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796676

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
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: Overseas Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to promote trade between the UK and least developed countries.
tabling member constituency	Bexhill and Battle
tabling member printed	Huw Merriman
uin	902624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK is a proud advocate of helping developing countries trade their way out of poverty. The Government has introduced the Taxation (Cross-Border Trade) Bill which enables creation of a trade preference scheme. This will maintain existing tariff free access to the UK for Least Developed Countries as we leave the EU.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 29/11/2017 13:40:04 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman

796677

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
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: Education and Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to promote universal access to free public education and health systems in developing and partner countries.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	902625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK supports countries working toward free access to life-saving and life-changing health and education services for the most marginalised people. We do this through a combination of bilateral and multilateral interventions, focusing on strengthening overall health and education systems.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 29/11/2017 13:40:45 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

796678

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Central African Republic: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What aid her Department provides to Central African Republic.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
uin	902626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK is one of the largest donors to the crisis in the Central African Republic and UK Aid is making a big difference on the ground. Our support is reaching 1.5 million people with life-saving food, shelter and basic healthcare.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 29/11/2017 13:41:30 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney

796679

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
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: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What support her Department provides to assist developing countries with scientific research.
tabling member constituency	Bolton West
tabling member printed	Chris Green
uin	902627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>DFID is committed to ensuring that cutting edge scientific research tackles extreme poverty. DFID funded research brings together coalitions of universities, private sector and civil society in developing countries. DFID is working in partnership with 14 Research Councils across Africa to share learning on effective investments in science, technology and innovation.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 29/11/2017 13:42:07 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4398 label Biography information for Chris Green

796680

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Aid: Charities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to enable small charities in the UK to access funding allocated by her Department.
tabling member constituency	Banbury
tabling member printed	Victoria Prentis
uin	902629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>The Small Charities Challenge Fund was launched in July this year. This fund is specifically for UK registered non-for-profit organisations with an annual income of less than £250,000. The fund is continuously open for applications and the first review of applications is currently underway.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 29/11/2017 13:42:39 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis

796681

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Aid: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to ensure that private contractors funded through Official Development Assistance are scrutinised and managed effectively.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	902630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>The reform plan announced in October sets out measures to ensure DFID has assurance of ethical behaviour and value for money along all our supply chains. DFID are encouraging other government departments and devolved administrations who spend ODA to adopt a similarly robust approach with their own suppliers.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 29/11/2017 13:43:18 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

794407

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Swaziland: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much aid she has provided to Swaziland since her Department was established.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	115380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The total amount of UK Net Official Development Assistance (ODA) spend to Swaziland since 1997, when my Department was established, was £6.8 million. This figure is sourced from the OECD DAC database and Statistics on International Development (DFID).</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 28/11/2017 17:57:51 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

794420

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
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: Poverty
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 (a) recently had and (b) plans to have with her international counterparts on the percentage of gross national income each of their countries contributes towards global efforts to eradicate poverty.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	115393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>After taking office on 9 Nov, the Secretary of State is considering opportunities to engage with her international counterparts, including strategic dialogues on development with several of them in the New Year.</p><p>While it is for other governments to decide what percentage of gross national income (GNI) to allocate as Official Development Assistance (ODA), the Secretary of State will highlight the importance the UK Government places on meeting the international commitment to spend 0.7% of GNI as ODA. She will make clear the vital role that international development activity plays in tackling global challenges such as mass migration and disease, as well as helping the world’s poorest and most vulnerable.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 28/11/2017 17:58:35 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

794496

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Bangladesh: Rohingya
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 help ensure there are confidential spaces for Rohingya women and children refugees to report any abuse and sexual violence in Bangladesh
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	115469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>We are committed to protecting vulnerable groups in the refugee camps in Bangladesh, and are providing support for survivors and addressing the risk of Gender Based Violence (GBV). DFID is supporting the establishment of Child Friendly Spaces and Women and Adolescent Friendly Spaces to provide protective services, and psychosocial and psychological support. Through UK funding to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), UK support will reach over 10,000 women suffering from trauma, and over 2000 survivors of sexual violence, as part of the larger response to the risks. We are now planning to scale-up our GBV response.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 28/11/2017 17:59:27 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

794501

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
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: Rohingya
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 encourage coordination between the International Organisation for Migration, the UN and foreign governments in response to the Rohingya crisis.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	115474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for International Development recently returned from Bangladesh where she met the UN Resident Coordinator, IOM’s Chief of Mission, UNHCR’s Emergency Coordinator and representatives from other UN agencies and NGOs to discuss coordination and the next phase of the response. DFID funds the IOM-managed Inter-Sector Coordination Group (ISCG) in Cox’s Bazar. At the start of the crisis DFID convened a donor group that has been meeting weekly to discuss coordination of aid flows. DFID will be part of a new Senior Executive Group of UN, NGO and donor leads in Dhaka to improve coordination with the field. DFID has made clear to UN and NGO partners that they should work with the existing coordination groups, align with the humanitarian response plan, and comply with Bangladesh regulations.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 28/11/2017 18:01:07 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden