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348105

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	date	02/06/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Nigeria: 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 steps she plans to take to support the implementation of the ban on female genital mutilation in Nigeria.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	936
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>The UK is committed to supporting efforts to end female genital mutilation both in the UK and across the globe. We welcome the passing of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Bill and its ban on female genital mutilation in Nigeria. DFID will work closely with the new Government on the implementation of this Bill. DFID is also supporting implementation at both federal and state levels.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 08/06/2015 16:11:08 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

173679

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Female Genital Mutilation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many officials of her Department in (a) the UK and (b) each station worldwide deal with FGM as part of their remit.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	220700
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>Ending violence against women and girls – including ending FGM – is a cross-cutting priority for DFID and therefore it is not possible to report the specific number of staff working on this.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 19/01/2015 16:51:17 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

348104

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	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 steps her Department is taking to support anti-FGM measures.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	935
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>The UK is a key supporter of the Africa-led movement to end Female Genital Mutilation. We have made the largest single donor commitment ever to this issue, with a flagship programme of £35 million over 5 years.</p><p> </p><p>In addition DFID is exploring what we can do in practising countries where we have bilateral programmes, including supporting efforts to end FGM in Sudan (which has a very high prevalence rate) through a £12m bilateral five year programme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We also continue to work with others to increase international commitment to this neglected issue. DFID’s Girl Summit, held in July 2014, resulted in commitments to take action to end FGM and child, early and forced marriage (CEFM) from organisations, governments, businesses, communities and individuals across the world.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 08/06/2015 12:48:22 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra