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1174142

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Human Rights
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps his Department is taking with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to uphold human rights throughout the world.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	900476
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>The UK is committed to respecting, promoting and protecting universal human rights. Human rights are inseparable from development and DFID works closely with the FCO to support its lead on human rights. DFID also works alongside the FCO to promote human rights, which is a core part of DFID’s aid and development strategy.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 29/01/2020 14:17:52 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1172703

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Food Supply and Malnutrition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people at risk of (a) malnutrition and (b) food scarcity as a result of climate change.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	6786
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>Climate change is expected to increase the risk of malnutrition and hunger by increasing the frequency of extreme weather events and disease outbreaks. It will also reduce the quality, quantity and affordability of nutritious diets.</p><p>Countries that do not plan effectively for climate adaption are likely to see a reversal of previous improvements in nutrition and food security. Climate modelling has estimated that 2°C warming will result in there being an additional 540 to 590 million undernourished people by 2050. By 2050 there will also be an estimated 10 million more children who will be undernourished as a result of climate change.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 27/01/2020 14:45:18 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1173030

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Asia and South America: Infrastructure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether he is taking steps to prioritise infrastructure investment in (a) Asia and (b) South America; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	7129
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2020 answer text <p>Supporting infrastructure investment in Asia is a priority. DFID funds bilateral projects in six countries in Asia, for example the £265 million Pakistan Corridors Programme, the £46 million Accelerating Investment and Infrastructure in Nepal. The CDC and the predominantly UK financed Private Infrastructure Group also invest in Asia. In addition, in both Asia and South America the UK’s membership of the four multilateral developments working in these regions enables a substantial flow of infrastructure projects.</p><p>To accelerate progress further I established an Infrastructure Commission which reported earlier this month (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-development-infrastructure-commission-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-development-infrastructure-commission-report</a>). In response, DFID will scope and design a new Project Development Facility and will explore detailed options for expanding the use of guarantees and new structures to mobilise institutional investment into sustainable, resilient infrastructure.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 30/01/2020 12:24:33 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1173052

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Development Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which five countries have received the largest proportion of Official Development Assistance in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	7144
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2020 answer text <p>The table below shows the five countries which received the largest proportion of UK ODA in the last three years and their percentage share of the UK’s country-specific bilateral ODA.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Rank</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% Country-Specific Bilateral ODA</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% Country-Specific Bilateral ODA</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% Country-Specific Bilateral ODA</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p>Pakistan</p></td><td><p>9.6%</p></td><td><p>Pakistan</p></td><td><p>8.2%</p></td><td><p>Pakistan</p></td><td><p>7.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td><td><p>Syria</p></td><td><p>7.3%</p></td><td><p>Nigeria</p></td><td><p>6.7%</p></td><td><p>Ethiopia</p></td><td><p>6.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td><td><p>Ethiopia</p></td><td><p>6.9%</p></td><td><p>Ethiopia</p></td><td><p>6.7%</p></td><td><p>Nigeria</p></td><td><p>6.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>4</strong></p></td><td><p>Nigeria</p></td><td><p>6.6%</p></td><td><p>Syria</p></td><td><p>6.4%</p></td><td><p>Afghanistan</p></td><td><p>5.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>5</strong></p></td><td><p>Afghanistan</p></td><td><p>4.9%</p></td><td><p>Somalia</p></td><td><p>5.8%</p></td><td><p>Syria</p></td><td><p>5.1%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: Statistics on International Development: Final UK Aid Spend 2018</em></p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 30/01/2020 12:34:05 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1173054

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Sustainable Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of the UK Government's capability to support the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	7146
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to supporting implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The UK published a <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uks-voluntary-national-review-of-the-sustainable-development-goals" target="_blank">Voluntary National Review</a> of progress towards the SDGs in June 2019. This is a comprehensive account of how government, business, civil society and others are contributing to the SDGs both at home and around the world. It also sets out areas of further work and next steps.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 30/01/2020 12:41:16 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1173719

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Sustainable Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions he has had with the Minister for the Cabinet Office on a cross-governmental approach to the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	8185
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The Department for International Development and the Cabinet Office work closely to support cross-government implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Cabinet Office supports domestic coordination on the SDGs and ensures that progress on the Government’s priorities, including the SDGs, is maximised.</p><p>There is ongoing engagement with Cabinet Office Ministers on a wide range of issues.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 03/02/2020 16:06:09 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1173720

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Overseas Companies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what weighting is given to bids made by British companies tendering for contracts from his Department for projects overseas.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	8186
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>DFID complies with the UK's Public Contracts Regulations (2015), which impose a legal obligation on contracting authorities to treat all suppliers equally and not to discriminate by, amongst other things, favouring national suppliers.</p><p>Opening up DFID contracts to competition from across the world means that UK Aid can draw on a bigger pool of expertise and experience and negotiate better value for money for the British taxpayer. UK-registered firms win on average around 85% of DFID contracts by value.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 03/02/2020 16:08:45 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1175782

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Nigeria: Development Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions officials in his Department have had with representatives of the Nigerian Government on Official Development Assistance allocated to that country.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	11543
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government engages regularly on overseas development assistance with representatives of the Nigerian Government at all levels – including Federal, State and Local government administrations. We do this at all stages of our programming, from portfolio discussions, to more granular engagement on design, delivery and lesson learning following the closure of our projects.</p><p> </p><p>While no money goes directly to the Government of Nigeria, aid is delivered in partnership with government bodies to ensure it is effective, impactful and in line with national priorities.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 10/02/2020 15:45:07 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1173198

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Development Aid: Fossil Fuels
	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 23 January 2020 to Question 5384 on Developing Countries: Fossil Fuels, how much the UK has allocated from the public purse in Official Development Assistance to projects for mining, transporting or generating electricity from oil and gas combined in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	7610
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>UK direct bilateral ODA classified as being for oil and gas extraction amounts to £102,000 in the last five years for which data is available (2014-2018). This includes £96,000 in 2016 and £6,000 in 2018. There is no UK direct bilateral ODA classified as being for transport or generating electricity from oil and gas during this time.</p><p>CDC, the UK’s development financial institution, has made investments in oil and gas in the past five years. CDC publishes details on its investments but does not report these by fuel type. When CDC does invest in fossil fuels, it does so with an aim of increasing plant efficiencies, reducing emissions and as part of a transition plan. DFID does provide support to developing countries on energy, but specifically to think about how to use their resources and transition to cleaner, greener fuels.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 29/01/2020 17:01:19 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1172726

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Educational Exchanges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether he has plans to allocate funding for a programme to replace Connecting Classrooms through Global Learning when that programme ends in 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	6720
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p><a href="https://connecting-classrooms.britishcouncil.org/" target="_blank">Connecting Classrooms through Global Learning</a> is a high performing programme that equips young people with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to live and work in a global economy and to take action on global issues. To date the programme has trained over 25,000 teachers and school leaders, and reached over 6,000 schools.</p><p>Given the programme is less than halfway through implementation, DFID is focused on delivering current results. Future iterations of the programme will be considered alongside other priorities.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 29/01/2020 16:35:31 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith