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date	27/02/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Ethical Trading Initiative
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government is taking to encourage businesses to comply with the Ethical Trading Initiative Base Code.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	130054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>Promoting jobs where workers’ rights are upheld, living wages are paid, and they are free from exploitation, is fundamental for alleviating poverty. The Ethical Trading Initiative’s Base Code is an important standard for companies to aim for, which is why DFID has provided ETI with a £5.1M grant and is encouraging its suppliers to sign up to it.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 06/03/2018 14:14:38 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

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date	22/02/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Brazil: Overseas Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much of the Department for International Development's spending in the last financial year was in Brazil.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL5813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>Since 2010 DFID has not provided any direct bilateral official development assistance (ODA) to Brazil. CDC made four equity investments in private companies in Brazil prior to 2012. The Newton Fund, the Global Challenge Research Fund and the International Climate Fund have funded projects in Brazil.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 08/03/2018 17:58:15 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead