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1463788

registered interest
date	17/05/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Non-governmental Organisations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to page 28 of The UK Government’s Strategy for International Development, published on 16 May 2022, which 12 NGO partners her Department will work with to agree a single due diligence assessment.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	3538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2022 answer text <p>The FCDO is selecting suitable Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) on the basis of those who would benefit most from conducting central assessments, considering their prior and future bilateral funding, the contexts in which they operate and the risks they face. The objective is to reduce the effort required in completing individual programme assessments, providing the FCDO and partners with a more efficient process without increasing the level of risk. We will initially pilot central assessments to refine the process, and central assessments will then be conducted on a wider range of NGOs.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 24/05/2022 10:21:08 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1232987

registered interest
date	09/09/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Non-governmental Organisations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which British-based International Development NGOs he has met with since April 2020.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	87690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2020 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary's external meetings will be published on GOV.UK in due course.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 18/09/2020 12:01:05 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1126473

registered interest
date	14/05/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Non-governmental Organisations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he is taking to ensure that NGOs are able to continue their work unaffected by the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	254266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>The Withdrawal Agreement ensures that UK based organisations will be able to bid for funding, participate in and lead consortia and otherwise implement as normal EU development programmes that are approved before December 2020 until they complete. Furthermore, we are clear that any future UK financial contribution to the EU would require eligibility for UK entities to bid for and implement programmes where the UK funds. We regularly consult NGOs regarding their concerns to ensure we can support our world-class development sector. I therefore urge the Hon. Gentleman to support the Withdrawal Agreement.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 20/05/2019 16:07:24 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

865208

registered interest
date	16/03/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Non-governmental Organisations
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 plans to take to ensure best ethical practice by the NGOs it supports.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	133075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2018 answer text <p>It is imperative that DFID’s partners show the moral leadership, systems and culture that are needed to protect vulnerable people. At the Safeguarding Summit, the Secretary of State announced new, enhanced and specific safeguarding Due Diligence standards for all organisations that DFID works with. This will include a review of the ethical practice of the NGOs that DFID partner, by assessing codes of conduct, how organisations identify and respond to incidents, and how risk management places safeguarding and beneficiaries at its core. These are being piloted from this week and will be rolled out shortly. New funds to organisations will not be approved unless they pass the new standards and they will be integrated into ongoing programme management.</p><p> </p><p>Four working groups, that include civil society and independent experts, have also been established and are meeting this week to refine and test ideas further. They will take forward a number of areas, including how the aid sector can shift its organisational culture to tackle power imbalances and gender inequality. The groups will report back with concrete actions in time for the international Safeguarding Conference that the UK will host this autumn.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 23/03/2018 14:54:11 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

865210

registered interest
date	16/03/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Non-governmental Organisations
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 strengthen its oversight of the NGOs it supports.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	133077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2018 answer text <p>In response to the letter from the Secretary of State, all UK charities that directly receive UK aid have provided her with a clear statement of assurance on their organisations’ safeguarding environment and policies, organisational culture, transparency and their handling of allegations and incidents. These assurances are a first step towards improving DFID’s oversight of its partners and raising safeguarding standard across the international development sector.</p><p> </p><p>This oversight will be further strengthened through DFID’s new, enhanced and specific safeguarding standards, announced by the Secretary of State at the Safeguarding Summit. These new measures will build on the rigorous monitoring procedures which are currently applied throughout the lifetime of all DFID programmes. They will be integrated into DFID’s Due Diligence Assessments, Supply Partner Code of Conduct and ongoing programme management and compliance checking processes.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 23/03/2018 14:53:56 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

828263

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Non-governmental Organisations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to ensure that the work of UK-based humanitarian NGOs is not adversely affected by the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	124223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>The EU guidelines (December 2017) acknowledge the proposal put forward by the UK for a time-limited implementation period, based on the existing structure of EU rules and regulations. Both parties have recognised the importance of such a period in the interests of providing certainty and continuity to businesses and individuals. The UK wants to agree the detail early in 2018 to provide certainty as quickly as possible. In the meantime, the Government will continue to work closely with the EU to ensure the UK’s rights as an EU Member State are respected.</p><p>Leaving the EU also offers opportunities for DFID and UK NGOs, and we will support our NGOs to make the most of these opportunities in future.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 29/01/2018 17:27:13 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

764314

registered interest
date	02/10/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Non-governmental Organisations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which non-governmental organisations have been established by secondary legislation in the last 30 years.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL1651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>A list of non-governmental organisations established by secondary legislation is not held centrally and could be compiled only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 12/10/2017 16:02:20 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

674343

registered interest
date	17/01/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Non-governmental Organisations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made by the Government-NGO Working Group in findings ways to mitigate the direct and indirect effect of counter-terrorism legislation on humanitarian, peace-building and development non-governmental organisations.
tabling member constituency	Broxbourne
tabling member printed	Mr Charles Walker
uin	60241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government continues to engage closely with UK based charities from the humanitarian, peace-building and development sectors on a range of issues relating to compliance with Counter Terrorism legislation. Comprehensive guidance for the sector on the range of legislative frameworks covering the activities of NGOs overseas was provided by the Government in November 2015 and is reviewed as required.</p><p>In addition, the Government recently appointed an independent expert adviser to work alongside officials, regulators, the banking sector and charities to progress new thinking on ways that this community can implement robust compliance and due diligence processes that are in accord with Counter Terrorism legislation. This engagement is ongoing.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 24/01/2017 16:20:31 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker

663011

registered interest
date	20/12/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Non-governmental Organisations
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 regularly to report on its funding for non-governmental organisations.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	58556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2017 answer text <p>All of DFID’s funding including for NGO’s is subject to rigorous review processes, including completion of annual performance reviews. Reports from these annual reviews and other project documentation are available on DFID’s Devtracker which can be found at https://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/</p><p>DFIDs Annual Report for 2015/16 was published on 13 July providing details of the results DFID achieved through a range of delivery partners. This can be found on our website at www.gov.uk/government/collections/dfid-annual-report-2011-2012</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 09/01/2017 17:23:06 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

582429

registered interest
date	13/09/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Non-governmental Organisations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what meetings she has had with those non-governmental organisations which receive funding from her Department since she took up office.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	46099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has met a range of non-governmental organisations, including during her overseas visits. Information on Ministers’ meetings with external organisations is published as part of DFID’s quarterly Transparency return.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 10/10/2016 15:47:13 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty