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1092115

registered interest
date	20/03/2019
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: Secondment
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 letter to the Chair of the International Development Committee on 18 March 2019 on redeployment of DFID staff, if she will publish a breakdown of which departments the 58 staff were deployed to from her Department.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	234782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>DFID continues to work to support other government departments meet increased demands as a result of the UK’s exit from the EU, whilst ensuring continued delivery of its core business. This includes maintaining our commitment to spend 0.7 of GNI well and providing lifesaving humanitarian response.</p><p> </p><p>The total number of staff deployed by DFID as of March 14<sup>th</sup> 2019 is 74. The table below provides a breakdown of this figure by receiving department.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Other Government Department</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>B.I.G</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>BEIS</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>CO</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>DCMS</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>DEFRA</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>23</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>DExEU</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>DIT </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>DIT (TfD)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>FCO </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>NIO</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>74</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 25/03/2019 16:03:45 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1092116

registered interest
date	20/03/2019
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: Secondment
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 letter to the Chair of the International Development Committee of the 18 March 2019 on redeployment of her Department's staff, if she will publish (a) which Departments have requested short-term support roles and (b) how many of the 170 staff each Department has requested.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	234783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>DFID has deployed 74 staff, as at 14 March 2019, into short term support roles. The breakdown by department is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Other Government Department</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMRC (B.I.G)</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BEIS</p></td><td><p>Less than 5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CO</p></td><td><p>Less than 5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DCMS</p></td><td><p>Less than 5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DEFRA</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DExEU</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DIT</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DIT (TfD)</p></td><td><p>Less than 5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FCO</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NIO</p></td><td><p>Less than 5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>74</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The 170 roles under consideration by DFID, referenced in the letter to the Chair of the International Development Committee, formed the basis of a cross government request, the breakdown of this request by department is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Requesting department </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Roles put to DFID </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Border Delivery Group</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DCMS</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DEFRA</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DExEU</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DIT</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FCO</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HO</p></td><td><p>49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>175</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 25/03/2019 16:04:59 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1088717

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	World Bank: Public Appointments
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 a transparent selection process for the next President of the World Bank Group.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	232626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has not received any direct representations on the selection process for the position of President of the World Bank.</p><p>HM Government has communicated to other Board members its support for an open, merit-based and transparent process for selecting the next President of the World Bank Group (WBG).</p><p>There are no nationality requirements for the role of President and the Secretary of State has not had any discussions with World Bank Group shareholders about choosing the President of the World Bank based on nationality.</p><p>The World Bank Executive Director’s agreed on 9 January an open, merit-based, and transparent process, in which any Board member was free to nominate candidates by 14 March. A single candidate was formally nominated, and the Executive Directors will interview this candidate. HM Government considers that, to empower Board members to make decisions primarily on the basis of the merits of the candidate, individual votes should not be disclosed.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 232627 232628 232629 232630 question first answered 19/03/2019 16:29:25 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1088718

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	World Bank: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations she has made to World Bank Group shareholders for a merit-based selection process for the selection of the next President of the World Bank Group.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	232627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has not received any direct representations on the selection process for the position of President of the World Bank.</p><p>HM Government has communicated to other Board members its support for an open, merit-based and transparent process for selecting the next President of the World Bank Group (WBG).</p><p>There are no nationality requirements for the role of President and the Secretary of State has not had any discussions with World Bank Group shareholders about choosing the President of the World Bank based on nationality.</p><p>The World Bank Executive Director’s agreed on 9 January an open, merit-based, and transparent process, in which any Board member was free to nominate candidates by 14 March. A single candidate was formally nominated, and the Executive Directors will interview this candidate. HM Government considers that, to empower Board members to make decisions primarily on the basis of the merits of the candidate, individual votes should not be disclosed.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 232626 232628 232629 232630 question first answered 19/03/2019 16:29:25 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1088719

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	World Bank: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent representations she has received on the selection process for the position of President of the World Bank.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	232628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has not received any direct representations on the selection process for the position of President of the World Bank.</p><p>HM Government has communicated to other Board members its support for an open, merit-based and transparent process for selecting the next President of the World Bank Group (WBG).</p><p>There are no nationality requirements for the role of President and the Secretary of State has not had any discussions with World Bank Group shareholders about choosing the President of the World Bank based on nationality.</p><p>The World Bank Executive Director’s agreed on 9 January an open, merit-based, and transparent process, in which any Board member was free to nominate candidates by 14 March. A single candidate was formally nominated, and the Executive Directors will interview this candidate. HM Government considers that, to empower Board members to make decisions primarily on the basis of the merits of the candidate, individual votes should not be disclosed.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 232626 232627 232629 232630 question first answered 19/03/2019 16:29:25 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1088720

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	World Bank: Public Appointments
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 World Bank Group shareholders on the practice of choosing the President of the World Bank based on nationality.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	232629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has not received any direct representations on the selection process for the position of President of the World Bank.</p><p>HM Government has communicated to other Board members its support for an open, merit-based and transparent process for selecting the next President of the World Bank Group (WBG).</p><p>There are no nationality requirements for the role of President and the Secretary of State has not had any discussions with World Bank Group shareholders about choosing the President of the World Bank based on nationality.</p><p>The World Bank Executive Director’s agreed on 9 January an open, merit-based, and transparent process, in which any Board member was free to nominate candidates by 14 March. A single candidate was formally nominated, and the Executive Directors will interview this candidate. HM Government considers that, to empower Board members to make decisions primarily on the basis of the merits of the candidate, individual votes should not be disclosed.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 232626 232627 232628 232630 question first answered 19/03/2019 16:29:25 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1088725

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	World Bank: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether it is Government policy to seek a transparent vote by World Bank Group shareholders for the selection of the next World Bank President.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	232630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has not received any direct representations on the selection process for the position of President of the World Bank.</p><p>HM Government has communicated to other Board members its support for an open, merit-based and transparent process for selecting the next President of the World Bank Group (WBG).</p><p>There are no nationality requirements for the role of President and the Secretary of State has not had any discussions with World Bank Group shareholders about choosing the President of the World Bank based on nationality.</p><p>The World Bank Executive Director’s agreed on 9 January an open, merit-based, and transparent process, in which any Board member was free to nominate candidates by 14 March. A single candidate was formally nominated, and the Executive Directors will interview this candidate. HM Government considers that, to empower Board members to make decisions primarily on the basis of the merits of the candidate, individual votes should not be disclosed.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 232626 232627 232628 232629 question first answered 19/03/2019 16:29:25 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1078553

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma: Human Trafficking
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 press release entitled UK aid protecting women from trafficking in Burma – and helping them into jobs published on 18 February 2019, how UK aid has been used to help disadvantaged and conflict-affected people.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	226729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>DFID Burma is bringing disadvantaged and conflict affected people into the heart of all its development programme. Our aim is to ensure that people who have been affected by poverty, marginalisation and exclusion get access to quality services and can retain and build their human capital, whatever the circumstances they find themselves in. This means making sure groups, like the long-term displaced in parts of Burma and on the Thai-border can get a good education, good health and nutrition and the skills they can use to generate income or benefit from future jobs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 04/03/2019 14:55:15 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1078554

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma: Human Trafficking
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 press release entitled UK aid protecting women from trafficking in Burma – and helping them into jobs published on 18 February 2019, whether the Government has received assurances that UK aid provided to Sittwe General Hospital will not be used to underpin reported apartheid practices at that hospital.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	226730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK is working with the Ministry of Health in Burma to upgrade Sittwe General Hospital to provide better health services for all communities in Rakhine State. The refurbishment will go in hand with work to ensure that hospital access and referral networks ensure that it serves all communities. The UK specifically supports the women and children health ward and modernising the building to make it safer for patients. This is in line with Recommendations 40 and 42 of the Kofi Annan-led Rakhine Advisory Commission.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Through the Access to Health Fund, the UK is also providing funding to NGOs working at the community level to improve health care in Rakhine for all communities and expanding to areas which are hard to reach.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 04/03/2019 14:56:33 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1055299

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
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 staff resources her Department provides to (a) the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, (b) the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and (c) the Home Office to support the evaluation of Official Development Assistance-funded (i) project proposals and (ii) completed projects.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	217107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2019 answer text <p>It is difficult to quantify the totality of DFID staff time spent to support evaluation of projects in these departments. DFID supports evaluation of project proposals through representation on formal cross-government or sectoral governance mechanisms, and through collaboration and close working of officials. DFID makes available its independent evaluation and quality assurance service and contributes to production of cross-government guidance. The Aid Strategy is clear that individual departments are ultimately responsible for the final design and evaluation of their projects.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 08/02/2019 14:50:53 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill