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578718

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2016
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent meetings she has had on the aid budget with the Secretary of State for International Trade.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	45599
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for International Development and the Secretary of State for International Trade meet regularly to discuss trade and development issues. Both agree on the importance of ensuring that UK development and trade policy are fully integrated.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 13/09/2016 15:15:25 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

578719

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2016
	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: Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent meetings she has had on her Department's budget with the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	45600
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State holds regular meetings with ministerial colleagues including with the Department for Exiting the European Union.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 13/09/2016 15:11:09 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

578721

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Bangladesh: Cancer
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of the Government's aid to Bangladesh which is allocated to tackle child cancer in that country; and what assessment her Department has made of the effect of that aid.
	tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
	tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
	uin	45642
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2016 answer text <p>In 2015/16, 11.5% of DFID’s programme spent in Bangladesh was spent on the Government of Bangladesh’s five year Health Sector Development programme. This includes support to cancer patients.</p><p>It is not possible to identify the exact amount of the UK government’s support for child cancer as this is part of many other diseases managed by the Health sector development programme. However, overall deaths in children less than 5 years of age are decreasing fast in Bangladesh. In 2007, the under-five death rate was 65 per 1000 live births. In 2014 it reduced to 46 deaths per 1000 live births. Bangladesh achieved the national target (48/ 1000 live births) for the millennium development goal (MDG-4) for child deaths, ahead of time.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 15/09/2016 16:56:39 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

578722

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2016
	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	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 Government's commitment to allocating 50 per cent of her Department's spending to fragile states and regions on the future allocation of development assistance to poor but peaceful countries.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	45607
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2016 answer text <p>DFID uses a range of factors to determine allocations to countries, including the need of those countries for development assistance, how effective our assistance is likely to be in those countries, and the strategic fit with UK government priorities.</p><p>The 50% commitment is not only the right thing to do but also the smart thing to do for Britain’s national interest. The commitment ensures that we improve the lives of the poorest and most vulnerable people in the world. Poverty is increasingly concentrated in fragile states and regions, and conflict is one of the major challenges to development. Over half of the world’s poor live in fragile states.</p><p>Our work in fragile states and regions will help to build stability, prevent conflict and support economic growth in the world’s poorest countries and regions. Without stability, our gains on poverty reduction risk being reversed.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 13/09/2016 15:10:46 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

582787

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Syria: Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress she is making on ensuring that Syrian refugee children in that region receive an education; and what her plans are to follow up the outcomes of the London Conference in February 2016 at the next UN General Assembly meeting.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Ben Howlett
	uin	906328
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2016 answer text <p>DFID helped launch and has committed £285 million to the No Lost Generation Initiative. This will provide education opportunities for an estimated 1.4 million Syrian refugee children allowing them to catch up on lost learning time and perform well in public school examinations in the foundational subjects of Arabic, English, Maths and Science.</p><p>The Secretary of State for International Development will co-host an event at the UN General Assembly in which Conference co-hosts, top donors and refugee-hosting countries will review the overall progress against the commitments. The event aims to agree on how donors and host countries can improve and hasten education provision and quality for refugee children, and job opportunities; and review the evolving situation inside Syria, with particular reference to humanitarian access and protection.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/09/2016 15:23:33 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4445 label Biography information for Ben Howlett

582789

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Exchange Rates
	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 recent changes in the relative value of the pound on her Department's finances.
	tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
	tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
	uin	906320
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2016 answer text <p>We have conducted an assessment of the effects of recent changes, and our conclusion is that the impact is relatively limited, for 3 reasons:</p><ol><li>fluctuations are not new;</li><li>almost all of our payments are in pounds, so fluctuations do not directly impact departmental finances; and</li><li>the partners we work with are carefully selected to make sure they have robust financial mechanisms in place, to deal with currency fluctuations and other risks.</li></ol> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/09/2016 15:22:18 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff