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229390

registered interest
date	24/03/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid: Education
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 is taking to ensure that a long-term, strategic approach is taken to funding of her Department's education projects.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	228882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department for International Development (DFID) works with partner countries to develop, and finance, long-term education sector plans that will deliver good quality education for all children. We also invest in research to inform our education strategy. DFID is, additionally, a significant donor to the Global Partnership for Education, which works to optimise multiple funding flows to national education sector plans.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 26/03/2015 10:08:10 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

229392

registered interest
date	24/03/2015
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 resources her Department is providing for the reconstruction of Kobane.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	228946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>No significant reconstruction is yet underway in Kobane, and unexploded ordnance continues to prove a real danger. In the current circumstances a humanitarian corridor is unlikely to be a viable or effective means of meeting needs, since the main obstacle to providing humanitarian aid to Kobane is unexploded ordnance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 228947 question first answered 26/03/2015 10:10:47 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

228626

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Zimbabwe
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding her Department has allocated to Microking in Zimbabwe in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	228432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>DFID has not provided any funding directly to Microking in Zimbabwe.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 228431 question first answered 24/03/2015 16:02:21 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

228147

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Vanuatu
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance the UK has provided to Vanuatu in dealing with the aftermath of the recent cyclone.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	228012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>The UK is providing up to £2million of immediate support to the people affected by Cyclone Pam through funding to non-governmental organisations, the Red Cross and the United Nations to provide shelter, water and sanitation and protection. In addition, a Royal Air Force cargo plane has delivered DFID supplies to Port Vila, including 1,640 shelter kits for 8,200 people and 1,944 solar lanterns. DFID has deployed a small team to Vanuatu to provide humanitarian expertise and support coordination with agencies operating in the region.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 25/03/2015 17:41:38 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

228214

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Sudan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of humanitarian conditions in eastern Sudan.
tabling member constituency	Foyle
tabling member printed	Mark Durkan
uin	228072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>The lack of development in the east of Sudan has driven chronic humanitarian needs which continue to be of concern. According to the latest Ministry of Health national nutrition survey, the east of Sudan has some of the highest rates of malnutrition in the country, in many places exceeding emergency thresholds. High rates of malnutrition are of even greater concern as they increase the vulnerability of children to disease and the likelihood of fatality. The east of Sudan has been particularly affected by the ongoing measles outbreak.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There is also a long term refugee population of some 92,000 people who continue to require the services of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) to ensure that they receive protection and their humanitarian needs are met.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 24/03/2015 17:15:25 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1594 label Biography information for Mark Durkan

227313

registered interest
date	13/03/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what amount her Department and its agency spent on research and development in each year since 2010-11; and what proportion such spending was of total departmental spending.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	227563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2015 answer text <p>Details of DFID’s total spent on centrally commissioned research (via DFID’s Research and Evidence Division) over financial years 2009 to 2014 can be found on the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 1</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>DFID’s Total Gross Spend</p></td><td><p>DFID’s Total Spend on Centrally Commissioned Research</p></td><td><p>Proportion of Centrally Commissioned Research as % of Total DFID Budget</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>£6.63b</p></td><td><p>£177m</p></td><td><p>2.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>£7.69b</p></td><td><p>£203m</p></td><td><p>2.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£7.68b</p></td><td><p>£222m</p></td><td><p>2.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£7.67b</p></td><td><p>£230m</p></td><td><p>3.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£10.06b</p></td><td><p>£305m</p></td><td><p>3.0%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 20/03/2015 14:40:55 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

227150

registered interest
date	12/03/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	West Africa: Ebola
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many (a) NHS staff and (b) NHS staff in Plymouth have been involved in operations to control the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
uin	227459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>UK-Med is working with the Department for International Development (DFID), Department of Health and International NGOs to recruit NHS volunteers through its International Emergency Medical Register (UKIEMR) to work in a number of DFID-funded Ebola Treatment Centres in Sierra Leone.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To date, UK-Med has deployed 153 NHS volunteers including 3 NHS volunteers from Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I pay tribute to the bravery and professionalism of the fantastic NHS workers from Plymouth who are helping to defeat Ebola, some of whom I have been lucky enough to meet in Sierra Leone. Their hard work has saved countless lives.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 19/03/2015 15:42:00 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

225230

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
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: Politics and Government
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 promote good governance and anti-corruption initiatives in (a) Jordan, (b) Gaza and the West Bank, (c) Turkey, (d) Nigeria, (e) Tunisia and (f) Mali.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Sir Menzies Campbell
uin	226375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2015 answer text <p>a) The UK is supporting political and economic reform in Jordan through the Arab Partnership, including support to committees in parliament to improve the quality of legislation and support improvements to parliamentary procedures. We are also working with different groups across Jordanian governorates to build concepts of good governance, including forming counsels from the local communities that work to monitor the performance of local governance institutions against its roles and responsibilities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>b) The UK is helping the Palestinian Authority (PA) to build strong institutions and deliver essential services. Our support is governed by a Memorandum of Understanding which reaffirms the PA’s commitment to non-violence and a negotiated two-state solution, as well as its respect for human rights and delivering clean and accountable governance in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. We are also helping deliver institutional reform and improve public financial management, and working with civil society to help citizens become more effective at holding the PA to account.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>c) DFID does not does not have any anti-corruption or good governance programmes in Turkey.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>d) The UK promotes good governance and anti-corruption in Nigeria through a range of technical assistance programmes which support democratisation, better use of Nigerian resources, improved transparency in the oil sector, increased capacity of civil society and more robust enforcement of anti-corruption legislation. No UK aid money goes directly to the Government of Nigeria to ward against corruption.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>e) Since the revolution, UK funded programmes in Tunisia have supported the development and application of a code of conduct for public servants, have strengthened risk management, audit practices and the development of a whistle blowing framework, and have enhanced transparent public procurement. The UK has also supported the development of an anti-corruption strategy and strengthened the role of the National Anti-Corruption Agency.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>f) DFID and FCO have developed a cross-governmental strategy to support effective, prioritised and coordinated action at the international and multilateral level to strengthen governance in Mali and the wider Sahel region. Our objective is to ensure that Sahelian States, including Mali, have governments that are politically inclusive, able to deliver basic services, enable growing prosperity and cooperate regionally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 11/03/2015 17:57:35 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

225344

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Proceeds of Corruption Unit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to increase the resources available to the Proceeds of Corruption Unit.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>DFID is planning to invest an additional £7.4 million between 2015 and 2020 in the asset recovery work currently carried out by the Proceeds of Corruption Unit in the Metropolitan Police. This is part of a £21 million extension and scale up of support to UK law enforcement to tackle bribery and corruption in developing countries.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 18/03/2015 15:28:42 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

224766

registered interest
date	03/03/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of the amount (a) her Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies spent on procurement was paid to small and medium-sized enterprises (i) directly and (ii) through the supply chain in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	226063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p>Figures for funding to small and medium-sized enterprises for 2013-14 are published online by the Cabinet Office.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 10/03/2015 17:45:40 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna