\u200bThe UK closely followed preparations for the first round of elections held in Sierra Leone on 7 March 2018 and called for all parties to deliver free, fair, inclusive and peaceful elections. We fully supported the EU Election Observation Mission, which deployed 28 long term observers and a further 40 short term observers. We share the conclusions drawn by international and domestic observation missions that the result reflects a robust and credible process.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4107", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "West Worcestershire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Harriett Baldwin"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-03-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-03-22T16:09:54.463Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "16"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Foreign and Commonwealth Office"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Foreign and Commonwealth Office"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-03-19", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Sierra Leone: Elections"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the extent to which the first round of elections held in Sierra Leone on 7 March 2018 were conducted in a free, fair and transparent manner.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4342", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Liz McInnes"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Heywood and Middleton"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Liz McInnes"} ], "uin" : "133151"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/867034", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for International Development"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/867034/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Government of Sierra Leone has placed a temporary ban on female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) during the March 2018 elections. This was in place for the first round of voting and remains in place during the run off vote for the Presidency. The ban was put in place to prevent candidates paying for girls to undergo the practice as a method of influencing voters. The UK is in full support of this ban. In our messages to all presidential candidates we asked for the protection of the rights of women and girls. The UK Government has consistently lobbied the Government of Sierra Leone to fulfil their international obligation to legislate against the practice of FGM/C and to approve a National Strategy to support this. We will raise this issue as a priority with the new government and we stand ready to support implementation of the Strategy once approved. We will also work to build coalitions of support to end the practice and lobby government to take the necessary action.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4107", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "West Worcestershire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Harriett Baldwin"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-03-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-03-22T15:18:15.437Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "20"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "International Development"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "International Development"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-03-19", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Sierra Leone: Female Genital Mutilation"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with her counterpart in Sierra Leone on the temporary ban on female genital mutilation introduced by that Government; and if she will make representations to that Government to make the ban permanent.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4342", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Liz McInnes"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Heywood and Middleton"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Liz McInnes"} ], "uin" : "133152"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/865168", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for International Development"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/865168/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Since April 2010, the Department for International Development has raised £29.6m from the sale of assets, of which £20.3m is from the disposal of buildings. The remaining sales were made up of miscellaneous items such as equipment and vehicles.<\/p>
<\/p>
Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Total Proceeds from Sale of Property, Vehicles, Equipment*<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Total Proceeds from Sale of Land<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Total Proceeds from Sale of Buildings<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> £\u2019000<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £\u2019000<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £\u2019000<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2016/17<\/p><\/td> 16<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015/16<\/p><\/td> 1,902<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014/15<\/p><\/td> 20,458<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 20,200<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013/14<\/p><\/td> 1,196<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012/13<\/p><\/td> 590<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011/12<\/p><\/td> 3,841<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010/11<\/p><\/td> 1,638<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 98<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 29,641<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 0<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 20,298<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much money her Department has raised from the sale of (a) assets, (b) land and (c) buildings in each year since 2010.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/865206/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Bilateral Development Review of 2016 and DFID\u2019s Economic Development Strategy of 2017 have set out a strong and ambitious vision for the UK to develop a world-leading partnerships offer to share the best of the UK\u2019s public sector skills and expertise.<\/p> Many UK civil service institutions already make their expertise available to developing countries. For example, HMRC has resident advisers working in several African countries, working with their counterparts to build their capacity to manage taxes and auditing. The Government Communications Service has partnerships with Tunisia, Afghanistan, Ukraine, and Jordan to improve their government communications across a range of policy areas, with a focus on impartiality. The department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is supporting regulatory reforms in India, Indonesia, South Africa, Mexico and Brazil.<\/p> To boost our UK approach to partnerships, DFID\u2019s GREAT for Partnership programme will support a range of peer-to-peer partnerships between UK institutions and their counterparts in developing countries over the next four years. This will aim to provide the technical and professional support that partner governments request, in line with UK priorities and values. The programme is currently at an early stage of implementation as we test the model, before we implement at scale.<\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/865209/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " DFID is committed to ensuring we gather accurate and appropriate data in order to effectively monitor the impact of our programmes. We work with our implementing partners to ensure robust programme monitoring frameworks are in place. All DFID programmes are subject to Annual Reviews and Project Completion Reviews which assess and record how funds have been used; the results delivered (including assessing data quality); and reviews the criterions routinely used to monitor the programme\u2019s activities. Risks or issues identified during the reviews are recorded, addressed and monitored. DFID also often uses monitoring agents, independent audits, and other additional safeguards.<\/p> <\/p> Headline data on results for our programmes are aligned with the strategic objectives in the UK Aid Strategy and summarised by sector in DFID\u2019s Single Departmental Plan (SDP). The SDP results are published every year in DFID Annual Report and Accounts and produced according to published methodologies.<\/p>"}
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