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168897

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
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, which Afghan civil society organisations attended the London Conference on Afghanistan and associated events.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	217868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>Over 50 Afghan civil society representatives were elected to attend the London Conference on Afghanistan through a process led by the UN-supported Civil Society-Joint Working Group (CS-JWG) in Kabul. The full list of organisations represented is below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Transparent Election Foundation of Afghanistan (TEFA)</p><p> </p><p>Eastern Region Civil Society Organizations Council (ERCSOC)</p><p> </p><p>Afghan Women Educational Center (AWEC)</p><p> </p><p>Afghanistan in Social Society</p><p> </p><p>Waqt-e-Far Cultural and Social Organization (WFCSO)</p><p> </p><p>Youth Unity Educational Cultural and Social Association (YUECSA)</p><p> </p><p>Uruzgan Youth and Culture Society</p><p> </p><p>Reshad Organisations</p><p> </p><p>Eshanch Associaton</p><p> </p><p>Peace Window for Women’s Rehabilitation Organization of Afghanistan (PWWROA)</p><p> </p><p>Green Wish for Afghanistan Educational &amp; Service Organization</p><p> </p><p>Afghan Women News Agency</p><p> </p><p>Feminine Solidarity for Justice Org (FSJO)</p><p> </p><p>Open Asia</p><p> </p><p>Civil Society and Human Rights Network (CSHRN)</p><p> </p><p>Afghan Civil Society Forum-organization</p><p> </p><p>7 TV / Organization of Afghan Alumni</p><p> </p><p>Human Rights Focus Organisation (HRFO)</p><p> </p><p>Cooperation Center for Afghanistan (CCA)</p><p> </p><p>Youth Coordination Center (YCC)</p><p> </p><p>Afghanistan Youth National Development &amp; Social Organisation (AYNDSO)</p><p> </p><p>Khost Women Cultural and Social Society</p><p> </p><p>Awoshtoon Cultural Society Paktya</p><p> </p><p>Sabawoon Radio &amp; Television</p><p> </p><p>Viyar</p><p> </p><p>Naway Sahar</p><p> </p><p>Mediothek</p><p> </p><p>Cooperation Organization for Disabled and Poor People of Afghanistan (CODPPA)</p><p> </p><p>Naji Development Welfare Organization (NDWO)</p><p> </p><p>Afghan Health and Development Services (AHDS)</p><p> </p><p>Sanayee Development Organization (SDO)</p><p> </p><p>Skills Training and Rehabilitation Society (STARS)</p><p> </p><p>WADAN</p><p> </p><p>Rural Rehabilitation Association for Afghanistan (RRAA)</p><p> </p><p>Da Qanoon Ghushtonky</p><p> </p><p>Development and Ability Organisation</p><p> </p><p>Public Awareness Time Hour (PATH_O)</p><p> </p><p>Afghan Women's Network</p><p> </p><p>Marefat Civil Capacity Building Organization (MCCBO)</p><p> </p><p>Afghan Women Skills Development Center</p><p> </p><p>Nai Supporting Open Media in Afghanistan</p><p> </p><p>Women &amp; Society- general director</p><p> </p><p>Ertebat Organization</p><p> </p><p>Empowerment Centre for Women (ECW)</p><p> </p><p>Free and Fair Election Foundation of Afghanistan (FEFA)</p><p> </p><p>Afghan Community Rehabilitation Unit (ACRU)</p><p> </p><p>Mediothek Afghanistan</p><p> </p><p>ATRC / CSCC (Civil Society Coordination Center)</p><p> </p><p>Afghan Public Welfare Organization (APWO)</p><p> </p><p>OHRA (Organisation for Harm Reduction in Afghanistan)</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 15/12/2014 11:05:56 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

168991

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Liberia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, for what reason her Department decided to reduce non-humanitarian funding to Liberia from 2013-14 to 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	217869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to spending 0.7% of GNI on overseas development. The level of support provided to individual countries is determined by a detailed analysis of development opportunities and where UK taxpayers’ money can be spent most effectively to achieve results and value for money.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 16/12/2014 15:45:11 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

168992

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma
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 is providing for internally displaced persons in Kachin State.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Mr David Burrowes
uin	217951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>Some 100,000 people have been living in camps for displaced people for over three years since the fighting restarted between the Kachin Independence Army and Government forces.</p><p> </p><p>Clashes and shelling in Kachin and Northern Shan have stepped up since early November. We are monitoring the situation carefully and have been in frequent contact with the UN and local organisations about the humanitarian implications of recent fighting. While there has been no significant new displacement or humanitarian needs in the last few months we will continue to monitor these issues closely.</p><p> </p><p>Between 2012 and 2015 DFID has allocated over £17 million for humanitarian assistance for internally displaced persons (IDP) in Kachin and Northern Shan States in Burma affected by the violence. This aid is providing food security, sanitation and health in line with accepted humanitarian standards as well as to strengthening IDP communities’ capacity to manage health hazards and risks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne grouped question UIN 218053 question first answered 15/12/2014 13:14:11 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1518 label Biography information for Mr David Burrowes

168993

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	West Africa: Ebola
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many UK (a) military and (b) civilian personnel are currently in West Africa assisting with the Ebola epidemic; and what steps have been taken to ensure that those people are given the maximum possible protection against that virus.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	217992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>Over 800 Ministry of Defence personnel have been deployed to Western Africa. As of 12 December there are 58 NHS volunteers in Sierra Leone and over 125 UK civilian Government personnel based in Sierra Leone. The safety of all UK staff is paramount and to that end, all medical staff deploying to Sierra Leone receive specialist pre-deployment training as well as further training and mentoring in-country to ensure safety procedures are followed at all times.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 15/12/2014 11:05:09 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

168994

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Aid
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's Debt Relief budget is for the (a) current and (b) next financial year.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	217963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to providing debt relief through the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) and the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI) and consider non-HIPC debt relief on a case by case basis. Our budget for the current financial year is £90 million and for the next financial year £95 million.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 15/12/2014 11:02:34 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

168995

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Disabled Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many people with a disability work in her Department; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	217910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>There are currently 91 employees who have declared a disability. This represents 2.6% of the workforce.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 16/12/2014 17:41:17 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

168996

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas 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 has provided for (a) disaster relief, (b) schemes which provide clean water and (c) vaccinations and inoculation against preventable diseases in each of the last five years; and how such funding is expressed as a proportion of her Department's total budget.
tabling member constituency	Esher and Walton
tabling member printed	Mr Dominic Raab
uin	217889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department for International Development (DFID) reports its total spend and spend by sector in the annual report that is published in June every year. This report is available online from our website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfid-annual-report-and-accounts-2013-to-2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID’s expenditure on disaster relief is reported under humanitarian assistance. DFID reports expenditure on clean water under water supply and sanitation as the majority of our programmes address these together, recognising that both are important for improving public health.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 15/12/2014 18:00:59 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab

168997

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Sierra Leone
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 adequacy of water and sanitation at the Kerry Town hospital in Sierra Leone.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	217884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The Kerry Town facility is operational and scaling-up according to schedule.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 217886 question first answered 15/12/2014 11:01:02 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

168998

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which companies received allocations of what value from her Department's 2013-14 evaluation budget.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	217885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>DFID gave £7.6m to companies in 2013-14 to evaluate our programmes. The largest 5 suppliers were:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Supplier Name</p></td><td><p>Total Spend 2013/14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>KPMG LLP</p></td><td><p>£2.6m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OXFORD POLICY MANAGEMENT</p></td><td><p>£1.6m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IOD PARC</p></td><td><p>£0.5m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UPPER QUARTILE</p></td><td><p>£0.5m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WYG International</p></td><td><p>£0.4m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This represents a small proportion of DFID’s total spend on evaluation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 15/12/2014 11:01:43 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

168999

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Sierra Leone
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Prime Minister's contribution of 26 November 2014, Official Report, column 901, what the issue referred to as hindering the operation of the Kerry Town hospital in Sierra Leone is.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	217886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The Kerry Town facility is operational and scaling-up according to schedule.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 217884 question first answered 15/12/2014 11:01:03 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh