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348733

registered interest
date	05/06/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Glasgow North
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit recipients have been sanctioned in Glasgow North constituency in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	1304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The available information is published at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a>:</p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started---SuperWEB2.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started---SuperWEB2.html</a></p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 11/06/2015 13:15:43 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

348563

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
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	Conferences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which of his Cabinet colleagues will represent the UK at the (a) UN Financing for Development Conference in Addis Ababa from 13 to 16 July, (b) UN Summit to adopt the post-2015 development agenda in New York from 25 to 27 September and (c) Conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention on Climate Change in Paris from 30 November to 11 December.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	1124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2015 answer text <p>The UK delegation to each event will be finalised closer to the time.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 11/06/2015 13:20:13 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

348564

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
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	Conferences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether Scottish Government Ministers or officials will be invited to join the UK delegation to the (a) UN Financing for Development Conference in Addis Ababa from 13 to 16 July, (b) UN Summit to adopt the post-2015 development agenda in New York from 25 to 27 September and (c) Conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention on Climate Change in Paris from 30 November to 11 December.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	1125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2015 answer text <p>The UK delegation to each event will be finalised closer to the time.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 11/06/2015 13:19:19 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

346954

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
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 many organisations headquartered (a) in Scotland and (b) elsewhere in the UK have (i) applied for and (ii) been awarded funding through the UK Aid Match Scheme in each year since that scheme was introduced.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	8
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>The number of applications for each year of the scheme is presented in the table below and separated by headquarter location.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Round / Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Headquarter of Organisation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Applied</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Successful</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Pilot: 2011-12</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elsewhere in the UK</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Interim: 2013</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elsewhere in the UK</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Round 1: 2013</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elsewhere in the UK</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Round 2: 2014</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elsewhere in the UK</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Round 3: 2014</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elsewhere in the UK</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Round 4: 2015</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>TBC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elsewhere in the UK</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>TBC</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>To increase awareness and encourage applications from organisations headquartered in Scotland, DFID and NIDOS (the Network of International Development Organisations in Scotland) ran a workshop for NIDOS members interested in applying for UK Aid Match funding in Glasgow on 21 May 2014. In addition, a ‘DFID Direct’ event, sharing information on DFID funding schemes for civil society organisations, was held in Glasgow with the Minister of State for International Development, Desmond Swayne MP, on 26 February 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 9 question first answered 02/06/2015 15:10:01 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

346955

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
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 has been awarded to each organisation headquartered (a) in Scotland and (b) elsewhere in the UK under the UK Aid Match Scheme in each year since that scheme was introduced.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	9
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>The number of applications for each year of the scheme is presented in the table below and separated by headquarter location.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Round / Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Headquarter of Organisation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Applied</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Successful</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Pilot: 2011-12</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elsewhere in the UK</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Interim: 2013</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elsewhere in the UK</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Round 1: 2013</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elsewhere in the UK</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Round 2: 2014</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elsewhere in the UK</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Round 3: 2014</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elsewhere in the UK</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Round 4: 2015</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>TBC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elsewhere in the UK</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>TBC</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>To increase awareness and encourage applications from organisations headquartered in Scotland, DFID and NIDOS (the Network of International Development Organisations in Scotland) ran a workshop for NIDOS members interested in applying for UK Aid Match funding in Glasgow on 21 May 2014. In addition, a ‘DFID Direct’ event, sharing information on DFID funding schemes for civil society organisations, was held in Glasgow with the Minister of State for International Development, Desmond Swayne MP, on 26 February 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 8 question first answered 02/06/2015 15:10:02 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

346956

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
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: Sustainable Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the Government's policy is on the (a) number and (b) content of the Sustainable Development Goals produced by the UN Open Working Group.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	10
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>The UK maintains that a short set of goals and targets to replace the Millennium Development Goals would be ideal, but we recognise the strong consensus among UN member states to maintain the Sustainable Development goals and targets on the Open Working Group in their current form.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK has consistently supported the content of the proposed Sustainable Development Goals. We welcome in particular Goal 1 on ending extreme poverty, Goal 5 on Gender which strongly reflects UK priorities including ending female genital mutilation and early forced marriage, and Goal 16 on peaceful and inclusive societies, good governance, and access to justice.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 02/06/2015 14:06:24 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

346957

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
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: Sustainable Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what response the Government has made to the Synthesis Report of the UN Secretary-General on the Post-2015 Agenda.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	11
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>The UK welcomed the UN Secretary-General’s Synthesis Report as a useful contribution to the post-2015 negotiations when it was released in December 2014. In particular we welcomed his proposal for six ‘essential elements’ as a way to communicate the agenda in an inspiring and concise way to citizens everywhere. We were also pleased to note his suggestion that the UN System conducts a technical review of the Sustainable Development Goal targets to ensure that they are as implementable as possible.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 02/06/2015 14:06:41 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

346959

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Nepal: Earthquakes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support the Government has provided to Nepal following the earthquakes on 25 April and 12 May 2015.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	21
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2015 answer text <p>The UK is providing more than £33 million to the earthquake response in Nepal. This includes £10 million for a new health programme so that children can continue to be immunised, women can deliver babies safely and work can commence on rebuilding up to 1,000 damaged health facilities. This was announced by DFID’s Secretary of State during her visit to Nepal on 19-20 May. Our support has also provided many thousands of needy people and affected communities with access to clean water and essential shelter, and has transported thousands of boxes of food rations and lanterns. Our pre-positioned water, sanitation, and hygiene supplies have also reached thousands of people.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 01/06/2015 14:08:44 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady