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384403

registered interest
date	19/06/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Tanzania: 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 make an assessment of the implications for her Department's policies of the findings of Irresponsible Investment: Agrica's broken development model in Tanzania, published on 17 June 2015 by Global Justice Now, the Oakland Institute and Greenpeace Africa.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	3347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>DFID takes any allegation of mistreatment seriously and where there is firm evidence of abuse we will take immediate action. Assessing the environmental, social and governance (ESG) safeguard standards is critical for investments in private entities. In this case, we reviewed the systems that our intermediary put in place to assess the standards and practices of their investment. Our initial findings are that the intermediary through which DFID funds flowed applied International Finance Corporation safeguard standards and found that Agrica had complied with them.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 29/06/2015 16:19:31 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

381967

registered interest
date	17/06/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Solar Power: Business
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate her Department has made of the number of businesses installed with solar panels in (a) Hackney North and Stoke Newington constituency, (b) London and (c) England and Wales; and what steps her Department is taking to increase the number of such businesses.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	2929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>Most solar panels installed by businesses, schools and domestic homes will be supported by the Feed in Tariff (FIT) scheme. The Central FIT Register (CFR) uses the following sector categories to classify installations: community, domestic, and non-domestic (commercial and industrial). This breakdown is used in Tables A, B, and C below, which show the number and total capacity of solar PV installations in Hackney North and Stoke Newington, London, and England and Wales, respectively, as of 31 May 2015. For panels supported by the Renewables Obligation, sector information is not collected.</p><p><em>Table A – Number and capacity of solar PV installations in Hackney and Stoke Newington</em></p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Hackney North and Stoke Newington</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Type of installation</p></td><td><p>Number of installations</p></td><td><p>Total capacity (kW)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Community</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Domestic</p></td><td><p>158</p></td><td><p>427</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-domestic</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>107</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>169</p></td><td><p>564</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Table B – Number and capacity of solar PV installations in London</em></p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>London</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Type of installation</p></td><td><p>Number of installations</p></td><td><p>Total capacity (kW)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Community</p></td><td><p>163</p></td><td><p>2,127</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Domestic</p></td><td><p>14,457</p></td><td><p>43,345</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-domestic</p></td><td><p>594</p></td><td><p>7,068</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>15,214</p></td><td><p>52,540</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Table C – Number and capacity of solar PV installations in England and Wales</em></p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>England and Wales</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Type of installation</p></td><td><p>Number of installations</p></td><td><p>Total capacity (kW)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Community</p></td><td><p>1,702</p></td><td><p>18,292</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Domestic</p></td><td><p>539,142</p></td><td><p>1,788,118</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-domestic</p></td><td><p>13,618</p></td><td><p>261,940</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>554,462</p></td><td><p>2,068,351</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The information above is sourced from the latest extract from the CFR provided by Ofgem. Geographical breakdowns on the CFR are published by DECC quarterly, available online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/sub-regional-feed-in-tariffs-confirmed-on-the-cfr-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/sub-regional-feed-in-tariffs-confirmed-on-the-cfr-statistics</a>.</p><p>The government’s strategy for solar PV was published last year, available online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-solar-pv-strategy-part-1-roadmap-to-a-brighter-future" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-solar-pv-strategy-part-1-roadmap-to-a-brighter-future</a>.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 2930 2931 question first answered 29/06/2015 16:04:20 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

381968

registered interest
date	17/06/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Solar Power: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate her Department has made of the number of homes installed with solar panels in (a) Hackney North and Stoke Newington constituency, (b) London and (c) England and Wales; and what steps her Department is taking to increase the number of such homes.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	2930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>Most solar panels installed by businesses, schools and domestic homes will be supported by the Feed in Tariff (FIT) scheme. The Central FIT Register (CFR) uses the following sector categories to classify installations: community, domestic, and non-domestic (commercial and industrial). This breakdown is used in Tables A, B, and C below, which show the number and total capacity of solar PV installations in Hackney North and Stoke Newington, London, and England and Wales, respectively, as of 31 May 2015. For panels supported by the Renewables Obligation, sector information is not collected.</p><p><em>Table A – Number and capacity of solar PV installations in Hackney and Stoke Newington</em></p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Hackney North and Stoke Newington</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Type of installation</p></td><td><p>Number of installations</p></td><td><p>Total capacity (kW)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Community</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Domestic</p></td><td><p>158</p></td><td><p>427</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-domestic</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>107</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>169</p></td><td><p>564</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Table B – Number and capacity of solar PV installations in London</em></p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>London</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Type of installation</p></td><td><p>Number of installations</p></td><td><p>Total capacity (kW)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Community</p></td><td><p>163</p></td><td><p>2,127</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Domestic</p></td><td><p>14,457</p></td><td><p>43,345</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-domestic</p></td><td><p>594</p></td><td><p>7,068</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>15,214</p></td><td><p>52,540</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Table C – Number and capacity of solar PV installations in England and Wales</em></p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>England and Wales</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Type of installation</p></td><td><p>Number of installations</p></td><td><p>Total capacity (kW)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Community</p></td><td><p>1,702</p></td><td><p>18,292</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Domestic</p></td><td><p>539,142</p></td><td><p>1,788,118</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-domestic</p></td><td><p>13,618</p></td><td><p>261,940</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>554,462</p></td><td><p>2,068,351</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The information above is sourced from the latest extract from the CFR provided by Ofgem. Geographical breakdowns on the CFR are published by DECC quarterly, available online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/sub-regional-feed-in-tariffs-confirmed-on-the-cfr-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/sub-regional-feed-in-tariffs-confirmed-on-the-cfr-statistics</a>.</p><p>The government’s strategy for solar PV was published last year, available online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-solar-pv-strategy-part-1-roadmap-to-a-brighter-future" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-solar-pv-strategy-part-1-roadmap-to-a-brighter-future</a>.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 2929 2931 question first answered 29/06/2015 16:04:20 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

381969

registered interest
date	17/06/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Solar Power: Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate her Department has made of the number of schools installed with solar panels in (a) Hackney North and Stoke Newington constituency, (b) London and (c) England and Wales; and what steps her Department is taking to increase the number of such schools.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	2931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>Most solar panels installed by businesses, schools and domestic homes will be supported by the Feed in Tariff (FIT) scheme. The Central FIT Register (CFR) uses the following sector categories to classify installations: community, domestic, and non-domestic (commercial and industrial). This breakdown is used in Tables A, B, and C below, which show the number and total capacity of solar PV installations in Hackney North and Stoke Newington, London, and England and Wales, respectively, as of 31 May 2015. For panels supported by the Renewables Obligation, sector information is not collected.</p><p><em>Table A – Number and capacity of solar PV installations in Hackney and Stoke Newington</em></p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Hackney North and Stoke Newington</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Type of installation</p></td><td><p>Number of installations</p></td><td><p>Total capacity (kW)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Community</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Domestic</p></td><td><p>158</p></td><td><p>427</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-domestic</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>107</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>169</p></td><td><p>564</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Table B – Number and capacity of solar PV installations in London</em></p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>London</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Type of installation</p></td><td><p>Number of installations</p></td><td><p>Total capacity (kW)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Community</p></td><td><p>163</p></td><td><p>2,127</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Domestic</p></td><td><p>14,457</p></td><td><p>43,345</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-domestic</p></td><td><p>594</p></td><td><p>7,068</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>15,214</p></td><td><p>52,540</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Table C – Number and capacity of solar PV installations in England and Wales</em></p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>England and Wales</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Type of installation</p></td><td><p>Number of installations</p></td><td><p>Total capacity (kW)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Community</p></td><td><p>1,702</p></td><td><p>18,292</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Domestic</p></td><td><p>539,142</p></td><td><p>1,788,118</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-domestic</p></td><td><p>13,618</p></td><td><p>261,940</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>554,462</p></td><td><p>2,068,351</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The information above is sourced from the latest extract from the CFR provided by Ofgem. Geographical breakdowns on the CFR are published by DECC quarterly, available online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/sub-regional-feed-in-tariffs-confirmed-on-the-cfr-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/sub-regional-feed-in-tariffs-confirmed-on-the-cfr-statistics</a>.</p><p>The government’s strategy for solar PV was published last year, available online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-solar-pv-strategy-part-1-roadmap-to-a-brighter-future" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-solar-pv-strategy-part-1-roadmap-to-a-brighter-future</a>.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 2929 2930 question first answered 29/06/2015 16:04:20 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

353923

registered interest
date	12/06/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Aid: Farmers
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 implications for her Department's policies on corporate partnerships of the findings of the report of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact, Business in Development, published in May 2015; and what steps she plans to take to ensure that UK aid protects the livelihoods of small-scale farmers.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	2367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2015 answer text <p>DFID published its management response to the Independent Commission for Aid Impact’s <em>Business in Development</em> report on 11 June. The management response sets out the eight actions DFID will take in response to ICAI’s findings on DFID’s work with the private sector, including our corporate partnerships.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are many ways in which DFID protects the livelihoods of small-scale farmers, for example by helping 6 million farmers in 40 countries across Asia and Africa adapt to climate change, securing the right to land and property for 5.8 million people (including 2.6 million women), and funding research into new technologies to increase productivity. We will make further programming decisions during the forthcoming spending review.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 19/06/2015 12:40:41 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

353924

registered interest
date	12/06/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Africa: Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if her Department will conduct an assessment of whether its strategy in working with multinational companies is effective in reducing poverty and improving the equity and sustainability of Africa's food systems.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	2299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2015 answer text <p>In the context of African food systems, DFID continually reviews the effectiveness of its relevant policy and programme work, some of which may involve multinational companies. DFID is focused on ensuring agricultural investments are responsible and benefit the poorest.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 19/06/2015 12:38:47 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

347765

registered interest
date	01/06/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Burma: Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the government of Burma regarding implementation of the Declaration on Preventing Sexual Violence in the last six months; and at what levels these discussions took place.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>The then-Minister of State for the Home Office, Lynne Featherstone, visited Burma in January, in her role as UK Champion for Tackling Violence Against Women. She raised this issue with senior members of the Burmese government, including Ministers of the President’s Office, U Soe Thane and U Aung Min, and also with Deputy Foreign Minister U Thant Kyaw. <br><br>In our efforts to promote UNSCR 1325 (on Women, Peace and Security) in Burma, in addition to high-level lobbying, the UK has encouraged women’s full participation in the peace process, supported the drafting of forthcoming legislation on violence against women, and funded work to increase women’s participation in the electoral process. We have supported access to justice for the survivors of sexual violence. As one of the largest humanitarian donors to Kachin and Rakhine states, we have funded the coordination of activities to prevent violence against women.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 08/06/2015 11:31:31 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

177509

registered interest
date	03/02/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Burma
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what offers were made to the government of Burma of expert help with the investigation of the rape and murder of two ethnic Kachin teachers on 20 January 2015.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	223090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>We have raised our concerns about the incident with the Burmese government, and have urged a rapid investigation to bring the perpetrators to justice. We will be closely monitoring the outcome of this investigation.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 09/02/2015 15:36:39 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

177510

registered interest
date	03/02/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance the Government gave to the Ministry of Education in Burma on that country's National Education Law.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	223091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>The UK Government has not provided any funding directly to the government of Burma in developing the National Education Law. DFID, together with other International Development Partners, has funded technical inputs to the Burmese Ministry of Education’s evidence-based review of the education sector. This review has informed the development of the National Education Law. I met with Burma’s Deputy Minister for Education in January and encouraged the government of Burma to consult with donors and civil society on further rules relating to the National Education Law.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 10/02/2015 16:59:25 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

176154

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Nigeria
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 report, the Dominion Farms' land grab in Nigeria, published in January 2015, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that projects sponsored by the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition in Africa do not marginalise farmers in Taraba State, Nigeria.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	222187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>DFID is working with members of the Nigerian New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition partnership to promote responsible agricultural investment in Nigeria. This includes adoption of the internationally endorsed Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests. The New Alliance partnership in Nigeria has already helped improve market access to 7,290 smallholder farmers and has created 22,670 jobs.</p><p> </p><p>DFID is supporting the Nigerian Presidential Technical Committee on Land Reform to roll out systematic land titling and registration across the country. Under our Growth and Employment in States project, 33,500 parcels of land have already been demarcated and certificates of occupancy are being issued. These measures are specifically aimed at protecting the rights of farmers at risk of involuntary relocation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 03/02/2015 17:49:46 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott