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date	04/09/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the UK's priorities are for humanitarian policy at the September 2014 session of the UN General Assembly.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	208143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The priority for humanitarian policy during this month’s session of the UN General Assembly is the creation of a more accountable, transparent and demand driven humanitarian system. This involves ensuring access to those in insecure environments, addressing violence against women and girls (VAWG) in emergencies, making actors accountable for protecting women and girls, and making use of innovative approaches and technologies to provide relief and build resilience.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Our priorities will also be aligned with our broader aims for the post-2015 development agenda.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 11/09/2014 16:12:24 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

90747

registered interest
date	04/09/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will take steps to prioritise measures to improve the position of women and girls as part of her Department's development programmes.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	208148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID has put girls and women at the heart of international development. We prioritise work to improve the position of girls and women in everything we do.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On 13 May 2014, the International Development Gender Equality Act 2014, championed by my Hon Friend, the member for Stone (Sir William Cash MP), came into law. This means that before development or humanitarian assistance is provided, the impact on gender equality must be considered.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 11/09/2014 16:16:41 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

90749

registered interest
date	04/09/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Energy
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 reduce energy costs in her Department; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	208344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department for International Development is reducing expenditure on gas through various measures including the installation of a green roof and biomass boiler at our office in Scotland; we have also improved the external fabric of the building reducing heat loss. We have reduced electricity use through reducing the number of IT servers, printers and by upgrading all laptops and PCs to models which use at least 50% less electricity. A reduction in plant operation times and wider temperature control at both UK sites has resulted in significant savings in both gas and electricity. In London we have recently moved to a new smaller office which will save 25% in energy usage; we also incorporated energy saving mechanisms as part of the refurbishment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 11/09/2014 16:19:09 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby