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751420

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	West Bank: Electronic Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department has supplied any electrical equipment to villages in the West Bank.
tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
uin	4569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>Through funding to the Palestinian Market Development Programme, DFID has helped to supply electrical equipment to businesses in the West Bank including computers, and food processing and Laboratory equipment. Through the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation, DFID funded the rehabilitation of a well in the West Bank including the provision of electrical equipment.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 17/07/2017 16:14:11 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff

751423

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Africa: Overseas Trade
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 implications for her policies of the findings of the report of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Africa on the Future of Africa-UK trade and development cooperation relations in the transitional and post-Brexit period, published in February 2017.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	4630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>Thank you to the honourable member for her work on this report which highlights the importance of trade for developing countries, and examines the European Economic Partnership Agreements.</p><p>Our first priority is to deliver continuity in our trading arrangements on leaving the EU. The announcement on 25 June, that we will secure existing duty-free access for the world’s poorest countries to UK markets and aim to maintain current access for developing countries, supports this.</p><p>This government remains a long-standing supporter of Economic Partnership Agreements and continues to listen to our partners’ views on how to maximise their benefits.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 17/07/2017 16:18:57 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

750239

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to help other Departments spending resources on aid achieve good or very good ratings under the international aid transparency initiative.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	3807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>DFID is providing regular advice to support departments to improve the transparency of their overseas development assistance. This includes workshops, guidance and the establishment of a network to share good practice. It is essential we pool skills and expertise across government to ensure we achieve this commitment, so the British public know their money is being spent well to eradicate poverty and keep Britain safe.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 13/07/2017 16:43:06 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

750240

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will ensure that any changes to the OECD Development Assistance Committee rules are proposed on the basis of increasing the beneficial effects of aid spending on the world's poorest and most vulnerable communities.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	3808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The OECD Development Assistance Committee defines the primary purpose of Official Development Assistance as the ‘promotion of the economic development and welfare of developing countries’. We fully support that. Any changes will be based on the clear principle that they should make the aid system more effective in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 13/07/2017 16:43:56 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

750241

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will ensure that spending on aid by all Government Departments conforms to the International Development Act 2002.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	3881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>Government departments that spend Official Development Assistance (ODA) do so under the International Development Act 2002, or in accordance with other statutory powers where appropriate. It is the responsibility of individual departments to ensure that their ODA spend complies with the relevant statutory powers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 13/07/2017 16:42:27 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

750242

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Small Charities Challenge Fund: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to ensure that there is interest in and take-up from the Small Charities Challenge Fund from charities in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	3899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The new Small Charities Challenge Fund (SCCF) was widely communicated to UK media and on social media. The Department has liaised with CADANI (Coalition of Aid and Development Agencies in Northern Ireland) to disseminate information to their members on the new fund as well as other appropriate Organisations in order to promote the Small Charities Challenge Fund in Northern Ireland. Letters were also sent to MPs and peers including from Northern Ireland informing them of the opening of the Fund.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 13/07/2017 16:44:40 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

750243

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the average number of bids received for each contract put out to tender by her Department was in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	3992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>Comprehensive data on the number of bids is only available since 2015-16. The average number of bids received per contract since 2015 is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Average number of bids</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15/16</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16/17</p></td><td><p>2.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>We do not have data for locally managed contracts typically with a contract value under the OJEU threshold.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 17/07/2017 15:45:00 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

750245

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of public procurement contracts her Department awarded through framework agreements in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	4022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The percentage of centrally let contracts awarded through framework agreements in each year since 2010 is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Percentage of contracts awarded through frameworks</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10/11</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11/12</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12/13</p></td><td><p>28%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13/14</p></td><td><p>38%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14/15</p></td><td><p>47%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15/16</p></td><td><p>46%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16/17</p></td><td><p>39%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Information on contracts below the OJEU threshold awarded through frameworks is not held in the form requested and can only be collated at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 17/07/2017 15:46:08 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

750246

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many contracts put out to tender by her Department have been (a) cancelled and (b) re-tendered in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	4007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The Procurement and Commercial Department holds information that shows that since 2016, 12 centrally issued contracts have been terminated and only one of these requirements has been retendered. Information prior to 2016 and on contracts below the OJEU threshold, is not held in the form requested and can only be collated at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 17/07/2017 15:42:21 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

749682

registered interest
date	07/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma: Peace Negotiations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding was provided to support the peace process in Burma in 2016-17; and which organisations were recipients of that funding.
tabling member constituency	Walsall South
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	3631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>In the financial year 2016-17 DFID contributed £4.2 million to the Peace Support Fund managed by the Nordic International Support Foundation. The Fund provides support to civil society, youth and women’s organisations working on peace.</p><p>The DFID Minister of State met representatives of the government and Burma’s ethnic groups during his visit to Burma in July 2017. The peace process was an important topic of discussion raised by the minister during his visit.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/07/2017 15:52:14 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz