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registered interest false more like this
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Department for International Development remove filter
answering dept id 20 more like this
answering dept short name International Development more like this
answering dept sort name International Development more like this
hansard heading Democratic Republic of Congo: Mining more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to support the reduction in the use of children involved in cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo. more like this
tabling member constituency Redcar more like this
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Anna Turley more like this
uin 123952 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-01-25more like thismore than 2018-01-25
answer text <p>DFID is working to tackle the root causes that enable child labour to flourish in the mining sector in the Democratic Republic of Congo. To this end, DFID collaborates closely with other Government Departments and through a European Partnership for Responsible Minerals. We provide funding to the Carter Center in the DRC to improve transparency and governance of the sector. DFID DRC is also working with other international partners to consider how we might tackle the issues in the cobalt supply chain in future programme design.</p> more like this
answering member constituency West Worcestershire more like this
answering member printed Harriett Baldwin remove filter
question first answered
less than 2018-01-25T16:10:43.3Zmore like thismore than 2018-01-25T16:10:43.3Z
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label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin more like this
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label Biography information for Anna Turley more like this