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date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Sierra Leone: Floods
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support the UK has given to the people of (a) Sierra Leone and (b) Freetown after recent flooding.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	7446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>Our deepest sympathies are with the people of Sierra Leone affected by the mudslide and flooding in and around Freetown. The UK was among the first to respond, with personnel at the scene within hours. We provided vital humanitarian assistance immediately, drawing on supplies already in place following the Ebola outbreak. We have allocated £5m to provide clean water and hygiene kits to prevent a cholera outbreak; essential health and psychosocial services; and food and clothing to those affected. We are helping families to re-establish their lives by finding alternative accommodation, and ensuring their children can return to school.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 11/09/2017 16:00:44 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

755951

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Slavery
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 the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority on steps to tackle modern slavery.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	7478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office leads on the UK Government’s relationship with the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) and provide support to the GLAA in executing its police powers to deal with serious cases of labour market abuse, including modern slavery. The Department for International Development (DFID) works in close collaboration with the Home Office, to ensure modern slavery is being tackled both domestically and internationally.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/09/2017 16:59:20 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

755952

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Children
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 support children in countries that benefit from UK aid to have access to high-quality childcare; and what plans she has to support an increase in nursery quality in those countries so that all children are prepared and ready for school at age five.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
uin	7500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>DFID delivers education, health, nutrition and water and sanitation services for young children in several countries benefitting from UK aid. This includes prioritising nutrition investments in children’s first 1,000 days and investing in high quality childcare through pre-school provision. In Burma the UK has supported 200,000 children to access quality pre-school education. In Tanzania the successful 16 week School Readiness Programme benefits 160,000 children.</p><p>The UK advocated for the inclusion of early childhood development in the Global Goals agreed in 2015. DFID invests in research to strengthen the evidence for future investments, launching a new research programme with the British Academy this year, the results of which will be disseminated broadly to shape future programming.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/09/2017 16:59:55 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

755953

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Slavery
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 spends on combatting modern slavery each year.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	7135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Development tackles modern slavery directly through programmes that have an estimated combined spend of approximately £45 million. This comprises of:</p><p>- The £10.5 million Work in Freedom programme, which is helping women facing slavery and exploitation. To date over 200,000 women have benefited.</p><p>- The £8 million Women and Girls Protection Fund for Europe and the Mediterranean has been established to protect women and girls migrating from North Africa to Europe at risk of trafficking, forced labour and violence.</p><p>- The £21.8m Responsible, Accountable and Transparent Enterprise (RATE) collaborates with business, global initiatives and DFID country offices, will spread responsible business approaches, including tackling modern slavery.</p><p>- Additionally, we are providing funding to projects tackling modern slavery through Aid Direct and Aid Connect with modern slavery and child labour as one of four priority areas.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/09/2017 16:58:52 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

755954

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Sierra Leone: Floods
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what resources her Department has made available to help Sierra Leone in the aftermath of recent flooding and mudslides in that country.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
uin	7289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>Our deepest sympathies are with the people of Sierra Leone affected by the mudslide. The UK was among the first to respond, with personnel at the scene within hours. We provided vital humanitarian assistance immediately, drawing on supplies already in place following the Ebola outbreak. We have allocated £5m to provide clean water and hygiene kits to prevent a cholera outbreak; essential health and psychosocial services; and food and clothing to those affected. We are helping families to re-establish their lives by finding alternative accommodation, and ensuring their children can return to school.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 11/09/2017 16:00:04 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg

755955

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Education
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 to work closely with disability-focused organisations to improve the effectiveness of the UK's efforts to enhance access to education for disabled girls in developing countries.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	7322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>Working with disability focused NGOs and disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) is central to DFID’s work on Disability Inclusion. DFID’s leading programmes for working with NGOs – UK Aid Direct and UK Aid Match – both include support for disability-focused organisations. DFID’s flagship programme on girls education – the Girls’ Education Challenge – has reached over 45,000 girls with disabilities, in part through working with disability focused organisations such as Leonard Cheshire. DFID continues to learn from experience of what works in reaching girls with disabilities. For example, building on the success of the programme in Kenya, Leonard Cheshire are working with the education ministry to revise the teacher training curriculum and demonstrate to local education ministries how to support girls with disabilities.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 07/09/2017 13:11:16 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

755956

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Education: Developing Countries
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 meet the aims of Sustainable Development Goal 4.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	7321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The government is committed to the aims of Sustainable Development Goal 4, in particular ensuring that children in developing countries are able to access a good quality education.</p><p>The UK supported 11 million children in school between 2011 and 2015. The UK is also leading the way on reaching the most marginalised children including through flagship programmes such as the Girls’ Education Challenge (GEC) which is supporting 1 million of the world’s most marginalised girls. We have stepped up on education in emergencies through our funding of Education Cannot Wait. We have also committed to getting more children with disabilities into school and learning. The UK has funded 380,000 teachers through our multilateral contributions. All are critical elements of the Sustainable Development Goals.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 11/09/2017 14:53:19 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

755957

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Asia: Malaria
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 recent rise in malaria cases in Delhi, India; and what support her Department is providing to tackle malaria in (a) India and (b) Asia.
tabling member constituency	Sutton and Cheam
tabling member printed	Paul Scully
uin	6979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>The World Health Organisation reports that there have been 592 malaria cases detected in Delhi so far this year. The municipal corporations in Delhi are responding. The WHO is closely monitoring the situation and providing advice through its Regional and Country Offices.</p><p>DFID provides significant support to malaria control in India and Asia through our leading contribution to the Global Fund. Since 2002 the Global Fund has invested $1.9 billion in India for malaria, HIV/AIDS and TB. This support has included the provision of 3.71 million insecticide treated bed nets to prevent the transmission of malaria. The Global Fund also supports many countries in Asia, including, for example, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Nepal. In addition DFID has specific malaria programming to improve the quality of care and address the problem of sub-standard medication in Burma; and programmes in the Greater Mekong sub-region to tackle drug resistant malaria. DFID also supports research into new malaria drugs, and broader support to countries’ health systems to enable better identification and treatment of people affected by malaria.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 07/09/2017 13:19:48 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully

756557

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
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: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate she has made of the number of new arms-length bodies her Department plans to establish once the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	8245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>As we leave the EU, we will consider appropriate mechanisms for delivering our priorities. My Department has no current plans to establish new arms-length bodies as a result of leaving the EU.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/09/2017 17:00:33 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

756558

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
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: Secondment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many applications her Department has received for (a) internal loans and (b) secondments from civil servants in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	7998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The number of applications DFID has received for internal loans from existing civil servants applying through Civil Service Jobs (from November 2012) is:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Number of Applicants</p></td><td><p>Loans</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>85</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>285</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Information prior to November 2012 is not available.</p><p> </p><p>Existing Civil Servants apply to DFID on loan, and not secondment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 11/09/2017 16:02:04 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett