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652743

registered interest
date	06/12/2016
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 her Department ensures that aid finance is predictable and reliable for recipient countries.
tabling member constituency	Meriden
tabling member printed	Dame Caroline Spelman
uin	56339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2016 answer text <p>The United Kingdom is the only G7 country to legislate on its promise to provide 0.7% gross national income towards helping the world’s poor. In doing so we have given a very strong commitment to stable and predictable aid finance.</p><p>The Government recognises the importance of providing predictable flows to partner countries. To this end DFID has published indicative forward country budgets in its Annual Report and details of approved projects in every country. It is important that Ministers continually review where, how and how much we spend, to ensure that aid is being used to maximum effect in reducing poverty in the national interest, and that our work responds to changing global challenges and volatile country situations.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/12/2016 17:16:37 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman

652744

registered interest
date	06/12/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	British Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much overseas development aid funding was provided to the British Council in each of the last six years by country.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	56257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>The amount of official development assistance funding provided to the British Council between 2010/11 and 2015/16, by country, is set out in the attached table. 78% of the British Council’s ODA funding is from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and 22% is from the Department for International Development.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 12/12/2016 17:22:04 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart attachment 1 file name PQ 56257 (Attachment) British Council Funding 2010-2015.xlsx title 56257 attachment
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

652745

registered interest
date	06/12/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what financial contribution her Department has made to UNAIDS in each of the last five years; and what financial contribution her Department plans to make in 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	56248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Core contribution</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£10million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£10million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£15million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£15million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>£15million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>£15million</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 12/12/2016 17:24:57 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

651825

registered interest
date	05/12/2016
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: Nutrition
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they plan to publish the Department for International Development's global nutrition position paper.
tabling member printed	Baroness Manzoor
uin	HL3807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2016 answer text <p>The nutrition position paper is being updated to reflect the priorities set out in the Multilateral and Bilateral Development Reviews. It is anticipated that we will publish this paper in spring 2017.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 13/12/2016 17:43:14 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4289 label Biography information for Baroness Manzoor

651826

registered interest
date	05/12/2016
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: Nutrition
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to integrate UK-funded health and nutrition programmes in (1) Malawi, (2) Pakistan, and (3) India.
tabling member printed	Baroness Manzoor
uin	HL3808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2016 answer text <p>DFID Malawi is designing a new health and nutrition approach.</p><p>DFID has supported integrated health and nutrition services in Pakistan since 2013 and in India since 2007. This will remain a focus for DFID Pakistan, whilst DFID India’s support for health and nutrition ended in March 2016.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 13/12/2016 17:42:56 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4289 label Biography information for Baroness Manzoor

651838

registered interest
date	05/12/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Israel: Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they are making to the government of Israel in the light of the statement issued on 10 November by the UN Coordinator for Humanitarian Aid and Development Activities condemning the Israeli authorities’ obstruction of humanitarian assistance for to Palestinian communities.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL3819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2016 answer text <p>The UK is concerned by this kind of disruption of humanitarian assistance to Palestinian communities. We regularly raise our concerns about demolitions with the Government of Israel, and continue to call on the Government of Israel at the highest levels to ease restrictions on humanitarian access across the Occupied Palestinian Territories.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 13/12/2016 17:42:01 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

652378

registered interest
date	05/12/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Government Departments: Overseas Aid
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 other Departments' official development assistance expenditure is transparent.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	56105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2016 answer text <p>All Government Departments will be held to the Value for Money guidance for Official Development Assistance that they committed to.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 08/12/2016 16:48:28 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

652379

registered interest
date	05/12/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	CDC: Offshore Funds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the total value is of management fees for investment vehicles established or used by the Commonwealth Development Corporation in (a) the Cayman Islands, (b) Mauritius and (c) the Channel Islands in each of the last six years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	56205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2016 answer text <p>The management fee paid to Fund Managers is not dependent on where the fund is established. Management fees are paid to cover the fund managers’ operational costs in managing investments in difficult operating environments.</p><p>Fund Managers do pay a licensing and registration fee to the governing jurisdiction to establish the fund. This varies depending on the size, type and location of the fund. For example, a fund established in Mauritius would pay one-off set up fees of USD$2,500 and annual fees of USD$5,000. These costs would be split proportionately between investors depending on size of their commitment to the fund.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 08/12/2016 16:49:24 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

652380

registered interest
date	05/12/2016
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, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that its aid budget is (a) spent on the projects to which it is allocated and (b) not diverted to terrorist organisations.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	56211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>The Department for International Development has controls in place to protect its aid budget throughout the project cycle. Every project is subject to an annual performance review and a project completion review to ensure that the objectives have been achieved and aid has been delivered to the intended beneficiaries. Controls also include a comprehensive risk management framework which requires risk to be identified at design stage and reassessed regularly during the project. This includes the risk of aid diversion to terrorist organisations. Prior to the release of funding the Department undertakes a rigorous due diligence process on its delivery partners, with the findings re-tested at each annual project performance review.</p><p>The Department is proactively engaged in the cross Government agenda to strengthen its response to the threat of terrorist financing. Internal procedures and guidance have been enhanced and a dedicated Counter Terrorist Financing Officer appointed.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 12/12/2016 17:23:14 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

650311

registered interest
date	02/12/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Drugs: Manufacturing Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether it is her Department's policy to implement the recommendation in the report by the UN High Panel of Access to Medicines, Promoting innovation and access to health technologies, published in September 2016, on improving standards of transparency in the pharmaceutical industry.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Dr Alasdair McDonnell
uin	55953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2016 answer text <p>While we support the aims of the UN High Level Panel on Access to Medicines, we note that this panel of experts could not reach consensus. DFID supports improving transparency in the pharmaceutical industry and funds the Access to Medicine Index to increase the transparency of pharmaceutical companies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 07/12/2016 17:28:35 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	1596 label Biography information for Dr Alasdair McDonnell