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100819

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
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
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 had with her Ghanaian counterparts on the use of UK aid to support small-scale farmers in that country.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	211766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>I spoke to the President of Ghana and others in Government when I visited Ghana earlier this year about furthering economic development in the country. Those discussions included how we could help to foster growth in the agricultural sector in ways that will benefit poor farmers. I visited sites where DFID is supporting initiatives to do this.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In Ghana, DFID has three projects whose primary aim is to enable poor farmers to earn more income. One is centred on two irrigation schemes that will benefit thousands of small-scale farmers. Another is an investment fund to help agricultural businesses. The third provides support to improve the way that markets work for poor people, concentrating on six agricultural products. DFID aims to ensure that 30,000 poor producers in Ghana have improved access to services by March 2016.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 28/10/2014 16:31:15 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

100820

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many (a) open and (b) closed cases are listed on her Department's fraud register; and to which countries each such case relates.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	211817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>Detail on fraud broken down on a country by country basis is contained within DFID’s Annual Report for 2013/14.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 29/10/2014 17:21:28 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

100821

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Languages: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department spent on language training in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	211818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>DFID centrally contracted language training providers in 2012.</p><p> </p><p>Spend for each year since then is:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>£7,523.40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>£17,977</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>£20,586.96</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Collating spend figures for prior years would incur disproportionate costs as training would have been procured locally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 29/10/2014 17:47:02 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

100822

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department spent on security and hostile environment training in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	211819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>DFID provides Security Awareness in Fragile Environments training for staff working in these locations. Spend for each year has been:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>£137,054.18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>£371,236.90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>£305,195.24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>£191,138.37</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Expenditure for 2010 is not available as this was prior to a central contract being awarded.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 29/10/2014 17:48:22 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

100470

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Internally Displaced People: Children
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 has taken to assist displaced children under five.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	211578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>DFID recognises that displaced children are specifically vulnerable to the consequences of leaving their homes and communities and often their main carers. Working with partner humanitarian agencies DFID looks to ensure that the assistance and protection needs of children, especially the under -fives are addressed with urgency when a crisis occurs. As part of DFID’s regional response to the Syria crisis for example, DFID partners including UNICEF and specialist health NGOs are providing primary health services, including routine immunisation and malnutrition screening for under-5s. DFID is also funding child friendly spaces, which are accessible to accompanied under-5s, and services to unaccompanied and separated children. Under-5s also benefit from the provision of assistance to their caregivers, notably food, shelter, health, protection and psychosocial support.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 27/10/2014 17:15:45 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

100471

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many people have received assistance from the Back Pack Health Worker Team programme funded by her Department.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	211573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>DFID has funded around 18% of a health project in Burma that includes the work of the Back Pack Health Worker Team (BPHWT) from 1 August 2011 – 31 July 2014. During this period the project as a whole reached approximately 225,000 people in 644 villages, proving services that included bednets to prevent malaria, malaria treatments and other basic healthcare, improved water sources, construction of latrines, water sources, hygiene promotion, and assisting pregnant women with ante-natal care.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 27/10/2014 17:14:08 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

100472

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
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: Females
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 to help end violence against girls in developing countries; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	211626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The UK is at the forefront of efforts to tackle violence against women and girls. DFID has targeted programmes in over 20 DFID priority countries and continues to scale up work on violence against women and girls, as well as integrating the issue across other sector-specific programmes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In July 2014, the Prime Minister hosted Girl Summit 2014, alongside UNICEF, to galvanise action to end female genital mutilation and child, early and forced marriage in a generation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 27/10/2014 17:48:15 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

100473

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	West Africa
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many isolation centres the Government is erecting in West Africa to help tackle the Ebola virus.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
uin	211495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The UK is leading the international response to the Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone and has now committed £205 million to tackle the disease, including the delivery of 700 beds in Ebola Treatment Centres to provide treatment for individuals infected with Ebola. £50m of UK funding will support the delivery of Community Care Centres, where people who suspect they might be suffering from the disease can seek swift and accurate diagnosis, isolation if needed, and appropriate care. The UK will fund 200 of these centres as part of our broader approach to tackling the Ebola crisis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 27/10/2014 17:43:23 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy

100474

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	West Africa
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many protection suits the Government plans to provide to West Africa to help tackle the Ebola virus.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
uin	211496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The UK is leading the international response to the Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone. The UK is working with partners to ensure that people carrying out critical work to tackle the Ebola virus have the protection suits needed and is procuring suits in line with projections and clinical requirements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 27/10/2014 17:44:35 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy

100475

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Iraq
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 aid packages are dropped over and are received by the civilians most in need in northern Iraq.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
uin	211498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department for International Development used the expertise and experience of the UK Military, and worked with other international partners including the US, to ensure aid packages reached civilians most in need in Northern Iraq.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 27/10/2014 17:48:53 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy