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92025

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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

92028

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	Developing Countries: Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, in what country the fund managers for the CP3 Asia Fund will be based.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	209376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>The fund managers for CP3 Asia will be based in Hong Kong. CP3 Asia has been renamed ‘Asia Climate Partners’ by the fund managers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 14/10/2014 14:00:07 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell