PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES - United Kingdom Parliament

1113W
Written Answers
26 MARCH 2013
Written Answers
1114W
Mr Duncan: DFID does not give aid directly to Costa
Rica, Honduras, El Salvador, Belize or Panama. In
2010-11 and 2011-12, DFID did not provide any bilateral
development aid to these countries.
DFID does not give aid directly to Guatemala. However,
in 2010-11 DFID provided £100,000 in the form of
humanitarian assistance in response to the Guatemalan
floods.
In 2010-11 DFID provided bilateral development aid
to two programmes in Nicaragua. The Caribbean Coast
Development Programme was delivered through a
Trust Fund arrangement with the World Bank Nicaragua
office and focused on improving water, sanitation,
energy infrastructure and nutrition for children on the
Caribbean Coast where poverty in Nicaragua is highest.
The second programme, Enhancing Small Enterprise
Growth of Nicaragua through the Development of
Existing Value Chains, was delivered through a delegated
management arrangement with the embassy of Finland
in Nicaragua and aimed to enhance micro, small and
medium enterprise (MSME) growth with a particular
focus on the provision of opportunities for women and
excluded populations.
DFID’s regional programme assists criminal asset
recovery in Belize.
Developing Countries: Armed Conflict
Mr Jim Murphy: To ask the Secretary of State for
International Development which countries are
considered to be fragile and conflict-affected by the
Government. [150187]
Lynne Featherstone: DFID identifies 21 of its 28
focus states as being fragile or conflict-affected. These
are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burma, DRC, Ethiopia,
Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Nepal, Nigeria, Occupied
Palestinian Territories, Pakistan, Rwanda, Sierra Leone,
Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Tajikistan, Uganda, Yemen
and Zimbabwe. This list was last updated in May 2011
and is updated every two years.
Developing Countries: Religion
John Glen: To ask the Secretary of State for
International Development with reference to her
Department’s report, Faith Partnership Principles,
published in 2012, what work her Department is (a)
funding and (b) undertaking to develop dialogue with
national and local faith-based actors at her
Department’s country office level to promote common
understandings and collaborative platforms for action.
[150239]
Lynne Featherstone: There are no specific funding
commitments attached to DFID’s work on the “Faith
Partnership Principles Paper”. The Paper aims to
strengthen and guide DFID’s future relationship and
collaboration with faith groups. DFID is already supporting
the work of a variety of faith groups through the
Programme Partnership Arrangements, the Global
Poverty Action Fund and the UK Aid match. DFID
and the Faith Working Group agreed to identify priority
countries where it would be possible to collaborate and
build a common understanding. The first pilot country
identified is Tanzania. The Faith Working Group and
DFID will meet in mid-April 2013 with DFID Tanzania
to discuss how best to progress this work which should
be initiated in June 2013. Additional countries where
further work can be undertaken will be identified after
the summer.
Public Expenditure
Stephen Doughty: To ask the Secretary of State for
International Development what payments to
multilateral organisations expected to be made by her
Department by the end of the 2012-13 financial year
have been (a) delayed, (b) suspended or (c) cancelled;
and what the total value of arrears is. [150210]
Lynne Featherstone: DFID is not in arrears on any
core multilateral contributions.
The first £15 million payment to the Green Africa
Power programme was rescheduled from 2012-13 to
2013-14.
The Department also makes payments to multilateral
organisations to deliver project specific bilateral support.
The Department is not able to provide a consolidated
report on any rescheduling of these payments.
Stephen Doughty: To ask the Secretary of State for
International Development what payments have been
made to multilateral organisations by her Department
in (a) November 2012, (b) December 2012, (c)
January 2013, (d) February 2013 and (e) March 2013;
and if she will make a statement. [150211]
Lynne Featherstone: DFID does not gather these
details on a monthly basis.
DFID provides an annual breakdown of all spending
through multilateral organisations in our Statistic on
International Development (SID) publication. The SID
for 2012-13 is due for publication in autumn. A copy of
this publication for 2011-12 can be found in the House
Library and on DFID’s website.
Stephen Doughty: To ask the Secretary of State for
International Development what programme
partnership agreements that were expected to be
concluded and signed by the end of the 2012-13
financial year have been delayed or cancelled; and if
she will make a statement. [150212]
Lynne Featherstone: DFID has Programme Partnership
Arrangements (PPAs) with 41 Civil Society Organisations.
These arrangements began in 2011 and will continue
until March 2014. No new PPAs were expected to be
concluded or signed in 2012-13.
Stephen Doughty: To ask the Secretary of State for
International Development what programme
partnership agreements were concluded and signed by
her Department with external organisations in (a)
November 2012, (b) December 2012, (c) January
2013, (d) February 2013 and (e) March 2013. [150213]
Lynne Featherstone: No Programme Partnership
Arrangements (PPAs) were signed by DFID between
November 2012 and March 2013: DFID has PPAs with
41 Civil Society Organisations. These will continue until
31 March 2014.