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808935

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2017
	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: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress her Department is making in developing the education strategy discussed in Westminster Hall on 6 July 2017 on global education: G20 summit.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	120044
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/12/2017 answer text <p>Significant progress has been made on developing DFID’s new education policy. Since July, we have reviewed the latest evidence on how to deliver quality education, much of which is funded by DFID. We have also consulted extensively, including engaging with education experts in academia, the public and private sectors, and international organisations. This has enabled evaluation of where DFID can add the most value. We are developing a policy in line with our strengths and expertise. We anticipate the policy will be launched in early 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 27/12/2017 13:02:27 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

808937

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Global Partnership for Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will maintain the current level of funding for the Global Partnership for Education at the 2018 Replenishment Conference.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	120046
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/12/2017 answer text <p>DFID is proud to be a strong financer of global education. We have made the largest overall contribution to GPE since 2003, and our future investment in GPE will be a crucial part of achieving our new policy objectives. DFID maintains a close working relationship with GPE and currently funds 15% of GPE operations. The UK has been working with GPE through its Executive Board so that it has a compelling case for investment. The UK fully supports a successful replenishment. I am unable to comment on what the UK will contribute at this time, officials are in the process of advising ministers.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 27/12/2017 13:05:08 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

765958

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	HIV Infection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department's policies of the report by STOPAIDS entitled A Stocktake Review of DFID's Work on HIV and AIDS, published in September 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	106030
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2017 answer text <p>The UK is proud to remain the second largest international funder of the HIV response. The UK Government’s recent investment in the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria will provide anti-retroviral therapy for 1.3 million people living with HIV. The UK is also at the forefront of work to prevent further spread of AIDS, which remains a top killer of adolescents in Africa.</p><p>The STOPAIDS report highlights how DFID has responded to the changing epidemic by adapting its spend on HIV, noting also our assessment of how to maximise results by focussing on women and girls, key populations, together with the integration of HIV responses into the wider health system and broader development priorities.</p><p>We will continue to lead the way by working with civil society partners, international governments and organisations, to ensure the ambitious international commitments on HIV are met, saving even more lives and ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 13/10/2017 13:59:42 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

765959

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	HIV Infection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how her Department monitors and assesses the effectiveness of HIV and AIDS awareness campaigns and training as part of their integration into wider health programmes funded by her Department; and how her Department measures reducing the incidence of HIV and AIDS.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	106295
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2017 answer text <p>DFID’s assessment of progress on integrating the HIV response and reducing incidence is drawn from reports and data produced by UNAIDS and other partners including the World Health Organisation and the Global Fund to fight AIDS TB and Malaria. Progress towards integration into wider health programmes is also informed through reviews, which are publicly available on the DFID Development Tracker, carried out by DFID in-country health advisers.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 13/10/2017 13:56:20 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

747697

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Department for International Development: ICT
	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 reduce the amount of manual processing on paper that it carries out and to make such processing digital.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	2599
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2017 answer text <p>Management of aid programmes, including procurement and payments, is managed through electronic systems. In addition, corporate support functions for managing staff and facilities management are also undertaken on electronic systems. There are a limited number of processes where use of paper is required.</p><p>DFID will continue to review processes and use evolving digital technology to reduce manual processing on paper.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 07/07/2017 15:07:24 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

732653

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate she has made of the proportion of UK overseas aid funding which met the internationally-recognised Development Assistance Criteria in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	1115
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>All UK aid meets the internationally agreed OECD Development Assistance Committee definition of Official Development Assistance (ODA).</p><p> </p><p>Statistics on UK ODA spend is published in the national statistics publication Statistics on International Development, which can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-international-development-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-international-development-2016</a></p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 03/07/2017 10:13:47 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

731289

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Crimes of Violence: Females
	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 increase funding to support grassroots groups working to end violence against women and girls across the world.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	62
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government remains strongly committed to ending violence against women and girls across the world, and recognises the crucial role played by women’s rights organisations. In November 2016, the Secretary of State announced new funding to support 40 grassroots organisations with the local knowledge and expertise to address Female Genital Mutilation and child, early and forced marriage. We have also increased funding to the UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women, which provides grants to women’s rights organisations and other small grassroots organisations.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 29/06/2017 14:48:30 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

678103

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2017
	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: Disease Control
	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 future challenge of a growth in non-communicable diseases identified in her Department's Bilateral Development Review 2016, published in December 2016, what priority will be placed on the shift in balance of communicable and non-communicable diseases in steps taken to implement that review's conclusions.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	61354
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2017 answer text <p>The Bilateral Development Review made clear that Britain will continue to lead global efforts to fight the spread of infectious and communicable diseases, such as neglected tropical diseases, TB, and malaria.</p><p>We will also remain a leader in helping countries to build stronger health systems. This will help countries address both current and future health challenges, including non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The UK additionally supports some specific NCD programmes, for example research on mental health, support for hepatitis B immunisation that prevents liver cancer, safe cook stoves to reduce household air pollution, and improving diagnosis, treatment and care for children with cancer in Burma, Bangladesh and Ghana.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 30/01/2017 17:35:28 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

669053

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Multilateral Aid: Poverty
	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 Multilateral Development Review, what poverty measures additional to national income multilateral agencies are encouraged to use in reaching investment decisions.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	58900
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2017 answer text <p>The UK challenges all multilateral organisations that it funds to increase the amount of support they provide to the poorest countries and to fragile and conflict-affected states. As part of the Multilateral Development Review multilaterals were assessed on this and on how their aid reaches the most vulnerable in society, in keeping with the UK’s commitment to the Global Goals.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 16/01/2017 14:58:55 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

623444

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2016
	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: HIV Infection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what external meetings on HIV and AIDS she has had since July 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	50961
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK is committed to helping end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. Ministers meet with key players in the international response to HIV on a regular basis.</p><p>At the Fifth Replenishment Conference for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria held in Montreal on 16-17 September, the Secretary of State met with Mark Dybul (Executive Director, the Global Fund), Bill Gates (Co-Chair, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation), Lelio Marmora (Executive Director, UNITAID) and Michel Sidibé (Executive Director, UNAIDS).</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 02/11/2016 16:30:54 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day