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175782

registered interest
date	26/01/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of her Department's centrally awarded contracts were won by UK firms in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12, (d) 2012-13 and (e) 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	222001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>DFID does not award contracts on the basis of where a firm is based as we are committed to untied aid.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 29/01/2015 17:37:01 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

175783

registered interest
date	26/01/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Overseas Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which offices of her Department are authorised to invest in returnable capital.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	222002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>No offices of DFID are authorised to make investments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 29/01/2015 17:37:19 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

175785

registered interest
date	26/01/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Caribbean
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 14 January 2015 to Question 220282, and with reference to page 234 of the Department's Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14, what the reason is for the planned increase in funding to the Department's Caribbean programme in 2014-15 compared with 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	221958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>My answer to Question 220282 remains the same. DFID is not increasing its non-humanitarian funding to the Caribbean from 2013-14 to 2014-15. The figures on actual spend in 14-15 will be presented in DFIDs 14-15 Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 29/01/2015 17:36:20 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

175786

registered interest
date	26/01/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Nigeria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what additional funding her Department is providing to mitigate the refugee situation in northern Nigeria and surrounding areas.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Mr Ian Davidson
uin	221978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>The UK has provided £1 million to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Nigeria to deliver food, safe water, clothes, shelter material and other basic necessities to those people displaced following attacks by Boko Haram. A further £1 million of UK funding is committed to the Nigerian Government’s “Safe Schools Initiative” to help protect children at school in North East Nigeria and provide schooling to children displaced by the violence. The UK has also contributed £1.7 million to the UN’s and EU’s relief efforts in Nigeria.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, the UK is providing humanitarian support across the Sahel region – including £8m in Niger and £5.5m in Chad - to in part help those countries address the refugee caseload from Nigeria.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 29/01/2015 17:36:38 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	611 label Biography information for Mr Ian Davidson

175490

registered interest
date	23/01/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	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 has spent on economic development projects in each year since 2005-06.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	221860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>This information is not available in the form requested but will be for financial year 2015/16 onwards to track spend against our £1.8billion spend in this area.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 29/01/2015 17:38:17 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

175493

registered interest
date	23/01/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Russia
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 in Russia in each year since 2005-06.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	221852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>The table below details bilateral spend DFID disbursed to Russia from 2005/06 to 2013/14.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>£ thousand</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005-06</p></td><td><p>£5,684</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006-07</p></td><td><p>£5,945</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>£373</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>£190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>£1,507</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>£1,269</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 29/01/2015 17:37:38 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

175501

registered interest
date	23/01/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many staff in her Department worked on issues relating to taxation in the developing world in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Anas Sarwar
uin	221906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>The estimated numbers of full-time equivalent (FTE) staff members are one FTE in 2008/09 and 2009/10, two in 2010/11 and four in 2011/12 and 2013/14. These are staff based in the UK working specifically on tax and do not include the wide range of staff across the Department, including policy, financial, corporate advisers and staff in country offices, who also work on tax. This does not include HMRC staff providing tax capacity technical assistance in DFID partner countries.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 29/01/2015 17:38:42 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	3981 label Biography information for Anas Sarwar

175251

registered interest
date	22/01/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	World Food Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions he has had with the UK's international partners on providing additional funding for the UN World Food Programme.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	221688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for International Development has regular discussions with a range of international partners on financing for United Nations and other international agencies for emergency response.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne grouped question UIN 221690 question first answered 29/01/2015 17:38:58 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

175285

registered interest
date	22/01/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Nigeria
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 encourage the Nigerian government to allow international aid agencies to carry out their work in the north-east of that country.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Anas Sarwar
uin	221800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>The UK is in regular dialogue with the Government of Nigeria about support to victims of Boko Haram. This includes discussing the importance of the Government of Nigeria’s continued support to international aid agencies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 29/01/2015 17:42:31 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	3981 label Biography information for Anas Sarwar

175286

registered interest
date	22/01/2015
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions her Department has had with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on the ability of Syria's neighbouring countries to manage the safety and security of Syrian refugees; and what discussions she has had with the UNHCR on the particular requirements relating to refugees with urgent medical needs, children and victims of torture and sexual violence.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Anas Sarwar
uin	221760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>DFID is in regular contact with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) at country, regional and headquarter levels about all aspects of their mandate, including the protection, safety and security of refugees. <br></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 29/01/2015 17:41:57 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	3981 label Biography information for Anas Sarwar