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47848

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what methodology they use in co-ordinating with international partners the levels and distribution of international aid.
tabling member printed	Lord Chidgey
uin	HL6790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There is no single international system designed to coordinate the level and distribution of international aid. However, the key determinant of where donor funds are distributed is the dialogue and coordination within each recipient country which is, where possible, led by the recipient country's government</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 25/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	50 label Biography information for Lord Chidgey

47849

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in relation to aid to Ethiopia, whether they have liaised with the government of the United States about the co-ordination of development assistance in the agricultural sector.
tabling member printed	Lord Chidgey
uin	HL6791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The UK is part of the US-led ‘New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition' in Ethiopia, which entails regular dialogue and coordination of our work in the agricultural and related sectors. DFID and USAID are co-donors to the national safety net programme, which provides cash and food for some seven million food insecure Ethiopians, most of whom are rural farmers. We also collaborate closely on land issues; DFID's new land certification programme in Ethiopia builds on work by USAID to test certification methodologies.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 25/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	50 label Biography information for Lord Chidgey

47850

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they co-ordinate the United Kingdom's emergency aid efforts and expenditure with those of non-governmental organisations and bilateral donors to avoid duplication and waste.
tabling member printed	Lord Chidgey
uin	HL6792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Information is consistently shared by the UK with NGOs and other donors at headquarters and field level, and the level of funds pledged or committed are regularly updated on the UN's Financial Tracking Service. The UK also plays a key leadership role during responses, encouraging all humanitarian actors to co-ordinate and to do so in partnership with the affected Government wherever appropriate.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 25/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	50 label Biography information for Lord Chidgey

47851

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they take in concert with the United Nations and the European Union to ensure that international aid is fairly and efficiently distributed and that waste and corrupt practices are avoided.
tabling member printed	Lord Chidgey
uin	HL6793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There is no single international system designed to coordinate the level and distribution of international aid. However, the key determinant of where donor funds are distributed is the dialogue and coordination within each recipient country which is, where possible, led by the recipient country's government.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 25/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	50 label Biography information for Lord Chidgey

48006

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
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, how much of the overseas aid budget is being used to help combat the spread and treatment of HIV and Aids; and in which countries.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mark Hendrick
uin	196112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The UK government's expenditure on HIV is provided through: UK government contributions to multilateral and global initiatives that work on HIV prevention and treatment; HIV-specific bilateral projects and programmes; bilateral support to health systems and service delivery; and by supporting HIV related research.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria is the principal mechanism the UK uses to finance our contribution to combat HIV. The UK has pledged up to £1 billion to the Global Fund over the next three years, of which around 50 per cent will be spent on HIV. In 2012/13 the UK provided £90.4 million to HIV-specific bilateral projects and programmes, supporting HIV prevention and treatment in 17 countries and across a number of regional programmes. Further details of these projects and programmes are available in the 2013 review of the HIV Position Paper “Towards Zero Infections&quot; <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/261341/Towards_Zero_Infections_-_Two_Years_On_22_November_FINAL_word_version.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/261341/Towards_Zero_Infections_-_Two_Years_On_22_November_FINAL_word_version.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Details of the total expenditure on health are published in Statistics on International Development (SID) which is available in the House Library or online at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-development" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-development</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

48007

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
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 assessment she has made of levels of violence against women in Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Naomi Long
uin	196071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>The UK Government shares the widespread concern about attacks and intimidation faced by Afghan women, including those who work to defend the rights and fundamental freedoms of others.</p><p> </p><p>Eliminating violence against women and girls is a strategic priority for DFID's work in Afghanistan and a range of programmes are being implemented to directly tackle women's violence and support women's empowerment.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	3920 label Biography information for Naomi Long

48008

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
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 projects her Department has in Lesotho.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	196073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Lesotho does not receive any direct development funding from the UK, but does benefit through DFID's Southern Africa Regional programmes. UK support to Lesotho is mainly delivered through Civil Society Organisations such as Gender Links, Commonwealth Business Council and Common Ground Initiative, a joint fund with Comic Relief.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

48009

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
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, how many UK construction companies are involved in development projects in the Falkland Islands.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	195966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>The Falkland Islands are not eligible for official development assistance and the UK Government does not fund any development projects on the Falklands.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

48010

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
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, how many visits she made to the Jordan Valley in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012.
tabling member constituency	Islington North
tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
uin	196106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>The former Secretary of State for International Development, my Rt. Hon friend the member for Sutton Coldfield, visited the Jordan Valley in 2011.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn

48011

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
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, with reference to the report of Parliamentary Ombudsman into the complaint raised by a constituent of the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion regarding her Department's oversight of CDC Group Investments published in February 2014 and her letter of 19 November 2013 to the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion stating that she would reply in full after the publication of the Ombudsman's report, when she plans to make that full reply.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	196113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>I have replied to the Hon. Member's latest correspondence on this issue.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas