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747380

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how they are implementing the recommendations of the UN Secretary General's High Level Panel on women's economic empowerment.
tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
uin	HL344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK is a founding member of the UN Secretary General’s High Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment.</p><p>In response to the Panel, DFID is working to deliver better jobs and working conditions across supply chains, increase access to finance and rights to land and tackle legal barriers and discrimination. For example, DFID’s new Work and Opportunities for Women (WOW) programme, will work with businesses in some of the poorest countries to improve job opportunities and working conditions for at least 300,000 women in global supply chains.</p><p>The UK has a strong domestic story. In April this year the UK became one of the first countries to introduce mandatory gender pay gap reporting for businesses over 250 employees. We are also working with business to achieve 33% of women on boards by 2020 and eliminate all-male boards in the FTSE 350.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 10/07/2017 10:45:23 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie

747381

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how the Department for International Development's strategic vision and plans reflect the specific recommendations of the UN High Level Panel (1) to support informal women workers, and (2) to invest in the recognition, redistribution and reduction of women's unpaid care work.
tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
uin	HL345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>In January 2017 the Department for International Development launched an Economic Development Strategy which includes a strong emphasis on supporting women workers to overcome barriers to opportunities; including unpaid care.</p><p>DFID is already supporting informal women workers to secure property rights and increase their access to finance and markets. In the Niger Delta DFID is working with women farmers and entrepreneurs to increase yields and sales from cassava, palm oil and fisheries.</p><p>New partnerships with business under the Work and Opportunities for Women programme, will improve job opportunities and working conditions for informal women workers in supply chains, with the intention of also addressing the burden of unpaid care.</p><p>In addition, the Department’s research on women’s economic empowerment has increased global recognition and commitments on the importance of an increased focus on care.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 10/07/2017 13:46:18 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie

670122

registered interest
date	09/01/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma: Overseas Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, and if so to what extent, UK Aid to Burma is conditional on the compliance with human rights by the government of Burma.
tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
uin	HL4457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2017 answer text <p>The UK does not provide funding directly to the Government of Burma. The UK’s bilateral aid programme is implemented through UN agencies, international finance institutions, local and international NGOs and commercial partners.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 23/01/2017 17:02:03 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie

670123

registered interest
date	09/01/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma: Rohingya
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, and if so to what extent, they are collaborating with the government of Bangladesh to support of the Burmese Rohingya people currently in refugee camps in Bangladesh.
tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
uin	HL4458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2017 answer text <p>The UK is providing emergency food relief to the new refugees through the World Food Programme. The UK is also the largest provider of food aid to the 34,000 Rohingya refugees already living in official camps in Bangladesh. In Bangladesh we are also increasing access to nutrition, health and education services for refugees living in makeshift settlements and the host communities that support them.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 23/01/2017 17:10:19 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie

520550

registered interest
date	23/05/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid: Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to make a multi-year funding commitment to the Education Cannot Wait fund for education in emergencies that represents an increase in real terms funding for education in humanitarian situations.
tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
uin	HL188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>The UK has played a leading role in the development of the Education Cannot Wait fund, which is designed to attract multi-year additional funding for education in emergencies and protracted crises. The UK has recently announced a new multi-year commitment of £30 million, over the first two years, to the Education Cannot Wait fund at the World Humanitarian Summit on 23rd May, as a founding donor to this important initiative.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 06/06/2016 11:39:25 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie

520551

registered interest
date	23/05/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid: Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will take steps to support efforts to monitor the funding and transparency of the Education Cannot Wait fund for education in emergencies.
tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
uin	HL189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2016 answer text <p>The UK has played a leading role in the development of Education Cannot Wait, a fund for education in emergencies, announcing a £30 million commitment as a founding donor at its launch at the World Humanitarian Summit on 23rd May.</p><p>The UK will continue to engage closely during Education Cannot Wait’s inception phase to ensure that the final design and results framework are underpinned by a transparent monitoring and evaluation system and robust financial reporting arrangements, to ensure that the UK and other donors have strong oversight of how funds are utilised and results achieved.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 03/06/2016 11:04:06 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie

387219

registered interest
date	02/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma: Internally Displaced People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the UN and international aid agencies face any restrictions by the government of Burma in delivering aid to internally displaced people in areas of Burma not under government control.
tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
uin	HL1055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>UN and international agencies have reported restrictions on delivering aid to internally displaced people in areas of Burma not under government control in Kachin State. Aid is reaching those in need and the UK is one of the largest donors having allocated over £17 million for humanitarian assistance for internally displaced persons (IDP) in Kachin and Northern Shan States, including in non-government controlled areas since 2012. The UK regularly presses the government on the need to ensure aid reaches those in need. On 8-11 June a DFID team visited Kachin, including non-government controlled areas and raised humanitarian access with the Chief Minister for Kachin.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 15/07/2015 15:10:39 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie

50262

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they plan to encourage other donor governments and developing country partner governments to pledge support at the Global Partnership for Education replenishment in June.
tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
uin	HL6980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID are working closely with other international donors and developing country partner governments to support the GPE replenishment. We are meeting regularly with donor governments to discuss support for the GPE replenishment. We are also liaising closely with GPE to ensure that the new funding model works to increase domestic financing to education.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie

50263

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Ministers will attend the Global Partnership for Education replenishment conference in June.
tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
uin	HL6981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Ministerial attendance is currently being discussed and we will look to make a decision in the coming weeks.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie

50264

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they are collaborating with the Global Partnership for Education to ensure that more children with disabilities can access quality basic education.
tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
uin	HL6982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID is collaborating with the Global Partnership for Education on the design of their new funding model to incentivise countries to improve their collection and use of data on children with disabilities. Currently there are very limited data in most developing countries. GPE will also work to strengthen the quality of education sector plans - particularly on how they address disability issues.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie