Ian Paisley Jnr (North Antrim, DUP) Alan Duncan (Minister of State, International Development; Rutland and Melton, Conservative) Sudan

South Sudan
Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

Ian Paisley Jnr (North Antrim, DUP)

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent reports he has received on progress in establishing camps in Sudan to temporarily accommodate South Sudanese people until they can migrate to South Sudan.

• Hansard source (Citation: HC Deb, 7 September 2012, c470W)

Alan Duncan (Minister of State, International Development; Rutland and Melton, Conservative)

I have been asked to reply

on behalf of the Department for International Development.

We have had no reports of the Sudanese Government establishing camps in Sudan to temporarily accommodate South Sudanese. A recent report following a comprehensive interagency assessment has recorded 40,000 South Sudanese currently living in temporary settlements in Khartoum. The majority of these people are waiting to return to South Sudan. The UK is supporting the talks in Addis Ababa and urging both governments to reach an agreement on citizenship rights.

Alan Duncan (Minister of State, International Development; Rutland and Melton, Conservative) Africa International Development

Africa
International Development

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion, Green)

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether he plans to refer the allegations against Emerging Capital Partners' Africa Fund II to the investigatory authorities in the UK; and if he will make a statement.

• Hansard source (Citation: HC Deb, 3 September 2012, c85W)

Alan Duncan (Minister of State, International Development; Rutland and Melton, Conservative)

My Department has received no new allegations against Emerging Capital Partners' Africa Fund II. The previous set of allegations has been fully looked into by CDC.

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion, Green) Africa International Development Alan Duncan

Africa
International Development 

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion, Green)

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether he plans to inform the House of the outcome of the criminal investigation by the European Anti-Fraud Office into Emerging Capital Partners' Africa Fund II.

• Hansard source (Citation: HC Deb, 3 September 2012, c85W)

Alan Duncan (Minister of State, International Development; Rutland and Melton, Conservative)

My Department is not aware of the outcome of any criminal investigation by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) into Emerging Capital Partners' Africa Fund II.

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion, Green) Alan Duncan (Minister of State, International Development; Rutland and Melton, Conservative) Africa

Africa
International Development

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion, Green)

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development on what date (a) CDC Group and (b) his Department were informed that Emerging Capital Partners' Africa Fund II was under criminal investigation by the European Anti-Fraud Office.

• Hansard source (Citation: HC Deb, 3 September 2012, c85W)

Alan Duncan (Minister of State, International Development; Rutland and Melton, Conservative)

Neither DFID nor CDC Group has received any notification from the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) that Emerging Capital Partners' Africa Fund II is or was under criminal investigation.