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997805

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Rohingya: Refugees
	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 recent announcement from the governments of Myanmar and Bangladesh that Rohingya refugees will start to be returned from Bangladesh in November 2018, what assurances her Department has sought from the Government of Myanmar on ensuring that conditions are safe for the Rohingya people to return to Myanmar.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	185718
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>We are deeply concerned that Bangladesh and Burma have announced that they plan to begin repatriation of the Rohingya to Burma in mid-November. We agree with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) that the conditions for returns do not yet exist. The UK continues to raise our concerns at the highest levels with both military and civilian Ministers in the Government of Burma. The UK and the UN Security Council have been clear, we want both Burma and Bangladesh to take solid and constructive steps to create the conditions that will allow the Rohingya to return safely, voluntarily and with dignity to Rakhine state. The Rohingya need to be well-informed about the situation they may return to, and there needs to be independent international monitoring of any returns.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 05/11/2018 11:45:22 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

971312

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Africa: Overseas Investment
	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 press release, UK launches ambition to generate billions more investment in Africa to trigger transformational growth, published on 28 August 2018, which (a) businesses, and (b) sectors in the UK will benefit from the projects.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	172505
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>The Prime Minister announced a range of measures to substantially boost investment into businesses and infrastructure across Africa. CDC, the UK’s Development Finance Institution, will aim to invest up to £3.5bn in African businesses over four years (2018-21), and the UK will invest a further £300m into the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) to build essential infrastructure across Africa, laying the foundations for new trading and business opportunities. Through these and other initiatives, the UK will aim to mobilise a further £4bn of private investment into Africa over the next four years (2018-21).</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 13/09/2018 16:23:28 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

971311

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Africa: Overseas Investment
	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 press release, UK launches ambition to generate billions more investment in Africa to trigger transformational growth, published on 28 August 2018, what estimate she has made of the financial benefit to UK business from those partnerships.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	172504
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>The Prime Minister announced a range of measures to substantially boost investment into businesses and infrastructure across Africa. The UK will invest up to an additional £4bn in Africa directly, whilst also aiming to mobilise £4bn of private investment into the continent over four years (2018-21).</p><p> </p><p>Benefits will materialise over time. UK investment in Africa supports African economies to grow, building greater opportunities for UK businesses to trade and invest with the continent in the longer-term. CDC investments in Africa build markets and demonstrate to other investors the viability of investing in the continent, creating opportunities for UK investors and businesses. Essential infrastructure, such as power and roads, supported by the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) will lay the foundations for new investible opportunities across Africa in places businesses previously would not have been able to operate, potentially creating opportunities for the UK also.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 13/09/2018 16:17:43 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

971313

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Ghana: Overseas Investment
	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 press release, UK Minister for Africa visits Ghana to show support for Ghana’s vision to move beyond aid, published on 28 August 2018, which UK companies will be involved in the Jobs and Economic Transformation Programme.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	172506
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>Deploying the UK’s world-class development assistance to help African countries to drive private sector growth and job creation is at the centre of the UK’s new partnership with Africa. The Prime Minister made this clear in her recent visit to the continent. In Ghana, the UK’s new Jobs and Economic Transformation programme is expected to help the Ghanaian government to generate over £50 million in private investment and create 15,000 jobs. This is vital if Ghana is to achieve its ambition of moving “beyond aid”.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 13/09/2018 16:19:13 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

969024

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2018
	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: Tax Havens
	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 press release, New UK aid package will stop dirty money in its tracks and recover millions of pounds for developing countries, published by the Government on 30 August 2018, whether the programme will include tackling tax havens.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	171377
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>Illicit finance, including tax evasion, is a problem shared by all jurisdictions with significant financial services centres. Tackling this problem is a priority for me and for my Department. DFID is working closely with the rest of Her Majesty’s Government to do more to support the efforts of key jurisdictions including offshore financial centres to strengthen their response to illicit finance.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 13/09/2018 16:12:39 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

969026

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2018
	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: Refugees
	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 press release, New UK aid package to meet immediate needs of Palestinians through UN Relief and Works Agency, published on 4 September 2018, whether she plans to allocate additional funding for Palestinian refugees as a result of the US administration's decision to cut its funding to the UNRWA.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	171379
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>The UK has announced £17 million of funding over the past four months, in addition to our original budget of £28.5 million, to protect UNRWA’s vital services. We continue to work with international partners to help unlock further funding for UNRWA and are considering the UK’s plans to help continue meeting the needs of Palestinian refugees across the region.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 13/09/2018 16:13:49 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

971309

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Food Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, who will provide expertise and advice to commercial companies under the UK-Aid food trade and resilience programme.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	172502
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>Technical advice to commercial companies will be provided by IDH Sustainable Trade Initiative, a Dutch and Nairobi-based non-profit public private partnership, both directly and through specialised local companies.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 13/09/2018 16:21:20 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

971310

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Food Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which (a) multinational and (b) sub-Saharan African companies her Department plans to allocate funding from the Food Trade and Resilience Programme.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	172503
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>As the Africa Food Trade and Resilience Programme is still in design phase, it is not possible to say yet which companies will receive support. Companies will be selected following detailed market analysis and based on: their impact on local food security; number of women and men farmers in their supply chain; commitment to sustainable, inclusive and gender-sensitive business models; and willingness to contribute their own funds to programme activities.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 13/09/2018 16:16:06 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

790144

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2017
	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: Data Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she plans to prioritise data disaggregation for all forms of exclusion, including by ethnic group, in advance of next year's Data Festival and the development of an SDG Data Disaggregation Charter.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	113342
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>At the World Data Forum in January 2017, DFID launched its Data Disaggregation Action Plan. Under the Action Plan, DFID will work with others in the international community to develop tools, methods and guidance across all Sustainable Development Goal disaggregation variables, including ethnic group, as well as disaggregating its own data. The UK is supporting the development of a new global, Inclusive Data Charter, building upon the DFID Data Disaggregation Action Plan and covering all forms of disaggregation.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 20/11/2017 16:48:37 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

969534

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Food Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when she plans to launch the UK-aid food trade and resilience programme.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	171704
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>The new UK aid-supported Africa Food Trade and Resilience Programme, which will make it easier for commercial companies to buy from smallholder farmers and help to boost the income of 1.8 million farming families in Africa, is expected to start by early 2019.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 13/09/2018 16:14:58 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor