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1060477

registered interest
date	13/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment she has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on the UK’s international development sector.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	909205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>UK organisations have shared with us their own assessments of leaving the EU. The Withdrawal Agreement confirms that UK organisations are entitled to participate in current EU programmes for their duration. In the future, any UK financial contribution to EU programmes would require eligibility for UK organisations to implement relevant programmes.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 13/02/2019 15:15:43 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1052509

registered interest
date	01/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid
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 potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on the UK’s international development sector.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	215577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>Britain is a development superpower with world class development organisations delivering aid to those who need it most. DFID continues regularly to consult our stakeholders on the impact of the UK’s exit from the EU, including on eligibility for EU funding. The Withdrawal Agreement confirms the entitlement of UK organisations to participate in current EU programmes for their duration. Under a future partnership, any UK financial contribution to EU programmes would require eligibility for UK entities to bid for and implement relevant programmes. We remain committed to spending 0.7% of our national income on development assistance, and to achieving the UN’s Global Goals and ending extreme poverty by 2030.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 06/02/2019 17:34:16 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1015487

registered interest
date	27/11/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the criteria her Department uses to assess the benefit to the UK of the allocation of Overseas Development Assistance.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	196173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>Through our statutory commitment to spend 0.7% of GNI on aid and the way that we spend money to reduce poverty, we promote UK values and influence in the world. We are, for example, tackling the drivers of instability and extremism, stopping infectious disease from reaching our shores, and building prosperity in our trading partners of the future. All UK aid is in the national interest.</p><p> </p><p>Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) must be spent in compliance with the eligibility criteria set out by the Development Assistance Committee (DAC). DFID strives to ensure that each project on which we spend British taxpayers’ money contributes both to reducing poverty in developing countries and to the UK national interest, which is defined as a combination of health, security, prosperity and influence. DFID officials are expected to demonstrate the benefit to the UK when seeking approval for new programmes.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 04/12/2018 17:40:08 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

990371

registered interest
date	18/10/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the Government plans to implement the recommendations of the International Development Committee report on the definition and administration of Overseas Development Assistance.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	181258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government agrees or partially agrees with many of the recommendations that were made within the Committee’s report. We are committed to maximising impact from the aid budget and using external scrutiny to improve how we spend aid. In some areas, the Government is already implementing the Committee’s recommendations, such as influencing the DAC to ensure that a reverse graduation mechanism is introduced as soon as possible and delivering humanitarian aid irrespective of country income status. However, a number of the recommendations run counter to established spending allocation and accountability structures, or propose changes that would make it difficult to deliver certain objectives within the UK Aid Strategy.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 23/10/2018 14:13:26 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

972332

registered interest
date	12/09/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid
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 10 September 2018 to Question 169665 on development aid, how much of the £3,736 million is spent in each broad sector.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	174133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>Of the £3,736 million of UK bilateral aid that was spent in the top 20 receiving countries in 2016, the breakdown by broad sector is given in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Broad sector area</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£ million</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humanitarian assistance</p></td><td><p>1,016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Government and civil society</p></td><td><p>692</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Health</p></td><td><p>518</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Education</p></td><td><p>451</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other social infrastructure and services.</p></td><td><p>334</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Economic infrastructure and services</p></td><td><p>186</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Production services</p></td><td><p>141</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Multisector aid <sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>136</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Water, Sanitation and Hygiene</p></td><td><p>113</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commodity and General Programme Assistance</p></td><td><p>79</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Refugee costs</p></td><td><p>56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unallocated to a specific sector<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Administration costs</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>UK bilateral aid to top 20 receiving countries</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£3,736</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Statistics on International Development</p><ol><li>Includes cross-cutting research and funding to scientific institutions.</li><li>This includes promotion of development awareness for these countries, and aid that cuts across multiple sectors and so cannot be assigned to a single sector.</li></ol> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 09/10/2018 11:23:05 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

964821

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much and what proportion of Official Development Assistance (ODA) has been allocated to largest 20 recipients of ODA.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	169665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>In 2016 the UK spent £3,736 million of bilateral official development assistance (ODA) in its top 20 receiving countries, based on the latest published statistics. This represented 44 per cent of total UK bilateral ODA.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 10/09/2018 16:19:39 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

923265

registered interest
date	13/06/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of the UK aid budget has been spent on fragile states in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	153164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2018 answer text <p>The proportion of UK official development assistance (ODA) spent by DFID in fragile states and regions is shown in the table below, in each of the last five years.</p><p> </p><p>Table: DFID’s UK ODA spend in fragile states and regions<sup>1 </sup>as a proportion of total DFID ODA, 2012-2016<sup>2</sup></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>45%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>48%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>48%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>57%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>57%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><ol><li>DFID refreshed its list of fragile states in 2015, to reflect our commitment to spend 50% of our budget in fragile states and regions. We update the list every two years.</li><li>The table above uses the list of countries that applies to the relevant year of ODA data; 2016 figures use the updated 2017 list, 2015 figures use the original 2015 list, and figures before 2015 use the list before 2015.</li></ol> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 19/06/2018 13:03:56 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

825499

registered interest
date	18/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will discuss with her foreign counterparts steps to encourage developed countries to meet the UN's 0.7 per cent ODA target.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	123638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>It is for other governments to decide what percentage of gross national income (GNI) they will allocate as Official Development Assistance (ODA), however in her engagement with international partners the Secretary of State will highlight the importance the UK Government places on meeting the UN target to spend 0.7% of GNI as ODA.</p><p>She will also make clear, as outlined in the UK Aid Strategy, the vital role that international development activity plays in tackling global challenges which threaten the security and prosperity of donors, such as mass migration, climate change and disease, as well as meeting our moral obligation to help the world’s poorest and most vulnerable.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 22/01/2018 17:47:41 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

754997

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how the Government plans to safeguard and prioritise the UK international development sector in the negotiations on the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	6398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to spending 0.7% of our Gross National Income on development assistance, and to achieving the UN’s Global Goals and ending extreme poverty by 2030. Once we have left the EU, control over how this money is spent will reside with the UK’s Government and Parliament. We are in dialogue with our partners in the UK international development sector as we negotiate our exit from the EU.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 05/09/2017 11:20:35 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

752751

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid
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 tackle (a) barriers to economic development, (b) preventable diseases and (c) malaria in developing countries.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	5254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>DFID is taking major steps to tackle the barriers to economic development. In January the Secretary of State launched DFID’s Economic Development Strategy which sets out how the UK is stimulating growth that transforms economies and how we are helping the poorest countries to attract investment, trade more, and create millions of jobs. This will help create prosperous economies that lift people out of poverty, help countries overcome the need for aid, and accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals whilst also benefiting Britain. The Strategy can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/587374/DFID-Economic-Development-Strategy-2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/587374/DFID-Economic-Development-Strategy-2017.pdf</a></p><p>DFID is a leading global actor on preventable diseases, including malaria, TB, HIV/Aids, providing significant funding to the World Health Organisation, the Global Fund on Aids, TB and Malaria, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and running programmes across regions and from country offices.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/07/2017 16:28:47 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West