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387483

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Department for International Development: Consultants and Legal Opinion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department spent on (a) legal advice and (b) consultants in 2014; which organisations were paid from that expenditure for those services; and how much each such organisation received for each such service.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5274
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>British taxpayers expect all ODA to be high quality and well-targeted. So since 2010, DFID has made value for money and transparency of UK official development assistance (ODA) a top priority. In the last 5 years, DFID has worked hard to make its systems and processes more rigorous to make sure that aid projects reach intended beneficiaries and deliver results, including introducing greater ministerial oversight and new spending controls. Business cases and delivery plans are used for all DFID projects setting out the rationale for the projects and how they will be implemented. Formal project reviews are required annually and at completion against a performance monitoring framework. These reviews assess and record that funds have been used for their intended purposes and what results have been delivered. DFID has also reduced the number of bilateral country programmes since 2010. Finally, DFID has introduced greater transparency and scrutiny of DFID’s work through setting up the aid watchdog, the Independent Commission for Aid Impact, which scrutinises everything DFID does, alongside the work of the International Development Select Committee.</p><p>In line with the UK Government commitments to increase transparency, DFID publishes details of spend transactions over £500 on a monthly basis. This includes expenditure at supplier level and amount for Legal and Consultancy services. This information can be accessed via the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/monthly-spend-over-500-in-the-department-for-international-development" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/monthly-spend-over-500-in-the-department-for-international-development</a>.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 08/07/2015 14:34:41 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

388378

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Africa: Conflict Prevention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will take steps to increase international aid for conflict prevention in (a) Democratic Republic of Congo, (b) Burundi and (c) Rwanda.
	tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
	tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	900807
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>DFID is providing £80million over five years to address the causes of conflicts in Eastern DRC, Rwanda’s £64m budget is building stability and prosperity for all. DFID also works closely with FCO to deliver the £1.1million Security and Stability Fund (CSSF) in the Great Lakes. There is no bilateral programme in Burundi.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID regularly refresh the focus and aim of the UK Aid portfolio to ensure that aid is targeted to address those most in need.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 08/07/2015 15:43:09 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
	tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

387467

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Climate Change: Overseas Aid
	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 takes to ensure that all UK aid is responsive to climate change and low carbon development.
	tabling member constituency	Luton South
	tabling member printed	Mr Gavin Shuker
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5415
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>DFID’s responsibilities on climate and environment derive from the International Development Act’s commitment to sustainable development, based on the substantial evidence that poverty eradication is not possible without tackling climate change. Hence all DFID programmes are assessed for climate and environment opportunities and risks. The capacity of staff to do this has also been strengthened through DFID’s ‘Future Fit’ programme which has helped spending departments identify key climate issues in their programmes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, the UK’s flagship International Climate Fund (ICF) has been used to comprehensively address climate issues through DFID programmes in climate vulnerable sectors such as forestry, water, agriculture and disaster management. The ICF has already helped 15m people cope with the impacts of climate change, and created 39,000 jobs.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 09/07/2015 11:43:23 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
	tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

387482

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Hygiene and Sanitation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department spent on projects relating to (a) the provision of clean water, (b) sewage, (c) women's sanitary projects and (d) other essential hygiene projects in 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5520
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <p>In Financial Year 2013 to 2014 DFID spent £93.3million on providing clean water and £34.8million on sanitation projects. In that year DFID also spent £39.8million on health education which includes promotion of improved hygiene practices. The source for these figures is the publication Statistics on International Development 2013 2014. The tables in that publication are not able to provide a figure for spending on women’s sanitary projects. However, we have a number of programmes globally. DFID is supporting a number of initiatives to address menstrual hygiene management. For example, in our education portfolio we support programmes that are improving the availability of disposable sanitary pads. DFID has also supported an extensive menstrual hygiene management research programme which resulted in a comprehensive manual and training pack.</p><p> </p><p>This includes the CAMFED Secondary Education Programme in Zimbabwe that is helping to ensure 24,000 orphaned and vulnerable girls complete secondary school. Through the Girls’ Education Challenge programme, DFID is providing £10million to World Vision in Zimbabwe to implement the Improving Girls’ Access to Transformational Education programme which aims to support 95,000 rural girls. In the rural zone of Wolaita in Ethiopia, DFID is working with an NGO called ‘Link Community Development’ to provide sanitary pads and upgrade sanitation facilities for 56,683 marginalised girls.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 07/07/2015 15:54:20 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

387330

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Department for International Development: Freedom of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what instructions have been given to staff in her Department dealing with freedom of information requests on the application of Freedom of Information Act Awareness Guidance No. 19, issued by the Information Commissioner's Office, in considering whether to apply the exemptions in section 38 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
	tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
	tabling member printed	Peter Grant
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5331
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>No guidance has been issued to staff on the application of Freedom of Information Act Awareness Guidance No.19, issued by the Information Commissioner's Office, about the application of section 38 of the Act. However, the Ministry of Justice has published its own guidance on the use of this exemption. This is available here: <a title="http://www.justice.gov.uk/information-access-rights/foi-guidance-for-practitioners/exemptions-guidance" href="http://www.justice.gov.uk/information-access-rights/foi-guidance-for-practitioners/exemptions-guidance" target="_blank">http://www.justice.gov.uk/information-access-rights/foi-guidance-for-practitioners/exemptions-guidance</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 09/07/2015 11:40:57 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
	tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant

387323

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Department for International Development: Freedom of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, on how many occasions her Department applied the exemption in section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (disclosure likely to endanger the safety of any individual) in wholly or partly refusing a freedom of information request in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
	tabling member printed	Peter Grant
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5310
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>Statistics on the use of Freedom of Information exemptions are published by the Ministry of Justice (Table 10 of annual reports). They are available here <a title="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-foi-statistics" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-foi-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-foi-statistics</a>. These statistics provide the number of times section 38 as a whole has been used by each government department. Both sections 38(1)(a) and 38(1)(b) were used by DFID in all such cases.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 09/07/2015 11:40:14 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
	tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant

387322

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Department for International Development: Freedom of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, on how many occasions her Department applied the exemption in section 38(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (disclosure likely to endanger the physical or mental health of any individual) in wholly or partly refusing a freedom of information request in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
	tabling member printed	Peter Grant
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5289
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>Statistics on the use of Freedom of Information exemptions are published by the Ministry of Justice (Table 10 of annual reports). They are available here <a title="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-foi-statistics" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-foi-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-foi-statistics</a>. These statistics provide the number of times section 38 as a whole has been used by each government department. Both sections 38(1)(a) and 38(1)(b) were used by DFID in all such cases.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 09/07/2015 11:39:27 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
	tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant

387468

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2015
	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: Infrastructure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department has reached a decision on whether to fund an extension of the Nigerian Infrastructure Advisory Facility - beyond NIAF 2.
	tabling member constituency	Luton South
	tabling member printed	Mr Gavin Shuker
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5500
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <p>The Nigerian Infrastructure Advisory Facility 2 (NIAF2) will end in December 2016. A decision regarding future support for infrastructure development in Nigeria beyond NIAF2 will be taken during the next Country Operational Plan period, starting in April 2016.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 07/07/2015 15:52:21 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
	tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

387402

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Africa: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding has been devoted to education projects in African countries in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
	tabling member printed	Roger Mullin
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5376
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>The table below shows UK bilateral Official Development Assistance expenditure for education projects in African countries since 2005:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK ODA Education Sector Spend to Africa (GBP millions)</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>177</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>221</p></td><td><p>217</p></td><td><p>244</p></td><td><p>290</p></td><td><p>351</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Source: Statistics in Development database.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 09/07/2015 11:42:12 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
	tabling member	4468 label Biography information for Roger Mullin

388383

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Malawi: Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what forecast her Department has made of its spending in Malawi in the next five years.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	900815
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>This year, the UK is delivering a £72m bilateral programme through DFID in Malawi, with significant additional support reaching Malawi through civil society, research, Global Funds and multilateral agencies. Plans for 2016/17 and beyond are subject to the spending review in Autumn 2015.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 08/07/2015 15:04:15 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan