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167116

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	British Overseas Territories
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 1 December 2014 to Question 215721, if she will place in the Library the calculation which found that the cost of providing the information requested in that Question was disproportionate.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	John Hemming
uin	216685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>A sizeable number of files would need to be reviewed to answer this question. DFID’s database shows over 500 files for the department which dealt with the Overseas Territories for file period 1995/97 alone. It costs £1.50 to access each file. The costs associated with archive research covering the period 1994 to 2004 would therefore be considerable. In addition to financial costs there would also be substantial associated staff costs with carrying out this archive research.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On the basis of the disproportionate cost threshold for written questions, it was assessed that this information could not be collated without incurring disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 08/12/2014 17:23:52 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1483 label Biography information for John Hemming

167118

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Kashmir
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what aid the Government provided to Indian-administered Kashmir after the floods of September 2014.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Jason McCartney
uin	216482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>No request for assistance was made by the Indian Government. A decision to not provide support was taken following a comprehensive assessment. The immediate humanitarian crisis is now over and compensation for those impacted by the floods has been announced by the Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 08/12/2014 17:23:03 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	3953 label Biography information for Jason McCartney

166779

registered interest
date	28/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Voluntary Service Overseas
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 is providing to the business volunteering hub over the next three years.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	216439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>DFID is supporting VSO to establish a self-sustaining Corporate Volunteering Hub (CVH). The CVH will act as market-making organisation and will match the growing demand in development programmes for business skills with the growing supply of experienced business professionals willing and able to volunteer. VSO’s experience in international development and volunteering will ensure the Hub will be responsive to both programming needs of development partners and sustainability interests of corporate members. DFID will provide up to £3.4m over 5 years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 04/12/2014 16:31:28 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

166780

registered interest
date	28/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many security breaches have been recorded by her Department in each year since 2010; and what action has been taken following each such breach.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	216440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>DFID takes all breaches seriously but most breaches within DFID are of a minor nature such as loss of a pass. The earliest data we hold is from 2008. Across all DFID’s staff, since 2010 my Department has recorded the following minor security breaches.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Minor breaches</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>331</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>151</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>138</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>294</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>327</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There have been 9 major breaches and 0 gross breaches, the highest category.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 04/12/2014 18:00:11 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

166781

registered interest
date	28/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	United Arab Emirates
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 the government of the United Arab Emirates regarding the decision of that government to include Islamic Relief on a list of terrorist organisations.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	216423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Lady to the answer given on 3 December 2014 by my right honourable Friend the member for Bournemouth East (Tobias Ellwood MP), the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (216422).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 03/12/2014 15:03:30 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

166782

registered interest
date	28/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Vacancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many posts her Department has externally advertised in each year since 2010; and how much her Department paid in interview expenses in that time.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	216450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>The following table confirms the number of posts advertised externally in each of the last 3 years, together with the interview expenses paid for the same period.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Number of posts advertised externally</p></td><td><p>Expenses paid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>£37,559.80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>£32,452.59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>£28,259.31</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to provide the information for previous years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 03/12/2014 15:04:26 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

166783

registered interest
date	28/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Labour Turnover
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which five country offices have had the highest turnover of staff from her Department in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	216477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>The DFID country offices with the highest turnover of staff in 2014 were:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>1.</p></td><td><p>India</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2.</p></td><td><p>Sudan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3.</p></td><td><p>Pakistan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4.</p></td><td><p>Democratic Republic of Congo</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5.</p></td><td><p>Ethiopia</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Providing the turnover rates for previous years could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 03/12/2014 15:05:20 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

166784

registered interest
date	28/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what has been the cost of workshops funded by her Department in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	216476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>An estimate of expenditure related to this could only be completed at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 03/12/2014 15:04:54 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

166586

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions her Department has had with its international partners and the Palestinian Authority on the proposed construction of a water desalination plant in the Gaza Strip.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	216256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>The UK has regular discussions with the UN, the Office of the Quartet Representative (OQR) and other partners who are working on this issue. A desalination plant can only be built, however, with increased imports of construction materials, and would only be effective with a reliable and sufficient power supply in Gaza. The UK has provided £500,000 for the Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism with the objective of enabling reconstruction to take place at the scale required. In addition, and in close co-ordination with our EU partners and the OQR, we continue to press the Israeli Government at ministerial and official level to ease the restrictions on Gaza, and to take actions which will improve the chronic energy and water shortages there.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 03/12/2014 17:44:31 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

166386

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Catering
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 spent on catering and hospitality since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	216189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>Since May 2010 and across our 2 UK headquarters and 30 overseas offices DFID has spent £597,489.16 on catering and hospitality.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 03/12/2014 17:48:56 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth