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1041302

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date	14/01/2019
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: Legal Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the highest hourly rate paid for legal advice was by (a) her Department and (b) each of her Department's arms length bodies in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	208338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>a) The information required to answer this question for DFID is not centrally held and could only be collated at disproportionate cost.</p><p>b) Neither ICAI nor The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK paid for any legal advice in 2018.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 22/01/2019 17:16:03 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1041341

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
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: Health Services
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 the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on facilitating health professionals in England to travel to low and middle income countries to provide healthcare education and training; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
uin	208257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for International Development has not discussed this directly with the present Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (DHSC). It was discussed with his predecessor at DHSC and focused on how DFID and DHSC can work together to promote international health partnerships and schemes that share the expertise of UK health professionals. These partnerships address global health challenges and promote Global Britain.</p><p> </p><p>DFID and DHSC work closely on programmes that facilitate these partnerships for UK health professionals to provide healthcare education and training in low and middle-income countries. We also collaborate on schemes that bring health professionals from low and middle-income countries to both learn from UK healthcare professionals and contribute to the delivery of NHS services.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 21/01/2019 17:21:22 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

1041342

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
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: Mental Health Services
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 improve mental health provision in low and middle income countries.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
uin	208258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>DFID is committed to taking a comprehensive and rights-based approach to mental health in low and middle-income countries.</p><p> </p><p>Our Disability Inclusion Strategy sets out how UK Aid will step up its work to promote well-being, increase access to integrated, quality mental health services, and facilitate recovery, empowerment and societal inclusion for people with mental health conditions and psychosocial disabilities.</p><p> </p><p>In Ghana, DFID’s Health Sector Support Programme has supported the integration of quality mental health into broader health systems and addressed stigma and discrimination. DFID’s Improving Mental Health Care programme is generating world-leading evidence on integrating effective mental health care services into primary care in Ethiopia, India, Nepal, South Africa and Uganda. DFID’s support to the Disability Rights Fund, enables organisations led by people with psychosocial disabilities to champion their rights.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 21/01/2019 17:22:22 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

1041446

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
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 Bodies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many staff at the (a) Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK, (b) Independent Commission for Aid Impact and (c) Government Equalities Office that work (i) inside and (ii) outside Greater London are paid at a rate below the London Living Wage.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	208411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>There are no staff employed by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK, the Independent Commission for Aid Impact and the Government Equalities Office who are paid at a rate below the London Living Wage.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 21/01/2019 17:22:51 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1041447

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
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 Bodies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many staff at the (a) Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK, (b) Independent Commission for Aid Impact and (c) Government Equalities Office that work (i) inside and (ii) outside Greater London are paid at a rate below the Real Living Wage.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	208412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>There are no staff employed by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK, the Independent Commission for Aid Impact and the Government Equalities Office who are paid at a rate below the Real Living Wage.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 21/01/2019 17:23:39 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West