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418439

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	UN Sustainable Development Summit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which Ministers and how many officials will take part in the UK delegation at the UN Sustainable Development Summit in September 2015; and what estimate she has made of the cost of their attendance at that summit.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	9999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>Details of Ministerial overseas travel is published quarterly and is available on the <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> website.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 16/09/2015 13:50:13 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

418493

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Gender: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if the Prime Minister will attend the Global Leader's meeting on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment on 27 September 2015.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	9972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>I intend to represent Her Majesty’s Government at the Global Leader’s meeting on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment on 27 September 2015.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 16/09/2015 13:34:48 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

417542

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Conflict, Stability and Security Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, under what circumstances spending from the UK Conflict, Stability and Security Fund will be counted towards the Government targets of spending (a) 0.7 per cent of gross national income (GNI) on overseas development assistance, (b) 2 per cent of GNI on defence and (c) towards both of these targets.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	9455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>Where applicable, the UK’s Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) spending will be counted towards the government’s commitment to spend 0.7% of GNI on Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) or 2% of GDP on Defence spending. This is completed in accordance with NATO and Organisation for Economic Co-operation &amp; Development guidelines. Some CSSF spending may count to both the ODA and Defence spending commitments, where it is consistent with the classification guidelines.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 11/09/2015 11:42:58 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

417708

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	House of Commons: Working Hours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington representing the House of Commons Commission, what (a) overtime and (b) flexible working arrangements are in place for clerking, catering, security, Hansard and other ancillary or support staff and officers of the House during late sittings of the House.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	9407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The House of Commons terms and conditions of employment include provision to compensate staff for working late and/or additional hours during late sittings of the House.</p><p> </p><p>Staff in pay bands A–E (and some senior staff) required to work until the rise of the House or beyond are paid an Unsocial Hours Payment (UHP) for the commitment to work to an undefined time and a flat rate for each additional hour they work after 6pm once that have completed 8 hours work during that day. Staff who are not normally required to work to the rise of House or beyond, but agree to do so, may be eligible for paid overtime payments or time off in lieu (TOIL).</p><p> </p><p>Staff in catering pay bands are required to work until 15 minutes after the rise of the House if they are contracted to work in venues that supply services to Members. Staff who work in these areas or volunteer to work in these areas are paid overtime for any additional hours worked.</p><p> </p><p>Line managers have the discretion to agree flexibility around working hours by compensating individuals for additional hours worked by granting TOIL. Where business needs allow, TOIL can be granted to manage peaks and troughs in workloads. The extent to which TOIL is used varies between areas or roles, but is used frequently in some cases where workloads vary significantly between sitting and non-sitting periods. Work is under way to introduce a Flexible Time Management Policy.</p><p> </p><p>Security staff are employed by the Metropolitan Police Service and are paid in accordance with their terms and conditions of employment.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 14/09/2015 15:57:56 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake previous answer version 20747 answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

417709

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
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, with reference to the Prime Minister's statement of 7 September 2015, Official Report, column 23-25, when she plans to announce details of the reshaping of the aid budget referred to in that statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	9408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>The 2015 Spending Review announcement will be made on the 25<sup>th</sup> November. This will set out Departmental settlements for the period to 2020/21.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 11/09/2015 12:19:37 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

416642

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is possible for an individual or prospective employer to appeal or ask for a review of a determination by the Employer Checking Service on an individual's right to work in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	8940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p>There is no appeal process for an Employer Checking Service decision, but if correspondence is received from a representative or employer confirming new/additional information i.e. a new application was not showing on the system at the time the decision was made, then a revised response will be issued directly to the employer.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 10/09/2015 14:09:24 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

416643

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Information Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, in what ways the candidate recruited for the post of Senior External Communications Officer for Scotland and other devolved administrations, reference 1456639, will be expected to communicate the benefits of the Union to the Scottish public and take that work to the next level.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	8941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p>The successful candidate will support all of DFID’s communications while based at our joint UK headquarters. They will also be expected to communicate how Scotland – as part of the UK – is a world leader in international development, working with stakeholders, staff, the media and others to explain the work of DFID. This is in line with the recommendation by the cross-party International Development Committee (IDC) that DFID “give higher priority to making its work known across Scotland”.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 09/09/2015 16:23:04 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

416645

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Information Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the salary and other costs associated with the post of Senior External Communications Officer for Scotland and other devolved administrations, reference 1456639, will be counted towards the Government's target of spending 0.7 per cent of GNI on Overseas Development Assistance.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	8943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p>The salary for this role will come from the DFID administration budget, which counts towards the Government’s target spending of 0.7 per cent of gross national income (GNI) on Overseas Development Assistance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID has some of the lowest overheads of all Whitehall departments, and also has low administration costs in comparison to other development organisations — at around 2.5% of DFID's overall budget.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 09/09/2015 16:24:35 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

416646

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when she last received correspondence from the Scottish Government Minister for International Development; and when she plans to reply to such correspondence.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	8959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for International Development last received correspondence from the Scottish Government Minister for Europe and International Development on 2 June 2015. The Secretary of State replied to this correspondence by letter on 30 June 2015.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 09/09/2015 16:25:12 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

390305

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
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	China: Falun Gong
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Chinese counterpart on (a) persecution of Falun Gong practitioners and (b) alleged harvesting of organs from Falun Gong prisoners in that country.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	7489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 15 July 2015 (<a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-07-10/6494/" target="_blank">PQ 6494</a>).</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 21/07/2015 10:22:51 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady