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63506

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date	24/06/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many of the masterplans funded by her Department in Area C of the Occupied Palestinian Territory have received full approval by the Israeli government; and how long the approval process took in each case.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	201984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Only two of the 32 UK-funded masterplans have received full approval so far. The process to gain approval took approximately 27 months for each. We are urging the Government of Israel to accelerate the approval of the other plans in order to allow the development of Palestinian communities in Area C without the risk of demolition.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 01/07/2014 16:31:22 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

63507

registered interest
date	24/06/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much of Area C of the Occupied Palestinian Territory is covered by approved masterplans.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	201985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Palestinian masterplans developed by the International Peace and Cooperation Centre (IPCC) cover approximately 0.4% of Area C. To date, only two of these have been approved.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 01/07/2014 16:38:56 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

63508

registered interest
date	24/06/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when the construction of the first infrastructure project funded by her Department in Area C of the Occupied Palestinian Territory will commence.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	201986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID and our partners are currently engaging with the Israeli authorities in order to accelerate the approval of UK-funded masterplans for Palestinian communities in Area C. These Palestinian plans provide the basis for sustainable development in Area C and reduce the risk of demolition. We continue to consider the full range of measures to continue our support for Palestinians in Area C.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 01/07/2014 16:30:14 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

63711

registered interest
date	24/06/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Educational Testing Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what current contracts (a) her Department and (b) her Department's non-departmental public body hold with the Educational Testing Service or any of that organisation's subsidiaries.
tabling member constituency	Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
tabling member printed	Mr Nick Gibb
uin	202172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>My Department has no current contracts with the Educational Testing Service or its subsidiaries.</p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 30/06/2014 14:52:44 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb

63712

registered interest
date	24/06/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Family Planning
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding her Department has allocated to the (a) International Planned Parenthood Federation and (b) United Nations Population Fund in each year since 2009.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Mr David Amess
uin	202028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>DFID provided International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) with £9m of funding for the period 2010/11, £8.6m during 2011/12 and £8.6m during 2012/13. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) was provided with £20m each year for the period 2010/11 to 2012/13.</p><p>Details of further historical funding can be found in Table 18 and 19 of the Statistics on International Development (SID) which are available in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 01/07/2014 15:42:05 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

63713

registered interest
date	24/06/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation
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 ensure that there is greater equity across governments in donations to the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisations.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	202200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The UK is the largest donor to the GAVI Alliance with around 32% funding share during 2011-2015. We wish to see the UK's donor share reduce and other donors share increase during the GAVI Alliance's 2016-2020 strategic period. We are lobbying other donors to contribute their fair share ahead of the next replenishment pledging event in early 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 30/06/2014 14:50:13 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

63714

registered interest
date	24/06/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Performance Appraisal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of (a) disabled and (b) all other staff employed by her Department received each level of performance rating in their end of year performance assessment for 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	202060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Rating</p></td><td><p>Staff with a disability</p></td><td><p>Staff without a disability</p></td><td><p>Staff who have not declared if they have a disability or not</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Box one</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td><td><p>26%</p></td><td><p>29%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Box two</p></td><td><p>72%</p></td><td><p>67%</p></td><td><p>65%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Box three</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 01/07/2014 15:44:33 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

63715

registered interest
date	24/06/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Egypt
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the Government has offered support to the Egyptian government to help establish the Egyptian parliament.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	202278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>The UK has supported the preparation of Parliamentary by-laws and helped to build the capacity of the Parliamentary secretariat staff in respect of committees, the library and research sections, and the media unit.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 01/07/2014 16:01:01 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

63716

registered interest
date	24/06/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Egypt
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will take steps to support the introduction of green tourism in Egypt.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	202267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>Green tourism is supported by many of the international development institutions in Egypt in which the UK is a stakeholder, including the African Development Bank and the World Bank Group.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 01/07/2014 15:57:49 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

63717

registered interest
date	24/06/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Egypt
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 with her Egyptian counterpart to reduce the level of poverty in Egypt.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	202277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>The UK Government provides technical assistance, directed through International Financial Institutions, to tackle Egypt's economic challenges. One example of UK support is the development of a database of 10m poor households, which the Egyptian Government can use to target cash transfers towards the poorest. The UK is also funding projects that target marginalised communities, particularly women and girls in rural Egypt, providing them with access to finance and vocational training.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 01/07/2014 16:00:24 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon