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755955

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government is taking to work closely with disability-focused organisations to improve the effectiveness of the UK's efforts to enhance access to education for disabled girls in developing countries.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	7322
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>Working with disability focused NGOs and disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) is central to DFID’s work on Disability Inclusion. DFID’s leading programmes for working with NGOs – UK Aid Direct and UK Aid Match – both include support for disability-focused organisations. DFID’s flagship programme on girls education – the Girls’ Education Challenge – has reached over 45,000 girls with disabilities, in part through working with disability focused organisations such as Leonard Cheshire. DFID continues to learn from experience of what works in reaching girls with disabilities. For example, building on the success of the programme in Kenya, Leonard Cheshire are working with the education ministry to revise the teacher training curriculum and demonstrate to local education ministries how to support girls with disabilities.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 07/09/2017 13:11:16 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1139375

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2019
	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: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make an assessment of the implications for the Government's policies of the finding of the UN Special Rapporteur on Education presented to the UN Human Rights Council in July 2019 that public-private partnerships in education that focus on involving private actors for service delivery have empirically largely failed, in particular in fragile countries.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	277832
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>We welcome the focus in the UN Special Rapporteur’s Report on the importance of the regulation in education systems, which is consistent with DFID’s position set out in the 2018 education policy <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fdfid-education-policy-2018-get-children-learning&amp;data=02%7C01%7CM-Clancy%40dfid.gsx.gov.uk%7C89db3219247343412f4e08d70b78b187%7Ccdf709af1a184c74bd936d14a64d73b3%7C0%7C0%7C636990485307131931&amp;sdata=U3JKXuko4TOTu2YqLzZpglLhSztYMkxATm6MaNVZfxs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Get Children Learning</a>. We await with interest the publication of the study referred to in the UN Special Rapporteur’s Report.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 22/07/2019 16:09:06 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1139695

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2019
	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: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans his Department has to monitor, track and publish the proportion of its education spending allocated for delivery by (a) public and (b) private providers.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	278583
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>We monitor and track <em>all</em> programmes and programme partners, and remain committed to the transparent publication of aid spending and delivery, through such information platforms as <a href="https://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/" target="_blank">DevTracker</a>. This includes education spending.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 22/07/2019 16:09:35 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

916560

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to respond to the recommendations made by the Independent Commission for Aid Impact in their performance review Accessing, staying and succeeding in basic education—UK aid’s support to marginalised girls, published in December 2016.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
	uin	HL8266
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>We have taken comprehensive action on the issues identified by the Independent Commission for Aid Impact in their report. This has included: a focus on marginalised girls in our recent education policy; strengthening co-ordination between our Girls’ Education Challenge programme and bilateral education spend; and embedding equity into our education sector Value for Money guidance. We continue to champion this important issue through our cross-Government work on securing 12 years of quality education for all girls globally.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 18/06/2018 15:21:26 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1139652

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2019
	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: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What progress his Department has made on achieving sustainable development goal 4 on education for children.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	911994
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>We are one of the largest bilateral donors to education globally</p><p><br>Between 2015 and 2019 we supported 14.3 million children to gain a decent education of which at least 5.8m were girls.</p><p>DFID’s focus is on ensuring that children have access to a quality education.</p><p>My ambition is that DFID increases the number of its education specialists in the field to support the major shift required in education systems and teaching to deliver improved learning for children.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 17/07/2019 15:52:29 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1027209

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State for International Development on 31 October (109226), whether any progress has been made by the OECD Development Assistance Committee to agree a specific Education in Emergencies code.
	tabling member printed	Lord Watts
	uin	HL12391
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/01/2019 answer text <p>UK humanitarian aid is classified using standards defined by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Development Assistance Committee (OECD DAC) so they can be comparable across the international donor community. While the proposal to update the humanitarian codes was approved by all DAC members in April 2018, the specific “Education in Emergencies” code was not approved at this stage. The DAC may consider revisiting the introduction of this code in the future.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 02/01/2019 13:33:38 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	489 label Biography information for Lord Watts

776911

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what percentage of UK humanitarian aid was spent on education in (a) 2012, (b) 2013, (c) 2014, (d) 2015 and (e) 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
	tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
	uin	109226
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2017 answer text <p>UK humanitarian aid is classified using standards defined by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Development Assistance Committee (OECD DAC) so they can be comparable across the international donor community. These classifications cover five broad areas of humanitarian activity:</p><ul><li>Material relief, assistance and services (which includes Education)</li><li>Emergency food aid</li><li>Relief coordination, protection and support</li><li>Reconstruction, relief and rehabilitation</li><li>Disaster prevention and preparedness</li></ul><p>The amount of UK humanitarian aid spent specifically on education is therefore not held centrally, and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p>The OECD DAC are currently finalising the 2017 updates to the humanitarian codes. This will include the introduction of a specific “Education in Emergencies” code, the adoption of which will allow for future monitoring of humanitarian spend on education.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 31/10/2017 17:21:15 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg

1042325

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2019
	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: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department has spent on education (a) bilaterally and (b) multilaterally in each year since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	209408
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>The amount that the Department for International Development has spent on education, bilaterally and multilaterally, is summarised in the table below. The multilateral imputed expenditure includes a small portion from other government departments, which is not disaggregated.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Spend on Education: Multilateral and Bilateral</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£ thousands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Imputed UK Share of Multilateral Net ODA Education</p></td><td><p>227,181</p></td><td><p>259,001</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DFID Bilateral ODA Education</p></td><td><p>508,540</p></td><td><p>874,190</p></td><td><p>698,961</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: Statistics on International Development</em></p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 23/01/2019 16:38:33 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

449470

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of the Government's humanitarian budget was allocated to education in emergency situations in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	25176
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2016 answer text <p>The amount of bilateral ODA spent on education programmes in fragile or conflict-affected states where humanitarian programming is also active for the last three years is: £143.9 million in 2012, £226.3 million in 2013 and £199.9 million in 2014. Between 2010 and 2015 DFID supported 11m children in school, of which 7.5m were in fragile or conflict-affected states. DFID has again pledged to support 11m girls and boys with a decent education between 2015 and 2020.</p><p> </p><p>DFID is supporting improvements to how the international community provides education in emergencies, including leadership to establish the ‘No Lost Generation’ Initiative to provide over 251,000 Syrian children with education inside Syria and in the region. At the Conference on Supporting Syria and the Region on 4<sup>th</sup> February we were instrumental in getting the international community to agree that all Syrian refugee children and affected host country children should be in education – formal school or non-formal – by the end of 2016/17.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 08/02/2016 16:48:37 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

636254

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Education
	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 respond to the recent recommendations by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child on privatisation and the right to education.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
	uin	52766
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>The United Kingdom notes the recent recommendations of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. Our priority is to ensure children get the education they deserve and in the vast majority of cases this means investing in the state sector. However, where state provision is weak or non-existent we work with paid-for schools to provide an education to children who would otherwise get none.</p><p>It is important for national governments to define the appropriate balance between private and public provision in their country, in compliance with their international human rights obligations. We do not accept that DFID’s funding of private provision of education violates children’s right to an education. On the contrary, in many cases it secures it.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 17/11/2016 17:20:27 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams