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1228036

registered interest
date	27/07/2020
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: Females
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Adolescent Girls' Education and Empowerment programme planned by the Department for International Development will still take place.
tabling member printed	Lord Collins of Highbury
uin	HL7346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/08/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government remains committed to delivering 12 years of quality education for all girls. Education, particularly girls’ education, will remain a top priority in the new Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and a priority for the Prime Minister personally. In my role as Special Envoy for Girls’ Education, I am working to accelerate progress towards getting marginalised girls into schools, staying there and staying safe, and benefitting from quality learning. I am working closely with international partners to encourage greater global ambition, coordination, and investment on girls’ education.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 06/08/2020 11:12:33 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4222 label Biography information for Lord Collins of Highbury

1225882

registered interest
date	16/07/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Gender-based Violence: Older People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking in their role as a co-lead of the Action Coalition on gender-based violence to highlight older women’s experiences of gender-based violence; and what plans they have to prioritise collecting data about violence against older women in low- and middle- income countries.
tabling member printed	Lord Collins of Highbury
uin	HL6933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2020 answer text <p>The UK is committed to working with our Action Coalition co-leads to ensure our joint objectives focus on tackling all forms of violence against women and girls and reaching the most marginalised, including older women.</p><p>We recognise that there is a knowledge gap in understanding the different forms, causes, and consequences of violence against older women. To help fill this gap, DFID is investing £6 million to support the UN Women-led flagship programme initiative on gender data – Making Every Woman and Girl Count – and the joint UN Programme on Violence Against Women and Girls data. These programmes are working to improve the production, availability, accessibility and use of quality data and statistics on gender equality and gender-based violence. This includes developing new global methodologies and standards for capturing older women’s experience of violence, including agreeing a minimum set of questions for women over 50 to be added to existing surveys or modules. We will ensure the Action Coalition draws on this learning from Making Every Woman and Girl Count.</p><p>DFID’s Inclusive Data Charter Action Plan (March 2019) also sets out our commitment to improve the quality, quantity and availability of inclusive and disaggregated data, including by age, in DFID and across the global system.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 22/07/2020 16:17:38 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4222 label Biography information for Lord Collins of Highbury

1199206

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what recent steps they have taken to support humanitarian relief in Yemen.
tabling member printed	Lord Collins of Highbury
uin	HL4932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>Last financial year (2019/20), UK aid helped feed over 650,000 Yemenis every month, treated over 70,000 children for malnutrition and provided over 1 million people with improved water supply and basic sanitation.</p><p>Minister Cleverly announced the UK’s new pledge of £160 million in humanitarian funding for Yemen in the 2020/21 financial year at the Yemen Pledging Conference on 2 June. This pledge makes us the third largest donor to Yemen in the world this year and takes our total commitment to Yemen to nearly £1 billion since the conflict began.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 16/06/2020 16:29:24 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4222 label Biography information for Lord Collins of Highbury

1199207

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to take steps through the United Nations to support the delivery of humanitarian aid in Yemen.
tabling member printed	Lord Collins of Highbury
uin	HL4933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>Minister Cleverly announced on 2 June at the UN’s Yemen Pledging Conference that the UK will be providing £160 million to the UN’s 2020 Yemen appeal this financial year (2020/21) to help respond to Yemen’s humanitarian crisis. We remain committed to supporting the UN to deliver vital humanitarian assistance across Yemen in order to alleviate suffering and meet the needs of millions of vulnerable Yemenis.</p><p>Ministers and officials continue to engage closely with other donors and the UN to ensure a coordinated international approach to the current excessive restrictions on humanitarian access, particularly in Houthi held areas. We welcome recent steps taken by the Houthis to improve humanitarian access but are clear that more progress is needed, or humanitarian organisations will be unable to continue delivering vital assistance.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 16/06/2020 16:29:41 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4222 label Biography information for Lord Collins of Highbury

1199208

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the humanitarian situation in Yemen.
tabling member printed	Lord Collins of Highbury
uin	HL4934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>According to the UN, Yemen remains the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, with 80% of the entire population, over 24 million people, requiring some form of humanitarian assistance. More than 20 million people in Yemen do not have reliable access to food and almost 10 million people face extreme food shortages.</p><p>We are concerned that the outbreak of COVID-19 in Yemen is already exacerbating this devastating humanitarian situation.</p><p>DFID modelling estimates that over 100,000 Yemenis are now likely to have been infected by COVID-19. With only half of Yemen’s health facilities currently functional, we are extremely concerned by the capacity of the Yemen’s healthcare system to respond.</p><p>Ultimately, a political settlement is the only way to properly address the worsening humanitarian crisis. We therefore strongly encourage all parties to engage with Special Envoy Martin Griffiths to find a peaceful solution to the conflict.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 16/06/2020 16:30:42 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4222 label Biography information for Lord Collins of Highbury

1187912

registered interest
date	25/03/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Older People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage (1) UN agencies, (2) partner governments, and (3) development actors, to prioritise the needs of older people most at risk from COVID-19.
tabling member printed	Lord Collins of Highbury
uin	HL2926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2020 answer text <p>We recognise that older people, people with pre-existing conditions, people with disabilities and those with complex needs are disproportionately impacted, and at more serious risk of severe complications, due to COVID-19. The UK has so far pledged £544 million of aid to tackle this global pandemic.</p><p>This includes support to UN agencies such as Unicef, the World Health Organisation and the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Our support will enable humanitarian actors to work with in-country governments and other stakeholders to plan an inclusive response to the crisis, one which takes into account the needs of older people, women and girls and people with disabilities.</p><p>We have also developed specific practical guidance to ensure our country offices around the world, working closely with partner governments, prioritise the needs of vulnerable groups, including older people. We are also working with actors across the development sector to ensure inclusion is built into the response from the very start. The pandemic is fast-moving, but we are committed to supporting the UN system, partner countries and the wider development community to reach those most vulnerable.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 07/04/2020 11:10:42 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4222 label Biography information for Lord Collins of Highbury

1187913

registered interest
date	25/03/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Older People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the work of the World Health Organisation prioritises the health needs of older people in lower- and middle-income countries as part of its response to COVID-19.
tabling member printed	Lord Collins of Highbury
uin	HL2927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2020 answer text <p>We recognise that older people, people with disabilities, people with pre-existing conditions, and those with complex needs are disproportionately impacted and at more serious risk of severe complications and fatality due to COVID-19. The UK is at the forefront of the global response to COVID-19 and has, to date, committed up to £544 million of aid to tackle this global pandemic.</p><p>As part of this, the UK is providing £10 million to the World Health Organisation’s (WHO’s) Emergency Flash Appeal. We are working with all of our humanitarian partners to ensure that the most vulnerable, including older people and people with disabilities are reached and supported.</p><p>Our funding to the WHO is supporting countries to prepare for and respond to COVID-19. This includes through its Operational Planning Guidelines on public health measures, which outline specific considerations to be given to particularly marginalised groups, including older people. The WHO has also published specific tailored guidance on people with disabilities.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 07/04/2020 11:12:50 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4222 label Biography information for Lord Collins of Highbury

1135064

registered interest
date	26/06/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Females
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how (1) the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and (2) the Department for International Development, systematically include older women in their (a) work with widows, and (b) wider approach to economic empowerment, across their programmes.
tabling member printed	Lord Collins of Highbury
uin	HL16691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>Gender equality is a top priority for the UK. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Department for International Development work together to achieve the best development and diplomatic impact for women and girls, including older women.</p><p> </p><p>Better data and understanding of the situation of older women is essential for tackling the poverty and discrimination they face. DFID is investing in improving collection and use of disaggregated data (by sex, age and disability) to enable us to empower and include those who are too often invisible or face additional barriers to escaping poverty, such as older people. For example, we have led the way on the Inclusive Data Charter Action Plan and worked with others to improve the international development system on disaggregated and inclusive data.</p><p> </p><p>Social protection mechanisms can play a crucial part in supporting economic empowerment, as such DFID is enabling the empowerment of older women through social protection programmes, including in Uganda, where UKaid is supporting expanded social protection for older people.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is committed to shining a spotlight on the vulnerabilities of widows globally, including raising awareness of the multiple discrimination and abuse often faced by older widows. In Ghana, UKaid is securing lives of dignity for elderly widows banished from their communities due to ‘witchcraft’ accusations and working with traditional authorities to condemn violence, social exclusion and abuse towards widows. At the Commission on the Status of Women in March, the UK helped secure the first ever UN-level recognition of the need to invest in adequate measures to protect and support widows.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 08/07/2019 15:42:06 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4222 label Biography information for Lord Collins of Highbury