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92271

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Performance Appraisal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many officials in her Department who received the (a) exceeded, (b) met and (c) must improve performance mark under the Civil Service Employment Policy Performance Management System (i) had a disability, (ii) worked full-time and (iii) worked part-time in 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	209633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Performance Rating</p></td><td><p>Number of employees who have declared a disability</p></td><td><p>Number of employees who work full time</p></td><td><p>Number of employees who works part-time/reduced hours</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exceeded</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>448</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Met</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>1080</p></td><td><p>113</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Must improve</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>132</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Data provided on disability is based on those employees who have chosen to make a declaration of their diversity information on DFID’s HR system.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 16/10/2014 16:46:04 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

92277

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Performance Appraisal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many officials in her Department of what (a) gender, (b) ethnicity and (c) age received the Civil Service Employment Policy Performance Management System's (i) exceeded, (ii) met and (iii) must improve performance mark in 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	209486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Performance Rating</p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Gender</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Ethnicity</strong></p></td><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Age Bands</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>Black and Ethnic Minority (BME)</p></td><td><p>Non- BME</p><p>and</p><p>undeclared</p></td><td><p>34</p><p>and</p><p>under</p></td><td><p>35-44</p></td><td><p>45-54</p></td><td><p>55</p><p>and</p><p>over</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exceeded</p></td><td><p>225</p></td><td><p>261</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>449</p></td><td><p>185</p></td><td><p>167</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Met</p></td><td><p>569</p></td><td><p>624</p></td><td><p>138</p></td><td><p>1055</p></td><td><p>318</p></td><td><p>388</p></td><td><p>354</p></td><td><p>133</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Must improve</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Totals</p></td><td><p>867</p></td><td><p>955</p></td><td><p>198</p></td><td><p>1624</p></td><td><p>534</p></td><td><p>589</p></td><td><p>525</p></td><td><p>174</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Data provided on ethnicity is based on those employees who have chosen to make a declaration of their diversity information on DFID’s HR system.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 16/10/2014 16:57:51 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

92020

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Argentina
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what information her Department holds on a proposed lending programme to Argentina from the World Bank.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	209517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>The World Bank Group has a Country Programme Strategy for Argentina which sets out planned areas for cooperation from 2015 to 2018. No new loan proposals for Argentina have been presented to the World Bank Board since 2012. We are keeping the situation under close review.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK does not currently support any new World Bank lending to the Government of Argentina.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 16/10/2014 16:50:07 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

91756

registered interest
date	12/09/2014
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 aid commitments her Department intends to make at the Gaza donor conference.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	209154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>The UK pledged at the conference to contribute £20 million. We are clear, however, that reconstruction in Gaza will require a durable ceasefire, an agreed approach on security, predictable and sustained access for people and goods in and out of Gaza, and good governance arrangements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 16/10/2014 16:11:09 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

91755

registered interest
date	12/09/2014
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 discussions her Department has had with the co-hosts of the Gaza donor conference.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	209153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>The UK pledged at the conference to contribute £20 million, however, we made it clear that reconstruction in Gaza will require a durable ceasefire, an agreed approach on security, predictable and sustained access for people and goods in and out of Gaza, and good governance arrangements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 16/10/2014 16:14:40 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

93035

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Conflict Pool
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 the annual reports of the Conflict Pool for 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, and 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	210197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>The Building Stability Overseas Strategy (BSOS), published by the Coalition Government in 2011, set out a new strategic framework and multi-year funding model for the Conflict Pool. Progress on the implementation of BSOS – including through the Conflict Pool – has been reported to Parliament annually since 2011.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Once the Conflict Pool comes to a close at the end of FY14/15 the FCO, MOD and DFID will commission an external review of the Conflict Pool, covering the three-year Conflict Pool results framework. This report will be published once completed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 16/10/2014 16:10:21 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

92276

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Public Records
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what targets have been set for the release of her Department's material to the National Archives; what progress has been made in meeting those targets; and how many staff in her Department are engaged in reviewing records for that purpose.
tabling member constituency	Berwick-upon-Tweed
tabling member printed	Sir Alan Beith
uin	209613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>DFID’s target is to transfer records selected for permanent preservation to The National Archives in accordance with the transitional timetable for the implementation of the 20 year rule.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All 1076 records remaining from 1985/1986 have been reviewed in the current calendar year with 426 selected for transfer. It is expected that only a very small number of these will not be transferred by the end of the year due to the sensitivity of the contents.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Three members of DFID staff are involved in the review process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 16/10/2014 16:47:16 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	513 label Biography information for Lord Beith

91757

registered interest
date	12/09/2014
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, whether her Department's provision of humanitarian aid to Gaza is contingent on progress in the peace process between Israelis and the Palestinians.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	209180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>DFID’s provision of humanitarian aid to Gaza is based on need, not on progress in the Middle East Peace Process. The UK has been one of the biggest donors to the Gaza crisis, providing more than £17 million of emergency assistance, and has pledged to provide a further £20million towards the cost of reconstruction.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 16/10/2014 16:15:07 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

92019

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Mining: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department is taking steps to ensure that extractive industry transparency is a key component of the forthcoming G20 Anti-Corruption Action Plan.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	209515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>DFID is lobbying partners bilaterally and in multilateral fora to promote progress towards common global standards of extractive industry transparency, including through continuing efforts in the G20 Anti-corruption Working Group which is preparing its Action Plan for 2015-16. The UK would like to see the G20 commit to high standards of transparency in the extractive industries.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Transparency in the extractive industries provides information for citizens in countries with oil, gas and minerals to hold their governments to account for how natural resources revenues are managed. This helps to tackle corruption, to promote poverty reduction, and offers companies a more open, and stable investment environment in which to operate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 16/10/2014 16:54:24 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

92273

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Venezuela
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 begin providing foreign aid to Venezuela; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	209688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>DFID has no plans to establish a foreign aid programme with Venezuela.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 16/10/2014 16:44:14 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby