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1046774

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date	23/01/2019
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: Debts
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 help ensure developing country debt repayments do not undermine poverty reducing public spending and progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	211938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2019 answer text <p>Borrowing can be an important tool to enable developing countries to make the productive investments that they need to make progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. However, repayments on excessive debt levels can crowd out other vital areas of public spending. The UK supports the IMF and World Bank’s multi-pronged work programme to promote debt transparency and sustainability in low-income countries. This includes both engagement with borrowers to improve their debt management, and with creditors to help support sustainable lending practices and creditor coordination. The UK will continue to work with other G20 members to monitor progress on this, as well as on the initiative led by the Institute of International Finance to improve the transparency of lending of private creditors, and steps being taken to improve official creditor mechanisms through the on-going implementation of the G20 Operational Guidelines for Sustainable Financing.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 30/01/2019 17:41:25 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1046775

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
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: Overseas Aid
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 business case for her Department's Programme 300667 entitled Supporting Economic Empowerment and Development in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and the statement by PwC that it was not required to consider whether funds had been transferred to persons implicated in terrorism, whether she plans to alter the terms of engagement for the auditors of this programme.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	211626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The UK has a zero-tolerance approach to fraud and robust controls against the diversion of aid to ensure that funds are used only for their intended purpose. These include due diligence assessments of our partners, mapping of funds through the delivery chain, regular programme monitoring and annual audits.</p><p> </p><p>DFID’s programme <em>Supporting Economic Empowerment and Development in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (SEED OPTs)</em> has several components, working on trade facilitation and customs, water and energy, and helping the PA and Israel to abide by their obligations under the Paris Protocol. Work with the Palestinian Authority in the water and energy sectors will be channelled through The World Bank Partnership for Infrastructure Development in the West Bank and Gaza Multi Donor Trust Fund. Through this framework, funds will flow from the trust fund to dedicated accounts that will be managed by the PA in accordance with rules established by the World Bank.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside a range of other safeguards, all components will be subject to financial audits. The terms of reference of the audits will vary depending on the component, however all independent financial audits provide assurance to DFID that the expenditure of funds will only be on agreed programme activities. The overall DFID OPTs portfolio is also subject to the regular audit cycle of DFID’s Internal Audit Department and the National Audit Office.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 28/01/2019 17:39:42 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

1046860

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
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: Sikhs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many Sikhs are employed in her Department; and whether they are recorded as (a) an ethnic or (b) a religious group.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	211846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2019 answer text <p>As at 31 December 2018, 6 civil servants in my Department have voluntary declared their religious group as being Sikh.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 30/01/2019 17:42:46 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1046909

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
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: Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2019 to Question 209284 on Palestinians: Schools, and with reference to the meeting between the Minister of State and the Palestinian Authority (PA) Minister for Education in the week beginning 21 January, what steps the PA Minister plans to take to address UK Government concerns on the Palestinian curriculum.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	211628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government is concerned by allegations of incitement in the Palestinian Authority (PA) curriculum, and Minister of State Alistair Burt raised these issues with the PA Minister for Education again, on 21 January 2019. The PA Minister confirmed that he was willing to take into account the findings of an expert textbook review. This review remains a priority for DFID and will be completed by September 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 28/01/2019 17:41:06 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

1045873

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Females: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what additional (a) funding and (b) staff resources the Government has provided to each Department to enable them to implement Sustainable Development Goal 5.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	211323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>Departmental budgets are allocated, through the Spending Review, against Single Departmental Plans. Each Department is responsible for supporting, resourcing, and reporting against achievement of the SDGs, as appropriate to its mandate. The UK’s upcoming Voluntary National Review will provide a snapshot of the UK’s contribution to Global Goal 5, both domestically and internationally, and will be underpinned by data to ensure that it is robust and credible. The UK played an instrumental role in advocating for the inclusion of Goal 5 in the Sustainable Development Goals and is a world leader in supporting international progress against the targets under this Goal.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 28/01/2019 17:42:44 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1045874

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
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: Sustainable Development
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 monitor progress of Government Departments in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	211324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government has embedded the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Single Departmental Plans and is working to produce a strong Voluntary National Review, which will be presented to the UN in July this year. The Voluntary National Review will take stock of the UK’s domestic and international progress in delivering the SDGs. All Government Departments have nominated an ‘SDG Champion’ at Director level whose responsibility it is to promote the SDGs and the Voluntary National Review in their department.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 28/01/2019 17:43:03 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1045975

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
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: Abortion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many unsafe abortions were averted in each country by programmes funded by her Department since 2011; how many unsafe abortions took place in those countries before those programmes started; and if she will publish the methodology used to calculate those statistics.
tabling member constituency	Stone
tabling member printed	Sir William Cash
uin	211082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>This information is not available. It is however possible to model, for illustrative purposes, the number of abortions prevented by improved access to family planning specifically. Between April 2017 and March 2018, we estimate UK aid reached at least 14 million total women and girls with family planning, preventing 1.2 million unsafe abortions.</p><p>Our methodology is explained in the first footnote to the Family Planning page at: <a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fdfid-results-sector-pages-2017-to-2018-single-department-plan&amp;data=02%7C01%7C%7Cc56977b95b674725eaab08d6850b775b%7Ccdf709af1a184c74bd936d14a64d73b3%7C0%7C0%7C636842681613481121&amp;sdata=67Ig4kWLLtfSi1xyiDTklge4%2Bmp01a91skwld%2Fay63c%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfid-results-sector-pages-2017-to-2018-single-department-plan</a></p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 29/01/2019 17:01:26 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	288 label Biography information for Sir William Cash

1045987

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
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: Cleaning Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which service providers are contracted to carry out third party cleaning contracts for her (a) Department and (b) executive agencies; if she will list all of the services delivered by third party contractors to her (i) Department and (ii) executive agencies; and how many people working for those third party contractors are paid less than the Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	211150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>DFID has two Headquarter buildings in the UK, one in East Kilbride and the other in Whitehall.</p><p>Our cleaning requirements are outsourced to Interserve Facilities Management as part of an Affiliates Cluster arrangement managed by Cabinet Office.</p><p>All cleaning staff are paid the London Living Wage or the National Living Wage, as appropriate.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 29/01/2019 17:02:30 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1046052

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	India: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what is the criteria is for providing aid to India.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	211264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2019 answer text <p>The UK gives no money to the Indian Government.</p><p>Instead, the UK offers expertise, skills and investment to India in areas of mutual interest such as urban development, financial services, energy and security. The Prosperity Fund and Newton Fund support projects in India led by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to deliver joint economic development priorities in India, focusing on areas which will generate jobs and lift people out of poverty.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 30/01/2019 17:33:39 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1046301

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Iraq: Christianity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 21 January (HL12614), what assessment they have made of the comments of Chaldean Archbishop Habib Nafali of Basra that the Christian population of Iraq has reduced from around 1.5 million in 2003 to 250,000 in 2018.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL13010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>The exact number of Christians in Iraq is difficult to confirm, as Iraq has not held a nationwide census in many years. The UK remains concerned by the decreasing number of Christians and we are firmly committed to protecting all ethnic and religious minorities in Iraq and the region. Minister Burt met with the Archbishop of Erbil during his recent trip to Iraq, and UK Embassy staff regularly meet with representatives of Christian and other minority communities to discuss their situation. We continue to raise the needs of these communities with the Government of Iraq. For example, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon reinforced the need to protect ethnic and religious minority communities with Iraqi Foreign Minister Al-Hakim in December 2018.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 05/02/2019 17:34:49 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool