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654892

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: Dams
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance her Department has provided in respect of the Kajaki Dam project in Afghanistan.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	56849
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2016 answer text <p>The Kajaki Dam was financed by the US Government. In the summer of 2008 UK military forces were involved in delivering a third turbine to the dam. DFID, however, was not involved, and has not been involved in the dam.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 15/12/2016 17:42:51 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

654895

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Politics and Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding her Department (a) has given in the last year and (b) plans to allocate in 2017 for the support of democracy and political governance; and how organisations can bid for such funding.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	56790
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2016 answer text <p>DFID spent £685m on Governance and Civil Society in 2015.</p><p>DFID’s governance work will champion greater transparency and accountability, and defend the rights of civil society in the face of pressure to close down space for democratic dialogue and debate. The Secretary of State has stated that “The UK Government, as part of its commitment to freedom of thought, association and expression, will stand alongside civil society against these encroachments. And we will support the extraordinary bravery of people who work for CSOs, often at serious personal risk, in some of the world’s most dangerous places.” This includes support for more open governments, politics, and societies which are the foundations of prosperity. DFID welcomes funding bids from a broad range of organisations and information about funding opportunities is available on the DFID website. We are currently accepting proposals from small and medium CSOs through DFID’s UK Aid Direct programme.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 13/12/2016 18:08:20 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

654898

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Development Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2016 to Question 55212, on what previous occasions the Overseas Development Assistance budget has been reduced since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
	tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
	uin	56777
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government will continue to meet the commitment to spend 0.7% of Gross National Income (GNI) on Official Development Assistance (ODA) in every year of the Parliament. In line with this commitment, and to reflect the latest economic forecasts, adjustments were announced at Spring Budget 2016 and at Autumn Statement 2016.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 13/12/2016 18:09:07 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff

654897

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2016 to Question 55212, how she will assess the (a) value for money and (b) performance; and by when decisions will be made on project cancellations in the 2017-18 financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
	tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
	uin	56776
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State regularly reviews the progress of projects and takes decisions, as and when required, about closing or restructuring projects that no longer offer value for money for taxpayers. The assessment focuses on progress towards objectives and whether the balance between costs, risks and expected returns remains appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 13/12/2016 18:09:27 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff

654899

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what projects her Department has agreed to fund in the 2017-18 financial year; and what the budget is for such funding for that year.
	tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
	tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
	uin	56727
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2016 answer text <p>Details of DFID’s approved projects, including those which will operate in financial year 2017-18, are available on the Development Tracker. Indicative allocations broken down by DFID programme are available in Annex B of DFID’s Annual Report and Accounts 2015-16.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 13/12/2016 18:08:41 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff