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428709

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date	17/11/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: LGBT+ People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department is planning to publish an LGBT Theory of Change.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
uin	16568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p>A document describing “DFID’s approach to LGBT rights” will be published on UK Government website by the end of 2015. A theory of change will be available with this.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 24/11/2015 15:41:07 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg

428829

registered interest
date	17/11/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Public Expenditure
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 has spent on (a) temporary agency staff, (b) consultants, (c) non-payroll staff, (d) administration and (e) marketing and advertising in real terms in each year since 2010-11.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	16657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2015 answer text <p>See the table below, which reflects categorised spend. Note that total administration spend will also include temporary staff, consultants, on-payroll staff and marketing and advertising spend.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(a&amp;c) Temporary agency staff &amp; non payroll staff (£m)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(b) consultants (£m)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(d) Spend against Administration control total (£m)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(e) Spend on marketing and Advertising (£000s)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2005/06</strong></p></td><td><p>3.9</p></td><td><p>Unavailable*</p></td><td><p>162.2</p></td><td><p>Unavailable*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2006/07</strong></p></td><td><p>2.0</p></td><td><p>Unavailable*</p></td><td><p>190.5</p></td><td><p>Unavailable*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2007/08</strong></p></td><td><p>1.3</p></td><td><p>Unavailable*</p></td><td><p>150.7</p></td><td><p>Unavailable*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2008/09</strong></p></td><td><p>2.6</p></td><td><p>Unavailable*</p></td><td><p>162.7</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p>3.9</p></td><td><p>19.1</p></td><td><p>157.0</p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td><td><p>148.2</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p>1.2</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>123.3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p>1.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>127.8</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p>2.1</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>116.0</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p>1.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>110.0</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br></p><p><em>*Disaggregated data not available due to expenditure categories on previous management system.</em></p><br /> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 25/11/2015 17:52:44 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

428831

registered interest
date	17/11/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what (a) the amount of any underspend expected against departmental expenditure limits in the current fiscal year and (b) her Department's latest forecast of total annually managed expenditure spend for this year is; and what the forecasts were for those sums at the time of the Summer Budget 2015 and March Budget 2015.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	16658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2015 answer text <p>The last main supply estimate was published in July 2015, and is available online here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/main-supply-estimates-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/main-supply-estimates-2015-to-2016</a>.</p><br /><p>DFID is currently forecasting to fully utilise its departmental expenditure limits (DEL) and annually managed expenditure (AME) as allocated and approved by Parliament.</p><br /> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 25/11/2015 17:53:22 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

428471

registered interest
date	16/11/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Energy
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 ensure UK support for energy in developing countries is directed towards low carbon technologies.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	16508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2015 answer text <p>DFID supports the development and deployment of low carbon energy technologies through the International Climate Fund (ICF). Since 2011, the ICF has provided access to low carbon energy to more than 2.6 million people.</p><br /><p>On October 22<sup>nd</sup> I launched the Energy Africa campaign which will accelerate access to clean energy across sub-Saharan Africa via the market-based delivery of solar household systems providing the poorest with lighting, phone charging and other critical household electricity services. In addition, through the research we fund, we make a significant contribution to affordable clean energy solutions to meet the needs of the 1.1 billion people who currently lack electricity globally.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 19/11/2015 13:28:20 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

426424

registered interest
date	05/11/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they are taking to assist the organisations and volunteers in the UK taking action to help refugees (1) in the Calais area, (2) in the Dodecanese islands, and (3) elsewhere in Europe.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL3363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2015 answer text <p>The UK has been at the forefront of the response to the crisis in Syria and the region. The UK has pledged over £1.12 billion, our largest ever humanitarian response to a single crisis. We are the second largest bilateral donor after the US and have done more than any other European country.</p><br /><p>The UK’s priority is to stop the deaths of migrants making perilous journeys. We believe the right approach is to support people to stay in a place of safety in their home or host countries. To this end we are increasing our work to support longer term stability and resilience-building inside Syria and in neighbouring countries.</p><br /><p>We are providing £15 million to organisations working in Europe, which includes immediate humanitarian support to migrants and refugees who have made the journey to Europe. Our package of support includes life-saving aid to protect the most vulnerable people, as well as support to governments in managing registration in Europe and the Western Balkans.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 19/11/2015 14:38:32 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

426432

registered interest
date	05/11/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Ethiopia: Food Supply
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the current food security situation in Ethiopia.
tabling member printed	Lord Oates
uin	HL3371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2015 answer text <p>We are extremely concerned about the impact of the current drought on the food security situation in Ethiopia. A joint Government of Ethiopia and UN assessment is underway and we are in touch with our UN and Non-Governmental Organisation partners on the ground to determine the extent of need.</p><br /><p>In October, the Government of Ethiopia announced that about 8.2 million people are in need of emergency food aid, up from the 4.5 million estimated in August. The number of severely malnourished children under five years old admitted to therapeutic feeding programmes this year has increased notably.</p><br /><p>Britain has acted quickly and decisively by providing emergency support for 2.6 million people. This includes food aid for 2.1 million people for a month. The Government of Ethiopia has also committed its largest ever response to a drought. The international community will need to work hard with the Government of Ethiopia to prevent the crisis from worsening in the coming months.</p><br /><p>DFID is at the forefront of resilience work to reduce the impact of crises in developing countries. In Ethiopia, DFID’s Productive Safety Nets Programme (PSNP) has helped turn desert land into land that can be farmed again.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 18/11/2015 16:42:50 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	4549 label Biography information for Lord Oates

426433

registered interest
date	05/11/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Horn of Africa: Food Supply
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of climate change on the food security situation in the Horn of Africa.
tabling member printed	Lord Oates
uin	HL3372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2015 answer text <p>DFID is committed to supporting vulnerable people affected by food insecurity in the Horn of Africa and to supporting governments in the region to anticipate and mitigate the impacts of the climate on food security.</p><br /><p>Making a robust assessment of the impact of climate change in the horn of Africa is challenging due to data limitations., The UK is undertaking a range of research that seeks to strengthen our understanding of climate in the region which will in turn assist with improving our assessment of likely impacts and working to help improve the early warning tools. For instance in Ethiopia through our support to ClimDev, DFID has supported the strengthening of Ethiopia’s hydro-meteorological network enabling more accurate measurement and prediction of extreme weather and flooding.</p><br /><p>However, we know that the Horn of Africa is vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, and disaster resilience work is crucial in mitigating effects. In Ethiopia, DFID’s Productive Safety Nets Programme (PSNP) has helped turn desert land into land that can be farmed again. In Kenya, the Hunger Safety Net Programme has helped to protect household assets of the poorest people in Northern Kenya and can scale up to protect those at risk from droughts and floods. This helps families recover more quickly and get back on their feet. DFID is at the forefront of resilience work to prevent and reduce the impact of crises in developing countries.</p><br /> <br /> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 18/11/2015 16:43:51 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	4549 label Biography information for Lord Oates