Asked by: David Nuttall (Conservative - Bury North)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what forecast she has made of which countries in receipt of UK aid will no longer require UK aid in (a) five, (b) 10 and (c) 15 years.
Answered by Rory Stewart
UK aid is supporting Britain’s interests through building a safer more prosperous world and helping countries achieve a timely sustainable exit from poverty. It is not possible to accurately predict which countries will require aid in those timeframes, but assessments of the likely trajectory of poverty in a country informs how we allocate resources. Programmes are largely focused on countries where extreme poverty currently affects a significant proportion of the population; is projected to persist over the medium term; where DFID has a comparative advantage; and, where the country itself is unable to finance their own development needs.
Asked by: David Nuttall (Conservative - Bury North)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which external organisations officials in her Department have met to discuss the consequences of the UK leaving the EU in each of the last three years; and how many meetings such officials have had with each such organisation.
Answered by Grant Shapps - Secretary of State for Defence
The Government is focused on delivering a successful renegotiation: it believes it can and will succeed in reforming and renegotiating our relationship with the EU and campaigning to keep the UK in the EU on that basis. Ministers and officials regularly meet with a range of external organisations to discuss the Government's objectives in Europe.
Asked by: David Nuttall (Conservative - Bury North)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which external organisations she has met to discuss the consequences of the UK leaving the EU in each of the last three years; and how many times she has met each such organisation.
Answered by Grant Shapps - Secretary of State for Defence
The Government is focused on delivering a successful renegotiation: it believes it can and will succeed in reforming and renegotiating our relationship with the EU and campaigning to keep the UK in the EU on that basis. Ministers regularly meet with a range of external organisations to discuss the Government's objectives in Europe. Details of Ministerial meetings with external organisations are published quarterly.
Asked by: David Nuttall (Conservative - Bury North)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many officials in her Department are engaged in research into the effects of the UK leaving the EU.
Answered by Grant Shapps - Secretary of State for Defence
The Government is focused on delivering a successful renegotiation: it believes it can and will succeed in reforming and renegotiating our relationship with the EU and campaigning to keep the UK in the EU on that basis. Departments are appropriately resourced to support the Government’s priorities in Europe.