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1224763

registered interest
date	15/07/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	Whether she had discussions with (a) civil society and (b) development partners on the potential merger of her Department with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office before the decision to merge those Departments was made.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	904786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2020 answer text <p>As with any government change like this, the announcement came first to Parliament. Baroness Sugg meets British Development Civil Society Organisations regularly. Strong consultation with a wide range of partners will continue to be a key component of our work to create the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 15/07/2020 15:56:53 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

984925

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she plans to publish her Department's preparations for no deal.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	177718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p>DFID published guidance on 23 August for UK organisations delivering EU humanitarian aid programmes if there is no Brexit deal so that they can make informed plans and preparations for that unlikely scenario. The guidance set out our offer of financial assurance for UK organisations to allow them to continue bidding for funding from the core budget of European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) without undertaking unmanageable financial and programmatic risk.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 17/10/2018 15:05:49 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

777864

registered interest
date	25/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department was consulted by the Department for Exiting the European Union on the economic impact assessments conducted for the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	109537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government is carrying out an ongoing programme of comprehensive analytical work that will inform our negotiating position with the EU, to define our deep and special partnership with the EU, and inform our understanding of how EU exit will affect the UK’s domestic policies and frameworks.</p><p>The Department for International Development is working with officials across government, in close coordination with the Department for Exiting the European Union, to ensure the delivery of a holistic programme of analysis across government.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 01/11/2017 17:39:36 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1198668

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Females: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she plans to take to tackle the rise in (a) gender-based violence, (b) child, early and forced marriages, (c) FGM and (d) other harmful practices faced by adolescent girls globally as a result of the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	52008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>I am deeply concerned about the surge in gender-based violence (GBV), FGM and other harmful practices as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. We are urgently adapting existing programmes to ensure women and girls continue to access support during the lockdown. For example, in Nepal, DFID is financing safe spaces for women in nine shelters and 42 COVID-19 quarantine sites. In Uganda, DFID is supporting the Government's response to the spikes in GBV by funding 13 shelters across the country and working to ensure safety of frontline staff and survivors.</p><p>The UK leads the world in our support to the Africa-led movement to end FGM. In 2018 we announced a £50 million UK aid package – the biggest single donor investment worldwide to date – to tackle this issue across the most-affected countries in Africa. In February up to £3.5 million of this was allocated to the WHO and UN for vital work with governments and health systems to tackle the harmful practice.</p><p>Significant gains have been made in the last 10 years to reduce child marriage, but COVID-19 is putting this progress at risk. DFID’s flagship global programme to end child marriage supported just under 3 million adolescent girls to attend school and skills training in 2018 alone. The UN Global Programme is developing innovative ways to continue to reach and support vulnerable girls during the COVID-19 crisis, including moving services online.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 08/06/2020 16:01:15 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

348105

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Nigeria: Female Genital Mutilation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she plans to take to support the implementation of the ban on female genital mutilation in Nigeria.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>The UK is committed to supporting efforts to end female genital mutilation both in the UK and across the globe. We welcome the passing of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Bill and its ban on female genital mutilation in Nigeria. DFID will work closely with the new Government on the implementation of this Bill. DFID is also supporting implementation at both federal and state levels.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 08/06/2015 16:11:08 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

348104

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Female Genital Mutilation
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 support anti-FGM measures.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>The UK is a key supporter of the Africa-led movement to end Female Genital Mutilation. We have made the largest single donor commitment ever to this issue, with a flagship programme of £35 million over 5 years.</p><p> </p><p>In addition DFID is exploring what we can do in practising countries where we have bilateral programmes, including supporting efforts to end FGM in Sudan (which has a very high prevalence rate) through a £12m bilateral five year programme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We also continue to work with others to increase international commitment to this neglected issue. DFID’s Girl Summit, held in July 2014, resulted in commitments to take action to end FGM and child, early and forced marriage (CEFM) from organisations, governments, businesses, communities and individuals across the world.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 08/06/2015 12:48:22 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1167818

registered interest
date	01/11/2019
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: Honours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of staff in his Department in receipt of each category of Honour in (a) December 2018 and (b) June 2019 were (i) from ethnic minority backgrounds and (ii) female aged (A) under 30, (B) 31 to 40, (C) 41 to 50 and (D) aged over 50.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	8603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that the honours system is fully representative of UK society. The proportion of women and people from ethnic minorities receiving recognition on each honours list is available on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>, as is a breakdown of ethnicities of recipients on the Ethnicity Facts and Figures website at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/honours-recipients-by-ethnicity" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/honours-recipients-by-ethnicity</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Information on ages is not correlated with other diversity factors. We also publish the proportion of honours by independent committee on GOV.UK. The numbers of honours recipients in the Department for International Development are very small and vary from year to year. Releasing the requested data would identify the individuals and they have given permission for their data to be used for statistical purposes only.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 05/11/2019 16:45:10 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1177825

registered interest
date	11/02/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Sub-Saharan Africa: Renewable Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what official development assistance his Department is allocating to the production of sustainable energy in sub-Saharan Africa.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2020 answer text <p>DFID has a substantial and growing portfolio of programmes supporting sustainable energy in Africa.</p><p>This includes providing finance for off-grid energy systems to reach the rural poor in Africa, technical assistance to improve African countries’ renewable energy policies, and investing in clean energy research and innovation such as the Faraday Battery Challenge and the Ayrton Fund.</p><p>CDC, the UK’s development finance institution, also invests in sustainable energy companies, for example in the world’s largest pay-as-you-go solar company, Kenya’s M-Kopa Solar, as well as Mettle Solar in South Africa, and PEG in Ghana.</p><p>The commitment that the UK will double its spend on international climate finance to £11.6 billion by 2026 will lead to increased UK commitment to the provision of sustainable energy in Sub-Saharan Africa.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 18/02/2020 17:41:49 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1225109

registered interest
date	15/07/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	UNRWA: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her Department's policy is on funding for UNRWA.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	74592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2020 answer text <p>The UK is a long-term supporter of UNRWA as a vital humanitarian and stabilising force in the region. We recognise UNRWA’s unique mandate from the UN General Assembly, to protect and provide protection and core services to Palestinian refugees across the Near East.</p><p>The UK provides multi-year funding to UNRWA. Our contribution to UNWRA will help to provide basic education to more than 533,000 children a year (half of which are girls), access to health services for 3.5 million Palestinian refugees and social safety net assistance for around 255,000 of the most vulnerable.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 20/07/2020 15:21:18 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

797718

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	Department for International Development: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate she has made of the (a) number of officials to be employed by her Department and (b) her Department's payroll in (i) 2018, (ii) 2019, (iii) 2020, (iv) 2021 and (v) 2022 as a result of the UK leaving EU.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	116681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2017 answer text <p>EU Exit is an all-of-government operation. The Department for International Development is doing detailed work with departments to prepare for the upcoming negotiations by understanding the risks and opportunities of leaving the EU and coordinating planning.</p><p> </p><p>Staff within the Europe and Trade for Development teams lead on providing advice to Ministers on EU Exit and exit-related issues. Members of staff across the Department also provide advice and analysis on EU Exit issues as required.</p><p> </p><p>Given the interactions between EU exit work and the Department’s other priorities, it would not be possible to give an accurate figure.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 06/12/2017 12:22:43 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra