Department for International Development

written question – answered on 20 February 2018.

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  • South Asia: Migrant Workers

    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when she plans to publish proposals for the second phase of the Work in Freedom programme to prevent trafficking and forced labour...

  • South Sudan: Famine

    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the statement of 7 December 2017 by the UN Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief...

  • South Sudan: Third Sector

    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to support civil society capacity-building programmes in South Sudan.

  • Developing Countries: Minority Groups

    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make representations to her international counterparts, including the UNHCR, for regular reporting on the effectiveness of...

  • Developing Countries: Religious Freedom

    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what criteria her Department uses to assess the (a) due diligence, (b) commitment to UK Partnership Principles and (c) promotion of...

  • Nigeria and Syria: Water

    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to support (a) Nigeria and (b) Syria in response to the water crises in those countries.

  • Developing Countries: Female Genital Mutilation

    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the cost to the public purse is for initiatives aimed at preventing female genital mutilation overseas since 2016; and which...

  • Turkey: Kurds

    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department plans to provide medical support for people affected by recent military action between Turkish Government...

  • South Sudan: Young People

    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans she has to hold discussions with the South Sudan Leaders Forum to encourage better representation of young people in South...

  • Human Trafficking and Sexual Offences

    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of global steps to tackle human trafficking and sex slavery.

  • Developing Countries: Waste Management

    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if the Government will commit to increasing the proportion of overseas development aid spent on waste management to at least 3 per...

  • Jordan: Migrant Camps

    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government is taking to improve the humanitarian situation for (a) refugees and (b) displaced persons in the informal...

  • Unitaid

    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much aid spending has allocated from the public purse to Unitaid in each of the last five years; and what checks her Department...

  • Yemen: International Assistance

    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government is taking to help ensure access for humanitarian aid to Yemen.

  • Developing Countries: Slavery

    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to help tackle modern slavery in developing countries.

  • Colombia and Lesotho: Taxation

    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of Exchequer on the (a) process of negotiation and (b) ratifying the UK’s tax...

  • Department for International Development: Procurement

    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 24 January 2018 to Question 123544, on Department for International Development: Procurement, what the...

  • Department for International Development: Procurement

    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 24 January 2018 to Question 123544, on Department for International Development: Procurement, what the...

  • Haiti: Overseas Aid

    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department has offered to Haiti in the last five years.

  • Gaza and West Bank: Health Services

    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking improve health provision for communities in (a) the West Bank and (b) Gaza.

  • Syria: Politics and Government

    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government taking to help alleviate the humanitarian situation in Afrin.

  • Bridge International Academies

    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans her Department has to provide funding (a) directly and (b) indirectly to (i) Bridge International Academies and (ii) its...

  • Bridge International Academies

    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate her Department has made of the funds allocated to Bridge International Academies and its parent or subsidiary companies...