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Written Question
Uganda: Politics and Government
Wednesday 9th January 2019

Asked by: Paul Williams (Labour - Stockton South)

Question to the Department for International Development:

What recent steps her Department has taken to help strengthen governance and security in Uganda.

Answered by Harriett Baldwin - Shadow Minister (Business and Trade)

Since 2014 DFID has invested £30 million to improve the governance and security environment in Uganda. We are working with the Ugandan government and non-government actors to strengthen anti-corruption, build local governance capacity, increase accountability, and support public financial management reforms.

Written Question
Department for International Development: Staff
Wednesday 18th October 2017

Asked by: Paul Williams (Labour - Stockton South)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she plans to increase staff resources in her Department to implement the Government's reforms to private contractor relationships announced on 3 October 2017.

Answered by Priti Patel - Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs

There are no plans to increase staff numbers in order to implement the Supplier Review. Implementation will be delivered within DFID’s existing budget with no additional cost to taxpayers.