Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

691978

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
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: Brexit
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 the Department for Exiting the European Union on the contents of the White Paper entitled The United Kingdom's exit from and new partnership with the European Union, Cm 9417, published in February 2017.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	64547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>DFID and other Departments, are working closely with the Department for Exiting the European Union to build a detailed understanding of how withdrawal will affect domestic policies.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 27/02/2017 16:47:52 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

691979

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
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: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department operates a ban the box employment policy in respect of ex-offender job applicants with unspent convictions; and how many employees of her Department have unspent convictions.
tabling member constituency	South West Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Andrew Selous
uin	64476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>DFID supports fair chance recruitment practices and uses the Civil Service wide recruitment system to advertise all jobs. This fully complies with the ‘Ban the Box’ policy.</p><p>The Cabinet Office mandated Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) requires all new recruits to declare unspent criminal convictions. Employees have a continued obligation to inform us of any criminal convictions received during employment with DFID.</p><p>To comply with our obligations under the Data Protection Act 1998, we do not routinely store this information and are unable to confirm how many employees have unspent convictions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 27/02/2017 16:45:02 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous

691980

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
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: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the total (a) number and (b) value of Government contracts that have been contracted out by her Department was in each year since 2010; what the value of pro bono costs was in each such year; and what estimate she has made of the number of work days contracted out in each such year.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	64407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2017 answer text <p>Spend via contracts is approximately 13% of DFID’s annual spend with all partners. The total number and value of centrally awarded Government contracts contracted out by DFID in each year since 2010 is shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of contracts</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total value awarded</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>£277,462,339</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>121</p></td><td><p>£435,308,168</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>£772,914,731</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>182</p></td><td><p>£814,115,219</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>£1,002,033,206</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>£1,018,095,774</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The information on pro bono costs and work days is not held in the form requested and can only be collated at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 23/02/2017 17:52:04 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

691981

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
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: Uber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department has spent on (a) Uber for Business and (b) other Uber transactions since 28 October 2016.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mr Iain Wright
uin	64378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>DFID does not have any contracts with Uber.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 27/02/2017 16:41:44 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1478 label Biography information for Mr Iain Wright

691982

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinian Authority
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when her Department will make its next assessment of the Palestinian Authority's compliance with the Partnership Principles set out in the Memorandum of Understanding between the UK and the Palestinian Authority.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	64352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2017 answer text <p>The UK is currently undertaking its assessment of the Palestinian Authority’s commitment to the Partnership Principles. These assessments provide robust analysis of countries’ commitments to these principles and are used to inform dialogue between DFID and partner governments.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 23/02/2017 17:49:52 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

691983

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
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: EU Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which body audits the PEGASE scheme; and which regulatory authority supervises those auditors.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	64353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2017 answer text <p>The PEGASE scheme is audited by two firms. Ernst &amp; Young are providing the ex-ante audits. The firm is authorised and regulated by the UK Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). Mazars, Paris (with their local partner El Wafa) are conducting ex-post audits. Mazars are regulated by Ordre des Experts Comptables – Région Paris Ile de France.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 23/02/2017 17:50:28 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

691984

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
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: EU Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether PEGASE uses a dedicated bank account to pay salaries to West Bank civil servants.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	64354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2017 answer text <p>The PEGASE system uses a dedicated sub-account within the PA’s Single Treasury Account. The UK has a further sub-account to pay the salaries of West Bank health and education public servants. The PA payroll is checked by independent auditors, and UK payments made to all eligible beneficiaries are traced through the verification process.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 23/02/2017 17:51:04 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

691985

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
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: Educational Exchanges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of (a) the Global School Partnership programme and (b) the Connecting Classrooms programme.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd South
tabling member printed	Susan Elan Jones
uin	64654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>The Global School Partnerships Programme (2003-12) was externally assessed by the National Foundation for Educational Research in 2011 and found to have a positive impact on the awareness, attitude and response of pupils in the UK towards global issues.</p><p>The 2012-15 phase of Connecting Classrooms was judged by an independent evaluation to be a success. Over 5,000 schools in more than 40 countries took part in joint projects and exchange visits and 18,000 teachers around the world benefitted from professional development training.</p><p>The current phase of Connecting Classrooms is being assessed annually.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 27/02/2017 16:44:22 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	3956 label Biography information for Susan Elan Jones

691986

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Oman: Desalination
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 25 January 2017 to Question 63588, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of providing support to the Middle East Desalination Research Centre in Oman.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	64666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>DFID has not specifically assessed the value of providing support to the Middle East Desalination Research Centre. Desalination is not a focus area for DFID’s water, health and sanitation portfolio and given the scale of private sector investment in this area, we do not have a strong comparative advantage that would support our involvement.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 27/02/2017 16:41:20 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

691987

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Refugees: Children
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 protect child refugees from exploitation, human trafficking and sexual violence.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	64692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2017 answer text <p>Through our support to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, we protect children from violence, abuse, and exploitation. DFID also has specific programming targeting displaced children. For example, UK Aid in Syria and the region has provided over 920,000 children with psychosocial support, such as mental health care or psychosocial counselling.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 23/02/2017 17:49:25 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms