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518304

registered interest
date	09/05/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Companies: Taxation
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 takes to ensure that all companies which receive support from her Department are committed to responsible tax behaviour.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	36879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>All organisations that DFID contracts with are subject to the standard DFID Terms and Conditions. These are clear on the organisations responsibility for establishing specific country tax obligations and payment requirements. Supplier compliance expectation is reinforced through DFID’s Statement of Priorities and Expectations (SOPE) which specifies the Department’s position regarding tax avoidance.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 11/05/2016 16:27:10 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

510139

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
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: Resignations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of officials of her Department resigned in each of the last six years.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	33294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>1144 employees have left DFID. Resignations for each of the last 6 years have been set out in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><strong>FY 2010/11</strong></td><td><strong>FY 2011/12</strong></td><td><strong>FY 2012/13</strong></td><td><strong>FY 2013/14</strong></td><td><strong>FY 2014/15</strong></td><td><strong>FY 2015/16</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Resignation </strong></td><td>66</td><td>56</td><td>64</td><td>65</td><td>65</td><td>73</td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 18/04/2016 16:29:33 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

470514

registered interest
date	14/03/2016
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: Sick Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many and what proportion of officials of her Department took sick leave for reasons relating to stress in each of the last five years; and what proportion of total sick leave that leave was in each such year.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	30865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2016 answer text <p>The table below provides the overall sick leave taken by DFID staff, and the proportion of sick leave for reasons related to stress in each of the past three years. Information on 2011/12 and 2012/13 could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Period</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Stress Related Absence (Days )</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Sick Leave (Days)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage Stress Related Absence against Total Sick Leave</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No of Staff who took Stress Related Absence</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No of Staff who took Sick Leave</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage staff who took Stress Related Absence against total staff who recorded a sick absence</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2015 - February 2016</p></td><td><p>1485</p></td><td><p>9087</p></td><td><p>16.3%</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>1294</p></td><td><p>4.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2014 - March 2015</p></td><td><p>1642</p></td><td><p>8889</p></td><td><p>18.5%</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>1367</p></td><td><p>4.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2013 - March 2014</p></td><td><p>1137</p></td><td><p>8427</p></td><td><p>13.5%</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>1180</p></td><td><p>3.3%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 17/03/2016 15:34:22 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

455388

registered interest
date	25/02/2016
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: Overtime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department has paid to staff in overtime in each of the last 24 months.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	28692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2016 answer text <p>Overtime is only payable to staff below the Senior Civil Service and is used as a last resort to help deal with exceptional or seasonal pressures of work. The values for overtime paid in each of the last 24 months are recorded below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Overtime Paid</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-14</p></td><td><p>£ 47,739</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-14</p></td><td><p>£ 51,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-14</p></td><td><p>£ 22,598</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-14</p></td><td><p>£ 33,375</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-14</p></td><td><p>£ 29,992</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-14</p></td><td><p>£ 54,954</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-14</p></td><td><p>£ 26,462</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-14</p></td><td><p>£ 52,607</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-14</p></td><td><p>£ 41,797</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-14</p></td><td><p>£ 46,161</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-15</p></td><td><p>£ 34,508</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-15</p></td><td><p>£ 35,047</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-15</p></td><td><p>£ 49,281</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-15</p></td><td><p>£ 25,623</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-15</p></td><td><p>£ 29,731</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-15</p></td><td><p>£ 38,273</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-15</p></td><td><p>£ 38,207</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-15</p></td><td><p>£ 28,062</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-15</p></td><td><p>£ 19,252</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-15</p></td><td><p>£ 33,338</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-15</p></td><td><p>£ 27,689</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-15</p></td><td><p>£ 37,385</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-16</p></td><td><p>£ 13,732</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-16</p></td><td><p>£ 33,638</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>£ 850,851</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 03/03/2016 16:05:56 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

455389

registered interest
date	25/02/2016
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: Human Rights Act 1998
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many civil law suits have been brought against her Department based either wholly or partially on grounds provided by the Human Rights Act 1998; how many such suits were settled out of court before a court judgment was delivered; and how much such settlements have cost the public purse since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	28644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2016 answer text <p>None.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 03/03/2016 16:29:21 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

455391

registered interest
date	25/02/2016
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: Employment Tribunals Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department spent from the public purse on industrial tribunals in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	28628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>In the last 12 month period DFID has spent £84.30 on Industrial Tribunals.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 02/03/2016 16:39:56 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

455393

registered interest
date	25/02/2016
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: Publications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many (a) publications, (b) consultation documents and (c) circulars her Department has issued since August 2012; and what the title was of each such publication, consultation document or circular.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	28676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2016 answer text <p>All such materials can be found on the GOV.UK website, in line with our commitment to transparency which saw us ranked second globally in the 2014 Aid Transparency Index.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 03/03/2016 16:29:05 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

455394

registered interest
date	25/02/2016
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: Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many consultants' contracts were terminated early in each of the last six years for which figures are available; and what the cost of each such termination was in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	28660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>DFID does not hold specific information relating to termination of consultants’ contracts.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 02/03/2016 16:43:05 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

433842

registered interest
date	02/12/2015
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: Ministerial Policy Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, on how many occasions a special adviser in her Department accompanied a Minister on an overseas trip since May 2015.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	18505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2015 answer text <p>Special advisers have accompanied a DFID Minister on an overseas visit 9 times since May 2015.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 09/12/2015 15:05:20 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth