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1226790

registered interest
date	21/07/2020
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, whether her Department (a) has renegotiated or (b) plans to renegotiate contracts at a reduced value to account for a potential reduction in the Official Development Assitance budget.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	77761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>The UK's 0.7 per cent Gross National Income target is directly linked to the performance of the UK economy. Like all other Government Departments, we need to make some tough prioritisation choices which will likely include the renegotiation of some of our contracts in light of the expected drop in GNI. In doing so, we will ensure that renegotiated contracts continue to deliver value for money for UK taxpayers and maximum impact for beneficiaries.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 01/09/2020 08:47:22 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

988683

registered interest
date	16/10/2018
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, whether gagging clauses have been used in contracts drawn up between her Department and any charities, voluntary sector organisations, social enterprises or companies with the intention of stopping any criticism of Ministers of her Department.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	180068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Development has no “gagging” clauses in its Standard Terms and Conditions. DFID uses a number of Calldown contracts from Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Frameworks. The Terms and Condition of these frameworks are managed and owned by Crown Commercial Service, who should be contacted direct regarding their Terms and Conditions.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 23/10/2018 14:15:19 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

847104

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
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, if she will list the organisations her Department has outsourced functions to since 2011.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	129278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>Since 2011, the Department has outsourced one function (portering and mail services) to Interserve.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 01/03/2018 17:31:31 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

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

681343

registered interest
date	30/01/2017
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, which contracts have been suspended by Ministers of her Department in the last three months.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	62380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2017 answer text <p>No contracts over the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) threshold (currently £106,047) have been suspended by Ministers in the Department for International Development in the last three months.</p><p>A number of procurements and payments were paused following recent concerns about DFID suppliers. We have also recently examined DFID programmes in OPT’s.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 02/02/2017 17:52:12 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

676071

registered interest
date	20/01/2017
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, which (a) projects, (b) tenders and (c) contracts have been suspended or cancelled by Ministers of her Department in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	61003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2017 answer text <p>The information 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 25/01/2017 17:59:16 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

669061

registered interest
date	06/01/2017
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, how many contractors working (a) directly for and (b) on projects funded by her Department have been paid more than £400 a day in each financial year since 2012.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	58781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2017 answer text <p>The information is not held in the form requested and can only be collated at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 16/01/2017 14:53:08 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

595918

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
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, how many companies her Department has excluded from public procurement for (a) a conviction for wrongdoing defined by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or (b) grave professional misconduct since January 2015.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Margaret Hodge
uin	47275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2016 answer text <p>Since January 2015 there have been no instances where DFID Procurement and Commercial Department (PCD) have excluded a company from a Public Procurement for the circumstances cited.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 12/10/2016 16:25:02 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge