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1151958

registered interest
date	23/10/2019
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: Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many staff in his Department are paid less than the London Living Wage; and what requirements his Department places on contractors to pay the London Living Wage to London-based staff.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	4417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>All DFID staff on Civil Service contracts are paid above the Living Wage Foundation rates. None of DFID’s contracted workers are paid less than the National Living Wage. DFID encourages outsource partners to pay the Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 28/10/2019 16:00:32 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

1150503

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	International Conference on Population and Development: UK Delegations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which (a) Ministers and (b) officials will attend as delegates the 2019 Nairobi Summit on the International Conference on Population and Development.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	1645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>The Nairobi Summit is a critical global moment for sexual and reproductive health and rights in 2019 as it marks 25 years since the International Conference on Population and Development Programme of Action, and 50 years since the formation of United Nations Population Fund.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government are planning for high level attendance at this important conference. We will take every opportunity to advance sexual and reproductive health and rights for girls and women and are working with partners to play our part in ensuring a successful Summit.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 1646 question first answered 22/10/2019 15:43:45 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1150505

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	International Conference on Population and Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the secretary of state for international development, what his priorities are for the 2019 Nairobi Summit on the International Conference on Population and Development.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	1646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>The Nairobi Summit is a critical global moment for sexual and reproductive health and rights in 2019 as it marks 25 years since the International Conference on Population and Development Programme of Action, and 50 years since the formation of United Nations Population Fund.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government are planning for high level attendance at this important conference. We will take every opportunity to advance sexual and reproductive health and rights for girls and women and are working with partners to play our part in ensuring a successful Summit.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 1645 question first answered 22/10/2019 15:43:45 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1150507

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
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: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the secretary of state for international development, if he will discuss the importance of advancing adolescent girls’ sexual and reproductive health and rights at the 2019 Nairobi Summit on the International Conference on Population and Development.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	1647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>The UK will raise the importance of adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights as part of our engagements at the Nairobi ICPD+25 Summit. The UK committed at the 2017 Family Planning Summit to focus on adolescents in our sexual and reproductive health and rights programmes. We continue to amplify the needs of adolescent girls through our voice on the world stage.</p><p> </p><p>At the UN General Assembly, the Secretary of State made clear the UK’s ongoing commitment to sexual and reproductive health and rights, announcing an additional £600 million aid package to provide improved access to family planning. UK aid programmes are helping to give millions of women and girls control over their bodies, so they can choose if, when and how many children they want; that is a basic right that every woman and girl deserves.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 22/10/2019 15:44:28 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1150515

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
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: Genito-urinary Medicine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the contribution of the private sector to delivering sexual and reproductive health programmes in developing countries.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	1649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>The UK government considers the private sector, both for-profit and not-for-profit, to be critical to the successful delivery of sexual and reproductive health programmes and outcomes in developing countries.</p><p>DFID works with private manufacturers to develop new products such as contraceptives and HIV treatment, and to reduce their prices so that they are accessible. For example, a global partnership between donors and manufacturers led to a decrease in price of contraceptive implants globally from $20 per unit to $8, leading to increased access and uptake. DFID also funds not-for-profit providers to implement reproductive health programmes in many countries; and supports national governments to work with private health care providers as part of their overall health system. We support global programmes that attract the private sector's contribution, such as the Global Financing Facility, and we also recognise that global companies can have an impact through their employment practices and work with them to improve sexual and reproductive health for female employees.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 1650 question first answered 22/10/2019 15:45:37 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1150517

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
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: Genito-urinary Medicine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the private sector in advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights outcomes in developing countries.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	1650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>The UK government considers the private sector, both for-profit and not-for-profit, to be critical to the successful delivery of sexual and reproductive health programmes and outcomes in developing countries.</p><p>DFID works with private manufacturers to develop new products such as contraceptives and HIV treatment, and to reduce their prices so that they are accessible. For example, a global partnership between donors and manufacturers led to a decrease in price of contraceptive implants globally from $20 per unit to $8, leading to increased access and uptake. DFID also funds not-for-profit providers to implement reproductive health programmes in many countries; and supports national governments to work with private health care providers as part of their overall health system. We support global programmes that attract the private sector's contribution, such as the Global Financing Facility, and we also recognise that global companies can have an impact through their employment practices and work with them to improve sexual and reproductive health for female employees.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 1649 question first answered 22/10/2019 15:45:37 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1148950

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Uganda: Homosexuality
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 with regard to its aid programme for Uganda in light of the recent decision by the Ugandan Government to reintroduce a bill that imposes the death penalty on homosexuals.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>We are fundamentally opposed to all forms of discrimination and work to uphold the rights and freedoms of LGBT people in all circumstances. We note that a Ugandan Government spokesperson confirmed they do not intend to introduce new anti-homosexuality laws and we continue to follow closely any developments related to the death penalty.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 21/10/2019 15:36:33 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

723037

registered interest
date	20/04/2017
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: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding between the Palestinian Authority and her Department, whether her Department has had discussions with the Palestinian Authority on the content of a programme on Official Palestinian Authority TV, entitled Talk of the Land, broadcast on 1 April 2017, promoting domestic violence.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	71417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>We have not discussed the content of this particular programme with the Palestinian Authority (PA). The UK deplores any promotion of violence against women and girls. The UK assess the PA’s commitment to gender equality, including tackling domestic violence, through their adherence to the UK Partnership Principles and we raise concerns where appropriate. As part of our Security and Justice programme we have supported the PA to tackle violence against women through training specialised public prosecutors and judges and developing specialised units that cater to female victims of violence.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 25/04/2017 12:03:09 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

717799

registered interest
date	04/04/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Botswana: Earthquakes
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 effects of the earthquake in central Botswana on 3 April, and whether they will ensure that the EU offers appropriate assistance to the government of Botswana.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL6608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>Reports from the most affected areas indicate only minor injuries and minimal damage from the earthquake on 3 April, and its aftershocks. We will continue to monitor developments and ensure that appropriate assistance is provided if requested by the Government of Botswana.<strong><br></strong></p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 20/04/2017 15:48:53 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

712129

registered interest
date	17/03/2017
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: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will place a copy of the Business Case and Operational Plan for the new Support to Palestinian Authority to Deliver Basic Services, Build Stability and Promote Reform in the Occupied Palestinian Territories programme in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	68425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2017 answer text <p>The Business Case for the UK's new support to the Palestinian Authority is in the process of publication and will appear on Development Tracker (<a href="https://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/</a>) by June.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 22/03/2017 16:05:04 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan