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1178992

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date	21/02/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	CDC: Fossil Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many projects the CDC Group has invested in since 2011 relating to fossil fuel power generation, exploration, production, storage or distribution; how much funding was allocated to each such project; and on what dates that funding was allocated.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	18886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>The names of current CDC investments relating to fossil fuels are: Eneo (Formerly Sonel); Actis Energy Cameroon Holdings (Eneo); Azura Power West Africa Ltd; Azura Power; Cenpower; Amandi Energy; Maria Gleta; Proton Energy; Uquo Integrated Gas Business (Accugas); Simba Oil Ltd; SODEP; Broron Oil &amp; Gas; Amandi Energy; Elton International Co; Africa Oilfield Services/AOS Orwell Ltd; Gas Train; Niger Delta Exploration &amp; Production Plc; Globeleq Ltd (Dibamba); Globeleq Ltd (Azito); Globeleq Ltd (Kribi); Globeleq Ltd (Tsavo) Globeleq Ltd (Songas); Globeleq Africa Holdings; Africa Oil Corp; Eland Oil &amp; Gas; Petrobras Oil &amp; Gas B.V.; GMR Energy Ltd / Skyron Eco Ventures (GMR Infrastructure); ONGC Tripura Power Company Ltd; Karadeniz Powerships; Kosmos Energy; Sirajganj 4; Summit Meghnaghat; Africa Terminaling Company Ltd; Viathan Engineering Ltd; Te Power; Albatross Energy, Mali; Petroleum Products Pipeline SA; Les Centaure Routiers; Bell Oil and Gas; Vivo Energy.</p><p>Information on these investments is available on CDC’s website [<a href="https://www.cdcgroup.com/en/our-investments/" target="_blank">https://www.cdcgroup.com/en/our-investments/</a>].</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 26/02/2020 18:06:59 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1178994

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	CDC: Fossil Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the financial value was of CDC Group's investments in (a) Karadeniz Powerships (b) Maria Gléta (c) Les Centaure Routiers (d) Petroleum Products Pipeline SA (3PL) (e) Bell Oil and Gas; and on what dates those investments were made.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	18888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>CDC invests in energy projects to support access to energy for 600 million Africans without power and to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. The total invested in aggregate across all 5 of these projects is $3.6 million. The date of each investment was a) March 2016 b) March 2018 c) February 2019 d) February 2019 e) May 2019.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 26/02/2020 18:00:38 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1179095

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
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: Departmental Responsibilities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans the Government has to merge the Department for International Development with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	18445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has set out an ambitious programme to enhance the UK’s global leadership and demonstrate that the UK is open, outward-looking and confident on the world stage.</p><p>A key element of this is the UK’s continued commitment to spending 0.7% of Gross National Income on international development.</p><p>The Prime Minister is particularly keen to ensure that this money is spent well and is aligned with the UK’s foreign policy priorities. Therefore, he has appointed a fully joint junior DFID – FCO ministerial team.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 26/02/2020 17:55:21 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1178731

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
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: Locusts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he is taking to support countries in Africa affected by swarms of desert locusts.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	15079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2020 answer text <p>We are deeply concerned about the devastating locust outbreak in East Africa. It is destroying crops, livelihoods and essential food supplies.</p><p>The UK has contributed £7 million to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation’s Regional Emergency Appeal for the spraying of pesticides on the ground and by air to control the locust outbreak. In addition, DFID’s existing humanitarian and development programmes in the region are working to address food insecurity and poverty challenges by flexing to respond to this crisis. As rising temperatures due to climate change make such events across Africa more likely, we are also helping communities adapt longer term to climate shocks.</p><p>Our support is having an immediate impact, and we continue to monitor the situation closely and stand ready to help further.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 29/04/2020 17:08:11 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1177406

registered interest
date	10/02/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Leprosy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will appoint a Government champion to bring about the end of leprosy.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	14693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2020 answer text <p>A key aim of the UK’s global health work is to support countries to build and maintain strong health systems, achieve universal health coverage, and to tackle all causes of ill health - working in close partnership with national governments. In September 2019 the UK’s flagship £220 million neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) programme was launched, which will provide treatment and care for NTDs to 200 million people. We have no current plans to appoint government champions on specific NTDs such as leprosy.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 25/02/2020 14:54:31 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1177500

registered interest
date	10/02/2020
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: Water
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to (a) water, (b) sanitation and (c) hygiene in developing countries.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	14832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2020 answer text <p>Since 2015, DFID has helped over 51 million poor people in Africa and Asia get access to a drinking water supply or toilet for the first time. Over 64 million people gained access to water, sanitation or hygiene services between 2011 and 2015.</p><p>We plan to deliver more sustainable and scalable water and sanitation programming by increasing our focus on strengthening national systems to deliver services, as part of the UK’s commitment to end preventable deaths of mothers, new-born babies and children by 2030.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 25/02/2020 14:52:42 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson