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228620

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Afghanistan
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 (a) has taken and (b) plans to take in respect of (i) funding the Plant for Peace pomegranate cultivation programme in Afghanistan and (ii) supporting Afghan nationals to take up educational opportunities in the UK; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	New Forest East
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Lewis
uin	228515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>DFID does not currently fund the Plant for Peace programme. DFID’s education funding is focused on improving opportunities within Afghanistan itself, in line with the Afghan Government’s own priorities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 24/03/2015 16:03:06 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

179344

registered interest
date	11/02/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what research her Department has undertaken on access of civilian victims of drone strikes in Afghanistan to civilian compensation schemes administered by troop contributing nations.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
uin	224259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>Access to civilian compensation schemes is a Ministry of Defence lead. There is a system in place for handling all claims for compensation brought against the Ministry of Defence by Afghan civilians.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 26/02/2015 16:35:37 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

172920

registered interest
date	09/01/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many foreign exchange transactions involving less than £2 million her Department has made to Afghanistan in each financial year since 2010-11.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	220280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>It is not possible for the department to answer any of these questions without incurring disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 220275 220276 220277 220278 220279 220281 220288 question first answered 14/01/2015 15:02:17 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

171652

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department gives to the Afghan government to promote educational opportunities among women and girls in Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire South
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Alexander
uin	219442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>DFID is providing £48 million through its Girls Education Challenge Fund to enable some 180,000 girls in some of the poorest rural and hard to reach areas of Afghanistan to have better access to a quality education.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition to this funding the UK supported the Afghan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF), a World-Bank managed multi-donor fund, a proportion of which is used to support education.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In 2012/13 there were more than 2.5 million Afghan girls attending school compared to virtually no girls at school in 2001.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 06/01/2015 14:20:24 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	632 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Alexander

168897

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which Afghan civil society organisations attended the London Conference on Afghanistan and associated events.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	217868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>Over 50 Afghan civil society representatives were elected to attend the London Conference on Afghanistan through a process led by the UN-supported Civil Society-Joint Working Group (CS-JWG) in Kabul. The full list of organisations represented is below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Transparent Election Foundation of Afghanistan (TEFA)</p><p> </p><p>Eastern Region Civil Society Organizations Council (ERCSOC)</p><p> </p><p>Afghan Women Educational Center (AWEC)</p><p> </p><p>Afghanistan in Social Society</p><p> </p><p>Waqt-e-Far Cultural and Social Organization (WFCSO)</p><p> </p><p>Youth Unity Educational Cultural and Social Association (YUECSA)</p><p> </p><p>Uruzgan Youth and Culture Society</p><p> </p><p>Reshad Organisations</p><p> </p><p>Eshanch Associaton</p><p> </p><p>Peace Window for Women’s Rehabilitation Organization of Afghanistan (PWWROA)</p><p> </p><p>Green Wish for Afghanistan Educational &amp; Service Organization</p><p> </p><p>Afghan Women News Agency</p><p> </p><p>Feminine Solidarity for Justice Org (FSJO)</p><p> </p><p>Open Asia</p><p> </p><p>Civil Society and Human Rights Network (CSHRN)</p><p> </p><p>Afghan Civil Society Forum-organization</p><p> </p><p>7 TV / Organization of Afghan Alumni</p><p> </p><p>Human Rights Focus Organisation (HRFO)</p><p> </p><p>Cooperation Center for Afghanistan (CCA)</p><p> </p><p>Youth Coordination Center (YCC)</p><p> </p><p>Afghanistan Youth National Development &amp; Social Organisation (AYNDSO)</p><p> </p><p>Khost Women Cultural and Social Society</p><p> </p><p>Awoshtoon Cultural Society Paktya</p><p> </p><p>Sabawoon Radio &amp; Television</p><p> </p><p>Viyar</p><p> </p><p>Naway Sahar</p><p> </p><p>Mediothek</p><p> </p><p>Cooperation Organization for Disabled and Poor People of Afghanistan (CODPPA)</p><p> </p><p>Naji Development Welfare Organization (NDWO)</p><p> </p><p>Afghan Health and Development Services (AHDS)</p><p> </p><p>Sanayee Development Organization (SDO)</p><p> </p><p>Skills Training and Rehabilitation Society (STARS)</p><p> </p><p>WADAN</p><p> </p><p>Rural Rehabilitation Association for Afghanistan (RRAA)</p><p> </p><p>Da Qanoon Ghushtonky</p><p> </p><p>Development and Ability Organisation</p><p> </p><p>Public Awareness Time Hour (PATH_O)</p><p> </p><p>Afghan Women's Network</p><p> </p><p>Marefat Civil Capacity Building Organization (MCCBO)</p><p> </p><p>Afghan Women Skills Development Center</p><p> </p><p>Nai Supporting Open Media in Afghanistan</p><p> </p><p>Women &amp; Society- general director</p><p> </p><p>Ertebat Organization</p><p> </p><p>Empowerment Centre for Women (ECW)</p><p> </p><p>Free and Fair Election Foundation of Afghanistan (FEFA)</p><p> </p><p>Afghan Community Rehabilitation Unit (ACRU)</p><p> </p><p>Mediothek Afghanistan</p><p> </p><p>ATRC / CSCC (Civil Society Coordination Center)</p><p> </p><p>Afghan Public Welfare Organization (APWO)</p><p> </p><p>OHRA (Organisation for Harm Reduction in Afghanistan)</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 15/12/2014 11:05:56 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

168028

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what involvement Afghan women had in the London talks on Afghanistan in December 2014.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	Mr John Spellar
uin	217225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>Afghan women played a central role in the London Conference on Afghanistan and were given a platform to share their views throughout. This included at the Civil Society associated event (“Ayenda”), in the Reception, at a follow-up Ministerial breakfast with civil society, and in the main Conference Plenary itself.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 11/12/2014 17:10:32 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	318 label Biography information for Lord Spellar

167545

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what projects her Department has which involve working with women in Afghanistan; and what the 2014-15 budget is for each such project.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	216770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2014 answer text <p>As was made clear at the London Conference on Afghanistan, it is vital that women and girls are put at the heart of political, economic and social life in Afghanistan for the country to develop successfully. Gender equality is mainstreamed across all DFID programming, so our entire annual budget of c£10bn for 2014-15 will contribute towards this.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In Afghanistan, DFID programmes to support women and girls include both direct measures, such as training for female Provincial Councillor candidates; and indirect, including our support for education sector salaries. The latter has contributed towards over 2.5 million girls attending school according to the latest figures from the Afghan Ministry of Education.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 09/12/2014 15:35:54 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

166041

registered interest
date	25/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Afghanistan
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 work of Tawanmandi.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	215857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>The UK, together with Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, and Norway, has been supporting the Tawanmandi programme since 2011. The UK has committed £19.95 million out of a total of just under £34 million (at current exchange rates) from all donors.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 01/12/2014 16:38:50 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

147380

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Afghanistan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, at the planned London Development Conference there will be scheduled opportunities for Afghan women representatives to speak in the Conference itself.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
uin	HL2784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>The full engagement of women and girls in political processes is essential for the success of Afghanistan. Integrating women and girls into the event – including but not limited to speaking slots – is a priority.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A critical element of the conference will be the civil society associated event, ‘Ayenda’ on 3 December and the follow-up event on 4 December. I will attend both of these events and women and girls will be central to them.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 24/11/2014 16:00:24 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

100584

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Afghanistan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how the United Kingdom intends to ensure that at the London Conference on Afghanistan, due to take place on 24–25 November, Afghan women in attendance will be able fully to participate in the Conference’s deliberations.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
uin	HL2321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>As co-hosts of the London Conference on Afghanistan (LCA), the UK government has agreed the overall invitation list in partnership with the Afghan Government. However, decisions on civil society attendees have been made by Afghanistan civil society themselves (rather than the UK or Afghan Government) through a democratic process in Kabul. At least 45% of these elected, sponsored attendees are Afghan women who are scheduled to contribute fully to the civil society event and its outcomes<em>. </em>The make-up of the official Afghan government delegation is for the Afghans themselves to decide, however we will be encouraging them to ensure that this includes female Afghan representatives.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 05/11/2014 17:49:18 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead