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Written Question
Department for International Development: Buildings
Thursday 25th June 2015

Asked by: Andrew Gwynne (Independent - Gorton and Denton)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which buildings occupied by her Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.

Answered by Desmond Swayne

DFID occupies two buildings in the UK, one in Whitehall, London and the other in East Kilbride. We hold the leasehold on both properties and no rent is paid.

Written Question
Western Sahara: Ethnic Groups
Tuesday 23rd June 2015

Asked by: Andrew Gwynne (Independent - Gorton and Denton)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to assist the Sahrawi people.

Answered by Desmond Swayne

The UK provides protection and support to refugees, including the Sahrawi people, through its core contributions to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR). UNHCR provides humanitarian assistance for 90,000 vulnerable Sahrawi refugees settled in five camps near Tindouf in Algeria. UNHCR provides security for both the refugees and the humanitarian organizations operating in the camps. The UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) is responsible for monitoring the ceasefire as well as supporting a range of assistance programmes to address the plight of displaced and separated Sahrawi families. The Mission was recently extended to April 2016.

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Monday 7th April 2014

Asked by: Andrew Gwynne (Independent - Gorton and Denton)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when she intends to respond to the email of 17 October 2013 sent by the hon. Member for Denton and Reddish concerning her Department's plan for spending and distributing the core funds of £375 million that were pledged in June 2013.

Answered by Baroness Featherstone

I replied to the Hon. Member's correspondence on 14th February 2014.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 04 Dec 2013
Oral Answers to Questions

"The transition from temporary shelter to permanent, well-built, robust homes can take time and cause hardship, so what is the Secretary of State doing to make sure that the process is completed as quickly and as efficiently as possible?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 04 Dec 2013
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"Q15. Figures from the national health service show that 600,000 more people used accident and emergency departments last winter, an increase of 11% since 2010, and it looks as though the situation is set to get much worse this winter. Why?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 11 Mar 2013
Overseas Aid (Private Sector Contracts)

"I was pleased to hear the Secretary of State refer to ethical standards in her response to my hon. Friend the Member for Bury South (Mr Lewis). Will she outline what standards her Department requires private sector-led DFID projects to meet in respect of work and labour?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 04 Feb 2013
Syria (Humanitarian Response)

"The numbers that the Secretary of State read out in her statement are truly shocking. She is right to focus on the need to get aid in and on building respect for international humanitarian law, difficult though that is to achieve. What tentative plans does her Department have to promote …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 Mar 2011
Aid Reviews

"How will the increase in aid to conflict-affected countries be evaluated to ensure it is having the greatest impact?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 07 Jul 2010
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"11. When he plans to assess the effectiveness of the operation of the Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Act 2010; and if he will make a statement...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 07 Jul 2010
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"May I take this opportunity to place on record my thanks and appreciation to Sally Keeble, who successfully steered the Bill through while I was recovering from illness? Given the importance of this legislation to the 40 most indebted countries, will the Minister please ensure that it continues so that …..."
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