Tag: Stephen Doughty

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Doughty on 2016-02-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many civil servants were loaned or seconded from the (a) Department for International Development to the Ministry of Defence, (b) Ministry of Defence to the Department for International Development, (c) Department for International Development to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, (d) Foreign and Commonwealth Office to the Department for International Development, (e) Department for International Development to the Department of Energy and Climate Change, (f) Department of Energy and Climate Change to the Department for International Development, (g) Cabinet Office to the Department for International Development and (h) Department for International Development to the Cabinet Office in each of the last six years.

Mr Nick Hurd

The data below shows the numbers of civil servants on loan or secondment during each of the periods indicated. Civil servants may have been on loan or secondment for part or all of the periods indicated. Some civil servants may have been on secondment/loan for more than one year. DFID HR system does not hold historical loan/secondment data, this information has therefore been manually collated.

1. DFID to MoD

   1/1/2011-31/12/2011 0

   1/1/2012-31/12/2012 0

   1/1/2013-31/12/2013 0

   1/1/2014-31/12/2014 1

   1/1/2015-31/12/2015 0

   1/1/2016-31/12/2016 1

2. MoD to DFID

   1/1/2011-31/12/2011 0

   1/1/2012-31/12/2012 0

   1/1/2013-31/12/2013 1

   1/1/2014-31/12/2014 1

   1/1/2015-31/12/2015 2

   1/1/2016-31/12/2016 2

3. DFID to FCO

   1/1/2011-31/12/2011 9

   1/1/2012-31/12/2012 14

   1/1/2013-31/12/2013 16

   1/1/2014-31/12/2014 32

   1/1/2015-31/12/2015 52

   1/1/2016-31/12/2016 44

4. FCO to DFID

1/1/2011-31/12/2011 0

1/1/2012-31/12/2012 3

1/1/2013-31/12/2013 11

1/1/2014-31/12/2014 17

1/1/2015-31/12/2015 19

1/1/2016-31/12/2016 12

1. DFID to DECC

1/1/2011-31/12/2011 0

1/1/2012-31/12/2012 0

1/1/2013-31/12/2013 0

1/1/2014-31/12/2014 0

1/1/2015-31/12/2015 0

1/1/2016-31/12/2016 0

1. DECC to DFID

   1/1/2011-31/12/2011 0

   1/1/2012-31/12/2012 2

   1/1/2013-31/12/2013 3

   1/1/2014-31/12/2014 5

   1/1/2015-31/12/2015 8

   1/1/2016-31/12/2016 3

2. CABINET OFFICE TO DFID

   1/1/2011-31/12/2011 0

   1/1/2012-31/12/2012 1

   1/1/2013-31/12/2013 1

   1/1/2014-31/12/2014 2

   1/1/2015-31/12/2015 3

   1/1/2016-31/12/2016 3

3. DFID TO CABINET OFFICE

   1/1/2011-31/12/2011 1

   1/1/2012-31/12/2012 2

   1/1/2013-31/12/2013 3

   1/1/2014-31/12/2014 3

   1/1/2015-31/12/2015 3

   1/1/2016-31/12/2016 2

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Doughty on 2016-02-23.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much and what proportion of his Department’s overseas development assistance budget his Department spent was subject to the International Development Act 2002 in each of the last three years.

Mr Julian Brazier

Ministry of Defence (MOD) expenditure on overseas development assistance is governed by the Supply and Appropriation Acts.

MOD spending on overseas development assistance over the last three calendar years has been £3.0 million in 2013 and £2.2 million in 2014. The 2015 figure is currently undergoing an assurance process and is scheduled to be published on 1 April 2016. This expenditure has mainly been on humantarian assistance and defence education.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Doughty on 2016-03-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will publish the memoranda of understanding between her Department and the Ministry of Defence on international humanitarian law.

Mr Desmond Swayne

DFID does not have a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Defence on International Humanitarian Law.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Doughty on 2016-04-25.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether her Department has produced an implementation plan for the Sustainable Development Goals.

Andrea Leadsom

The Government intends to produce a report in due course that will set out how the UK is contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Doughty on 2016-05-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he made his most recent assessment of UK compliance with (a) the Cluster Munitions Convention, (b) the Arms Trade Treaty and (c) the EU Consolidated Arms Export Criteria.

Mr Tobias Ellwood

a) The UK provides an annual report to the Secretary-General of the UN on its compliance with the CCM. The UK submitted its last report on 29 April 2016. It completed destruction of its stockpile of cluster munitions in December 2013, more than 5 years ahead of the schedule set by the Convention.

b) The UK has signed and ratified the Arms Trade Treaty and is applying its standards through implementation of robust and transparent national export controls of all conventional arms and ammunition. As part of its obligations under the Arms Trade Treaty, the UK recently submitted its first annual report (covering 2015) to the Treaty Secretariat ahead of the 31 May 2016 deadline.

c) Each year the Government submits a report to Parliament on the UK’s Strategic Arms Export Controls. The most recent report, covering 2014, was published on 23 July 2015. The Government considers that it complies fully with the Consolidated Criteria.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Doughty on 2016-09-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans her Department has made to reallocate UK aid funding from cross-EU funds and programmes.

Rory Stewart

We remain committed to spending 0.7% of our national income on development assistance, and to achieving the UN’s Global Goals and ending extreme poverty by 2030. Outside of the EU we will have better control over where we are spending our money. We will continue to uphold our manifesto commitments on UK international development.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Doughty on 2016-10-19.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2016 to Question 48291, what process his Department followed to determine whether a bid to provide specialist steel for the Successor submarine pressure hulls was viable.

Harriett Baldwin

The management of the steel procurement process for the Successor programme is the responsibility of the Prime Contractor, BAE Systems. The Ministry of Defence conducted a technical assessment during the BAE Systems tendering process to ensure bids met specifications.

There were four bids received in total. I am withholding details of the bidding firms as the disclosure of this information would be prejudicial to commercial interests.

Other stages of construction will include grades of steel manufactured by British suppliers and we encourage them to take the opportunity to bid.

85% of BAE Systems supply chain for the new submarines is based in the UK.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Doughty on 2015-11-09.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many representations he has received from (a) hon. Members and (b) members of the public on the activities of Concentrix on behalf of HM Revenue and Customs.

Mr David Gauke

There have been eight parliamentary questions on this topic: six in the current parliament (references 6489, 9146, 12045, 13712, 14126 and 14147) and two in the previous Parliament (references 228744 and 228762).

Since March 2015, nineteen representations have been made to Treasury Ministers and two to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) by, or on behalf of, members of the public concerning the activities of Concentrix on behalf of HMRC.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Doughty on 2016-01-11.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many civil servants attended his speeches at (a) St David’s Hotel and (b) Salt Bar on 7 January 2016.

Harriett Baldwin

Consistent with all official events, the Chancellor was supported by a small number of officials from his private office and the Treasury press office when speaking at the St David’s hotel and at the two associated visits.

Costs associated with the major economy speech at the St David’s hotel in Cardiff were met within the existing events budget at HM Treasury. Invitations were not issued by the department.

The event at the Salt Bar was not a Government event and so no costs were met by the Treasury and no civil servants attended.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Doughty on 2016-02-02.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the transfer of HMS Cambria to Cardiff Bay is expected to be completed.

Mark Lancaster

On current plans, completion is expected in the autumn of 2018.