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418735

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
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, how many hours her Department spent on processing freedom of information requests in each of the last 24 months.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	10227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>All DFID staff are responsible for ensuring that the Department is able to meet its legislative obligations under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and may be involved in the processing of requests. The number of hours spent on this activity is not separately identifiable.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 21/09/2015 12:27:51 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

418442

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Burundi: Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on progress made by the Burundian government on the commitments made in UN Security Council resolution 1606.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	10059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>UN Security Council Resolution 1606 reaffirmed support for the Arusha Peace Agreement and began the process for establishing a truth commission and special chamber within Burundi’s court system to ensure reconciliation and bring to justice those responsible for crimes against humanity and war crimes. Progress by the Burundian government has been extremely slow with the Truth and Reconciliation Law only submitted to Parliament in December 2012 and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission appointed in December 2014. More recently, the Burundian government has refused to engage with the UN and has refused the appointment of a UN Special Envoy to Burundi. The UK Government continues to voice concerns over the delay given the links between impunity and instability in Burundi.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 21/09/2015 11:13:14 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

418443

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Burundi: Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on progress by the Burundian government on establishing a truth commission.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	10060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text The Burundian government first submitted the Truth and Reconciliation Law to Parliament in December 2012 before announcing the appointment of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission on 3 December 2014. It has not reported further since then. We understand that opposition parties boycotted the process over the remit of the Commission, calling into question its ability to establish the truth and bring reconciliation. The UK Government believes that the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, guided by the Arusha Agreement signed in the aftermath of Burundi’s civil war, has an important role in ensuring long-term reconciliation. The illegitimate elections and continued violence show that the principles of inclusion set out in the Arusha Agreement are needed now more than ever and we continue to urge all in Burundi to uphold them. answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 21/09/2015 11:14:51 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

389827

registered interest
date	14/07/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Boko Haram
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to support African countries in counter-terrorism efforts against Boko Haram.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	7110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text The UK, in close coordination with the US and France, continues to support Nigeria and its neighbours in their fight against Boko Haram. The UK is providing a substantial package of UK military, intelligence and development support to Nigeria. We have also contributed £5 million to support efforts to establish a Multinational Joint Taskforce against Boko Haram. We are looking to expand our support to Nigeria even further. The Prime Minister has met President Buhari twice, including during the G7 Summit, to discuss how we could best help Nigeria win the fight against Boko Haram, including increasing UK Military Assistance to the region. The National Security Council has agreed that Nigeria will be a Foreign Policy priority and we have established a new cross Government unit dedicated to that task. answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 20/07/2015 15:18:27 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

416821

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
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: Overseas Aid
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 (a) total expenditure and (b) expenditure on governance, democracy and human rights projects has been in each country in Africa in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
uin	8535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>High level figures for DFID Bilateral Official Development Assistance (ODA) for African countries are shown in the table below. 2013 is the latest year for which data is available. Also shown in the table are amounts disbursed in respect of sectors in DFID’s thematic reporting pillar Government and State Building which encompasses governance, democracy and human rights themes. Country Specific amounts are contained in the spreadsheet attached to this response.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p><strong>£ Thousands</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2009</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total DFID Bilateral ODA to African Countries</p></td><td><p>£1,489,217</p></td><td><p>£1,597,602</p></td><td><p>£1,786,999</p></td><td><p>£1,894,353</p></td><td><p>£2,123,681</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total DFID Bilateral ODA to African Countries in Governance Sector</p></td><td><p>£263,407</p></td><td><p>£233,850</p></td><td><p>£253,519</p></td><td><p>£244,426</p></td><td><p>£290,571</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 11/09/2015 12:33:40 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps attachment 1 file name DFID Official Development Assistance to African Countries.docx title DFID ODA to African Countries
tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

347691

registered interest
date	01/06/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent reports she has received on the work of the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition; what steps she is taking to ensure that the Alliance's work does not contribute to the takeover of land belonging to small farmers by multinational corporations; and what steps she is taking to ensure that the Alliance does not prioritise growing food for export over producing food to feed local people.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>The New Alliance Leadership Council met on 2<sup>nd</sup> of June 2015. The UK attended this meeting and a progress report was discussed, agreed and will be published shortly on the New Alliance website.</p><p> </p><p>All parties investing under the New Alliance commit to support implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of land, fisheries and forests, which are international guidelines to make land investments transparent and accountable.</p><p> </p><p>Most of the investment commitments made under the New Alliance involve agribusiness investments downstream from the farm and are therefore not competing with small-scale farmers. Such investments are critical to create jobs and new markets for small-scale farmers, and to help African countries diversify out of primary commodity production. This will require investment and growth along the agricultural value chain rather than just investment in small-scale farmers’ food production.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 08/06/2015 16:12:26 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

416283

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
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: Nutrition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will respond to the Independent Commission for Aid Impact's Report on the Department for International Development's Contribution to Improving Nutrition published July 2014.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	8670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>DFID provided a management response to the report on 30 July 2014 which can be seen at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfid-management-response-to-independent-commission-for-aid-impact-recommendation-on-dfids-contribution-to-improving-nutrition-june-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfid-management-response-to-independent-commission-for-aid-impact-recommendation-on-dfids-contribution-to-improving-nutrition-june-2014</a>.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 11/09/2015 12:07:25 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

383921

registered interest
date	18/06/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Malaria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding her Department plans to provide for (a) research on and (b) treatment of malaria until 2020.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	3060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2015 answer text <p>The UK Government’s expenditure on malaria is provided through: malaria-specific bilateral projects and programmes; bilateral support to health systems and service delivery; UK Government contributions to multilateral and global initiatives that work on malaria prevention and treatment; and by supporting malaria related research. The UK’s Framework for Results for malaria in the developing world set out a methodology for monitoring the Government's spending on malaria. The estimated UK spend on malaria prevention, control and treatment between 2008/09 and 2013/14 was:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>£ million</p></td><td><p>Total malaria spend</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>138</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>194</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>306</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>253</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>313</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>536</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are unable to specify future spending on research or treatment of malaria, as a spending review will take place later this year that will determine the future expenditure allocations across the Department.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 25/06/2015 16:34:53 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

383926

registered interest
date	18/06/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Malaria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what consultancy firms her Department works with in the delivery of projects for (a) treatment of and (b) research on malaria.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	3062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department for International Development works with a range of suppliers to deliver malaria prevention, treatment and research projects. Detailed information on international development projects funded by the UK Government is available on the Development Tracker website.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 25/06/2015 16:35:12 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

418440

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Ethiopia: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on oppression of the Amahara people in Ethiopia.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	10058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p>We have not received any recent reports with regards to possible oppression of the Amhara people in Ethiopia. The UK Government takes seriously all allegations of human rights abuses. Whenever credible allegations of human rights infringements are brought to our attention we raise them with the relevant authorities.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 18/09/2015 09:39:29 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson