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1170278

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Prosperity Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, with reference to the Prosperity Fund's Global Trade Programme, what criteria was used to decide which countries would be chosen for the programme.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	2589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2020 answer text <p>​The middle income countries covered by the Prosperity Fund's Global Trade Programme (GTP) were selected based on findings from qualitative and quantitative analysis, which included assessments on the potential benefits to poverty reduction through supporting their economic development, and their willingness and capacity of countries to engage with UK expertise. The GTP is currently focusing on interventions in Indonesia, Vietnam, Turkey, India, South Africa, Nigeria, Columbia, Mexico and Brazil; countries which account for a significant share of global economic activity: together they account for 26% of global GDP and 20% of global trade flows. We will keep open options to expand interventions regionally, including into other Prosperity Fund eligible countries, where there are benefits to be gained from synergies with the core programme.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 16/01/2020 11:44:45 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1170279

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Prosperity Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, with reference to the Prosperity Fund's Global Trade Programme, what steps he is taking to ensure that aid funding allocated under this programme reaches the poorest people in the countries involved.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	2590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2020 answer text <p>​No country can defeat poverty without sustained economic growth. Middle income countries are home to around two thirds of the world's poor, and therefore need to not only generate new investment, growth and jobs, but also need to ensure that economic growth resulting from trade is inclusive and genuinely helps to reduce poverty, support gender equality and women's economic empowerment. It is in the UK's interest to support middle income countries to tackle these challenges.</p><p>Through the Prosperity Fund Global Trade Programme we are providing technical assistance to facilitate free trade and open markets for Official Development Assistance eligible middle income countries, in turn enabling greater investment with global value chains to create jobs and prosperity and lift the poorest sectors of society out of poverty.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 16/01/2020 11:49:00 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1077168

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Prosperity Fund
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 funding allocated from the Cross-Government Prosperity Fund complies with her Department’s duty on poverty reduction.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	225609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2019 answer text <p>The primary purpose of the Prosperity Fund is reducing poverty through sustainable and inclusive economic growth. Each Prosperity Fund spending department is responsible for ensuring that its Official Development Assistance programmes meet the requirements of the International Development Act. DFID leads the UK’s work to end extreme poverty and deliver the Global Goals, and is responsible to Parliament for the overall delivery of the UK’s 0.7 commitment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 28/02/2019 16:27:08 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1052442

registered interest
date	01/02/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Prosperity Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the (a) amount of money paid and (b) the recipients of that funding in cases where £10,000 or more has been paid from the Prosperity fund in 2018-19.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	215562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2019 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office is responsible for both the Conflict Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) and Prosperity Fund overall.</p><p> </p><p>CSSF and Prosperity Fund ODA programme spend is also detailed on <a href="https://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Devtracker</a> and year end ODA spend is detailed by project level via the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-development/about/statistics" target="_blank">Statistics on International Development</a>, which is published annually in November for the previous year.</p><p> </p><p>The Prosperity Fund Annual Report provides details of the total spend by programme for the previous financial year. The Annual Report for 2018/19 will be published later this year. <strong> </strong>Information on Prosperity Fund ODA eligible programme spend is published regularly on gov.uk <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/official-development-assistance-oda-fco-prosperity-fund-spend" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/official-development-assistance-oda-fco-prosperity-fund-spend</a></p><p> </p><p>The CSSF has published programme summaries, which outline the programme’s funding allocation (split by Official Development Assistance (ODA)/non-ODA), objectives and project level activities for 2018/19 - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/conflict-stability-and-security-fund-programme-summaries#programme-summaries-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/conflict-stability-and-security-fund-programme-summaries#programme-summaries-2018-to-2019</a></p><p> </p><p>The CSSF Annual Report provides details of the CSSF’s total spend and breaks down by region and thematic area. The Annual Report for 2018/19 will be published later this year.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 08/02/2019 13:09:40 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

1042290

registered interest
date	16/01/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Prosperity Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reasons money is supplied to (a) the USA, (b) Japan and (c) other highly developed nations through the Prosperity Fund.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
uin	209403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>The Prosperity Fund has a non-aid component to help communicate and generate opportunities for UK businesses in both developed and emerging markets. Activities supported include business roadshows and inward investment visits. Examples of this are a showcase event in Brazil that helped UK energy companies secure contracts worth over £50million, and promotional activities in the USA that contributed to a £56million export win.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 24/01/2019 10:01:36 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan

1015443

registered interest
date	27/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Prosperity Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Prosperity Fund: Annual Report 2017-18, what assessment he has made of the fund's effectiveness in supporting inclusive growth in middle income countries.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	196251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>All programmes need to demonstrate how they will address persistent poverty and high levels of inequality as part of the Fund’s primary purpose. Before approval is given to programmes to begin implementation, they are required to go through a rigorous design and assurance process, using the HMT five-case business case model, which requires robust and detailed analysis of the programme’s expected impact. It is too early to assess the full effectiveness of the programmes detailed in the annual report; programmes are currently in their first year of delivery or have received funding for preparatory activity.</p><p> </p><p>The Prosperity Fund has contracted external suppliers to provide robust monitoring and evaluation across the portfolio of programmes. They will provide rigorous evidence and assessment of the Fund’s development objectives. Assessments will also be made as part of regular programme annual reviews. These reviews will be published in line with the Fund’s transparency commitments.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington grouped question UIN 196247 196248 196249 196250 question first answered 05/12/2018 10:15:56 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1015447

registered interest
date	27/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Prosperity Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will establish a standard evaluation by which Departments publish their progress on the delivery of programmes funded by the Prosperity Fund.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	196255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>The cross-government Joint Funds Unit, as part of the governance processes within the Prosperity Fund, require programmes to submit financial and impact information on a regular basis, including formal annual reviews. These formal requirements have standardised formats that departments and programme teams follow. Departments will publish these annual reviews once complete, in line with government transparency commitments. The first set of programme annual reviews should be published within the next quarter.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the evaluation service, interim programme evaluations will be conducted, which will feed into annual reviews. Independent evaluators will conduct these evaluations, quality assured through DFIDs ‘Equals’ process. Final evaluation reports will be published.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 04/12/2018 16:29:41 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

964057

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Prosperity Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if his Department will provide a list of the third-party organisations that have received funding from the Prosperity Fund in the the last 12 months to design or implement projects overseas.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	168997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>The information required to answer this question is not currently held centrally by the Joint Funds Unit for the Prosperity Fund and cannot be collated accurately in the time available, or at reasonable cost. In line with transparency policies, departments delivering Prosperity Fund programmes routinely publish business cases including financial and commercial information once approved.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 06/09/2018 15:45:39 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

934805

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Prosperity Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to improve the transparency of the trade-related aspects of the Prosperity Fund.
tabling member constituency	Bradford South
tabling member printed	Judith Cummins
uin	160771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2018 answer text <p>I am replying as Chair of the National Security Council Sub Committee on the Cross Government Funds, which provides Ministerial oversight of the Prosperity Fund. We are committed to achieving an Aid Transparency Index (IATI) rating of “good” for the Prosperity Fund by 2020, as outlined in the 2015 UK Aid Strategy available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/cross-government-prosperity-fund-programmes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/cross-government-prosperity-fund-programmes</a></p><p>The Fund can be accessed on GOV.UK since January 2016, and is kept updated along with quarterly core data and fully approved business cases. We published the Fund’s first annual report in December 2017 and will publish the second before the end of the year.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 12/07/2018 09:59:43 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4391 label Biography information for Judith Cummins

934806

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Prosperity Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what meetings (a) he and (b) Ministers of his Department have had with (i) UK and (ii) international businesses on the Prosperity Fund since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Bradford South
tabling member printed	Judith Cummins
uin	160772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2018 answer text <p>My Rt. Hon. Friend for Chelsea and Fulham (Greg Hands), the former Minister of State for Trade Policy and my Noble Friend, the Minister of State for Trade and Export Promotion (Baroness Fairhead) hosted a roundtable discussion at the Prosperity Fund Business Forum on 20 June 2018 which was attended by UK businesses only. My Rt. Hon. Friend for Chelsea and Fulham also spoke at a wider session at the Business Forum to UK businesses. His speech can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/greg-hands-the-best-and-most-sustainable-way-out-of-poverty-is-through-trade . DIT Ministers regularly meet with businesses to promote UK exports and signpost UK businesses to international opportunities, including opportunities created by the Prosperity Fund.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 12/07/2018 16:56:03 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4391 label Biography information for Judith Cummins