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45921

	registered interest
	date	31/03/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding her Department allocated to microfinance schemes in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	194399
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>DFID's work on microfinance is integrated into broader financial sector development programmes that work to strengthen policy and regulation, build infrastructure and innovate new products and services that meet the needs of poor people.</p><p>DFID monitors expenditure in terms of actual spend. Actual spend on the financial sector development portfolio totalled £50.9 million in 2010-11; £50.9m in 2011-2012 and £59.2m in 2012-2013. Cumulative spend between 2007 and 2012 totalled £282.0m.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

48012

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she has taken to ensure developing countries can access UK satellite technology to monitor local agricultural land and environmental risks; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	196128
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>DFID is supporting projects that use satellite data. DFID supports the World Agroforestry Centre to use data to help monitor and assess agriculture land use and environmental risks including land degradation. DFID contributes to the UK Environment Observations Framework Coordinating Climate Observations Group which coordinates Her Majesty's Government activities supporting the development and use of climate data, including from satellites.</p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

49986

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether any adjustments have been made to her Department's funding programmes or priorities in Nigeria in response to the mass kidnapping of 14 April 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	197905
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We are currently reviewing existing programmes which are active in northern Nigeria and considering with other UK government departments what additional support may be required to support the Government of Nigeria in its response to the abductions in Borno State.</p><p> </p><p>DFID's Nigeria Stability and Reconciliation Programme is already scaling up its work in Borno State. This includes commencing work with a range of local civil society organisations to prevent violence against women and to support survivors of sexual violence, including through the provision of trauma counselling.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

49987

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance her Department has provided to supporting security capacity building in Nigeria since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	197904
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Since 2010 DFID has supported a £35 million Justice for All (J4A) programme which seeks to improve personal security and access to justice for all Nigerians.</p><p>DFID also supports a £39m Nigeria Stability and Reconciliation Programme which supports Nigerian institutions and partners to manage conflicts, reduce incidence of violence and the impact of violence on the most vulnerable groups including women and girls.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

49988

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what meetings she and Ministers in her Department have held with Nigerian (a) ministers, (b) government officials and (c) consular officials regarding the safety of young women in Nigeria since the mass kidnapping of 14 April 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	197906
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is leading on engagement with Nigerian Government officials. I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided to the Rt. Hon member for Camberwell and Peckham on 6 May 2014, Official Report, column 74W by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs.</p><p>In addition, DFID has discussed what development support we can offer with our key development counterparts in government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

49989

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what advice her Department is providing to its partners involved in education provision in Nigeria on the safety of female students.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	197908
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID Officials are in regular contact with programme partners working in the northern states of Nigeria. Since the mass kidnapping we have discussed what further support we can offer, particularly through our security focused programmes.</p><p>DFID Nigeria actively monitors the security situation and assesses risks within all areas that we operate, providing regular security updates to partners involved in project implementation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone grouped question UIN 197907 question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

49990

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what meetings she and Ministers in her Department have held with programme partners regarding the safety of young women in Nigeria since the mass kidnapping on 14 April 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	197907
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID Officials are in regular contact with programme partners working in the northern states of Nigeria. Since the mass kidnapping we have discussed what further support we can offer, particularly through our security focused programmes.</p><p>DFID Nigeria actively monitors the security situation and assesses risks within all areas that we operate, providing regular security updates to partners involved in project implementation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone grouped question UIN 197908 question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

49991

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	house id	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 ability of Nigerian federal authorities to provide adequate security for young women in northern states.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	197892
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>A team of UK experts who will advise and support the Nigerian authorities in its response to the abduction of over 200 school girls touched down in Abuja on the 9<sup>th</sup> May.</p><p>The team is drawn from across Government, including DFID, FCO and the MoD, and will work with the Nigerian authorities leading on the abductions and terrorism in Nigeria. The team will be considering not just the recent incidents but also longer-term counter-terrorism solutions to prevent such attacks in the future and defeat Boko Haram.</p><p>The team will be working closely with their US counterparts and others to coordinate efforts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

49992

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	house id	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 trends in the numbers of forced marriages in northern Nigeria over the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	197893
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Data from the last, 2008, Demographic and Health Survey suggests that the median age at marriage for girls and women in the north is about 16 years. This compares with the national median age of about 20 years. The 2013, Demographic and Health Survey is expected to be released this summer and will enable us to assess if the situation is changing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

49993

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	house id	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 progress by Nigeria towards meeting Millennium Development Goal 3A on eliminating gender disparity in education.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	197895
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The ratio of girls to boys in primary education in Nigeria has increased from 0.79 in 1990 to 0.91 in 2010. The regional average for Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.93 in 2011. Whilst some improvements have been made nationally, there remain significant challenges in the north to ensure that all children, girls and boys, have equitable access to a quality basic education.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern