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425456

registered interest
date	02/11/2015
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: Stationery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate she has made of the value of stationery that has been (a) lost and (b) stolen from her Department in each of the last five fiscal years; and what the cost was of replacing such stationery.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	14372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>DFID does not maintain records of stationery lost or stolen. Therefore, it is not possible to estimate what the replacement cost would be.</p><br /> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 09/11/2015 15:55:08 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

423606

registered interest
date	23/10/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Pitcairn Islands: Renewable Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress her Department has made on establishing a renewable power facility in Pitcairn Islands.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	13241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2015 answer text <p>Energy is provided on Pitcairn through diesel powered generators. There are currently no plans to establish a renewable power facility in the near future.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 29/10/2015 15:47:51 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

423607

registered interest
date	23/10/2015
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: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much was paid in (a) year end and (b) in-year bonuses to officials of her Department in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	13166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2015 answer text <p>The following table provides the total paid in year-end performance related awards to DFID staff in each of the last three years.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Performance Year</p></td><td><p>Total Paid in Year-End Performance Related Awards</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>£1,213,250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£1,294,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>£850,800</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>DFID does not award in-year performance related awards.</p><p>Non-consolidated performance related pay is only paid to reward excellence, for example to recognise and incentivise those responsible for delivering high quality public services and savings to the taxpayer. These one-off payments are not pensionable. Since 2010-11 the Government has restricted awards for senior civil servants to the top 25% of performers (from 65% in previous years), saving around £15 million overall</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 30/10/2015 10:10:17 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

417358

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if the Government will provide additional aid assistance to EU member states receiving large numbers of refugees from Syria to help them with their humanitarian work.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	9126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The UK government has provided funding for UN agencies and NGOs which includes support for Syrian refugees in Italy and in Greece.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK is prioritising its aid efforts where the need is greatest. Only a small percentage of Syrians displaced from Syria are seeking asylum in Europe; the vast majority remain in Syria and neighbouring countries. DFID is providing over £1 billion in response to the conflict in Syria. Of this, £501 million is for inside Syria and £519 million is to support neighbouring countries deal with the influx of refugees and pressures this creates, including Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey. This has so far provided more than 18 million food rations, 2.4 million medical consultations and access to clean water for 1.6 million people. By meeting these basic needs we are helping Syrians stay in their home region.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 14/09/2015 16:36:50 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

384535

registered interest
date	22/06/2015
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: Buildings
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 office space owned or leased by her Department is not in regular use; what the total (a) rental and (b) retail value is of all such office space; and if she will place in the Library a copy of her most recent departmental real estate valuation.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	3477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>DFID occupies two buildings in the UK, one in Whitehall, London and the other in East Kilbride. We hold the leasehold on both properties and therefore no rent is paid.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 29/06/2015 16:21:23 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

384727

registered interest
date	22/06/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Pitcairn Islands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to sustain the outside contact enjoyed by the population of the Pitcairn Islands.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	3506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>DFID provides funding to ensure regular access to Pitcairn through a dedicated freight and passenger shipping service which visits the islands four times a year. DFID also supports the provision of telephone and internet facilities on the island.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 29/06/2015 16:22:27 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

383924

registered interest
date	18/06/2015
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: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which buildings occupied by her Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	3106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2015 answer text <p>DFID occupies two buildings in the UK, one in Whitehall, London and the other in East Kilbride. We hold the leasehold on both properties and no rent is paid.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 25/06/2015 16:35:40 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

381770

registered interest
date	17/06/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Western Sahara: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to assist the Sahrawi people.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	2831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>The UK provides protection and support to refugees, including the Sahrawi people, through its core contributions to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR). UNHCR provides humanitarian assistance for 90,000 vulnerable Sahrawi refugees settled in five camps near Tindouf in Algeria. UNHCR provides security for both the refugees and the humanitarian organizations operating in the camps. The UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) is responsible for monitoring the ceasefire as well as supporting a range of assistance programmes to address the plight of displaced and separated Sahrawi families. The Mission was recently extended to April 2016.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 23/06/2015 12:32:44 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

45814

registered interest
date	28/03/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when she intends to respond to the email of 17 October 2013 sent by the hon. Member for Denton and Reddish concerning her Department's plan for spending and distributing the core funds of £375 million that were pledged in June 2013.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	194311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I replied to the Hon. Member's correspondence on 14<sup>th</sup> February 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne