Asked by: Chris Ruane (Labour - Vale of Clwyd)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the level of depression in developing countries.
Answered by Andrew Murrison
The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimate one in four people worldwide will experience a mental health condition in their lifetime. However, there is a dire lack of accurate data on mental health conditions, including depression, in developing countries.
My department is committed to taking a comprehensive and rights-based approach to mental health in our work. DFID’s Disability Inclusion Strategy commits to UK Aid increasing the promotion of well-being, access to integrated, quality mental health services, and facilitation of recovery, empowerment and inclusion for people with mental health conditions and psychosocial disabilities.
Asked by: Chris Ruane (Labour - Vale of Clwyd)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, on how many occasions his Department has received representations from the UK Statistics Authority on his Department's presentation and use of statistics in each year since 2010.
Answered by Harriett Baldwin - Shadow Minister (Business and Trade)
Details on the UK Statistics Authority’s interventions are published in the correspondence[1], publications[2], and issues log[3] sections of their website since 2010.
The Authority’s Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) also carry out regular assessments and systemic reviews, details of which can also be found on the Authority’s website[4].
In September 2018, the Authority published the first annual summary of its interventions for the financial year 2017/18[5]. The report for 2018/19 will be published in the autumn.
[1] https://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/correspondence-list/
[2] https://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/publications-list/
[3] https://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/reports-and-correspondence/issues-log/
[4] https://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/osr/
[5] https://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/publication/annual-casework-review-20172018/
Asked by: Chris Ruane (Labour - Vale of Clwyd)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of her Department's spending on improving global vaccination rates in each year for which data is available.
Answered by Harriett Baldwin - Shadow Minister (Business and Trade)
Vaccination represents one of the most cost-effective health interventions. The UK is a global leader in ensuring children across the world benefit from the life-saving power of one of humankind’s greatest achievements. For every US$1 spent on immunisation in the world’s lowest-income countries, there is an estimated saving of US$16; from reduced health care costs for the individual and from the resulting increase in that individual’s contribution to the economy and to society.
Diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP) vaccination rates are a key indicator of immunisation performance. Through UK support to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, DPT vaccination rates in the world’s poorest countries have now increased from 66% in 2000 to 80% in 2017. These efforts have helped vaccinate over 700 million children, saving over 10 million lives against vaccine-preventable diseases. The UK will not rest on its laurels. The UK will host the Gavi replenishment conference in 2020 where we will lead efforts to drive even greater vaccination coverage; including for children in the most fragile, hardest to reach countries.
Asked by: Chris Ruane (Labour - Vale of Clwyd)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many civil servants in his Department have been seconded to (a) the Department for Exiting the European Union and (b) the Department for International Trade in each of the last three years.
Answered by Harriett Baldwin - Shadow Minister (Business and Trade)
The below table details the number of DFID staff who have been seconded to the Department for Exiting the European Union and the Department for International Trade in each of the last three financial years.
OGD | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 |
DEXEU | 3 | 1 | 28 |
DIT | 4 | 5 | 26 |
Total | 7 | 6 | 54 |
Asked by: Chris Ruane (Labour - Vale of Clwyd)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 29 April 2019 to Question 245944 on Department for International Development: Wales, how many organisations based in Wales bid for (a) contracts and (b) grants from her Department in the 2018-19 fiscal year.
Answered by Harriett Baldwin - Shadow Minister (Business and Trade)
In 2018-19, two companies registered in Wales bid for DFID’s International Multi-Disciplinary Programme (IMDP) framework contract.
DFID is undertaking a schedule of regional Open for Business events across the country to help local businesses make the most of opportunities to deliver UK aid. An Open for Business event took place in Cardiff last year and was attended by 52 Welsh companies. These events are an opportunity for two-way communication to encourage companies to compete for DFID business to share their vital skills and expertise and understand the simplified process for contract applications.
Asked by: Chris Ruane (Labour - Vale of Clwyd)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 29 April 2019 to Question 245944, on Department for International Development, Wales, how many companies based in each region and nation of the UK secured contracts from her Department in (a) 2017-18 and (b) 2018-19; and what the value of each contract was.
Answered by Harriett Baldwin - Shadow Minister (Business and Trade)
In 2017-2018, 95% of awarded contracts were to companies based in England with 5% going to companies based in Scotland. In 2018-19, 97% of awarded contracts were to companies based in England with 3% going to companies based in Scotland.
DFID is undertaking a schedule of regional Open for Business events across the country to help local businesses make the most of opportunities to deliver UK aid. Last year we held ‘Open for Business’ events in Birmingham, Leeds, London and Cardiff, Belfast, Newcastle and Edinburgh which were attended by over 600 business people. These events are an opportunity for two-way communication to encourage companies to compete for DFID business to share their vital skills and expertise and understand the simplified process for contract applications.
Asked by: Chris Ruane (Labour - Vale of Clwyd)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much UK aid Ethopia has received in each of the last 10 years.
Answered by Harriett Baldwin - Shadow Minister (Business and Trade)
Ethiopia has received the following amount of direct UK bilateral official development assistance (ODA) in each of the last 10 years.
UK Bilateral ODA spend in Ethiopia, £ million, 2008-2017
Year | UK Bilateral ODA |
2008 | 140.2 |
2009 | 219.7 |
2010 | 263.5 |
2011 | 344.5 |
2012 | 265.7 |
2013 | 329.4 |
2014 | 321.7 |
2015 | 338.8 |
2016 | 334.3 |
2017 | 326.1 |
Source: Statistics on International Development
Asked by: Chris Ruane (Labour - Vale of Clwyd)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of her Department's spend on day-to-day goods has comprised fair trade products in each of the last eight years.
Answered by Alistair Burt
DFID has contracted Interserve Facilities Management to deliver catering facilities to our UK buildings with effect from 01 October 2016. We do not hold any data relevant to your request prior to this date. For the period from 01/10/16 to date we hold the following information:
DFID’s spend on catering products for this period was £427,396. The proportion of this spent on Fair Trade or Rainforest Alliance Products was £35,074 or 8.2%
Asked by: Chris Ruane (Labour - Vale of Clwyd)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list the organisations her Department has outsourced functions to since 2011.
Answered by Alistair Burt
Since 2011, the Department has outsourced one function (portering and mail services) to Interserve.
Asked by: Chris Ruane (Labour - Vale of Clwyd)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what percentage of workers employed directly by her Department belonged to a trade union in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
Answered by Alistair Burt
DFID do not hold this information. Trade union membership is held by the individual trade union.