>£15million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>£15million</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 12/12/2016 17:24:57 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

731113

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Venezuela: Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what aid the UK has provided for the citizens of Venezuela in the past five years.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	431
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2017 answer text <p>Details of all UK ODA can be found in the annual Statistics on International Development.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 26/06/2017 15:54:10 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

800613

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2017
	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: Pneumonia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to help end childhood deaths from pneumonia by 2030.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	117234
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I provided on 5 December to Question number 116183.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 07/12/2017 17:41:03 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

819884

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2018
	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, which fruitless payments in excess of £30,000 her Department has made by (a) recipient of each such payment, (b) purpose of each such payment, (c) value of each such payment and (d) reason that payment was classified as fruitless in the 2017-18 financial year to date.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	121956
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>There have been no fruitless payments in excess of £30,000 made by Department for International Development (DFID) in the 2017-18 financial year to date.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 15/01/2018 17:47:17 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1176106

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will (a) increase the funding allocated to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and (b) support that funding increase by taking steps to strengthen health systems in developing countries.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	12411
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>The UK is proud to be hosting the Gavi Replenishment Conference on 3-4<sup>th</sup> June, to secure Gavi the funds it needs to immunise 300 million more children and save at least 7 million lives between 2021 and 2025.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise the importance of the UK’s funding to Gavi; our £1.44 billion of support to Gavi between 2016-2020 has saved 1.4 million lives from vaccine-preventable diseases in 68 of the world’s poorest countries. The UK’s commitment to Gavi is also central to our work to end preventable deaths of mothers, new-borns and children by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>Gavi’s next strategic period is critically important for the UK as we work together to improve intra-country equity and coverage. Immunisation is often a child’s first point of contact with their health service. By extending routine immunisation to reach the underserved, particularly zero-dose children who have never been vaccinated, Gavi is building a foundation for stronger national health systems. The UK will also prioritise ensuring our investment in Gavi is sustainable by supporting countries to effectively transition from Gavi support to increased domestic funding.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 10/02/2020 17:15:12 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard