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943098

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2018
	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: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the availability of education for women and girls in Afghanistan.
	tabling member constituency	Newport East
	tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
	uin	164959
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>Afghanistan has seen huge progress in the provision of education services – the school enrolment rate has increased from under 1 million children in 2001 to over 9 million today. However, there is still a long way to go. A recent report by UNICEF and the Afghan Ministry of Education estimates that nearly half of school-age children – some 3.7 million children - are out of school. Approximately 60% of Afghanistan’s out-of-school-children are girls. There are too few schools in Afghanistan, and many children cannot access school without travelling long distances over insecure environments. Educational provision often does not take into account the particular needs of girls: for example schools in many provinces lack female teachers, sanitation facilities and boundary walls. The UK is supporting the Government of Afghanistan to improve access to education services for all – particularly girls and the most marginalised – and to improve the <em>quality</em> of those services. We are doing this by investing in innovative and scalable education programmes for girls, as well as technical and system-strengthening support to the Ministry of Education.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 23/07/2018 15:06:21 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

994257

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2018
	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: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate she has made of the proportion of her Department's multi-year humanitarian support to Afghanistan which will be allocated to Afghan Sikhs.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	183489
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>DFID’s multi-year humanitarian support to Afghanistan 2014-2019 is delivered to the most vulnerable populations in need of assistance. These are identified in line with the humanitarian principles of neutrality and impartiality and therefore support is delivered irrespective of status or political control. On this basis, no single religious or ethnic group, including Afghan Sikhs, has been allocated a specific proportion of humanitarian support from DFID.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 30/10/2018 15:03:46 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

926567

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Africa and Asia: Food
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to improve longer term nutrition and food security for (a) women, (b) children and (c) other vulnerable communities in conflict and fragile states in (i) Africa and (ii) Asia that are also prone to climate related disasters.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	154670
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government has committed to improve the nutrition of 50 million people in developing countries by 2020. We particularly focus on preventing and treating undernutrition among infants and young children and improving the nutrition of women and adolescents. As part of this, we are strengthening essential health, nutrition and social protection services in a number of countries so that these can better protect the food security and nutrition of people affected by climate shocks and other crises. DFID also monitors early warning data and works with governments and operational partners to put in place the best possible early response if food insecurity and malnutrition deteriorates.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 22/06/2018 12:44:22 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

837873

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Africa and Bangladesh: Leprosy
	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 tackle leprosy in (a) Africa and (b) Bangladesh.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	126903
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2018 answer text <p>DFID supports the Livelihoods and Food Security in Leprosy-Affected Communities programme in Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique, through the Leprosy Mission England and Wales. The programme seeks to improve the livelihoods and food security of thousands of people living below the poverty line, with a particular focus on people affected by leprosy, other neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and disabilities. DFID also supports Reaching the Unreached: A participatory approach empowering women to prevent disability as a result of leprosy and lymphatic filariasis programme in rural Bangladesh, through LEPRA.</p><p>At a global level DFID funds the WHO to achieve progress towards their WHO 2020 targets on leprosy. DFID is also helping countries so that they are better able to detect and treat all causes of ill health, including leprosy.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 13/02/2018 13:48:37 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

919199

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Africa: EU Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what role her Department plans to play in the European Union's Trust Fund for Africa after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Preseli Pembrokeshire
	tabling member printed	Stephen Crabb
	uin	151117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Development discusses the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa with the European Commission on a regular basis. The UK and the EU have agreed that the UK should continue to participate in the Trust Fund until its conclusion in 2020. That agreement is explicitly reflected in the <em>Draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community</em> (Article 148).</p><p> </p><p>The Trust Fund’s Constitutive Agreement makes clear that non-EU donors can participate fully in the governance of the Trust Fund, with voting rights in its Board and Committees. The Government intends to continue to play a full role in the Trust Fund until its conclusion.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 151118 151119 question first answered 14/06/2018 15:51:24 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb

919200

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Africa: EU Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department has made a commitment to continued participation in the EU's Trust Fund for Africa after the UK leaves the EU; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Preseli Pembrokeshire
	tabling member printed	Stephen Crabb
	uin	151118
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Development discusses the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa with the European Commission on a regular basis. The UK and the EU have agreed that the UK should continue to participate in the Trust Fund until its conclusion in 2020. That agreement is explicitly reflected in the <em>Draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community</em> (Article 148).</p><p> </p><p>The Trust Fund’s Constitutive Agreement makes clear that non-EU donors can participate fully in the governance of the Trust Fund, with voting rights in its Board and Committees. The Government intends to continue to play a full role in the Trust Fund until its conclusion.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 151117 151119 question first answered 14/06/2018 15:51:24 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb

919201

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Africa: EU Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions her Department has had with the European Commission on continued participation in the EU Trust Fund for Africa after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Preseli Pembrokeshire
	tabling member printed	Stephen Crabb
	uin	151119
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Development discusses the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa with the European Commission on a regular basis. The UK and the EU have agreed that the UK should continue to participate in the Trust Fund until its conclusion in 2020. That agreement is explicitly reflected in the <em>Draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community</em> (Article 148).</p><p> </p><p>The Trust Fund’s Constitutive Agreement makes clear that non-EU donors can participate fully in the governance of the Trust Fund, with voting rights in its Board and Committees. The Government intends to continue to play a full role in the Trust Fund until its conclusion.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 151117 151118 question first answered 14/06/2018 15:51:25 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb

992668

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Africa: Female Genital Mutilation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, What recent discussions she has had with her counterparts in African Governments on legislation to end Female Genital Mutilation.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	182095
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2018 answer text <p>The UK is proud to support the Africa-led movement to end FGM. We are a global leader on this issue, having made the largest ever donor commitment to ending FGM and galvanised others to take action of their own through our international Girl Summit.</p><p> </p><p>The UK regularly discusses ending FGM at a range of fora; most recently via our Special Envoy for Gender Equality at a high level meeting at the United Nations General Assembly in September 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2013, DFID-funded programmes have supported The Gambia and Nigeria to make the practice illegal, and have supported Egypt, Mauritania and Uganda to strengthen their laws. 24 out of 29 FGM-affected countries now have national or subnational laws that prohibit FGM.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 25/10/2018 16:06:01 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

989530

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Africa: Guinea Worm
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding her Department has allocated to programmes to eradicate the Guinea worm in (a) Ethiopia, (b) South Sudan, (c) Mali, (d) Chad and (e) other African countries.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	180705
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2018 answer text <p>The UK provided a total of £39.5m in funding to the Guinea Worm Eradication Programme between 2009 and 2018. Funding allocations to countries were flexible to allow scale up or down as required. Between 2015 and 2018, of a total of £9.5 million, the estimated breakdown of spending by country was:</p><ul><li><p>£1.235 million in Ethiopia;</p></li><li><p>£4.75 million in South Sudan;</p></li><li><p>£0.285 million in Mali;</p></li><li><p>£1.71 million in Chad; and</p></li><li><p>£1.52 million in non-country specific spending.</p></li></ul> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 24/10/2018 15:48:59 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

989531

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Africa: Guinea Worm
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress her Department has made in collaboration with other countries on the eradication of the Guinea worm.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	180706
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government – in collaboration with the Carter Center, the World Health Organisation, and endemic countries – has contributed to a decline in Guinea worm cases from 3.5 million in 1986 to 30 cases in 2017.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 24/10/2018 15:48:25 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord