Departmental Telephone Services
International Development
Written answers and statements, 5 November 2009

Mark Oaten (Winchester, Liberal Democrat)
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many helplines his Department operates; how much it has received from the operation of such helplines in each of the last three years; if he will consider the merits of securing the accreditation of such helplines to the Helplines Association's quality standard; and if he will make a statement.

Michael Foster (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for International Development; Worcester, Labour)
The Department for International Development (DFID) does not operate any helplines.
