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78763

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she has any plans to increase the number of replies within her Department's working day standard; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	206479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The handling of correspondence is given the highest priority by my Department and we aim to respond to all correspondence within 15 working days.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 01/09/2014 15:00:45 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

78769

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	St Helena
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will place in the Library a copy of the audit of the accounts of the St Helena airport construction project in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	206523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The St Helena airport project is monitored on a regular basis by its project board and is also subject to additional scrutiny by the Major Projects Authority (MPA).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 01/09/2014 15:06:30 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

78771

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	St Helena
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the new airport terminal on St Helena will be equipped with (a) a biosecurity scanner and (b) a secure biosecurity facility.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	206525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department for International Development is currently considering proposals from the St Helena Government on biosecurity management at the new airport terminal building, including the use of a biosecurity scanner and any associated facilities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 03/09/2014 16:03:55 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

78772

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	St Helena
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps are being taken to protect the mole spider population at Bradleys in the airport development area of St Helena.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	206526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>No construction work is planned within the mole spider habitat at Bradley’s and the area is protected from any construction-related activity. Environmental officers carry out checks to ensure compliance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 03/09/2014 16:04:43 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

78773

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	St Helena
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what change there has been in energy prices on St Helena in each of the last four years; and what estimate she has made of changes in such prices in each of the next three years.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	206527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>From April 2010 to April 2014 the unit price of electricity per kilowatt hour in St Helena increased by 2.5p, 1.75p, 1.9p and 0.8p in each respective financial year: increasing the unit price for median consumption rates over this period from 15p to 22p per kilowatt hour.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Future energy prices on St Helena will be decided by the island’s private utility company and regulator.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 03/09/2014 16:05:53 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

78466

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
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: Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how the £1 million pledged by the UK to the UN's Safe Schools Initiative is being used to ensure that children are being protected.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	206373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID is providing technical support to the design and development of the Safe Schools Initiative, as well as working through our existing education programmes in northern Nigeria to ensure safe access to learning. The Safe Schools Initiative was launched in May. The Government of Nigeria are leading on implementation. The aim is to provide a response for the protection of schools and the prevention of future attacks on schools. It will include a combination of school-based and community interventions to create safer environments in which schools can operate, improve school security measures and support provision of safe opportunities for learning.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 01/09/2014 14:58:49 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

78541

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Aid: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many times her Department has referred cases of suspected bribery, fraud or money laundering concerning UK aid money to (a) the Serious Fraud Office and (b) the Crown Prosecution Service since 2009-10.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	206338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>It is not the policy of this Department to comment on Serious Fraud Office or Crown Prosecution Service matters.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 21/07/2014 16:11:34 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

78542

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Aid: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will place in the Library any correspondence her Department has received from the Serious Fraud Office on what steps it is taking to investigate reports referred to it by her Department that UK aid may have been channelled via CDC Group and Energy Capital Partners into companies linked to James Ibori; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	206339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to her by the Solicitor General on 15 July 2014, Official Report, column 592W.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 21/07/2014 16:12:48 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

78543

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding her Department allocates to Palestine; and if she will commission a review of how effective that funding is in serving her Department's objectives in Palestine.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	206381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID will provide nearly £350 million in support of Palestinian development from 2011-15. In addition, we have also provided £17 million of emergency aid since the current conflict began. We regularly review progress and assess that UK aid is on track to deliver key results as set out in our Operational Plan.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, the International Development Committee’s recent report was supportive of the work that we are doing in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, whilst noting the need for political progress.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 01/09/2014 16:30:36 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

78544

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding her Department has allocated to aid Palestinian citizens who have been injured, orphaned, made homeless and lost their livelihoods as a result of Israel's recent air strikes; and whether she plans to keep the level of such funding under review in the light of future developments in that conflict.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	206382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID is one of the biggest donors to the Gaza crisis, providing over £17 million of emergency aid since the current conflict began. The level of funding is being kept under constant review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 01/09/2014 14:54:46 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham