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1087080

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date	12/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Niger: Marie Stopes International
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 26 February 2019 to Question 224486 on Niger: Marie Stopes International (MSI), what assessment her Department has made of the validity of reports of Nigerien authorities enforcing the cessation of MSI abortion procedures at a number of their clinics.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	231426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>Marie Stopes International are a valued partner in our comprehensive Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights work.</p><p> </p><p>DFID’s assessment is that we have seen no evidence of any illegal activity in Niger on their part and no formal allegations have been made to us. DFID funds cannot be used to fund any illegal activities. We treat allegations of any improper use of funds extremely seriously. The process for reporting allegations is on our website: <a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Forganisations%2Fdepartment-for-international-development&amp;data=02%7C01%7CS-Chakawhata%40dfid.gsx.gov.uk%7Cad6259803f7442a29cc608d695c2154e%7Ccdf709af1a184c74bd936d14a64d73b3%7C0%7C0%7C636861058141135888&amp;sdata=6F7yHgF1skrreUoPSwOk4W9J5%2F5EoJbyneaVTEI48Do%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-development</a>.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 15/03/2019 14:31:12 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1087081

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
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: Abortion
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 21 February 2019 to Question 221581, in which other countries in receipt of aid from the UK does the UK not provide funding to support the provision of abortion services.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	231427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>DFID has a range of bilateral and multi-country programmes supporting a package of women’s reproductive and maternal health information and services. It is not possible to provide a break down by safe abortion or post-abortion care alone. DFID supports provision of safe abortion services as allowed by local laws. Where access to abortion is highly restricted, we can help make the consequences of unsafe abortion more widely understood and can consider supporting policy reform.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 15/03/2019 14:32:20 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1087082

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Alan Guttmacher Institute
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 26 February 2019 to Question 224485 on the Alan Guttmacher Institute, in what year her Department most recently verified the accuracy of the illegal abortion statistics provided by the Guttmacher Institute; and what the outcome was of that most recent assessment.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	231428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>DFID reviews the Guttmacher Institute’s performance in March each year and, throughout the year, keeping abreast of all publications – including estimations of induced abortions. The Guttmacher Institute has a strong reputation for producing high quality scientific research and data for evidence-based policy. As such, DFID has confidence in their independent estimates.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 15/03/2019 14:32:55 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1087304

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Tanzania: Refugees
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 the Government of Tanzania to host 335,000 refugees.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	231385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>DFID is one of the largest donors to humanitarian work in Tanzania. We have provided support such as food, shelter and protection to over 328,000 Burundian and Congolese refugees and asylum seekers since 2015, and funded reintegration assistance for over 3,600 refugees who chose to return to Burundi, as well as providing additional support to host communities.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 18/03/2019 17:33:12 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1087519

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Pakistan: Public Sector
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Pakistan Annual Statistical Bulletin of Federal Government Employees 2017–18, published by the government of Pakistan on 26 February, what assessment they have made of (1) the number of people employed from that country’s religious minorities, (2) the nature of the occupations open to them, and (3) the numbers working in either menial jobs or senior management grades; and what assessment they have made of the impact that UK aid programmes have had on those statistics.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL14445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>We have not conducted an assessment of the composition of federal government employees as reported in the Annual Statistical Bulletin of Federal Government Employees 2017–18. However, DFID and the FCO continue to raise the issue of human rights of minorities at the highest levels of government, including in our annual Bilateral Assistance Talks. We advocate greater tolerance and action against abuses when they occur. DFID Pakistan’s Skills Development Programme will provide 330,000 poor and vulnerable people, including those from minority communities, with technical and vocational training to improve their employment prospects.</p><p> </p><p>Our aid relationship with any government is based on an assessment of its commitment to our Partnership Principles, including to promote and safeguard human rights. Our aid targets the poor, regardless of race, religion, social background or nationality. Our portfolio of programmes contributes either directly or indirectly to the protection of minority rights by strengthening systems for delivery of services and by adopting a ‘do no harm’ approach.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 25/03/2019 16:10:50 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1087582

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Gaza: Israel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment has been made of (1) the contamination by heavy metal weapon remnants in Gaza, following the attacks by Israel in 2012 and 2014, and (2) the impact of that contamination on prevalence of pre term infants, low birth weight and birth defects in Gaza since 2011.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL14497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government has not made its own assessment of this specific issue. We continue to engage closely with the World Health Organisation, UN OCHA, and other health and humanitarian based NGOs working in Gaza to ensure we are able to comprehensively monitor health and humanitarian needs there.</p><p> </p><p>To help ensure hospitals in Gaza can continue to provide essential services on a range of health issues, we provided £1.5 million for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) OPTs Appeal in 2018. This funding has helped treat patients in 11 hospitals which are under extreme pressure in Gaza by restocking vital medical supplies including medicines, surgical equipment, and bandages and helping provide physical rehabilitation services for around 4,000 people.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 25/03/2019 16:07:16 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1086387

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Tunisia: Overseas Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the security, economic and educational situation in Tunisia; and how the UK foreign aid budget together with the Prosperity Fund can further assist that country.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL14416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>Tunisia’s security, economy and education sector are priority areas of co-operation for the UK. The Tunisian economy is growing, although this growth remains fragile and the country needs further support to ensure economic benefits reach all Tunisians. Levels of educational attainment have increased over recent years, but there remains a mismatch between skills and the needs of the private sector which the UK is working to help address. Security in Tunisia has markedly improved since the terrorist attacks of 2015: in particular, the ability of Tunisian authorities to mitigate the threat from terrorism, and to better protect foreign visitors has improved.</p><p> </p><p>We are working directly and through development partners to help Tunisia deal with security threats and to address long-term challenges like youth unemployment. Bilateral spend is mainly channelled through the North Africa Good Governance Fund, with up to £14m allocated for Tunisia in 2019/20 to support economic development, education, and marginalised regions. In 2017, the last year for which figures are available, the UK’s share of multilateral organisations’ total spend in Tunisia was over £30m. The Prosperity Fund does not currently have any projects in Tunisia.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 25/03/2019 16:05:21 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1086488

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Uganda: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding her Department has allocated to Uganda in each of the last three years; what projects that funding supports; and whether her Department has experienced issues with corruption in Uganda over that period.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	230856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>DFID Funding to Uganda (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016 – 2017</p></td><td><p><strong>110,056,327</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017 – 2018</p></td><td><p><strong>124,803,146</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018 - 2019</p></td><td><p><strong>*102,100,000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p><strong>*336,959,474</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Figure 1:</strong> table providing details of DFID’s funding in Uganda in each of the last 3 financial years <br> *Indicative figures as 18/19 financial year has not concluded.</p><p> </p><p>A list of the programmes the Department for International Development (DFID) has supported over the last three years is published on <a href="https://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/.%0d" target="_blank">https://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/.</a></p><p> </p><p>DFID has a zero-tolerance approach to fraud and corruption of any kind. Where taxpayers’ money is misused, we expect our partners to take firm and immediate action and that partners with which we work protect the UK aid funds for which they are responsible, whilst acting with honesty and with integrity at all times. Any allegations of fraud and or corruption are subject to robust investigation.</p><p> </p><p>In January 2018, allegations of fraud and corruption arose in the Uganda Refugee Operation. The Government of Uganda, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, World Food Programme and Development Partners (represented by the UK, EU and US) agreed on the Joint Plan of Action, which resulted in systems improvements.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 19/03/2019 09:50:48 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1086515

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
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, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the recommendation to use international meetings and events including the UN High Level Political Forum to press other governments and international organisations to take action on intersecting inequalities in education in the Send My Friend to School report, Unlock education for everyone: delivering the pledge to leave no one behind in education published on 11 February 2019.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
uin	230608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>DFID’s 2018 education policy ‘Get Children Learning’ commits the UK to tackling multiple sources of disadvantage simultaneously in our contribution to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4. Building on the advances made at previous international events such as the UK-hosted Global Disability Summit in 2018, we will continue to press other governments and international organisations to address intersecting inequalities to ensure marginalised children can access the quality education they deserve. We will do this through UK representation throughout the United Nations High-Level Political Forum, including at side events, making links to the Leave No One Behind agenda and SDG 4, which is one of the SDGs in focus this year.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 18/03/2019 17:47:32 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg

1086589

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
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, with reference to the guidance entitled, Procurement policy note 03/14: promoting tax compliance, how many suppliers were allocated contracts by her Department as a result of complying with (a) one and (b) more than one of the mitigating circumstances after failing the tax compliance questions.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	230880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>All DFID contracts awarded in FY 17/18 and FY 18/19, suppliers were fully compliant with Procurement Policy Note 03/14: promoting tax compliance. Prior to 2017 such information was not centrally held.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 14/03/2019 17:51:59 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds