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92925

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	Private Finance Initiative
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the total private finance initiative liabilities of her Department are for the next 20 years; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	210091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>DFID has not entered into any Private Finance Initiatives (PFIs). Therefore the total liability for PFIs per the DFID Annual Report and Accounts as at 31 March 2014 and 30 September 2014 is £0.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 20/10/2014 16:36:15 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

92025

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	South 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 South African government about the integration of black and minority ethnic groups into the wealth creating process; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	209359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>DFID bilateral assistance to South Africa provides support to the Government of South Africa’s National Development Plan (NDP), a key objective of which is to broaden social cohesion and redress inequalities of the past. This includes funding specifically aimed at promoting inclusive growth and the environment for job creation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID’s current bilateral development programme in South Africa will end in 2015. The UK’s engagement with South Africa from 2015 will, however, include a focus on sharing skills and knowledge to accelerate poverty reduction and tackle inequality.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 14/10/2014 13:59:12 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

92026

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	South Africa
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to increase the availability of contraceptives to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS as part of her Department's programme in South Africa; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	209413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>DFID’s bilateral assistance to South Africa includes support to the South African National Strategic Plan covering HIV and AIDS. This has supported an improvement in access to HIV / AIDS health services in selected districts, and strengthened systems to effectively monitor and evaluate national plans for HIV / AIDS.</p><p> </p><p>DFID’s current bilateral development programme in South Africa will end in 2015. The UK’s engagement with South Africa from 2015 will, however, include a focus on sharing skills and knowledge to accelerate poverty reduction and tackle inequality, providing access to international best practice in areas like health. To this end, in 2014 a bilateral UK – South Africa Memorandum of Understanding on health was signed to provide an overall framework for future cooperation and exchange.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 14/10/2014 14:29:55 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

92027

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	Africa
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 success of her Department's efforts to combat HIV/AIDS in Africa through the aid progamme; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	209414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>In November 2013 the Department for International Development published a review of the UK’s 2011 HIV position paper, “<strong>Towards Zero Infections-Two Years On”</strong>. This paper provides an assessment of progress against key results, including in Africa where the majority of our HIV programmes are, to help DFID learn lessons and reassess its priorities to 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have been making good progress against our expected results. Treatment related commitments have already been achieved, and the remaining targets set out in the HIV position paper are on track to be met by 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 14/10/2014 14:30:29 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

89777

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
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 reports she has received on (a) the humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic and (b) the humanitarian implications of broader insecurity in the Sahel.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	207137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Ministers are regularly updated on the situation on the Central African Republic (CAR). The humanitarian situation in CAR and among refugees remains critical. Malnutrition rates among refugee children are now over 30%, above the emergency threshold. Insecurity and poor rainfall mean that an estimated 1.7m people or a third of the population are food insecure across CAR.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK has provided £25.5m in humanitarian and development assistance to the Central African Republic (CAR) crisis since mid-2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Across the Sahel region there are ongoing conflicts in Mali, CAR and northern Nigeria which have caused the displacement of thousands of people to the neighbouring countries of Niger, Chad, Cameroon and DRC. The UK has provided £103m in humanitarian support to the Sahel since the beginning of 2013 to help over 1.6m people with immediate life-saving assistance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 05/09/2014 10:33:06 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

89778

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what policies and programmes her Department has to tackle female genital mutilation and early forced marriage; and what progress has been made in this area following the Prime Minister's Girl Summit held in July 2014.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	207136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK is the biggest international donor to efforts tackling female genital mutilation, investing up to £35 million over 5 years. This funding enables three strands of work. First, work directly within local communities and governments to back action to end FGM in 15 countries. Secondly, research into the most cost-effective approaches to ending FGM, to make sure our work has the maximum impact, and thirdly social change communications and support to UK based diaspora groups for efforts to end the practice in their countries of origin.</p><p> </p><p>At Girl Summit 2014, the Secretary of State for International Development announced a new commitment of up to £25 million for a UN multi-country programme to end child, early and forced marriage in 12 countries, and an investment of £31 million to generate new evidence on what works to transform lives of poor adolescent girls. DFID is also exploring new mechanisms to support civil society addressing FGM and CEFM.</p><p> </p><p>DFID is driving forward its work on both of these important agendas. In parallel, we are building on the achievements of the Girl Summit, which included support from over 450 governments, organisations and individuals for a Charter that called to an end to FGM and CEFM, 12,000 social media pledges for this cause, and over 130 policy commitments contributing towards this objective. DFID is working to maintain this international momentum by calling for more signatories to the charter, delivery of the commitments that were made and further action to end these practices.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 05/09/2014 10:29:16 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

89779

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	International Citizen Service: South East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many young people are involved in the International Citizens Service in (a) Brighton and Hove, (b) East Sussex and (c) South East England; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	207139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>As of 31 August 2014 more than 5,600 UK volunteers had started an International Citizen Service placement. This includes, following the pilot phase, 85 volunteers from Brighton and Hove, 139 from East Sussex (including Brighton and Hove) and 708 from the South East including East Sussex.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Statistics on participating UK volunteers, by age and by region are published annually (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-citizen-service-ics-volunteer-statistics-2013-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-citizen-service-ics-volunteer-statistics-2013-2014</a>)</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 05/09/2014 12:33:47 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

78931

registered interest
date	18/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Malawi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make UK aid to Malawi conditional on the repeal of laws which discriminate against LGBT people; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	206668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The UK is not currently providing any aid to the Government of Malawi. At the end of 2013, the UK suspended all funding going through Malawi government systems following revelations of wide-spread fraud and corruption involving public finances.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 03/09/2014 14:24:19 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

78933

registered interest
date	18/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Uganda
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make UK development aid to Uganda conditional on the repeal of laws in that country which discriminate against LGBT people; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	206639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The UK suspended all budget support to the Government of Uganda in 2013. After the Anti-Homosexuality Act was passed we assessed our programme to ensure that UK aid was not being provided to organisations that proactively and publically promoted the legislation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK welcomes the decision of the Ugandan Constitutional Court to annul the Anti-Homosexuality Act.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 03/09/2014 14:20:40 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby