Asked by: David Hanson (Labour - Delyn)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding the Government has allocated to the costs of a new prison in Jamaica since September 2015; and what the status is of the construction of that prison.
Answered by Alistair Burt
In January 2017 the Government of Jamaica formally declined the UK Government’s offer to support the costs of building a new prison in Jamaica. No cost allocation has therefore been made.
Asked by: David Hanson (Labour - Delyn)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much overseas development aid funding has been allocated to the construction of prisons in each country in receipt of such funding since 2010.
Answered by Harriett Baldwin
DFID does not collate figures on how much ODA funding has been specifically allocated to prison construction. However, we have supported the reform and rehabilitation of prisons in developing countries, such as £2.3 million in Somalia.
Asked by: David Hanson (Labour - Delyn)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the average hourly earnings of (a) female, (b) male, (c) full-time and (d) part-time employees of her Department were in each of the last five years.
Answered by Nick Hurd
The figures given in the table below represent the average (mean) salary for each of the defined categories requested as at the 31st of January in each of the last three years. Providing information for 2012 and 2013 could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
Year | Average Female Hourly Rate | Average Male Hourly Rate | Average Full Time Hourly Rate | Average Part Time Hourly Rate |
2014 | 24.95 | 26.53 | 25.76 | 25.05 |
2015 | 24.95 | 27.03 | 25.79 | 27.10 |
2016 | 25.15 | 27.18 | 26.08 | 25.68 |
DFID pay is set within Civil Service rules defined by HM Treasury, and grade specific scales operate regardless of gender. Differences in hourly rates apply due to the grade and location profile of the organisation.