Asked by: Chuka Umunna (Liberal Democrat - Streatham)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of suppliers to her Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies paid subcontractors within 30 days in the last period for which figures are available.
Answered by Justine Greening
DFID terms and conditions require sub-contractor payment within 30 days.
Asked by: Chuka Umunna (Liberal Democrat - Streatham)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of suppliers to her Department and its agencies and non-departmental public bodies are signatories to the Prompt Payment Code.
Answered by Justine Greening
A list of signatories to the Prompt Payment Code can be found on the Code’s website.
Asked by: Chuka Umunna (Liberal Democrat - Streatham)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of undisputed invoices her Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies paid within five days in the last period for which figures are available.
Answered by Justine Greening
Payment performance figures up to December 2014 are available online at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfid-payment-performance-2014/dfid-payment-performance-2014.
Asked by: Chuka Umunna (Liberal Democrat - Streatham)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what requirements her Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies place on suppliers in respect of their payment terms to subcontractors as part of their standard terms and conditions.
Answered by Justine Greening
The standard terms and conditions, including for sub-contractor payments, are available online at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/400474/DFID_Standard_Contract_Section_2_Standard_Terms_and_Conditions-feb15.pdf.
Asked by: Chuka Umunna (Liberal Democrat - Streatham)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of the amount (a) her Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies spent on procurement was paid to small and medium-sized enterprises (i) directly and (ii) through the supply chain in the last year for which figures are available.
Answered by Justine Greening
Figures for funding to small and medium-sized enterprises for 2013-14 are published online by the Cabinet Office.
Asked by: Chuka Umunna (Liberal Democrat - Streatham)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many apprentices employed by (a) her Department and (b) its executive agencies and associated bodies are aged (i) 16 to 18, (ii) 19 to 24 and (iii) 25 years or older; and how many of those apprentices employed in each form of body and of each age group were previously employed by the Government.
Answered by Desmond Swayne
DFID does not currently participate in the Civil Service Apprenticeship Scheme. However, DFID is involved in Civil Service work experience opportunities for those who are not in employment, education or training and the following initiatives:
· Civil Service Generalist Fast Stream
· Whitehall Internship Programme (2 week work experience)
· Whitehall Event for Year 9 Student
· Informal Internships
· Summer Diversity Internship Programme
· Work experience Placements with Job Centre Plus