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657206

registered interest
date	12/12/2016
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: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans her Department has to include worker representation on its departmental board.
tabling member constituency	Rossendale and Darwen
tabling member printed	Jake Berry
uin	57013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the oral statement on the Corporate Governance Green Paper of 29 November 2016, Official Report, Column 1408.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 20/12/2016 12:55:58 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry

657208

registered interest
date	12/12/2016
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: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what measures her Department has in place to support those of its staff who have mental health problems.
tabling member constituency	Faversham and Mid Kent
tabling member printed	Helen Whately
uin	57128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>Mental health is a key priority for DFID and we are committed to supporting the health and wellbeing of our staff in line with commitments set out in both the Civil Service Talent Action Plan and the Health &amp; Wellbeing Strategic Action Plan. We support staff through a range of measures.</p><p>DFID is based across two sites in the UK – in England and Scotland. We support both the “Time to Change” campaign (in England) and SeeMe in Scotland to end the stigma associated with mental health and raise awareness through supporting Mental Health Awareness Week. We have also recently launched a series of products on personal and team resilience and we promote the Civil Service e-learning to expand staff and managers knowledge of mental health issues.</p><p>DFID’s Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) offers Telephone and Face to Face Counselling for all staff experiencing mental ill health across our global workforce. The service also provides a wide range of online information and advice on work/life issues.</p><p>DFID’s HR teams and Occupational Health Services provide support and advice for staff and managers to ensure a successful return to work after a period of mental ill health.</p><p>DFID also has a Listening Network, an informal peer staff network, to complement the help already available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 20/12/2016 12:59:04 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately

606712

registered interest
date	20/10/2016
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: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which (a) policy teams, (b) internal directorates and (c) staffing divisions are based in each of her Department's offices in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	49573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>The table below provides information on where employees in each DFID Directorate are based. This will include those Directorates which have employees in dual locations, given DFID’s dual Head Quarters, and where employees based in the UK are supporting DFID’s overseas offices.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>DFID Directorates</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Abercrombie House, East Kilbride</p></td><td><p>Africa Regional Business Solutions Chief Heads of Profession Climate and Environment Communications Conflict Humanitarian and Security DFID Afghanistan DFID Malawi DFID Sierra Leone DFID South Sudan Economic Development Cabinet Emerging Policy, Innovation and Capability (EPIC) Evaluation Finance and Corporate Performance Global Partnerships Governance, Open Societies and Anti-corruption Group Operations Growth &amp; Resilience Human Development Human Resources Inclusive Societies Internal Audit Middle East and North Africa Migration Multilateral Effectiveness Overseas Territories PGP Cabinet Regional Directorate Research and Evidence Strategy United Nations and Commonwealth Youth and Education</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>22 Whitehall, London</p></td><td><p>Africa Regional Asia Regional Climate and Environment Conflict Humanitarian and Security Emerging Policy, Innovation and Capability (EPIC) Europe Group Operations Human Development Inclusive Societies International Financial Institutions Middle East and North Africa Overseas Territories PGP Cabinet Private Sector Regional Directorate Research and Evidence United Nations and Commonwealth Youth and Education</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Victoria Street, London</p></td><td><p>Trade for Development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>King Charles Street, London</p></td><td><p>Stabilisation Unit</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 25/10/2016 16:51:14 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

606713

registered interest
date	20/10/2016
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: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many (a) full-time, (b) part-time and (c) full-time equivalent staff are employed at each of her Department's offices in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	49574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>DFID has the following employees located in each of its UK offices:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Abercrombie House, East Kilbride</p></td><td><p>22 Whitehall, London</p></td><td><p>Victoria Street, London</p></td><td><p>King Charles Street, London</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Full Time Staff</p></td><td><p>612</p></td><td><p>805</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>98</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Part Time Staff</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Full Time Equivalent Staff</p></td><td><p>703.2</p></td><td><p>881.6</p></td><td><p>22.61</p></td><td><p>101</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 25/10/2016 16:51:57 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

595925

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
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: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, approximately how many (a) British and (b) non-British nationals are employed cleaning the Westminster estate of her Department.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	John Pugh
uin	47566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2016 answer text <p>DFID utilises a cross government contract for cleaning services in their UK estates.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/10/2016 17:11:18 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1454 label Biography information for John Pugh

595926

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
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: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of staff on the payroll of her Department who work in Westminster are (a) British nationals and (b) nationals of another country.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	John Pugh
uin	47588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2016 answer text <p>All Government Departments are bound by legal requirements concerning the right to work in the UK and, in addition, the Civil Service Nationality Rules.</p><p>Evidence of nationality is checked at the point of recruitment into the Civil Service as part of wider pre-employment checks, but there is no requirement on departments to retain this information beyond the point at which it has served its purpose.</p><p>More broadly, the Government will be consulting in due course on how we work with business to ensure that workers in this country have the skills that they need to get a job. But there are no proposals to publish lists of the number or proportion of foreign workers.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/10/2016 17:11:58 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1454 label Biography information for John Pugh

539673

registered interest
date	18/07/2016
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: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department employs staff with responsibility for developing best practice on withdrawing bilateral programmes from countries that transition to middle-income status.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	43167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2016 answer text <p>Transition planning and development of best practice is led by the relevant country office, with support from officials in the UK and across regions. Each transition process has been different depending on circumstance. ICAI is currently undertaking a review of DFID’s approach to transition and their report is due to be published towards the end of 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 25/07/2016 11:29:01 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

523591

registered interest
date	07/06/2016
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: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many officials of her Department have applied for special leave to carry out work for non-governmental departments in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	39722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>DFID’s policy on special leave is specific and does not extend to working for other organisations. There has only been one exception to this policy in the last 12 months. As this relates to a single individual any further information is being withheld because releasing these details could lead to the individual being identified and would therefore breach the legitimate expectation of an individual’s right to protection of their personal information.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Sir Desmond Swayne question first answered 14/06/2016 16:21:39 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

523113

registered interest
date	06/06/2016
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: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of staff in her Department were (a) payroll and (b) non-payroll staff in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	39386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text <p>DFID provides monthly workforce management information as part of its commitment to transparency. Information on staff numbers and costs is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dfid-workforce-management-information-public-body" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dfid-workforce-management-information-public-body</a>.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Sir Desmond Swayne question first answered 13/06/2016 16:29:53 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh