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390411

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Nepal: Nature Conservation
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 has taken to help prevent the extinction by poaching of (a) the Bengal tiger and (b) rhino herds in Nepal.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	7303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>In February 2014, DFID supported the UK-hosted London Conference on Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT), hosted by the Foreign Secretary and attended by heads of state and ministers from countries around the world affected by this issue. Parties committed to making progress on tackling demand from species threatened with extinction, including the rhino and tiger. In addition, the World Wildlife Fund receives £3 million per annum from a Programme Partnership Arrangement with DFID which supports broader conversation and the safeguarding of ecosystems.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 20/07/2015 16:31:16 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

390412

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Nepal: Infrastructure
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 long-term improvements to the (a) water supply and (b) road network in Nepal after the recent earthquake.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	7301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The British Government’s response to the recent devastating earthquakes in Nepal now stands at £70 million, making the UK one of the largest bilateral donors to Nepal. UK support has delivered important results including: 5,600,000 people benefitting from the restoration of healthcare services in their area; 200,000 benefitting from shelter support; and 80,000 people receiving cash transfers.</p><p> </p><p>35,000 people have benefitted from improved facilities as part of the emergency response. The UK also supports with the Gurkha Welfare Scheme in Nepal, which works with communities and local government to develop sustainable community-managed water systems. DFID also directly supports major water projects through UNICEF, which aim to provide long-term and sustainable water access in Nepal.</p><p> </p><p>I have just approved a major additional investment to a rural access programme, which takes the UK’s investment in roads in Nepal to over £70m, to include benefits in earthquake affected areas. This expansion will provide support to maintain an additional 2,400km of roads, which will provide 7.5 million person-days of employment and link 800,000 people to the road network.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 20/07/2015 16:30:31 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

389882

registered interest
date	14/07/2015
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: Public Expenditure
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 planned expenditure is on each of the five pillars listed under its strategic framework for economic development in (a) 2015 and (b) each of the following four years.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	6985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>Our targeted expenditure under our strategic framework for economic development is £1.8billion for financial year 2015/16 across all 5 pillars. Targeted spend figures for future financial years have yet to be finalised. Details of the expenditure of all ongoing DFID programmes can be accessed at <a href="http://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/" target="_blank">http://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 6986 question first answered 16/07/2015 16:14:42 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

389883

registered interest
date	14/07/2015
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: Public Expenditure
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 expenditure has been (a) on each programme and (b) in each county under its strategic framework for economic development in 2015 to date.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	6986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>Our targeted expenditure under our strategic framework for economic development is £1.8billion for financial year 2015/16 across all 5 pillars. Targeted spend figures for future financial years have yet to be finalised. Details of the expenditure of all ongoing DFID programmes can be accessed at <a href="http://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/" target="_blank">http://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 6985 question first answered 16/07/2015 16:14:42 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

388965

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
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: Cost Effectiveness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which funding streams she plans to reduce in 2015-16 to implement the £1 billion reduction in her Department's expenditure limit for 2015-16 announced in the Summer Budget 2015.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	6471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department for International Development’s budget was not adjusted at the 2015 Summer Budget.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 6472 6473 6474 question first answered 14/07/2015 15:10:53 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

388967

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
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: Cost Effectiveness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which projects she plans to reduce funding for in 2015-16 to implement the £1 billion reduction in her Department's expenditure limit for 2015-16 announced in the Summer Budget 2015.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	6472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department for International Development’s budget was not adjusted at the 2015 Summer Budget.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 6471 6473 6474 question first answered 14/07/2015 15:10:53 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

388968

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
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: Cost Effectiveness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, in which countries she plans to reduce funding in 2015-16 to implement the £1 billion reduction in her Department's expenditure limit for 2015-16 announced in the Summer Budget 2015.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	6473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department for International Development’s budget was not adjusted at the 2015 Summer Budget.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 6471 6472 6474 question first answered 14/07/2015 15:10:53 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

388969

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
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: Cost Effectiveness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effect of the £1 billion reduction in her Department's expenditure limit announced in the Summer Budget 2015 on the Government's commitment to spend 0.7 per cent of gross national income on overseas aid.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	6474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department for International Development’s budget was not adjusted at the 2015 Summer Budget.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 6471 6472 6473 question first answered 14/07/2015 15:10:53 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

388674

registered interest
date	08/07/2015
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: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with her Ministerial colleagues in HM Treasury on tax reform, helping developing countries to collect tax from multinational companies and the OECD Base Erosion and Profit Shifting process.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	6282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>DFID and HM Treasury ministers and officials meet regularly to discuss issues of common interest, including tax and development. We have worked closely to progress the G20 agenda on tax and development to ensure that developing countries can participate in the G20/OECD Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) process and are able to implement its outputs. At the Autumn Statement the Chancellor announced increased resources for the HMRC capacity building unit that I established in 2013, to recruit a dedicated team of experts to tackle tax avoidance and evasion in developing countries.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 13/07/2015 16:33:09 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

388682

registered interest
date	08/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	International Conference on Financing for Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her priorities are for the forthcoming UN Financing for Development conference.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	6267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>As a country that has met its commitment to spend 0.7% of GNI on international development, the UK’s priority for the UN Financing for Development Conference is to provide a solid foundation for the post-2015 summit in September and the climate meeting in December.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is seeking an innovative approach to development finance that helps developing countries mobilise their own tax revenues and catalyses private financial flows, building on the progress made at the 2013 UK-led G8 summit in the areas of trade, tax and transparency.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 6268 question first answered 13/07/2015 16:32:13 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh