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49234

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date	30/04/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to support the Nigernian government in its efforts to protect schools in north-eastern Nigeria and to re-open schools that have closed for security reasons.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	197336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID is supporting the Nigerian government to reduce instability in the north-east of Nigeria, helping to provide a more stable and secure environment for schools to operate. This approach includes DFID Nigeria's Stability and Reconciliation Programme which promotes conflict resolution and supports local organisations to tackle violence against women and girls. DFID also supports the Presidential Initiative for the North East which is promoting economic recovery and meeting basic needs, including education.</p><p> </p><p>DFID's education programme operates in eleven states in Nigeria, including the north-eastern state of Bauchi. Here DFID is working with UNICEF and the state government to improve girls' access to better education.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

49283

registered interest
date	30/04/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department will take to engage with smaller (a) international non-government organisations and (b) non-governmental organisations in its future work on disability.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
uin	197330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID already works closely with many INGOs and NGOs working on disability. In the UK, the Permanent Under-Secretary of State for International Development chairs regular civil society outreach meetings with UK based NGOs working on disability, and DFID officials work with BOND's Disability and Development umbrella group for NGOs. Similarly, DFID country offices work closely with local civil society organisations including those working on disability.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy

49284

registered interest
date	30/04/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make accessibility and coverage of disability a core element of all her Department's funded programmes and monitor this across all currently funded programmes.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
uin	197332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID carries out country-level poverty analysis and social impact appraisal of all UK supported development programmes to ensure the benefits of development and poverty reduction are inclusive.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy

49285

registered interest
date	30/04/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many full-time equivalent staff in her Department have responsibility for disability policy.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
uin	197333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID has a core team of disability experts who provide specific guidance on disability across different sectors. In addition, there are 80 social development advisors who have responsibility for considering social development - including disability - across all aspects of policy and programming in DFID's devolved structure; and one full time equivalent staff working on central disability policy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy

49052

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2014, Official Report, columns 568-9W, on Pacific Islands, to Question 196375, how much support and under what categories her Department gave directly to Pacific Island countries in 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Meg Munn
uin	197058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the Oral answer given to her by the Secretary of State for International Development, my Rt. Hon Friend the member for Putney (Justine Greening) on 5 March 2014 (Official Report, column 871).</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1448 label Biography information for Meg Munn