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date	22/03/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State of State for International Development, what recent steps the Government has taken to help alleviate the humanitarian situation in Afrin; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
tabling member printed	Mrs Louise Ellman
uin	133852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>Where they are able, UK-funded partners are delivering humanitarian assistance in Afrin and to those fleeing the area. This includes health, water, food relief and protection services.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government has called for de-escalation and the protection of civilians in Afrin, while recognising Turkey’s legitimate interest in the security of its borders. The Prime Minister has raised the need for protection of civilians and proper humanitarian access with President Erdoğan, as has the Foreign Secretary with Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 27/03/2018 16:32:52 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	484 label Biography information for Dame Louise Ellman

869445

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
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: Cambridge Analytica and SCL Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she has met representatives of the SCL group or Cambridge Analytica.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	133959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>Departments publish quarterly details of Ministers’ meetings with external organisations on GOV.UK. DFID’s can be found at the following link: <a href="https://data.gov.uk/dataset/dfid-sos-gifts-travel-hospitality-meetings-may-july-2010" target="_blank">https://data.gov.uk/dataset/dfid-sos-gifts-travel-hospitality-meetings-may-july-2010</a>.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 27/03/2018 16:34:38 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

869447

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
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: Cambridge Analytica and SCL Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department or its agencies has entered into contracts with SCL group or Cambridge Analytica; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	133961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>DFID has no record of any contracts with the SCL group or Cambridge Analytica.</p><p> </p><p>Details of DFID contracts above the OJEU threshold are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts published prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: <a href="https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive" target="_blank">https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive</a>. Those published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</a>.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 27/03/2018 16:35:07 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

869464

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Taxation
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 31 January to Question 124954 on Colombia and Lesotho: Taxation, what discussions officials in her Department had with HMRC on the (a) Lesotho, (b) Columbia and (c) Kyrgyzstan tax treaties.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	133978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>Officials at the Department for International Development did not have any specific discussions with HMRC on tax treaty negotiations between the UK and Lesotho, Colombia or Kyrgyzstan.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC is the lead department for the negotiation of the UK’s tax treaties, reporting to HM Treasury Ministers. HMRC seeks views from a range of interested parties, including DFID, and then takes a judgement about which countries to seek to engage with. DFID has supported this approach which led to recent successful negotiations with Colombia, Lesotho and Kyrgyzstan.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 27/03/2018 15:46:48 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe