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date	13/09/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Pakistan: Schools
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the meeting of Lord Alton of Liverpool and Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne with the Minister of State at the Department for International Development, Rory Stewart MP, about the role of school textbooks and the school curriculum in Pakistan in describing non-Muslims, what progress has been made in promoting inclusive educational approaches in that country.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
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answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2017 answer text <p>DFID’s education programmes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab provinces continue to support provincial governments in the ongoing process to update and revise textbooks. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab lower secondary textbooks are now the focus. Through the Ilm Two programme DFID is directly supporting the production of additional reading materials that specifically focus on religious tolerance and inclusion. DFID is also engaged with Federal Government consultations on a new draft National Curriculum which is in its early stages. The Federal Government has also agreed minimum standards for educational quality which were adopted by provinces this year. These standards set the quality criteria for learners, curriculum, textbooks<strong>,</strong> teachers and assessment and form the basis for the current textbook reform.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/09/2017 12:01:46 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

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date	13/09/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Pakistan: Overseas Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much overseas aid they have given to Pakistan in each of the past five years; and of that, how much has specifically been committed to the promotion of (1) the protection of minorities, and (2) freedom of religion or belief.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL1574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2017 answer text <p>The DFID Annual Report includes the following figures for aid spend in Pakistan for the last five years;</p><p> </p><p>2012-13 £203.1 Million</p><p>2013-14 £253 M</p><p>2014-15 £249 M</p><p>2015-16 £336.2 M</p><p>2016-17 £422.1M</p><p> </p><p>£39.5 million has been committed to the Voice and Accountability programme (AAWAZ) which aims to ensure that democratic processes are more open, inclusive and accountable to citizens in Pakistan. It focuses on three areas:</p><p> </p><p>1- Women’s and minority rights, their political participation and decision making;</p><p>2- Tolerance and prevention of violence (inter-faith, sectarian and gender-based)</p><p>3- Increasing the accountability and responsiveness of the state to citizens’ demands for improved service delivery (particularly on health and education).</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/09/2017 12:02:54 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool