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175501

registered interest
date	23/01/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many staff in her Department worked on issues relating to taxation in the developing world in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Anas Sarwar
uin	221906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>The estimated numbers of full-time equivalent (FTE) staff members are one FTE in 2008/09 and 2009/10, two in 2010/11 and four in 2011/12 and 2013/14. These are staff based in the UK working specifically on tax and do not include the wide range of staff across the Department, including policy, financial, corporate advisers and staff in country offices, who also work on tax. This does not include HMRC staff providing tax capacity technical assistance in DFID partner countries.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 29/01/2015 17:38:42 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	3981 label Biography information for Anas Sarwar

175287

registered interest
date	22/01/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Taxation
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 spent on programmes designed to strengthen the tax systems in each country in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Anas Sarwar
uin	221761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>We do not currently record tax programmes under a separate spend code but we have been expanding our work on tax and transparency over the Parliament. This includes the establishment of a specialist Developing Country Capacity Building Unit in HMRC, to deploy HMRC staff to provide technical expertise in support of these efforts.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Statistics on Overseas Development Assistance are published by calendar year in line with international best practice. Information on country of spend is available from the National Statistics publication ‘Statistics on International Development’ <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-international-development-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-international-development-2014</a> . Information on spend by specific project is available from the Development Tracker <a href="http://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/" target="_blank">http://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 221755 221762 question first answered 29/01/2015 17:41:40 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	3981 label Biography information for Anas Sarwar

175293

registered interest
date	22/01/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria
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 the effect of the restrictions recently placed on Syrian refugees seeking to enter Lebanon.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Anas Sarwar
uin	221747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>The UK Government is clear that Lebanon must meet its international obligations to permit humanitarian entry to refugees fleeing conflict in Syria.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 29/01/2015 17:40:46 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	3981 label Biography information for Anas Sarwar

175294

registered interest
date	22/01/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Nigeria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will appoint dedicated humanitarian advisers on a permanent basis in Nigeria to oversee the distribution of humanitarian funds and the work of aid agencies.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Anas Sarwar
uin	221754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>The humanitarian response needs to be led by the Government of Nigeria and supported by the UN. DFID is working closely with the UN and other international partners both in Nigeria and in the region to ensure that humanitarian needs are met.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 29/01/2015 17:41:20 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	3981 label Biography information for Anas Sarwar

175295

registered interest
date	22/01/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Taxation
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 spent on programmes designed to strengthen tax systems in the developing world in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Anas Sarwar
uin	221755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>We do not currently record tax programmes under a separate spend code but we have been expanding our work on tax and transparency over the Parliament. This includes the establishment of a specialist Developing Country Capacity Building Unit in HMRC, to deploy HMRC staff to provide technical expertise in support of these efforts.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Statistics on Overseas Development Assistance are published by calendar year in line with international best practice. Information on country of spend is available from the National Statistics publication ‘Statistics on International Development’ <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-international-development-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-international-development-2014</a> . Information on spend by specific project is available from the Development Tracker <a href="http://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/" target="_blank">http://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 221761 221762 question first answered 29/01/2015 17:41:40 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	3981 label Biography information for Anas Sarwar

168687

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Accountancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many teams of staff from UK accountancy institutions have been deployed to developing countries under the Investment Facility for Utilising Specialist Expertise funded by her Department since April 2014; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Anas Sarwar
uin	217604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>2 UK accountancy institutes have completed deployments in Zambia and Ethiopia since April 2014. A further 3 deployments are scheduled to take place in the first quarter of next year, with future deployments thereafter.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 15/12/2014 11:06:57 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	3981 label Biography information for Anas Sarwar

168688

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	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 of her Department's Official Development Assistance contribution in 2013 was a result of funding being used or allocated from future years' budgets.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Anas Sarwar
uin	217605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department for International Development did not utilise any future year budget to deliver its contribution to Officials Development Assistance in 2013.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 15/12/2014 11:07:26 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	3981 label Biography information for Anas Sarwar

168689

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Arab States
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to her Department's news release of 25 June 2013, what progress has been made by the task force of legal experts working to identify legal, regulatory and social barriers that limit opportunities for women in business in the Arab world.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Anas Sarwar
uin	217606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>This work was taken forward under the auspices of the MENA-OECD project “Supporting women as economic actors during the transition period”, which analyses to what extent legal provisions influence women’s economic participation. The project is expected to complete in May 2015, providing concrete recommendations to improve legal frameworks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 15/12/2014 12:04:19 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	3981 label Biography information for Anas Sarwar

168694

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the UK is taking to encourage other donors to help GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance reach its replenishment target of $7.5 billion.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Anas Sarwar
uin	217590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The UK is a strong supporter of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. The International Development Secretary recently confirmed the UK commitment of up to £1 billion to Gavi for 2016 to 2020, two months ahead of the pledging conference, to encourage other donors to step up and support Gavi to save over 5 million lives. I am, along with Ministerial colleagues, actively approaching Ministers in other governments to encourage them to commit further funding to ensure the full $7.5 billion is achieved.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 15/12/2014 18:01:39 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	3981 label Biography information for Anas Sarwar

168695

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Ebola
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, on what date Ministers and officials in her Department first met (a) Médecins sans Frontières, (b) ActionAid, (c) CARE, (d) Concern, (e) International Rescue Committee, (f) Save the Children, (g) UNICEF and (h) WorldVision to discuss Ebola.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Anas Sarwar
uin	217591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>DFID Ministers and officials regularly meet representatives from Medecins sans Frontieres, ActionAid, CARE, Concern, International Rescue Committee, Save the Children, UNICEF and World Vision to discuss Ebola.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 11/12/2014 17:10:05 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	3981 label Biography information for Anas Sarwar