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106033

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many Instant Rewards of what value were given to her Department's officials in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 to date.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	213070
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>DFID does not offer Instant Rewards as part of its Pay and Reward Strategy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 10/11/2014 14:30:38 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

106034

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Freedom of Information
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 legal fees over prevention of release of information requested by Freedom of Information requests since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	213111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>DFID’s financial data cannot be disaggregated in the way that has been requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 10/11/2014 14:50:39 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

106035

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, on how many occasions her Department has had requests for appointments by exception to the Senior Civil Service turned down by the Civil Service Commission since 2010; and who was appointed for each such post.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	213050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>The Civil Service Commission publish details of appointments made by exception and approved by them in their annual reports and on their website. These reports are available in the Library of the House. It would not be appropriate to publish DFID details of the requests turned down by the Commission as the numbers involved are so small.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 10/11/2014 14:45:11 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

106037

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Freedom of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many Freedom of Information requests her Department has declined to answer in full since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	213090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) publishes a quarterly statistics bulletin concerning Freedom of Information (FOI) responses from all government departments including DFID. The bulletin includes tables showing how many requests were granted in full, or resulted in some information being withheld or all information withheld. The MoJ statistics bulletin can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-foi-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-foi-statistics</a> .</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 10/11/2014 14:31:43 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

106038

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, on how many occasions her Department has made appointments by exception since 2010; and who was appointed for each such post.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	213030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>The number of exceptions granted by the Civil Service Commission for DFID since 2010 is:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>105</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Releasing details of appointees could lead to the individual being identified and would therefore breach the legitimate expectation of an individual’s right to protection of their personal information.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 10/11/2014 15:33:32 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

106039

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Mobile Phones
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 spent on iPhones in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	213160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>DFID has not purchased any iPhones for use by staff since 2010.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 10/11/2014 14:51:57 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

101960

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Lighting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make it her policy to implement a replacement programme to introduce LED lighting throughout her Department's buildings and sites; if she will estimate the proportion of lighting in her Department which is LED; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	212628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>The estimated proportion of LED lighting at both UK sites is 5%. LEDs have already been installed on a trial basis to monitor reductions in Greenhouse Gas emissions and also cost savings. If savings prove significant then we will consider rolling out more LED lighting across the organisation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 06/11/2014 17:44:53 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

101961

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
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
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 ensure that its programmes in West Africa do not create perverse incentives which prioritise short-term outcomes rather than longer-term strengthening strategies.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Naomi Long
uin	212576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>DFID always considers the longer term development impact when developing our programmes. Operational Plans, setting out how DFID’s programmes will deliver results and measure progress up to 2015 for our country office programmes in West Africa (Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone), can be found on the website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/operational-plans-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/operational-plans-2013</a> .</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID does carry out humanitarian programmes to address short term needs but we also have longer term development programmes designed to build resilience. Full details of our programmes can be found on Development Tracker.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 06/11/2014 17:44:12 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	3920 label Biography information for Naomi Long

106468

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Jordan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what refugee relief work her Department is undertaking in Jordan.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd West
tabling member printed	Mr David Jones
uin	905895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>DFID is providing £122 million for humanitarian work in Jordan, providing food, healthcare and other support to thousands of refugees from Syria now living there. In addition, DFID is expanding support to municipal services and education in Jordan, to help the country deal with the impacts of the crisis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 05/11/2014 15:44:36 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones

106469

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government is taking to encourage other developed nations to support efforts to tackle the Ebola virus in West Africa.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Jim Sheridan
uin	905898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The British Government is playing a leading role in galvanising international support to tackle Ebola. The Defeating Ebola conference I co-hosted on 2 October generated over £100 million of support, and the Prime Minister’s call to European leaders secured a €1 billion commitment. We will continue to push international partners to do more.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 05/11/2014 15:47:44 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1464 label Biography information for Jim Sheridan