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registered interest
date	10/09/2018
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: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what information her Department holds on the socio-economic background of people appointed to senior positions in her Department in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	172616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Development collects data on the four key socio-economic metrics set across Government on a voluntary basis. These are listed below along with the percentage of senior civil servants who had recorded this information at 30 June 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The table below confirms these measures and the percentage of Senior Civil Servants in DFID who have recorded this information to date.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Measure</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of DFID SCS who have provided information</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Type of school attended between the age of 11 and 16</p></td><td><p>40%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eligibility for free school meals (if a person left school after 1980);</p></td><td><p>36%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Highest qualification achieved by a person’s parents by the time they were 18</p></td><td><p>40%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The work the main earner in the household did when the person was 14</p></td><td><p>41%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 17/09/2018 12:02:41 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

510135

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	Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of the UK aid budget was allocated as (a) grants and (b) loans in 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	33402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>UK aid spending figures are reported on a calendar year basis in Statistics on International Development[1]. The information requested is available for 2013 and 2014 as shown in Table 1 below. Figures for 2015 with the requested breakdown will be available and published in Statistics on International Development in October 2016[2].</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) by type of finance, 2013-2014</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£m</p></td><td><p>% of total ODA</p></td><td><p>£m</p></td><td><p>% of total ODA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total UK ODA</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11,424</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100.0%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11,726</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100.0%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>of which:</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grants</p></td><td><p>8,998</p></td><td><p>78.8%</p></td><td><p>9,847</p></td><td><p>80.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capital subscriptions<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>2,298</p></td><td><p>20.1%</p></td><td><p>1,799</p></td><td><p>15.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Loans <sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>343</p></td><td><p>2.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>1.1%</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>0.8%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>1. Figures may not sum to totals due to rounding</p><p>2. Capital subscriptions to multilateral organisations,</p><p>3. Includes bilateral loans to recipient countries and loans to multilateral organisations</p><p>4. Other types of ODA eligible finance include interest subsidies, equity acquisitions and debt relief.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-international-development-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-international-development-2015</a></p><p>[2] Once released the publication will be available on the Statistics at DFID <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-development/about/statistics" target="_blank">webpage</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 33403 33404 question first answered 18/04/2016 16:24:18 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

510136

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	Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of the UK aid budget was allocated as (a) grants and (b) loans in 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	33403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>UK aid spending figures are reported on a calendar year basis in Statistics on International Development[1]. The information requested is available for 2013 and 2014 as shown in Table 1 below. Figures for 2015 with the requested breakdown will be available and published in Statistics on International Development in October 2016[2].</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) by type of finance, 2013-2014</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£m</p></td><td><p>% of total ODA</p></td><td><p>£m</p></td><td><p>% of total ODA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total UK ODA</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11,424</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100.0%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11,726</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100.0%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>of which:</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grants</p></td><td><p>8,998</p></td><td><p>78.8%</p></td><td><p>9,847</p></td><td><p>80.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capital subscriptions<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>2,298</p></td><td><p>20.1%</p></td><td><p>1,799</p></td><td><p>15.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Loans <sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>343</p></td><td><p>2.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>1.1%</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>0.8%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>1. Figures may not sum to totals due to rounding</p><p>2. Capital subscriptions to multilateral organisations,</p><p>3. Includes bilateral loans to recipient countries and loans to multilateral organisations</p><p>4. Other types of ODA eligible finance include interest subsidies, equity acquisitions and debt relief.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-international-development-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-international-development-2015</a></p><p>[2] Once released the publication will be available on the Statistics at DFID <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-development/about/statistics" target="_blank">webpage</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 33402 33404 question first answered 18/04/2016 16:24:18 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

510137

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	Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of the UK aid budget was allocated as (a) grants and (b) loans in 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	33404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>UK aid spending figures are reported on a calendar year basis in Statistics on International Development[1]. The information requested is available for 2013 and 2014 as shown in Table 1 below. Figures for 2015 with the requested breakdown will be available and published in Statistics on International Development in October 2016[2].</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) by type of finance, 2013-2014</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£m</p></td><td><p>% of total ODA</p></td><td><p>£m</p></td><td><p>% of total ODA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total UK ODA</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11,424</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100.0%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11,726</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100.0%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>of which:</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grants</p></td><td><p>8,998</p></td><td><p>78.8%</p></td><td><p>9,847</p></td><td><p>80.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capital subscriptions<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>2,298</p></td><td><p>20.1%</p></td><td><p>1,799</p></td><td><p>15.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Loans <sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>343</p></td><td><p>2.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>1.1%</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>0.8%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>1. Figures may not sum to totals due to rounding</p><p>2. Capital subscriptions to multilateral organisations,</p><p>3. Includes bilateral loans to recipient countries and loans to multilateral organisations</p><p>4. Other types of ODA eligible finance include interest subsidies, equity acquisitions and debt relief.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-international-development-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-international-development-2015</a></p><p>[2] Once released the publication will be available on the Statistics at DFID <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-development/about/statistics" target="_blank">webpage</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 33402 33403 question first answered 18/04/2016 16:24:19 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

487096

registered interest
date	24/03/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of the UK aid budget will be allocated as (a) grants and (b) loans in 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	32603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not available for 2016-17.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 11/04/2016 12:17:33 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

416556

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition
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 effect of the G7's New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition on small-scale farmers in Africa; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	8827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>Every DFID programme which is contributing to the New Alliance initiative, including both country-level food security and nutrition programmes and funding for wider agricultural policy reforms, is subject to DFID’s annual review processes. In addition, partner governments conduct annual reviews of the effects of the New Alliance at country level. Reviews will help track progress against the top line New Alliance goal: to lift 50 million people in developing African nations out of poverty over ten years, through increasing investment in agriculture.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 11/09/2015 12:09:25 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft