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1064719

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date	21/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Slavery: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to her Department's publication entitled DFID Strategic Vision for Gender Equality, published in March 2018, what steps her Department is taking to integrate its work on modern slavery and on women and girls.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	224355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2019 answer text <p>DFID’s Strategic Vision for Gender Equality commits DFID to step up its work on gender equality across the board, recognising that progress on gender equality is instrumental to achieving all the Sustainable Development Goals. Tackling modern slavery is a cross-government priority. We know that women and girls are disproportionately affected by certain forms of modern slavery – for example sexual exploitation and domestic servitude. That is why DFID is leading the effort to drive change and end the exploitation of women and girls. As an example of what we have already achieved, we have reached over 380,000 vulnerable women and girls through our flagship £10 million Work in Freedom Programme. This aims to reduce the risk of slavery amongst migrant women workers across South East Asia by educating and training women in their communities and working with businesses and recruiters. Last year we announced that we would extend this programme through a further £13 million investment.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 27/02/2019 14:46:12 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1064720

registered interest
date	21/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Slavery: Females
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 tackle the particular effect of modern slavery on adolescent girls; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	224356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2019 answer text <p>DFID is at the forefront of the UK’s international efforts to end violence against, and abuse and exploitation of adolescent girls. Adolescence is a critical time when a person’s experiences, and the decisions taken by them and for them, affect the rest of their lives. In supporting and protecting adolescent girls, we are empowering the decision makers, peacebuilders and business leaders of the future.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is taking action to end modern slavery in all its forms in line with Sustainable Development Goals 16.2, 8.7 and 5.2. We are leading efforts to increase support for, and implementation of, the Prime Minister’s “Call to Action to end Forced Labour, Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking” launched in 2017 and now endorsed by over 80 countries. We continue to work with communities, governments, civil society and the private sector to push for action at all levels to protect the most vulnerable, including adolescent girls. Since 2017 we have more than doubled UK aid spending to tackle modern slavery – committing just over £200 million to date. DFID funded programmes make up the bulk of this aid and includes work to reduce vulnerability to exploitation and address the permissive environments which allow exploitation to exist and thrive.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 27/02/2019 14:47:40 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1064736

registered interest
date	21/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	UN Road Safety Trust Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the UK (a) provides and (b) plans to provide funding to the United Nations Road Safety Trust Fund.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	224298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department for International Development (DFID) does not provide funding to the United Nations Road Safety Fund. The Fund was launched in April 2018 and we will be monitoring performance and management through the early stages of its establishment.</p><p> </p><p>DFID is not currently planning on providing funds directly to the United Nations Road Safety Fund.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 27/02/2019 14:45:21 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1064757

registered interest
date	21/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Alan Guttmacher Institute
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to her Department's paper entitled, Single Departmental Plan - Results Achieved by Sector in 2012-2018, Family Planning, what steps her Department has taken to verify the numbers of illegal backstreet abortions provided by the Guttmacher Institute; and whether her Department has conducted a separate estimate of those abortions.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	224485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>DFID’s single departmental plan reports on the increase in family planning use from our programmes. From this, estimates are made, based on the best international expertise, on wider impact. The Guttmacher Institute’s reputation for producing high quality scientific research and data for evidence-based policy making on Sexual &amp; Reproductive Health and Rights means we have confidence in these independent estimates.</p><p> </p><p>Other studies support the key Guttmacher Institute finding that unsafe abortion is a significant killer of women and restricting safe abortion does not make abortion less common, it just makes it less safe.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 26/02/2019 17:05:50 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1064357

registered interest
date	20/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Commonwealth: Drinking Water
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 help ensure that there is safe drinking water available in (a) Sri Lanka and (b) all other Commonwealth countries.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	223831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>The UK is committed to supporting countries achieve the Sustainable Development Goal 6 target of universal access to water and sanitation by 2030. Since 2015, we have supported 40 million people to gain access to clean water and sanitation. This includes beneficiaries in Commonwealth countries in Africa and Asia such as Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Bangladesh and Pakistan.</p><p> </p><p>DFID has also supported Commonwealth countries in the Caribbean. For example, following Hurricane Maria DFID allocated £25 million to Dominica to repair and strengthen the water supply system across the island.</p><p> </p><p>DFID’s bilateral programme in Sri Lanka country closed in 2006 when the country graduated to middle income status, and DFID does not have water and sanitation programmes in Sri Lanka.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 25/02/2019 16:32:23 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1064579

registered interest
date	20/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	South Sudan: Forced Marriage
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recommendations made in the report by Oxfam Born to Be Married: Addressing child, early and forced marriage in Nyal, South Sudan, published on 18 February, in particular the recommendation to integrate the prevention of, and response to, child, early, and forced marriage with women’s empowerment activities in humanitarian and development planning and programming at all stages of the programme cycle.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL13898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK welcomes Oxfam’s report into child, early and forced marriage (CEFM). The shocking number of girls married before the age of 18 in Nyal demonstrates how women and girls are suffering the worst effects of this brutal crisis.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>UK aid considers gender at all stages of the humanitarian and development programme cycle. Specifically, we support several efforts to integrate CEFM prevention and response, and women’s empowerment activities into our work. Education is a key factor enabling girls to avoid child marriage and our Girls Education South Sudan (GESS) programme is keeping up to a quarter of a million girls in school. We also work with International Medical Corps in Nyal and other areas of the country to improve awareness of CEFM and to provide women and girls with information on all forms of gender-based violence, rights and services available. The programme also engages women in income generating activities and provides support to help them set up their own businesses.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 04/03/2019 14:56:55 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1063960

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent steps she has taken to ensure the effectiveness Official Development Assistance.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	223132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>Every project in DFID is rigorously appraised for efficiency and likely effectiveness before approval and is assessed against a robust monitoring framework to ensure it remains cost effective. The Independent Commission for Aid Impact said that DFID’s systems “improve the return on UK investment in aid” and recognised that DFID is “a global champion on Value for Money”. DFID is committed to supporting other government departments strengthen the quality of their aid spending and maximising their impact on poverty through an extensive offer of support.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 26/02/2019 17:08:46 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1064010

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	UNRWA
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 change in the level of (a) service efficiency and (b) effectiveness of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency delivered through its Medium Term Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Preseli Pembrokeshire
tabling member printed	Stephen Crabb
uin	223208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>DFID assesses the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) effectiveness and levels of service efficiency as part of the yearly Annual Review process, most recently completed in June 2018. The annual review states that major efficiency gains were made between 2015 and 2017. UNRWA was able to save a total of $197 million through the implementation of Medium Term Strategy (MTS) reforms, including family health team reforms, centralisation of medicine procurement, school class formation, and the move from food to e-cards in Jordan and Lebanon, whilst improving the quality and impact of its services. Most recently we had an update on UNRWA’s service efficiency and effectiveness against the MTS in November 2018, at the bi-annual Advisory Commission, which reported further gains in improving programme delivery.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 25/02/2019 16:33:51 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb

1064011

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	UNRWA: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with her US counterparts on their decision to withdraw funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency.
tabling member constituency	Preseli Pembrokeshire
tabling member printed	Stephen Crabb
uin	223209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>I discussed the US withdrawal of funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency in the Near East (UNRWA) with the US President’s Middle East Envoy, Jason Greenblatt, on 28 September 2018. The UK has been clear that we are concerned about the impact of US cuts to UNRWA on regional stability and services to Palestinian refugees. UK officials continue to engage with the US on this matter, and we will continue to work with UNRWA and other donors to help place the Agency on a more secure financial footing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 25/02/2019 16:34:35 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb

1064086

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Africa: Tax Evasion
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 has taken to reduce tax evasion in Africa.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	223497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>Tackling tax evasion is a priority for DFID as part of our Transparency Agenda, Addis Tax Initiative commitments and the UK Anti-Corruption Strategy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since 2013 DFID has supported the Global Forum for the Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes through its International Tax Transparency Programme. The Global Forum helps countries tackle tax evasion by strengthening global tax transparency and international cooperation. The Global Forum now has over 150 members and DFID supports its Africa Initiative to strengthen transparency and the exchange of information across Africa.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC and DFID continues to work alongside the Global Forum with other jurisdictions such as Egypt, Ghana and Nigeria; alongside the African Tax Administration Forum in Uganda and independently in Montserrat to support the implementation of the Automatic Exchange of Information.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID’s announcement on the 19 February of a new £47m package of support for Tax for Development will further boost efforts to help countries in Africa and elsewhere to tackle this important issue.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 26/02/2019 17:07:41 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie