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776908

registered interest
date	24/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	International Citizen Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations she has received from civil society organisations on the Government providing continued support to the International Citizen Service.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	109321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2017 answer text <p>We have not received any formal representations from civil society organisations. However, my officials engage directly with the delivery consortium, programme alumni and beneficiaries on a regular basis.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 31/10/2017 10:38:02 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

776909

registered interest
date	24/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	International Citizen Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of the International Citizen Service on educational outcomes in developing countries.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	109322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2017 answer text <p>Education is one of the four key outcomes to which the International Citizen Service (ICS) contributes.</p><p>A mid-term internal evaluation of the current scheme found that interventions have had a positive impact on both the provision of education services in developing countries, and access to these services for marginalised groups.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 31/10/2017 10:38:30 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

776910

registered interest
date	24/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	International Citizen Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans her Department has to fund the International Citizen Service programme in each of the next five financial years.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	109325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2017 answer text <p>The current budget allocated to the International Citizen Service (ICS) programme in the next financial year (2018/19) stands at £9.2 million. However, the budget allocation to ICS in the years beyond 2018/19 has not yet been confirmed by the department.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 31/10/2017 10:39:06 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

772261

registered interest
date	17/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Prosperity Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on ensuring that expenditure from the Prosperity Fund prioritises international development over UK industrial and political interests.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	108245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>The Prosperity Fund has been designed in accordance with the OECD DAC guidelines on Overseas Development Assistance and the 2015 UK Aid Strategy with a primary purpose to support economic development and poverty reduction in developing countries. It is expected that a secondary benefit of strengthening economic development in these countries will be increased trade and investment opportunities, including for UK companies. The Prosperity Fund is overseen by a Ministerial Board, with Minister of State Burt representing DFID, which sets strategic priorities. Official Development Assistance (ODA) eligibility and compliance with the International Development Act are central to Prosperity Fund assessment and approvals processes.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 24/10/2017 16:51:52 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

766094

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	International Assistance: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations her Department has received on its implementation of the Overseas Security and Justice Assistance framework.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	105781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government applies its Overseas Security and Justice Assistance (OSJA) human rights guidance to ensure that security and justice assistance meets its human rights obligations and values. This guidance was revised and re-published in January 2017.</p><p>The UK’s security and justice expertise is highly valued across the world and improves the standards and capabilities of law enforcement and security agencies operating in the most challenging environments. OSJA assessments are carried out before assistance is rendered and evaluate the risk of any assistance provided being used in a way that is not in line with human rights and British values. As the Foreign Secretary stated in his written ministerial statement in January 2017, the new OSJA process remains the most comprehensive and demanding tool of its type anywhere in the world.</p><p>As the lead Department for OSJA policy, the Foreign Office engaged with a number of human rights organisations (including members of the Foreign Secretary’s Advisory Groups on Human Rights) as part of the recent revision of the OSJA guidance and will continue to do so with regard to its implementation. The Foreign Office will include information on the steps taken to implement OSJA across Government when it publishes its Annual Human Rights Report.</p><p>All DFID security and justice programmes are required to follow OSJA guidance in their business cases and any programme extensions. Annual reviews of these programmes assess risk and mitigations also in line with the OSJA guidance. Authority for activity underpinned by OSJA assessments is made at different levels according to the risk, from personnel in-country to Ministers. DFID does not hold data covering all OSJA assessments made in the last three calendar years.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 105782 105783 105788 105790 question first answered 13/10/2017 14:00:53 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

766095

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	International Assistance: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, for which countries her Department has made Overseas Security and Justice Assistance assessments in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	105782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government applies its Overseas Security and Justice Assistance (OSJA) human rights guidance to ensure that security and justice assistance meets its human rights obligations and values. This guidance was revised and re-published in January 2017.</p><p>The UK’s security and justice expertise is highly valued across the world and improves the standards and capabilities of law enforcement and security agencies operating in the most challenging environments. OSJA assessments are carried out before assistance is rendered and evaluate the risk of any assistance provided being used in a way that is not in line with human rights and British values. As the Foreign Secretary stated in his written ministerial statement in January 2017, the new OSJA process remains the most comprehensive and demanding tool of its type anywhere in the world.</p><p>As the lead Department for OSJA policy, the Foreign Office engaged with a number of human rights organisations (including members of the Foreign Secretary’s Advisory Groups on Human Rights) as part of the recent revision of the OSJA guidance and will continue to do so with regard to its implementation. The Foreign Office will include information on the steps taken to implement OSJA across Government when it publishes its Annual Human Rights Report.</p><p>All DFID security and justice programmes are required to follow OSJA guidance in their business cases and any programme extensions. Annual reviews of these programmes assess risk and mitigations also in line with the OSJA guidance. Authority for activity underpinned by OSJA assessments is made at different levels according to the risk, from personnel in-country to Ministers. DFID does not hold data covering all OSJA assessments made in the last three calendar years.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 105781 105783 105788 105790 question first answered 13/10/2017 14:00:53 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

766096

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	International Assistance: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many Overseas Security and Justice Assistance assessments her Department has made in the last three calendar years.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	105783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government applies its Overseas Security and Justice Assistance (OSJA) human rights guidance to ensure that security and justice assistance meets its human rights obligations and values. This guidance was revised and re-published in January 2017.</p><p>The UK’s security and justice expertise is highly valued across the world and improves the standards and capabilities of law enforcement and security agencies operating in the most challenging environments. OSJA assessments are carried out before assistance is rendered and evaluate the risk of any assistance provided being used in a way that is not in line with human rights and British values. As the Foreign Secretary stated in his written ministerial statement in January 2017, the new OSJA process remains the most comprehensive and demanding tool of its type anywhere in the world.</p><p>As the lead Department for OSJA policy, the Foreign Office engaged with a number of human rights organisations (including members of the Foreign Secretary’s Advisory Groups on Human Rights) as part of the recent revision of the OSJA guidance and will continue to do so with regard to its implementation. The Foreign Office will include information on the steps taken to implement OSJA across Government when it publishes its Annual Human Rights Report.</p><p>All DFID security and justice programmes are required to follow OSJA guidance in their business cases and any programme extensions. Annual reviews of these programmes assess risk and mitigations also in line with the OSJA guidance. Authority for activity underpinned by OSJA assessments is made at different levels according to the risk, from personnel in-country to Ministers. DFID does not hold data covering all OSJA assessments made in the last three calendar years.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 105781 105782 105788 105790 question first answered 13/10/2017 14:00:53 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

766097

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	International Assistance: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department plans to publish how it ensures the adequate implementation of the Overseas Security and Justice Assistance framework.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	105788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government applies its Overseas Security and Justice Assistance (OSJA) human rights guidance to ensure that security and justice assistance meets its human rights obligations and values. This guidance was revised and re-published in January 2017.</p><p>The UK’s security and justice expertise is highly valued across the world and improves the standards and capabilities of law enforcement and security agencies operating in the most challenging environments. OSJA assessments are carried out before assistance is rendered and evaluate the risk of any assistance provided being used in a way that is not in line with human rights and British values. As the Foreign Secretary stated in his written ministerial statement in January 2017, the new OSJA process remains the most comprehensive and demanding tool of its type anywhere in the world.</p><p>As the lead Department for OSJA policy, the Foreign Office engaged with a number of human rights organisations (including members of the Foreign Secretary’s Advisory Groups on Human Rights) as part of the recent revision of the OSJA guidance and will continue to do so with regard to its implementation. The Foreign Office will include information on the steps taken to implement OSJA across Government when it publishes its Annual Human Rights Report.</p><p>All DFID security and justice programmes are required to follow OSJA guidance in their business cases and any programme extensions. Annual reviews of these programmes assess risk and mitigations also in line with the OSJA guidance. Authority for activity underpinned by OSJA assessments is made at different levels according to the risk, from personnel in-country to Ministers. DFID does not hold data covering all OSJA assessments made in the last three calendar years.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 105781 105782 105783 105790 question first answered 13/10/2017 14:00:53 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

766098

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	International Assistance: Security
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 its provision of overseas assistance is in accordance with the Government's human rights obligations.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	105789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2017 answer text <p>The Sustainable Development Goals sit at the heart of the UK Aid Strategy and represent a commitment to achieve measurable improvements in economic, social and political human rights. In the Bilateral Development Review, the Department for International Development committed to tackling some human rights issues that have been neglected for too long, including modern slavery and child exploitation.</p><p>A commitment to respecting human rights is one of the four Partnership Principles that DFID considers alongside other factors in determining how it provides aid in a country. DFID works closely with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to assess commitment to human rights and raise any concerns at the appropriate level.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 13/10/2017 14:01:31 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

766099

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	International Assistance: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of its implementation of the Overseas Security and Justice Assistance framework.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	105790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government applies its Overseas Security and Justice Assistance (OSJA) human rights guidance to ensure that security and justice assistance meets its human rights obligations and values. This guidance was revised and re-published in January 2017.</p><p>The UK’s security and justice expertise is highly valued across the world and improves the standards and capabilities of law enforcement and security agencies operating in the most challenging environments. OSJA assessments are carried out before assistance is rendered and evaluate the risk of any assistance provided being used in a way that is not in line with human rights and British values. As the Foreign Secretary stated in his written ministerial statement in January 2017, the new OSJA process remains the most comprehensive and demanding tool of its type anywhere in the world.</p><p>As the lead Department for OSJA policy, the Foreign Office engaged with a number of human rights organisations (including members of the Foreign Secretary’s Advisory Groups on Human Rights) as part of the recent revision of the OSJA guidance and will continue to do so with regard to its implementation. The Foreign Office will include information on the steps taken to implement OSJA across Government when it publishes its Annual Human Rights Report.</p><p>All DFID security and justice programmes are required to follow OSJA guidance in their business cases and any programme extensions. Annual reviews of these programmes assess risk and mitigations also in line with the OSJA guidance. Authority for activity underpinned by OSJA assessments is made at different levels according to the risk, from personnel in-country to Ministers. DFID does not hold data covering all OSJA assessments made in the last three calendar years.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 105781 105782 105783 105788 question first answered 13/10/2017 14:00:53 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins