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984628

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid: Nature Conservation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions she has had with the Foreign Secretary on using Official Development Assistance to help protect endangered species.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	906952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2018 answer text <p>Ministers in my department, the Foreign Office, and Defra meet regularly, and together we are using UK ODA to fight the illegal wildlife trade. We are working to ensure the London Conference on the illegal wildlife trade this week will deliver tangible actions that help stamp out this destructive, billion dollar criminal industry.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 10/10/2018 13:27:13 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

984629

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Trade Promotion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to promote trade for development.
tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Mrs Pauline Latham
uin	906953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2018 answer text <p>My Department is working with the Department for International Trade to ensure our trade policy benefits developing countries as well as the UK. We aim to deliver continuity in our trading arrangements with developing countries as we leave the EU, provide support to help countries trade, and explore options to expand our relationships in the future.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 10/10/2018 13:28:16 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

984630

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment she has made of the effect on Palestinian refugees of recent reductions in US aid.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	906954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2018 answer text <p>Proactive UK lobbying has helped reduce the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees’ (UNRWA) immediate financing shortfall. However, the withdrawal of US funding could exacerbate the future humanitarian needs of Palestinian refugees and threaten regional security. The UK Government has committed to provide £57.5 million to UNRWA this year.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 10/10/2018 13:30:48 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

984631

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Overseas Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to promote trade for development.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	906956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2018 answer text <p>My Department is working with the Department for International Trade to ensure our trade policy benefits developing countries as well as the UK. We aim to deliver continuity in our trading arrangements with developing countries as we leave the EU, provide support to help countries trade, and explore options to expand our relationships in the future.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 10/10/2018 13:29:02 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

984632

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Aid: Private Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to ensure that private contractors in receipt of aid spending are held to the same safeguarding standards as charity and non-governmental organisation contractors.
tabling member constituency	St Helens South and Whiston
tabling member printed	Ms Marie Rimmer
uin	906957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2018 answer text <p>DFID holds all partners to the same high safeguarding standards. Private sector organisations must follow our Supply Partner Code of Conduct. It sets high, legally enforceable standards for ethical behaviour and compliance with human rights, including specific clauses on sexual exploitation and abuse and sexual harassment.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 10/10/2018 13:31:15 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4457 label Biography information for Ms Marie Rimmer

973182

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the 2018-19 Main Estimates, how much funding her Department has allocated to prepare for the UK to leave the EU.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	174772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>HM Treasury has already allocated over £2 billion of additional funding to departments and the devolved administrations for EU exit preparations so far. This includes the £1.5 billion of additional funding HM Treasury announced at Autumn Budget 2017 for 2018/19. A full breakdown of how this was allocated to departments can be found in the Chief Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement, HCWS540, laid on the 13th March (<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/</a>). This money will be paid out in Supplementary Estimates 18/19 later this financial year.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 09/10/2018 16:01:57 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

973265

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Period Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of addressing period poverty on achieving Sustainable Development Goal number four on inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong learning opportunities for all.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	174833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>The UK is committed to ensuring that every girl has the chance to access 12 years of quality education and learning, as highlighted in our 2018 Education Policy. This includes recognising the importance of providing menstrual hygiene facilities in schools and tackling discriminatory gender norms (including taboos around menstruation) to support girls to stay in education during their periods.</p><p> </p><p>We are proud to support a range of menstrual hygiene interventions to help keep girls in school. Through the Girls’ Education Challenge Fund we are including menstrual hygiene activities across 12 countries.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 09/10/2018 11:22:05 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

973352

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Democratic Republic of Congo: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of her Department's programmes in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	174733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>The effectiveness of DFID programmes is measured against expected results, and the value for money provided. Individual programme performance is assessed annually and can be viewed on DFID’s development tracker: https://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/countries/CD/.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 09/10/2018 15:54:40 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

973353

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Democratic Republic of Congo: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which organisations her Department allocates funding to for programmes in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	174734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Development’s bilateral programme in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) delivers UKaid to the Congolese people through a range of organisations (private sector, non-governmental and multilateral). These are:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>1. Action Contre la Faim (ACF)</p><p> </p><p>2. Adam Smith International (ASI)</p><p> </p><p>3. Association de Santé Familiale (ASF)</p><p> </p><p>4. Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD)</p><p> </p><p>5. Cambridge Education (CE)</p><p> </p><p>6. Chemonics / Global Development Firm</p><p> </p><p>7. Concern International</p><p> </p><p>8. Counterpart International</p><p> </p><p>9. Fondation Hirondelle</p><p> </p><p>10. IMA World Health</p><p> </p><p>11. International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC)</p><p> </p><p>12. Mercy Corps</p><p> </p><p>13. National Democratic Institute (NDI)</p><p> </p><p>14. Observatoire de la Dépense Publique (ODEP)</p><p> </p><p>15. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)</p><p> </p><p>16. Oxford Policy Management (OPM)</p><p> </p><p>17. Palladium Group</p><p> </p><p>18. PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC)</p><p> </p><p>19. Province of the Anglican Church of Congo</p><p> </p><p>20. Search for Common Ground (SFCG)</p><p> </p><p>21. The Carter Center</p><p> </p><p>22. Tulane Institute of Infant and Early Childhood Health</p><p> </p><p>23. The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)</p><p> </p><p>24. United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)</p><p> </p><p>26. United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UN-JHRO)</p><p> </p><p>27. Westminster Foundation for Democracy</p><p> </p><p>29. World Food Programme (WFP)</p><p> </p><p>30. World Bank</p><p> </p><p>31. Women and Young Girl International (WYG International)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, core contributions to multilateral and centrally managed programmes spend money in DRC.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 09/10/2018 15:57:09 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

973354

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Democratic Republic of Congo: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which three programmes in the Democratic Republic of Congo receive the largest amount of funding from her Department.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	174735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>The three largest current programmes supported by the Department for International Development in the Democratic Republic of Congo are:</p><ol><li><p>Humanitarian Innovation, Response and Reform programme reaching over 3 million people;</p></li><li><p>Access to Health Care reaching 9 million people;</p></li><li><p>Increasing sustainable access to water sanitation and hygiene reaching 3.75 million people.</p></li></ol> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 09/10/2018 15:58:09 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders