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DFID Ministerial Team Quarterly Transparency Returns DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT QUARTERLY INFORMATION 01 APRIL – 30 JUNE 2011 SECRETARY OF STATE GIFTS GIVEN OVER £140 Date gift given To Gift Nil Return GIFTS RECEIVED OVER £140 Date gift From Gift Outcome received Nil Return 1 OVERSEAS TRAVEL Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP, Secretary of State for International Development Date(s) of Destination Purpose of Type of Number of Total cost trip trip travel officials including travel, accompanying and Minister, where accommodation of non-scheduled Minister only travel is used 15/04/2011 Washington/ World Bank Scheduled £1,765 New York Spring Meetings, UN discussions on humanitarian situation in Libya 06/05/2011 Sudan Discussions Scheduled £3,082 with governments in South Sudan re forthcoming Khartoum independenc Non- and Juba e and future scheduled £5480 DFID (UN programmes. chartered Joint visit flight) with Troika (UK, US and Norway) 10/05/2011 Rome Discussions Scheduled £462 with UN agencies (FAO, WFP, IFAD), Italian government and Vatican 24/05/2011 Brussels GAC/FAC, Scheduled £179 and meetings at European Parliament 30/05/2011 Pakistan Meetings with Scheduled £1,846 officials, National Government Officials and field visit 2 DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT QUARTERLY INFORMATION 1 APRIL – 30 JUNE 2011 MINISTER OF STATE ALAN DUNCAN GIFTS GIVEN OVER £140 Date gift given To Gift Value Rt Hon Alan Duncan MP, Minister of State Nil Return GIFTS RECEIVED OVER £140 Date gift From Gift Value Outcome received Rt Hon Alan Duncan MP, Minister of State Nil Return 1 OVERSEAS TRAVEL Rt Hon Alan Duncan MP, Minister of State for International Development Date Destination Purpose Type of Number of Total cost travel officials including accompanyi travel, and ng Minister, accommodat where non- ion of scheduled Minister only travel is used 5-7 April Abu Dhabi, UAE/UK Aid Scheduled £4534 United Arab Workshop on Emirates Yemen and Pakistan 13-16 New York Meetings with Scheduled £3123 April and the World Washington, Bank and UN USA to discuss the Multilateral Aid Review 18-20 Dubai and Counter Scheduled £3962 April Abu Dhabi, Piracy United Arab Conference Emirates and EU GCC Ministerial Meeting 22-26 May Hanoi and Signing of the Scheduled £8353 Ho Chi Minh Development City, Partnership Vietnam Arrangement Amendment with Vietnam 20-22 Dhaka, To launch the Scheduled £2471 June Bangladesh operational plan for Bangladesh and attend meetings with senior Bangladeshi Ministers. 21 June Return from Flight to Char Chartered 5 £1395 Dhaka to Islands to visit Gaibandha, communities Bangladesh threatened by flooding and a DFID funded livelihoods programme. 2 HOSPITALITY1 Date Name of Type of organisation Hospitality received 26 April 2011 News of the Lunch World 12 May 2011 Lord Inge and Lunch King Abdullah of Jordan 17 May 2011 The Daily Lunch Telegraph 18 May 2011 The Daily Mail Lunch and The Sun 7 June 2011 The Times Lunch 14 June 2011 UNICEF Breakfast 28 June 2011 The Daily Lunch Telegraph 1“Does not normally include attendance at functions hosted by HM Government; ‘diplomatic’ functions in the UK or abroad, hosted by overseas governments; minor refreshments at meetings, receptions, conferences, and seminars; and offers of hospitality which were declined” 3 MEETINGS WITH EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS (INCLUDING MEETINGS WITH NEWSPAPER AND OTHER MEDIA PROPRIETORS, EDITORS AND SENIOR EXECUTIVES)2 Date of Name of External Organisation Purpose of Meeting Meeting Rt Hon Alan Duncan MP, Minister of State April 2011 International Committee of the Red To discuss the Cross Humanitarian Emergency Response Review (HERR), and ongoing humanitarian emergencies. May 2011 Cross Whitehall Libya Oil Cell and To discuss Libya Vitol May 2011 Dr Mohamed Qubaty and Longulf To discuss Yemen May 2011 UN Women To discuss DFID’s work with UN Women. May 2011 Strategic Foresight Group (SFG) To discuss the publication of ‘The Blue Peace Report’ by SFG, looking at water resources in the Middle East. May 2011 Electoral Reform International To discuss ERIS’ work in Services (ERIS) the Middle East and North Africa June 2011 Chatham House To discuss Yemen June 2011 The World Bank General discussion at the GAVI pledging conference. June 2011 Cross Whitehall Libya Oil Cell and To discuss Libya Besso Holdings Ltd June 2011 Cross Whitehall Libya Oil Cell and To discuss Libya Vitol June 2011 Ahmed Versi (Muslim News) To discuss visit to Bangladesh June 2011 Syed Nahas Pasha (Janomot) To discuss visit to Bangladesh June 2011 Conservative Friends of Bangladesh To discuss the role of NGOs in Bangladesh June 2011 The Organisation of the Islamic To discuss events in the Conference Middle East and North Africa June 2011 News International Summer Party Social June 2011 Crown Agents To discuss the outcomes of the HERR June 2011 UNAIDS To discuss DFID’s reform priorites for UNAIDS June 2011 Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies To update the Minister on 2 Does not normally include meetings with Government bodies such as other Government Departments and Agencies, nondepartmental public bodies, Government reviewers, and representatives of Parliament devolved or foreign governments. 4 the Centre’s activities. June 2011 Consortium of British Humanitarian To discuss the outcomes Agencies of the HERR 5 22/06/2011 Nigeria Post Scheduled £2,036 elections/Lau nch Nigerian Strategy. Meetings with National Government Officials 29/06/2011 Equatorial African Union Scheduled £5,138 Guinea Summit/discu ssions on Libya 3 HOSPITALITY1 Date Name of Type of organisation Hospitality 1 April Richard Addis, Lunch The Day News 26 April Times Lunch 20 May The Sun Lunch 25 May Tony Gallagher, Dinner Telegraph Media Group 26 May James Harding, Lunch Times 14 June International Dinner Finance Corporation 1 “Does not normally include attendance at functions hosted by HM Government; ‘diplomatic’ functions in the UK or abroad, hosted by overseas governments; minor refreshments at meetings, receptions, conferences, and seminars; and offers of hospitality which were declined” 4 MEETINGS WITH EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS (INCLUDING MEETINGS WITH NEWSPAPER AND OTHER MEDIA PROPRIETORS, EDITORS AND SENIOR EXECUTIVES) 2 Date of Name of External Organisation Purpose of Meeting Meeting Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP, Secretary of State April 2011 Metropolitan Police To discuss the work of the Met police anti- corruption programme April 2011 Richard Addis (The Day News) General and departmental discussion April 2011 Organisation for Economic Co- To discuss preparation for operation and Development (OECD) the 4th High Level Forum on aid-effectiveness in fragile and conflict affected states, and the Post-2015 framework April 2011 African Union Commission To discuss the African Union’s role in the Libya crisis April 2011 International Committee of the Red To discuss the Libya Cross crisis April 2011 United Nations Association To discuss the work of the United Nations Association April 2011 World Health Organisation To discuss DFID’s health objectives April 2011 Save the Children, RESULTS UK, To discuss the GAVI World Vision, ONE, Action for Pledging Conference Global Health April 2011 Concern and Bread for the World To discuss nutrition issues May 2011 Tony Gallagher (Telegraph) General and departmental discussion May 2011 James Harding (Times) General and departmental discussion May 2011 Royal College of Pathologists To discuss arrangements for a speaking engagement June 2011 GAVI Alliance To discuss final planning of GAVI pledging 2 Does not normally include meetings with Government bodies such as other Government Departments and Agencies, nondepartmental public bodies, Government reviewers, and representatives of devolved or foreign governments.” 5 conference June 2011 International Finance Corporation Discussion on World Bank Group Spring Meetings The Portland Trust, Bridges Ventures, Aavishkaar Venture Management Services, Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, VP High level roundtable on Strategy and Evaluation, June 2011 catalysing impact Rockefeller, Acumen Fund, Social investment. Finance, Triodos UK, Jacana Venture Partnership, Co-operative Bank, Spencer House Partners and Oikocredit June 2011 Action Aid, CAFOD, Christian Aid; To discuss a range of Save the Children development issues June 2011 GAVI breakfast meeting with the To discuss the GAVI Chx & Private Sector Pledging Conference June 2011 News International Summer Party Social June 2011 Elton John Aids Foundation To discuss shared objectives June 2011 Thomson Reuters General and departmental discussion June 2011 Standard Chartered Capital To discuss a range of Markets, Africa & Africa Standard development issues Chartered Bank June 2011 Lionel Barber (Financial Times) General discussion at Sustainable Finance Conference 6 DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT QUARTERLY INFORMATION 1 JANUARY – 31 MARCH PARLIAMENTARY UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE GIFTS GIVEN OVER £140 Date gift given To Gift Value Stephen O’Brien MP, Parliamentary under Secretary of State Nil Return GIFTS RECEIVED OVER £140 Date gift From Gift Value Outcome received Stephen O’Brien MP, Parliamentary under Secretary of State Nil Return 1 OVERSEAS TRAVEL Stephen O’Brien MP, Parliamentary under Secretary of State for International Development Number of officials Total cost, accompanying including travel, Type of Date Destination Purpose Minister, where non- and travel scheduled travel is accommodation used of Minister only 5-7 Freetown Ministerial Scheduled £1,938 April and country visit. 2011 Saclopeia, Meetings with Liberia donor partners and visit to Bahn refugee camp.
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