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168328

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Directors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many members of her Department's executive board are disabled.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	217401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>This information cannot be provided as numbers are too low to disclose for data protection reasons.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 15/12/2014 12:06:20 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

168329

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Directors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many members of her Department's executive board are (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic background.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	217380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>This information cannot be provided as numbers are too low to disclose for data protection reasons.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 15/12/2014 12:06:01 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

168330

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many and what proportion of (a) her Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by her Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) white British and (ii) from an ethnic minority background.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	217443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>There are no staff directly employed by DFID who are paid less than the current Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation. DFID considers the rate of pay for outsourced workers to be an issue for contractors. We encourage outsource partners to pay the Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne grouped question UIN 217422 217464 question first answered 15/12/2014 12:07:16 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

168331

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many and what proportion of (a) her Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by her Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) women and (ii) men.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	217464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>There are no staff directly employed by DFID who are paid less than the current Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation. DFID considers the rate of pay for outsourced workers to be an issue for contractors. We encourage outsource partners to pay the Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne grouped question UIN 217422 217443 question first answered 15/12/2014 12:07:17 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

168332

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what direct support her Department has provided for the drafting of a new constitution in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	217493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>DFID has provided £1 million to support Yemen’s constitutional drafting process, through a multi-donor United Nations Trust Fund under the leadership of Jamal Benomar, the Special Adviser to the UN Secretary General. This builds on our earlier contribution of £3.7 million to Yemen’s National Dialogue Conference. Our support has helped to give women, youth and other marginalised groups an unprecedented opportunity to influence the negotiation of a more inclusive political settlement, as the basis for a more secure and stable Yemen.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 15/12/2014 12:08:06 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

168333

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what direct support her Department is providing to the government of Yemen on making economic reform plans.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	217514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>DFID is providing advice to the Government of Yemen on how to address binding constraints to growth and develop a prioritised economic reform plan, working with the World Bank. In addition we are also providing £3.15 million, through a World Bank Trust Fund, to help the Government of Yemen to implement economic policy reforms prioritised in Yemen’s 2012 Mutual Accountability Framework, and to coordinate international assistance to support these reforms. Finally, we are working closely with the IMF on its recently agreed Extended Credit Facility programme for Yemen, which includes a number of economic reform benchmarks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 15/12/2014 12:09:46 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

168334

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what direct support her Department is providing to the government of Yemen on the formation and implementation of elections policy.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	217510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>DFID is providing £7 million to support Yemen’s constitutional referendum and elections, in partnership with Yemen’s Supreme Commission for Elections and Referendum, the United Nations Development Programme, and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems. No DFID funding is being provided directly to Government of Yemen.</p><p> </p><p>Our support will help to: develop a new biometric voter registry; equip polling stations; draft relevant legislation; deliver a public outreach and communications campaign; engage civil society, women, and political parties in the process and planning of the elections; and assess and manage security risks. In addition, the UK Ambassador to Yemen regularly discusses elections preparations with Government of Yemen.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 15/12/2014 12:08:43 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

168335

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many and what proportion of (a) her Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by her Department are paid less than the Living Wage.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	217422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>There are no staff directly employed by DFID who are paid less than the current Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation. DFID considers the rate of pay for outsourced workers to be an issue for contractors. We encourage outsource partners to pay the Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne grouped question UIN 217443 217464 question first answered 15/12/2014 12:07:16 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

168336

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Directors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many members of her Department's executive board are (a) male and (b) female.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	217359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>DFID’s Executive Management Committee consists of four male members and one female member.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 15/12/2014 12:05:28 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

168028

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what involvement Afghan women had in the London talks on Afghanistan in December 2014.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	Mr John Spellar
uin	217225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>Afghan women played a central role in the London Conference on Afghanistan and were given a platform to share their views throughout. This included at the Civil Society associated event (“Ayenda”), in the Reception, at a follow-up Ministerial breakfast with civil society, and in the main Conference Plenary itself.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 11/12/2014 17:10:32 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar