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76857

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if her Department will review its decision in 2012 to end its involvement in the Bost Agri project; and if she will make an assessment of any lessons to be learned from that decision and its consequences.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	204834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p>There are no plans to review the decision to end DFID's involvement in the Bost Agricultural Park project.</p><p> </p><p>The Bost industrial business park proposal was originally approved by officials in 2009 at a time when Ministers did not approve spend under £40m.</p><p> </p><p>In 2012 it became clear that the project could no longer be completed within the original timeframe and in good order. To avoid wasting taxpayers' money I decided that UK funding for the project should be cancelled. Ministerial oversight has since been strengthened and all programmes worth over £5m are signed off by Ministers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 16/07/2014 16:55:17 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

76858

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Afghanistan
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 11 June 2014, Official Report, column 181W, on Afghanistan, on what date in November 2013 her Department completed its move at Bost airfield; and under whose control that airfield now is.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	204879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID's construction work at Bost Airfield was completed in the second half of November 2013. Bost Airfield is operated by Afghanistan ministries and municipal government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 16/07/2014 16:52:49 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

76859

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: 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 her policy is on advising other countries on the use of private finance initiative-type financing models to low-income countries either directly or through the International Finance Corporation.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Fiona O'Donnell
uin	204825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID does not have a policy either directly or indirectly of advising countries on the use of private finance initiative-type financing models.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 16/07/2014 16:09:20 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	3964 label Biography information for Fiona O'Donnell

76860

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Iraq
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what conditions her Department has imposed on the release of development aid for Iraq; and what arrangements she has made for oversight of the distribution of such aid.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	204880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p>All UK assistance for Iraq is channelled through organisations that have experience of delivering humanitarian aid in difficult and dangerous places. All partners that receive UK funding must also demonstrate full compliance with humanitarian principles. NGO partners have to be pre-qualified to apply for funding under DFID's Rapid Response Facility, which is the mechanism that we are currently using in Iraq. This process applies a rigorous process of due diligence, where organisations must demonstrate clear and accountable governance structures, with transparent and accountable financial procedures. UN agencies are assured through the Multilateral Aid Review (MAR).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 16/07/2014 16:10:55 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

76861

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid
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 provided to each country in receipt of UK development aid (a) directly and (b) indirectly per head of population in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Wellingborough
tabling member printed	Mr Peter Bone
uin	204898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The direct and indirect funding by the Department for International Development to each country in receipt of UK development aid is set out in the last two columns of Tables 14.1 to 14.5 in the link below for years 2004/05 until 2008/09.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/67720/final-printed-sid-2009.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/67720/final-printed-sid-2009.pdf</a></p><p>The last two columns of Tables 9.1 to 9.5 in the link below will provide details of direct and indirect spend respectively in each country for years 2008/09 until 2012/13.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/statistics-on-international-development-201213-gpex-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/statistics-on-international-development-201213-gpex-tables</a></p><p> </p><p>The link below is to the website of the United Nations population Fund (UNFPA) which publishes statistics on country populates.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.unfpa.org/public/" target="_blank">http://www.unfpa.org/public/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 14/07/2014 16:54:27 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1581 label Biography information for Mr Peter Bone

76862

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Papua New Guinea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what programmes her Department funds and operates in Papua New Guinea.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	204950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID does not have a bilateral programme with Papua New Guinea. The UK does however provide assistance through our attributable contributions to multilateral development organisations and global programmes that benefit a number of countries. Information on the amount of UK aid provided to Papua New Guinea for each of the last five years can be found in table 16.5 of Statistics on International Development (SID):</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/268301/Table_16.5.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/268301/Table_16.5.xls</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 14/07/2014 16:02:12 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

76863

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to Questions 167-8 of the oral Evidence given by the Minister of State at her Department to the International Development Committee on 8 May 2014, how much funding her Department gave to the Palestinian Authority in each of the last 10 years which was used (a) directly and (b) indirectly to pay salaries to the families of convicted terrorists.
tabling member constituency	Wellingborough
tabling member printed	Mr Peter Bone
uin	204896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Since 2013, UK aid to the Palestinian Authority has been used to pay civil servant salaries only. Our funding has previously contributed to the PA overall budget, which funded three types of payments linked to political prisoners in Israeli jails who had been convicted, were pending trial or were in administrative detention. The first was a minimal allowance to Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails intended to cover the cost of food and clothes at the request of the Israeli Authorities. The second was a welfare payment for family members where the primary provider is incarcerated. The third was support to help former prisoners reintegrate into society and find employment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 14/07/2014 16:01:16 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1581 label Biography information for Mr Peter Bone

76864

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding her Department provided (a) directly and (b) indirectly to the Palestinian Authority in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Wellingborough
tabling member printed	Mr Peter Bone
uin	204897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>UK direct financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority over the past ten financial years is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2005/06</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>£10m</p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/07</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>£11.9m</p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/08</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>£18.5m</p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>£23.5m</p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>£38.5m</p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>£30m</p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>£30m</p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>£34.1m</p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>£41.7m</p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>£22.9m (forecast)</p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Information about indirect UK support for the Palestinian Authority through the EU can be found at</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://eeas.europa.eu/palestine/ec_assistance/index_en.htm" target="_blank">http://eeas.europa.eu/palestine/ec_assistance/index_en.htm</a>. The UK contribution to the EU development budget is approximately 15%.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 14/07/2014 16:23:18 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1581 label Biography information for Mr Peter Bone

76865

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to Questions 167-8 of the oral Evidence given by the Minister of State at her Department to the International Development Committee on 8 May 2014, if she will review her policy of paying money to the Palestinian Authority which may be used to pay salaries to the families of convicted terrorists.
tabling member constituency	Wellingborough
tabling member printed	Mr Peter Bone
uin	204895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>No UK money is used for payments to Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails or their families. UK direct financial assistance is used to pay the salaries of civil servants from an approved list.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 14/07/2014 16:21:48 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1581 label Biography information for Mr Peter Bone

76866

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Iraq
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent steps her Department has made in providing humanitarian aid to the Kurdistan Regional Government in response to the influx of refugees to that area.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	Mr John Spellar
uin	204720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We are deeply concerned by the escalating humanitarian crisis in Iraq. The UK was the first country to send a team to the region, deploying three DFID experts to Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. DFID announced a package of emergency humanitarian assistance totalling £5 million, which will reach over 140,000 displaced people, or 28% of those affected, with life-saving assistance. We have also offered to provide technical humanitarian assistance to the Kurdistan Regional Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 16/07/2014 16:06:58 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar