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170497

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
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 provides financial assistance to Al-Quds University in the West Bank.
tabling member constituency	Aberconwy
tabling member printed	Guto Bebb
uin	218710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>DFID does not provide financial assistance to Al-Quds University in the West Bank.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 17/12/2014 15:27:47 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb

170498

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Charities
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 5 December 2014 to Question 216932, whether any other departments contributed to the costs of holding the DfID Direct Roadshows.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Gavin Shuker
uin	218649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>No other DFID or HMG departments contributed to the cost of the DFID Direct Roadshows.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 18/12/2014 11:01:50 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

170499

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Charities
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 5 December 2014 to Question 216932, what venues were used for the DfID Direct Roadshows; and what the market value is of the cost of hiring each such venue for an event.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Gavin Shuker
uin	218650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The DFID Direct Roadshows were held in the following venues:</p><p> </p><p>• Temple of Peace, Welsh Centre for International Affairs</p><p> </p><p>• The Paintworks, Bristol</p><p> </p><p>• University Place, The University of Manchester</p><p> </p><p>The Roadshow events incurred no costs to the department.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 18/12/2014 11:04:18 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

170500

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Charities
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 5 December 2014 to Question 216932, what publicity material was produced for the DfID Direct Roadshows.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Gavin Shuker
uin	218651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>A one page hand-out providing the details of three funding opportunities for small and medium sized civil society organisations was printed within the department by officials.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 18/12/2014 11:06:08 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

170505

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Philippines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what projects the Strengthening Humanitarian Preparedness in High Risk Contexts programme has established in the Philippines; and what the (a) outputs and (b) outcomes of those projects has been to date.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Gavin Shuker
uin	218669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The programme has provided the following support to WFP and UNICEF:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>· WFP - £130,000 of emergency food supplies able to support 2.4 million people for a two-week period, responding to GoP requests for food, non-food and logistics equipment in various affected areas;</p><p> </p><p>· UNICEF – £320,000 of emergency supplies able to support 6,000 households in Manila, 2,000 in Tacloban and 4,000 in Mindanao;</p><p> </p><p>· 80% of UNICEF country staff trained in emergency response.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID will measure and assess outputs and outcomes in collaboration with WFP and UNICEF.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 18/12/2014 16:48:38 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

170506

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Philippines
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 funding for the Strengthening Humanitarian Preparedness in High Risk Contexts programme was allocated to the Philippines.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Gavin Shuker
uin	218670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>£450,000 out of £20m - 2.25% - has been committed to date. Decisions on additional funding will be made in early 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID’s total funding to the Philippines on humanitarian response, recovery and preparedness is currently £92.3 million.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 18/12/2014 16:49:01 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

170109

registered interest
date	12/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Africa
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's officials have had with the governments of African states receiving aid from the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition on policy reforms relating to seeds and plants variety protections; and if she will publish correspondence and transcripts of meetings on that issue between her Department and (a) the governments of African states receiving aid from the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition, (b) the US government, (c) representatives of agricultural companies and (d) representatives of seed companies.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	218562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>In the context of the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition, DFID officials have had no discussions or correspondence with African states, the US Government or representatives of agricultural companies or seed companies, on policy reforms relating to seeds and plant variety protection.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 18/12/2014 16:49:48 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

169878

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many staff are employed in her Department's headquarter buildings.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	218312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>DFID employs 807 staff in the London Headquarters and 581 staff in the East Kilbride Headquarters.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 18/12/2014 11:10:27 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

170601

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	South Sudan
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 help refugees fleeing conflict in South Sudan.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Stephen Mosley
uin	906675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>Almost half a million South Sudanese refugees have fled from the conflict in South Sudan to Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and Uganda. £42.5 million has been committed by my Department for support to these refugees through UN agencies and we are closely monitoring the situation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 17/12/2014 15:34:35 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	3954 label Biography information for Stephen Mosley

170908

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Africa
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with the Foreign Secretary on development in smaller African countries.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	906681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p>Other than the frequent conversations that the Secretary of State is having with the Foreign Secretary about the 3 smaller African countries affected by the Ebola crisis, DFID Ministers have not had any recent discussions with the Foreign Secretary about smaller African countries.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 17/12/2014 15:35:24 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas