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Ministers Quarterly Returns 1 April 2012 to 30 June 2012 DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT QUARTERLY INFORMATION 1 APRIL – 30 JUNE 2012 SECRETARY OF STATE ANDREW MITCHELL GIFTS GIVEN OVER £140 Date gift given To Gift Value (over £140) Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP, Secretary of State Nil return GIFTS RECEIVED OVER £140 Date gift From Gift Value Outcome received Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP, Secretary of State Nil return 1 OVERSEAS TRAVEL1 Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP, Secretary of State for International Development Date(s) of Destination Purpose of ‘Scheduled’ Number of Total cost trip trip ‘No 32 (The officials including travel, Royal) accompanying and Squadron’ Minister, where accommodation of or ‘other non-scheduled Minister only RAF’ or travel is used ‘Chartered’ or ‘Eurostar’ 03/04/2012 Belgium, World Bank Eurostar £462 – Brussels presidential 04/04/2012 candidates meeting with European Development Ministers. 10/04/2012 Brazil, To discuss Scheduled £7,837 – Brasilia and Rio +20 with 14/04/2012 Rio De high level Janeiro members of the Brazilian Government and take part in field visits. 19/04/2012 US, Attended the Scheduled £3,096 – Washington Spring 22/04/2012 Meetings of the World Bank and held a number of key bilateral discussions. 13/05/2012 Belgium, Meeting of Eurostar £572 – Brussels the European 14/05/2012 Foreign Affairs Council. 16/05/2012 Liberia, Met the Scheduled £8,355 – Monrovia President of 17/05/2012 Liberia to discuss issues of 1* indicates if accompanied by spouse/partner or other family member or friend. 2 mutual interest. 18/05/2012 US, Attended G8 Scheduled £4,578 – Washington Agriculture 19/05/2012 meetings. 29/05/2012 Malawi, Attended Scheduled £5,029 – Blantyre meetings with 02/06/2012 and senior Lilongwe members of the Government, visited staff in the DFID office and visited DFID funded programmes in the field. 13/06/2012 US, Attended the Scheduled £2,967 – Washington Child Survival 16/06/2012 and New Summit in York Washington and held a number of bilateral meetings. High level meetings in New York with UN representativ es. 28/06/2012 France, Attended Eurostar £272 – Paris high level 29/06/2012 OECD-DAC meeting on the Global Partnership for Effective Development . 3 HOSPITALITY2 Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP, Secretary of State Date Name of Type of organisation Hospitality received 13/05/2012 Eurostar Upgrade 11/06/2012 BBC Lunch 2Does 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 EXECUTIVES3 Date of Name of External Purpose of Meeting Meeting Organisation Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP, Secretary of State April 2012 The Global Fund General discussion on Global Fund April 2012 The Times General discussion April 2012 United Nations World Food General discussion Programme April 2012 Michael Kremer - Harvard Discuss development and University innovation April 2012 Organisation for Economic Discuss the post-Busan Co-Operation and partnership Development April 2012 Comic Relief Discuss UK aid match for Sport Relief May 2012 Institute for Liberty and General discussion on Democracy property rights May 2012 Telegraph General discussion May 2012 War Child UK Introductory meeting May 2012 Toby Ord - Oxford Discuss his research into University cost-effectiveness May 2012 Sunday Telegraph General discussion May 2012 Inter Mediate General discussion May 2012 Save the Children General discussion May 2012 The Times General discussion May 2012 Inter - American Discuss Youth and Women’s Development Bank microfinance May 2012 International Finance Discuss IFC legacy Corporation June 2012 Omidyar Network General discussion on Omidyar Network June 2012 Christian Aid General discussion ActionAid Save the Children BOND Tearfund June 2012 Archbishop of York General discussion 3 Does not normally include meetings with Government bodies such as other Government Departments, NDPBs, Non-Ministerial Departments, Agencies, Government reviews and representatives of Parliament, devolved or foreign governments. 5 DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT QUARTERLY INFORMATION 1 APRIL – 30 JUNE 2012 MINISTER OF STATE ALAN DUNCAN GIFTS GIVEN OVER £140 Date gift given To Gift Value (over £140) Rt Hon Alan Duncan MP, Minister of State Nil GIFTS RECEIVED OVER £140 Date gift From Gift Value Outcome received Rt Hon Alan Duncan MP, Minister of State Nil 6 OVERSEAS TRAVEL4 Rt Hon Alan Duncan MP, Minister of State for International Development Date(s) of Destination Purpose of ‘Scheduled’ Number of Total cost trip trip ‘No 32 (The officials including travel, Royal) accompanying and Squadron’ Minister, where accommodation of or ‘other non-scheduled Minister only RAF’ or travel is used ‘Chartered’ or ‘Eurostar’ To attend the £1569 22/05/2012 to Friends of Yemen 24/05/2012 Saudi Arabia Conference Scheduled To visit £3903 Palestinian and 11/06/2012 to Jordan and Syrian refugee 13/06/2012 Lebanon camps Scheduled To encourage £2416 Nepal’s political 25/06/2012 to parties to reach 28/06/2012 Nepal consensus Scheduled 4* indicates if accompanied by spouse/partner or other family member or friend. 7 HOSPITALITY5 Date Name of Type of organisation Hospitality received 24 May 2012 British Airways Flight upgrade 21 June 2012 Daily Telegraph Dinner 5Does 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 8 MEETINGS WITH EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS (INCLUDING MEETINGS WITH NEWSPAPER AND OTHER MEDIA PROPRIETORS, EDITORS AND SENIOR EXECUTIVES6 Date of Name of External Purpose of Meeting Organisation Meeting Rt Hon Alan Duncan MP, Minister of State Council for Arab British To discuss the situation April 2012 Understanding in Syria and Yemen. Israeli Committee Against To discuss their work in House Demolitions the Occupied April 2012 (ICAHD). Territories. Principal Lecturer in the Dept of Politics and Public To be interviewed for Policy at De Montford academic research on May 2012 University the work of Ministers. To discuss the Royal Commonwealth Commonwealth and May 2012 Society the Arms Trade Treaty Chatham House and The To discuss the situation June 2012 Yemen Forum in Yemen. Oxfam and Amnesty To discuss the Arms June 2012 International Trade Treaty. 6 Does not normally include meetings with Government bodies such as other Government Departments, NDPBs, Non-Ministerial Departments, Agencies, Government reviews and representatives of Parliament, devolved or foreign governments. 9 DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT QUARTERLY INFORMATION 1 APRIL – 30 JUNE 2012 PARLIAMENTARY UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE STEPHEN O’BRIEN GIFTS GIVEN OVER £140 Date gift given To Gift Value (over £140) 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 10 OVERSEAS TRAVEL7 Stephen O’Brien MP, Parliamentary under Secretary of State Date(s) of Destination Purpose of ‘Scheduled’ Number of Total cost trip trip ‘No 32 (The officials including travel, Royal) accompanying and Squadron’ Minister, where accommodation of or ‘other non-scheduled Minister only RAF’ or travel is used ‘Chartered’ or ‘Eurostar’ 3 – 5 April Kenya To attend the Scheduled £3652 2012 Horn of Africa Resilience Conference 16 April Brussels To attend the Scheduled £565 2012 EU Sustainable Energy for All Summit 23 – 27 South To discuss Scheduled £3777 April 2012 Sudan & and Burundi humanitarian and development challenges, and implications for UK’s programmes. 21 – 22 May Kosovo To meet with Scheduled £727 2012 Ministers of Kosovo in advance of the closure of the DFID Kosovo office. 18 – 21 Niger, To see the Scheduled £4000 June 2012 Burkina effects of the Faso and West African Senegal Food crisis across the Sahel Region 7* indicates if accompanied by spouse/partner or other family member or friend. 11 HOSPITALITY8 Stephen O’Brien MP, Parliamentary under Secretary of State Date Name of Type of organisation Hospitality received 27 May 2012 UNICEF Tickets (SoccerAid 2012) * 8Does 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 12 MEETINGS WITH EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS (INCLUDING MEETINGS WITH NEWSPAPER AND OTHER MEDIA PROPRIETORS, EDITORS AND SENIOR EXECUTIVES9 Date of Name of External Purpose of Meeting Meeting Organisation Stephen O’Brien MP, Parliamentary under Secretary of State April 2012 Helios Social Enterprise Discuss energy access in Africa May 2012 Mary Robinson Climate Justice Foundation May 2012 International Institute for Rio+20 and development Environment and situation in Sahel region Development May 2012 Childreach International Discuss education sector in Tanzania May 2012 Commonwealth Discuss how to strengthen Parliamentary capacity building in CPA partner Association parliaments May 2012 Bishop Macram Max Discuss situation along Sudan / Gassis South Sudan border May 2012 Derek Chapell Discuss Malek Academy and Foundation education sector in South Sudan May 2012
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