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524087

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Pitcairn Islands: Shipping
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department plans to include best practice biosecurity and waste management requirement clauses in its next contract for the Pitcairn Island supply ship.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	40043
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2016 answer text <p>The tender for the Pitcairn Islands supply ship is currently underway and best practice bio security and waste management requirement clauses will be included in the agreed contract.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Sir Desmond Swayne question first answered 15/06/2016 13:25:17 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

227913

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Burma: Rohingya
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many ethnic Rohingya in camps in Rakhine State, Burma, have died in the last year; and what the main causes of deaths in those camps are.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	227887
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>The Burmese Ministry of Health and the UN did not collect this data last year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 24/03/2015 16:02:01 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

389878

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Burma: Rohingya
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her Department's policy is on using the word Rohingya when discussing the Rohingya with the government of Burma.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	6960
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>While the Department for International Development has no formal policy on this point, we believe in the right of minorities to choose the name by which they are identified. I and other UK Ministers are on record using the word Rohingya, and we continue to use the word in communications with the government of Burma.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 20/07/2015 16:35:36 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

389879

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Burma: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has held with the UN Secretary General on his role in negotiating humanitarian access in Rakhine state, Burma.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	6961
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for International Development has not held discussions with the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on his role in negotiating humanitarian access in Rakhine State, Burma. We welcome the firm personal stand the UN Secretary General has already taken on the Rohingya and continue to encourage a wider UN leadership role to help bring peace and reconciliation to all communities in Rakhine State.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 20/07/2015 16:39:03 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

389880

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Burma: Internally Displaced People
	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 is providing for internally displaced people in Shan and Kachin states, Burma.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	6962
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>Between 2012 and 2015 DFID has allocated over £17 million for humanitarian assistance for internally displaced persons (IDP) in Kachin and Northern Shan States, including in non-government controlled areas.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 20/07/2015 16:39:39 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

487168

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2016
	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 steps she is taking ensure that UK overseas aid is spent effectively and transparently.
	tabling member constituency	Hazel Grove
	tabling member printed	William Wragg
	uin	32665
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>As set out in the aid strategy, UK aid: tackling global challenges in the national interest, the government will ensure that every penny of money spent delivers value for taxpayers, and projects that do not will be cancelled. Departments follow good financial management principles set out in HM Treasury guidance in ‘Managing Public Money’ for all their expenditure. In addition, ODA spend is subject to scrutiny by the Independent Commission for Aid Impact. The UK Aid Strategy also commits all departments to achieving greater levels of transparency in aid spend.</p><p> </p><p>DFID has robust internal processes such as strong ministerial oversight, mandatory reviews on all programmes, detailed management information for use at all levels of the organisation including on project performance and quality. Other departments will have their own arrangements and DFID will continue to share good practice advice with them.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 11/04/2016 12:11:50 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4429 label Biography information for Mr William Wragg

522207

	registered interest
	date	26/05/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Department for International Development: UK Membership of EU
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will place in the Library copies of all letters, leaflets and other material from her Department circulated to (a) stakeholders and (b) members of the public on the EU referendum; what the costs of the production and distribution of that material has been since 1 January 2016; and what she estimates the cost of any further production and distribution of such material will be between 6 May 2016 and 23 June 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Hazel Grove
	tabling member printed	William Wragg
	uin	38822
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2016 answer text <p>Copies of the Government's published documents on the Referendum are available in the Libraries of both Houses. It is not normal practice to publish letters to members of the public and stakeholders. Costs relating to the Referendum will be accounted for in the usual way in Annual Report and Accounts.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 09/06/2016 12:35:03 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4429 label Biography information for Mr William Wragg

438819

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Syria: Refugees
	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 has allocated to support resettlement of Syrian refugees.
	tabling member constituency	Colchester
	tabling member printed	Will Quince
	uin	902761
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2015 answer text <p>DFID has agreed to fund the ODA-eligible costs of the Syria refugee resettlement scheme for this financial year - discussions are ongoing to determine the precise amount necessary. From next year ODA funding for the scheme will be transferred directly from Treasury to the Home Office.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 16/12/2015 13:48:31 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4423 label Biography information for Will Quince

506671

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Palestinians: Overseas Aid
	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 ensure that UK Government aid to the Palestinian Territories is not used to help finance violence or terrorism.
	tabling member constituency	Colchester
	tabling member printed	Will Quince
	uin	32922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2016 answer text <p>No UK aid is used for payments to Palestinian prisoners, or their families. The UK’s direct financial assistance to the PA is used to pay the salaries of public sector workers only. Our support is provided through a multi-donor trust fund administered by the World Bank, which carries out close monitoring of Palestinian Authority expenditure. Only named civil servants from a pre-approved EU list are eligible. The process is subject to independent auditing.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 15/04/2016 10:24:52 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4423 label Biography information for Will Quince

506673

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Palestinians: Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what mechanisms for oversight her Department has for UK Government aid to the Palestinian Authority.
	tabling member constituency	Colchester
	tabling member printed	Will Quince
	uin	32923
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2016 answer text <p>UK direct financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority (PA) is used to pay the salaries of civil servant and pensioners. Our support is provided through a multi-donor trust fund administered by the World Bank, which carries out close monitoring of PA expenditure. Only named civil servants from a pre-approved European Union list are eligible, and the vetting process ensures that our funds do not benefit terrorist groups. The process is subject to independent auditing.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 15/04/2016 10:25:49 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4423 label Biography information for Will Quince