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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
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	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

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
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	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

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
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	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

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
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	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

451699

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2016
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with which other Government departments her officials have held discussions on their role in the delivery and monitoring of spending under the Government's aid strategy; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Aldridge-Brownhills
	tabling member printed	Wendy Morton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	26576
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2016 answer text <p>The UK Aid Strategy,<em> Tackling Global Challenges in the National Interest</em>, notes that the government will sharpen oversight and monitoring of all Official Development Assistance (ODA) spend. This will apply to all government ODA spend including through cross-government funds. HM Treasury and DFID will co-chair a working group, reporting to ministers, in order to ensure value for money. DFID officials are working with HM Treasury to agree the remit of this working group. All government departments and funds spending ODA will be invited to attend the group. The group will meet for the first time in spring 2016. In addition, DFID reports UK ODA to the OECD and is responsible for reporting to Parliament on whether the 0.7 per cent GNI/ODA target is met. As part of this, DFID engages with all ODA-spending departments to: collate and quality assure UK ODA spend data for the previous calendar year for reporting to the OECD; monitor ODA spend within each current calendar year to meet the 0.7 per cent GNI/ODA target; and make arrangements for the independent evaluation of the extent to which all ODA provided by the UK represents value for money.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 22/02/2016 13:26:46 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton

46593

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with which non-governmental organisations and agencies her Department is working to help residents in the desert region of Thar in Sindh Province, Pakistan.
	tabling member constituency	Luton South
	tabling member printed	Gavin Shuker
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	194942
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The UK Government provides funding to the World Food Programme and UNICEF who are responding to the situation in Thar.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

348534

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Burma: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with which ministers and officials of the Burmese government she has spoken to about restrictions on humanitarian access in Rakhine State in the last six months.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	1174
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The former Home Office Minister of State for Crime Prevention and DFID Parliamentary Under Secretary of State raised restrictions on humanitarian access in Rakhine during her visit in January 2015. I raised this issue repeatedly during my visit in August 2014, I raised it again with the Immigration and Population Minister and Rakhine Chief Minister when they visited London in October 2014. DFID’s Director General for Country Programmes was in Burma 2- 4 June 2015. She visited Rakhine and Naypyidaw and raised the issue of restrictions on humanitarian access with the state authorities in Rakhine, and with senior Ministers of the central Government in Naypyidaw.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 10/06/2015 13:27:19 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

175298

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	UN High Commissioner for Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with which countries she has had discussions on additional funding for UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	221690
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for International Development has regular discussions with a range of international partners on financing for United Nations and other international agencies for emergency response.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne grouped question UIN 221688 question first answered 29/01/2015 17:38:58 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

595931

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Palestinian Authority
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with regard to the amendment letter to the Memorandum of Understanding with the Palestinian Government for Financial Assistance, signed on 19 March 2015, whether her Department has a list of the eligible beneficiaries of the PEGASE support programme; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Dudley North
	tabling member printed	Ian Austin
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	47607
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2016 answer text <p>The list of vetted civil servants is held by the European Union. DFID has access to this list on request. The list of eligible beneficiaries is subject to a vetting process that includes screening against international and ad hoc sanctions lists, covering a large number of different risk categories including terrorism financing.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/10/2016 17:16:10 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

176154

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Nigeria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the report, the Dominion Farms' land grab in Nigeria, published in January 2015, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that projects sponsored by the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition in Africa do not marginalise farmers in Taraba State, Nigeria.
	tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
	tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	222187
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>DFID is working with members of the Nigerian New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition partnership to promote responsible agricultural investment in Nigeria. This includes adoption of the internationally endorsed Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests. The New Alliance partnership in Nigeria has already helped improve market access to 7,290 smallholder farmers and has created 22,670 jobs.</p><p> </p><p>DFID is supporting the Nigerian Presidential Technical Committee on Land Reform to roll out systematic land titling and registration across the country. Under our Growth and Employment in States project, 33,500 parcels of land have already been demarcated and certificates of occupancy are being issued. These measures are specifically aimed at protecting the rights of farmers at risk of involuntary relocation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 03/02/2015 17:49:46 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott