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422320

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Bangladesh: Textiles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2015 to Question 9671, for what reasons the Government cannot mandate companies to join the 2013 Accord on Fire and Safety in Bangladesh.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	12284
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2015 answer text <br /><p>The Rana Plaza disaster demonstrated the need for a concerted effort by all stakeholders to address the challenges facing the garments industry in Bangladesh. As well as establishing 2 international initiatives (the Accord and the Alliance), The International Labour Organisation (ILO) worked with the Government of Bangladesh (GoB), employer organisations, and trade union representatives to develop the Tripartite National Plan of Action on Fire Safety and Structural Integrity (NTPA) and in 2014 the Government raised the minimum wage for the country’s garment workers by 77%.</p><p>The Accord has been established as a voluntary, independent, legally binding agreement between Trade Unions and brands: we, and the many stakeholders involved, believe this is a more effective mechanism than making it mandatory. We actively encourage UK companies to join the Accord.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 26/10/2015 17:26:03 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

50060

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2014
	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, how much the UK plans to give to the Global Partnership for Education at its next funding round.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	198097
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The UK is by far the largest donor to Global Partnership for Education (GPE) and the largest bilateral donor to basic education. We are currently considering the level of future UK support to GPE based on their case for investment and the results to be delivered under their new funding model.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
	tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

422321

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Bangladesh: Textiles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2015 to Question 9671, what estimate the Government has made of the proportion of UK companies which have joined the 2013 Accord on Fire and Safety in Bangladesh.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	12285
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2015 answer text <p>30 UK companies have signed the 2013 Accord on Fire and Safety in Bangladesh. We do not have comprehensive information on the total number of UK brands purchasing Garments from Bangladesh.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 26/10/2015 17:26:21 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

691990

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2017
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of the Government's overseas development aid budget is spent on schemes to support economic growth in middle-income countries.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	64625
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>Around four per cent of UK official development assistance (ODA) was spent to support economic growth in middle-income countries in 2015.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 27/02/2017 17:36:39 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

442375

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	World Health Organization
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans she has to attend the World Health Organisation meeting in March 2016; and what her policy is on proposals to be discussed at that meeting on creating a system of health research which prioritises need and efficiency over profit.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	20776
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2016 answer text <p>Arrangements for the meeting at the World Health Organisation (WHO) in March 2016 are at an early stage. DFID officials will be in discussion with WHO senior managers about UK representation at the meeting.</p><br /><p>The UK Government supports systems that separate the market incentives to produce a drug or vaccine from the Research &amp; Development process, that prioritise public health need over profit and that work in partnership with a wide range of different organisations, covering the public, private and philanthropic sectors. The proposals to be discussed at the meeting at the WHO in March are one element of a wider system. The UK is the second largest government supporter of the development of new products through product development partnerships, which prioritise need over profit.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 07/01/2016 10:29:47 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

447045

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Syria: Armed Conflict
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if her Department will take steps to ensure that all children and young people affected by the Syrian conflict are in school and learning in (a) 2016-17 school year and (b) future years.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	23731
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2016 answer text <p>At the Conference on Supporting Syria and the Region being held in London on 4<sup>th</sup> February, we want the international community to agree a new goal that all Syrian refugee children and affected host country children are in education – formal school or non-formal – by the end of 2016/17. Equally, for inside Syria, it is our aim to increase access to good quality schooling or other learning opportunities such as self-learning and non-formal education. In neighbouring countries we will also increase access to vocational or skills training and higher education for children and youth.</p><p>At the Conference our ambition is that international donors, governments from countries in the region hosting refugees, non-governmental organisations and the private sector come together to agree a set of reciprocal financial and policy commitments. The UK and co-hosts are working with donors and other partners to secure increased funding for education under the UN-led appeals for 2016 and longer term, multi-year education funding commitments to ensure sustainability. We are also working with refugee hosting governments in particular to agree the policy commitments necessary to turn increased funding into delivery on the ground.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne grouped question UIN 23732 question first answered 29/01/2016 14:40:03 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

447046

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Syria: Refugees
	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 encourage other participants in the Supporting Syria and the Region Conference to (a) increase access to accredited quality non-formal education for Syrian refugee children in host countries in that region and (b) ensure that funding for Syrian refugee education is sustained beyond short-term humanitarian support.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	23732
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2016 answer text <p>At the Conference on Supporting Syria and the Region being held in London on 4<sup>th</sup> February, we want the international community to agree a new goal that all Syrian refugee children and affected host country children are in education – formal school or non-formal – by the end of 2016/17. Equally, for inside Syria, it is our aim to increase access to good quality schooling or other learning opportunities such as self-learning and non-formal education. In neighbouring countries we will also increase access to vocational or skills training and higher education for children and youth.</p><p>At the Conference our ambition is that international donors, governments from countries in the region hosting refugees, non-governmental organisations and the private sector come together to agree a set of reciprocal financial and policy commitments. The UK and co-hosts are working with donors and other partners to secure increased funding for education under the UN-led appeals for 2016 and longer term, multi-year education funding commitments to ensure sustainability. We are also working with refugee hosting governments in particular to agree the policy commitments necessary to turn increased funding into delivery on the ground.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne grouped question UIN 23731 question first answered 29/01/2016 14:40:03 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

536147

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Syria: Refugees
	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 increase the number of Syrian children in Lebanon in education.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	42638
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2016 answer text <p>At the Supporting Syria and the Region Conference, the UK committed to double education funding for Lebanon, to up to £40 million per year. This supports the Conference goal of getting all refugee children from Syria and vulnerable children in host communities into quality education by the end of the 2016/17 school year. DFID is aligning its funding behind the Government of Lebanon’s national education plans to expand access to educational opportunity; both through formal education, and through quality and regulated non-formal education for the most vulnerable out of school children.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 18/07/2016 14:50:48 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

846202

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Syria: 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 funding the UK has provided to (a) UK organisations, (b) UN agencies, and (c) international and non-governmental organisations in Syria (i) in total and (ii) by organisation in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	128886
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>Between financial years 2012/2013 and 2017/2018, DFID has provided £876 million to a range of partners implementing humanitarian projects in Syria. This figure excludes funding under the cross-government Conflict, Stability and Security Fund. During this period, DFID has provided £53.4 million to UK organisations, £487 million to UN agencies, £37.3 million to international organisations, and £280.4 million to international NGOs. In addition, £17.8 million has been provided for technical and in-kind assistance, and monitoring and evaluation activities. A breakdown by financial year is provided below.</p><p> </p><p><strong>By financial year</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Agency Type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2012/13 <br> (spent)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2013/14 <br> (spent)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2014/15<br> (spent)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2015/16<br> (spent)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2016/17<br> (spent)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2017/18<br> (allocated by Feb’18)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UN agencies</p></td><td><p>£28.2m</p></td><td><p>£79.5m</p></td><td><p>£70.5m</p></td><td><p>£110.7m</p></td><td><p>£119.7m</p></td><td><p>£78.5m</p></td><td><p>£487.0m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>International organisations</p></td><td><p>£3m</p></td><td><p>£5m</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>£5m</p></td><td><p>£23.4m</p></td><td><p>£1m</p></td><td><p>£37.3m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>International NGOs</p></td><td><p>£5.1m</p></td><td><p>£35.5m</p></td><td><p>£64.1m</p></td><td><p>£59m</p></td><td><p>£51.6m</p></td><td><p>£65.1m</p></td><td><p>£280.4m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK organisations</p></td><td><p>£2.5m</p></td><td><p>£9.7m</p></td><td><p>£14.8m</p></td><td><p>£14.2m</p></td><td><p>£12.2m</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>£53.4m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other funding</p></td><td><p>£1.7m</p></td><td><p>£3.9m</p></td><td><p>£2.0m</p></td><td><p>£4.3m</p></td><td><p>£2.5m</p></td><td><p>£3.2m</p></td><td><p>£17.8m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£40m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£134m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£152m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£193m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£209m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£148m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£876m</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Aside from the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross, we have agreed with our NGO partners not to disclose publicly their identity because doing so could put their staff at risk.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 28/02/2018 13:43:49 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

829963

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Syria: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the Global Disability Summit in July 2018 has on its agenda the needs of disabled people in Syria and the support systems those people require in order to be able to access education and work.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	124698
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>Both education and economic empowerment will feature prominently on the agenda of the UK’s Global Disability Summit. The Summit will also consider how these themes apply in supporting people with disabilities in conflicted affected states and humanitarian situations such as in Syria.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 31/01/2018 17:57:29 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff