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228617

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average hourly pay is of employees at each grade within her Department identified as (a) White or White British and (b) from a Black, Asian or other minority ethnic group.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	228313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>Table 1 shows the average hourly pay of civil servants in the Home Office as of 28th February 2015 by ethnicity.<br><br>Other than at Senior Civil Servant (SCS) level the Home Office have different pay scales for London and National at all grades. 78.2 % of the staff below SCS declaring themselves Black and Minority Ethnic are based in London compared with 33.2 % of staff below SCS declaring themselves White. This explains why (apart from SCS staff) the hourly rate for BME staff is higher than for white staff.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 26/03/2015 10:18:34 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley attachment 1 file name PQ 228313 _Table 1.xlsx title Average hourly pay of civil servants
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

228618

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2015 to Question 227500, what consideration was given to putting the contract for the supply of tablets for hon. Members out to competitive tender; and what the minimum value is for contracts that must be put out to competitive tender.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	228502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>The minimum value for contracts that must be put out to competitive tender is £50,000. The contract was awarded under a Crown Commercial Service framework. In order to be part of the framework the suppliers have taken part in a competitive tender process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross answering member printed John Thurso question first answered 24/03/2015 17:11:23 answering member 1399 label Biography information for Viscount Thurso
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

228619

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2015 to Question 227498, to which budget the mobile charges for hon. Members' iPads fall; what plans the Commission has to offer hon. Members a platform other than iOS; and what provision PICT is making for hon. Members who do not wish to use iPads.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	228501
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>Following the election, each Member will be offered an iPad to facilitate use of online services provided by Parliament. These iPads, and the associated mobile data costs, will be funded from the Administration Estimate.</p><p>Members will also be able to order IT equipment from an online catalogue, financed from the Members Estimate. The catalogue will include a range of laptops, desktops, tablets, printers and peripherals to equip their offices. Parliamentary ICT (PICT) intends to offer devices in this catalogue that run the following operating systems, subject to security assurance and testing: Windows, iOS, OS X Yosemite and Android.</p> answering member constituency Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross answering member printed John Thurso question first answered 24/03/2015 17:11:05 answering member 1399 label Biography information for Viscount Thurso
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

228620

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	Afghanistan
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 (a) has taken and (b) plans to take in respect of (i) funding the Plant for Peace pomegranate cultivation programme in Afghanistan and (ii) supporting Afghan nationals to take up educational opportunities in the UK; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	New Forest East
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Lewis
uin	228515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>DFID does not currently fund the Plant for Peace programme. DFID’s education funding is focused on improving opportunities within Afghanistan itself, in line with the Afghan Government’s own priorities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 24/03/2015 16:03:06 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

228621

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	Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which 10 consultancies have received the largest amount from herDepartment since 2010; and how much her Department paid each such consultancy.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	228468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>DFID does not hold this information in the form requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 24/03/2015 16:02:53 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

228622

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	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 funding her Department has lost as a result of the financial collapse of (a) an NGO, (b) a financial lender and (c) other institutions in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	228433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>The table below provides a summary of the losses incurred by DFID by category and by year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Losses due to financial collapse of (to nearest £0.1m)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>NGO</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Financial Lender</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Other Institutions</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0.0m</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0.0m</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0.2m</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 24/03/2015 16:02:39 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

228623

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	Developing Countries: Health Professions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which countries her Department has supported to train, recruit and retain health workers since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	228395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>The UK supports low-income countries to develop robust healthcare systems, including country efforts to build and maintain health worker capacity through training new health workers, building skills in existing health workers, and supporting government planning. The UK has provided bilateral health aid to over 30 countries and a number of regional programmes since May 2010, full details of which can be found at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-development/about/statistics" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-development/about/statistics</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK has a number of targeted programmes that address critical health worker issues in Ethiopia, Pakistan, Nigeria, Zambia, Malawi, Sierra Leone, India, South Africa and Nepal. The UK also funds the Health Partnership Scheme (HPS) that supports partnerships between UK and developing country health institutions to strengthen health workforce capacity. The HPS supports activities in 26 countries in Africa and Asia.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 24/03/2015 17:12:35 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

228624

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	Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much has been paid to consultancies for (a) programme delivery and (b) monitoring and evaluation by her Department in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	228430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>DFID does not hold this information in the form requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 24/03/2015 16:01:47 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

228625

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 from her Department is currently held by Microking in Zimbabwe; and what steps her Department is taking to recover those funds.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	228431
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 228432 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

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