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DFID does not offer Instant Rewards as part of its Pay and Reward Strategy.<\/p>

<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/55", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "New Forest West"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Desmond Swayne"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-11-10", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-11-10T14:30:38.2778381Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "20"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "International Development"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "International Development"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-11-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Pay"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many Instant Rewards of what value were given to her Department's officials in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 to date.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3917", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Walney"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Barrow and Furness"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "John Woodcock"} ], "uin" : "213070"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/106034", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for International Development"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/106034/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

DFID\u2019s financial data cannot be disaggregated in the way that has been requested.<\/p>

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The Civil Service Commission publish details of appointments made by exception and approved by them in their annual reports and on their website. These reports are available in the Library of the House. It would not be appropriate to publish DFID details of the requests turned down by the Commission as the numbers involved are so small.<\/p>

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The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) publishes a quarterly statistics bulletin concerning Freedom of Information (FOI) responses from all government departments including DFID. The bulletin includes tables showing how many requests were granted in full, or resulted in some information being withheld or all information withheld. The MoJ statistics bulletin can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-foi-statistics<\/a> .<\/p>

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The number of exceptions granted by the Civil Service Commission for DFID since 2010 is:<\/p>

<\/p>

<\/p>

<\/p>

2009/10<\/p><\/td>

17<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2010/11<\/p><\/td>

7<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2011/12<\/p><\/td>

2<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2012/13<\/p><\/td>

105<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2013/14<\/p><\/td>

70<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

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Releasing details of appointees could lead to the individual being identified and would therefore breach the legitimate expectation of an individual\u2019s right to protection of their personal information.<\/p>

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DFID has not purchased any iPhones for use by staff since 2010.<\/p>

<\/p>

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The estimated proportion of LED lighting at both UK sites is 5%. LEDs have already been installed on a trial basis to monitor reductions in Greenhouse Gas emissions and also cost savings. If savings prove significant then we will consider rolling out more LED lighting across the organisation.<\/p>

<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/55", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "New Forest West"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Desmond Swayne"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-11-06", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-11-06T17:44:53.3315218Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "20"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "International Development"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "International Development"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-10-30", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Lighting"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make it her policy to implement a replacement programme to introduce LED lighting throughout her Department's buildings and sites; if she will estimate the proportion of lighting in her Department which is LED; and if she will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/35", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Bob Russell"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Colchester"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Sir Bob Russell"} ], "uin" : "212628"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/101961", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for International Development"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/101961/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

DFID always considers the longer term development impact when developing our programmes. Operational Plans, setting out how DFID\u2019s programmes will deliver results and measure progress up to 2015 for our country office programmes in West Africa (Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone), can be found on the website: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/operational-plans-2013<\/a> .<\/p>

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<\/p>

<\/p>

DFID does carry out humanitarian programmes to address short term needs but we also have longer term development programmes designed to build resilience. Full details of our programmes can be found on Development Tracker.<\/p>

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DFID is providing £122 million for humanitarian work in Jordan, providing food, healthcare and other support to thousands of refugees from Syria now living there. In addition, DFID is expanding support to municipal services and education in Jordan, to help the country deal with the impacts of the crisis.<\/p>

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The British Government is playing a leading role in galvanising international support to tackle Ebola. The Defeating Ebola conference I co-hosted on 2 October generated over £100 million of support, and the Prime Minister\u2019s call to European leaders secured a \u20ac1 billion commitment. We will continue to push international partners to do more.<\/p>

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