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621898

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Private Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 24 October (HL2166), under what criteria, and in what circumstances, the education allowance to staff of the Department for International Development is paid.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL2704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2016 answer text <p>The Department for International Development (DFID) provides an education allowance to help UK based employees undertaking overseas assignments to ensure their children receive a quality education where free education does not exist or is unsuitable.</p><p>To qualify the employee must; serve for at least 12 months on an overseas assignment, be accompanied by partner and have children educated at primary or secondary school in the UK or at the overseas location. Employees who are single, widowed, divorced or legally separated are also entitled to the same support.</p><p>In certain circumstances, the allowance is paid to DFID employees based in the UK. These circumstances include; if employees children are in examination years when returning to the UK, (this is to ensure continuity of education and offer children assurance through examination process), if the security situation changes in country and DFID needs to evacuate employees and/or children or if prior to travel to overseas location a payment may be made up to 6 weeks before the start of a term.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 09/11/2016 17:49:43 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

621921

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of concerns expressed by UK non-governmental organisations in response to comments by the Secretary of State for International Development that the global aid system would be built on "some core Conservative principles".
tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
uin	HL2727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2016 answer text <p>At the Conservative Party Conference the Secretary of State for International Development made clear the principles under which she will lead the Department for International Development (DFID). She made clear that her priority is to provide people with an opportunity to make the most of their talents and fulfil their potential. She stated that the UK should be proud of the support given to changing lives and creating opportunities in countries that are less fortunate than the UK and that her mandate was to challenge, change and reform the global aid system so that it delivers more for those it is meant to help - the world’s poorest.</p><p>These are aims which DFID will continue to partner with UK NGOs to deliver.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 09/11/2016 17:52:27 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

621972

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Location
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of senior civil service graded posts in her Department classified as (i) deputy director, (ii) assistant director, (iii) team leader and (iv) policy manager have been based outside London in each year since 2014.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	50403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>The proportion of DFID Senior Civil Servants designated as Deputy Director based outside of London is detailed in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>DFID does not designate Senior Civil Servants as assistant director, team leader or policy manager.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Deputy Director Outside London </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 02/11/2016 16:33:15 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

622009

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
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 Written Ministerial Statement of 6 December 2010, Official Report, column 7WS, what consideration her Department has given to the articles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child when making new policy and legislation since May 2015.
tabling member constituency	Workington
tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
uin	50464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>The rights, freedoms and protections for children are considered throughout policy-making and programme activity across DFID. As part of DFID’s commitment to children, the Secretary of State recently announced her founding Board membership of the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children and increased UK ambition in tackling child labour in developing countries. DFID leadership includes recent commitments to eradicate female genital mutilation; end child, early and forced marriages; tackle all forms of violence against women and girls, recognising the harm this does to both boys and girls; and protecting children in conflict and humanitarian settings.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 02/11/2016 16:36:15 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

622048

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
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: Health Services
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 has taken to ensure value for money when procuring medicines and other health technologies as part of its bilateral and multilateral spending on health.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	50608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>The UK stands as one of the world’s largest funders of essential health commodities for developing countries, largely due to our investment in multilateral organisations such as the Global Fund and Gavi, the Vaccines Alliance.</p><p>We work hard to ensure that our bilateral and multilateral partners secure maximum value for money in their purchasing of health commodities through best commercial practice, including international competitive tendering, and partnerships with the private sector. DFID’s work in this area has unlocked huge value gains across a number of key health commodity markets. For example, the cost of a year’s supply of antiretrovirals for HIV/AIDS has fallen by 50% since 2010. By the end of 2015, 17 million patients across the globe were on antiretroviral treatment, compared with 0.7 million in 2000.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton grouped question UIN 50607 question first answered 31/10/2016 16:35:21 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

622049

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
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: HIV Infection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the price of HIV drugs procured by her Department has increased over the last five years; and whether her Department's overall spending on drug procurement has increased as a result.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	50607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>The UK stands as one of the world’s largest funders of essential health commodities for developing countries, largely due to our investment in multilateral organisations such as the Global Fund and Gavi, the Vaccines Alliance.</p><p>We work hard to ensure that our bilateral and multilateral partners secure maximum value for money in their purchasing of health commodities through best commercial practice, including international competitive tendering, and partnerships with the private sector. DFID’s work in this area has unlocked huge value gains across a number of key health commodity markets. For example, the cost of a year’s supply of antiretrovirals for HIV/AIDS has fallen by 50% since 2010. By the end of 2015, 17 million patients across the globe were on antiretroviral treatment, compared with 0.7 million in 2000.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton grouped question UIN 50608 question first answered 31/10/2016 16:35:21 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

622075

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Aid: Fraud
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 13 October 2016 to Question 47905, what proportion of her Department's spending those proven cases of fraud represented in each of those financial years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	50367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>In 2013-14 net losses resulting from fraud cases closed in the period totalled £202,474.</p><p>In 2014-15 net losses resulting from fraud cases closed in the period totalled £748,980.</p><p>In 2015-16 net losses resulting from fraud cases closed in the period totalled £1,069,481.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 31/10/2016 18:12:07 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

622076

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Middle East: Overseas Aid
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 13 October 2016 to Question 47905, whether any of those instances of fraud were related to her Department's spending in (a) Israel and (b) the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	50368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>The department had no reported losses relating to (a) Israel and (b) the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the three consecutive years mentioned.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 31/10/2016 18:12:26 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden