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1184450

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/03/2020
	date	11/03/2020
	date tabled	11/03/2020
	ddp created	11/03/2020 21:02:57
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	ddp modified	11/03/2020 21:13:07 17/03/2020 18:06:05
	hansard heading	Development Aid: Public Consultation
	house id	1
	identifier	27995
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	17/03/2020 17:34:30
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the Integrated Review of foreign policy, defence, security and international development, announced by the Prime Minister on 26 February 2020, whether her Department plans to consult (a) civil society and (b) the communities that Official Development Assistance is designed to support as part of that review.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 27995
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	27995
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy is the deepest review of its kind since the end of the Cold War. We will utilise expertise from both inside and outside government for the review, ensuring the best minds feed into its conclusions and challenge traditional Whitehall assumptions and thinking as needed.</p> question first answered 17/03/2020 17:34:30
	creator	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1181322

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/03/2020
	date	27/02/2020
	date tabled	27/02/2020
	ddp created	27/02/2020 18:31:43
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	ddp modified	28/02/2020 14:15:18 04/03/2020 18:17:04
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Poverty
	house id	1
	identifier	22023
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	04/03/2020 17:46:10
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to his written statement on the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy HCWS126, if he will include in that review a commitment to help end extreme poverty around the world.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 22023
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	22023
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Integrated Review will be a wholesale reassessment of the UK’s foreign, defence, security and development policy. The specific inclusion of development as part of the review demonstrates our commitment to ensuring that the UK’s development, security and foreign policies are complementary.</p><p>The Review will be underpinned by the commitment the Government has already made to spend 0.7% of GNI to international development. The Government is committed to the 0.7% target and to continuing to use our aid budget to fight disease, support people living through conflicts and humanitarian emergencies, and help girls all round the world get a quality education.</p> question first answered 04/03/2020 17:46:10
	creator	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1183525

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/03/2020
	date	09/03/2020
	date tabled	09/03/2020
	ddp created	09/03/2020 22:26:12
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	ddp modified	09/03/2020 22:36:23 12/03/2020 16:21:03
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Health Services
	house id	1
	identifier	26832
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	12/03/2020 15:49:09
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to her Department's press release entitled, UK will step up efforts to end preventable deaths of mothers, new-born babies and children in the developing world by 2030, published in October 2019, whether preventable (a) HIV acquisitions and (b) AIDS related deaths will be included in those priorities.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 26832
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	26832
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Ending new HIV infections and preventing AIDS-related deaths is a critical part of the UK government’s renewed focus on ending preventable deaths of mothers, new-borns, and children by 2030.</p><p>The UK is a world leader in efforts to end the AIDS epidemic. Last year the UK made a £1.4 billion pledge to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria for the 6th replenishment covering 2020 to 2022. This supports the commitment to end the AIDS epidemic as a public health threat by 2030. In 2018 alone, the Global Fund provided 18.9 million people with treatment in 2018 and protected nearly 700,000 babies from being infected by their mothers.</p><p>We are working to expand access to treatment, while reducing new infections, particularly among adolescent girls, women, and other marginalised populations, who face stigma and discrimination.</p> question first answered 12/03/2020 15:49:09
	creator	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1184418

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	16/03/2020
	date	11/03/2020
	date tabled	11/03/2020
	ddp created	11/03/2020 21:01:18
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	ddp modified	11/03/2020 21:11:38 16/03/2020 18:30:05
	hansard heading	Budget March 2020
	house id	1
	identifier	28070
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	16/03/2020 17:58:20
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to footnote 1 on page 28 and footnote 2 on page 29 of the Budget 2020 Red Book on Capital DEL and Resource DEL, if she will publish the detailed proposals for transfers of spending to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and other Government Departments for 2020-21.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 28070
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	28070
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>My Department will provide details of all budget transfers to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and other Government Departments in our Memorandum to the International Development Committee on the publication of the department’s Main Supply Estimate.</p> question first answered 16/03/2020 17:58:20
	creator	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1179096

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/02/2020
	date	21/02/2020
	date tabled	21/02/2020
	ddp created	21/02/2020 17:01:32
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	ddp modified	21/02/2020 17:44:42 03/03/2020 18:48:12
	hansard heading	Department for International Development: Departmental Responsibilities
	house id	1
	identifier	18446
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	03/03/2020 18:11:09
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the Government has consulted with charities on (a) the potential merits of merging her Department with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and (b) the potential effect of merging those Departments on aid policy.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 18446
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	18446
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Prime Minister has appointed a fully joint junior ministerial team for DFID and the FCO. This builds on the good work DFID is already delivering with the FCO: in 32 bilateral posts, 16 multilateral missions and through the eight FCO-DFID Joint Units in London. The Prime Minister also appointed separate Secretaries of State for the Foreign Office and DFID in the recent reshuffle and is keen to make sure UK aid is both spent well and aligned with the UK’s foreign policy priorities.</p><p>The Government Manifesto maintains spending 0.7% of GNI on ODA and pledges to end the preventable deaths of mothers, new-born babies and children by 2030 and lead the way in eradicating Ebola and malaria. We will continue to need the support of our partner charities to deliver on these commitments.</p><p> </p> question first answered 03/03/2020 18:11:09
	creator	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1180067

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/02/2020
	date	24/02/2020
	date tabled	24/02/2020
	ddp created	24/02/2020 23:59:24
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	ddp modified	25/02/2020 01:13:18 27/02/2020 18:08:08
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Ageing
	house id	1
	identifier	20015
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	27/02/2020 17:37:59
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she has made an assessment of the potential effect on the effectiveness of her Department of removing ageing as a specific policy area with Ministerial responsibility.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 20015
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	20015
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>My Department recognises that older people experience a range of complex barriers and face multiple exclusions in developing countries across the globe.</p><p>Baroness Sugg has direct responsibility for ageing as part of her portfolio on inclusive societies.</p><p>Ageing is an important factor in DFID’s efforts to tackle extreme poverty, ensure inclusion and in our approach to ‘leave no-one behind’. This is reflected in our departmental strategy papers. Both the Disability Inclusion Strategy and the Strategic Vision for Gender Equality take a life-course approach, ensuring the delivery of transformative change for people all ages.</p><p>We are also supporting governments to make vital social protection systems more inclusive of older people. In Uganda, DFID continues to build on its partnership with the Government of Uganda to deliver a Senior Citizen Grant. The grant currently supports over 168,000 older people with a cash transfer to help meet their nutritional and healthcare needs.</p> question first answered 27/02/2020 17:37:59
	creator	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1183096

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/03/2020
	date	05/03/2020
	date tabled	05/03/2020
	ddp created	05/03/2020 17:29:54
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	ddp modified	05/03/2020 17:38:43 12/03/2020 16:20:02
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: HIV Infection
	house id	1
	identifier	25637
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	12/03/2020 15:48:20
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department categorises all deaths following HIV infection as preventable; and how those deaths are recognised in her Department's policies on ending preventable deaths.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 25637
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	25637
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Ending new HIV infections and preventing AIDS-related deaths is a critical part of the UK government’s renewed focus on ending preventable deaths of mothers, new-borns, and children by 2030.</p><p>The UK is a world leader in efforts to end the AIDS epidemic. Last year the UK made a £1.4 billion pledge to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria for the 6th replenishment covering 2020 to 2022. This supports the commitment to end the AIDS epidemic as a public health threat by 2030. In 2018 alone, the Global Fund provided 18.9 million people with treatment in 2018 and protected nearly 700,000 babies from being infected by their mothers.</p><p>We are working to expand access to treatment, while reducing new infections, particularly among adolescent girls, women, and other marginalised populations, who face stigma and discrimination.</p> question first answered 12/03/2020 15:48:20
	creator	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1179344

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/02/2020
	date	21/02/2020
	date tabled	21/02/2020
	ddp created	21/02/2020 17:32:33
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	ddp modified	21/02/2020 18:32:21 02/03/2020 18:36:01
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Education
	house id	1
	identifier	18759
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	02/03/2020 18:04:10
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the Government's policy is on supporting education throughout the world.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 18759
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	18759
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Supporting delivery of Sustainable Development Goal 4 by promoting 12 years of quality education for all children, especially girls, by 2030 is a top priority for the Prime Minister, and was a commitment in the Conservative Manifesto.</p><p>Girls’ education is central to the UK’s drive to tackle poverty, boost economic growth, improve stability, reduce conflict and to address climate change.</p><p>The UK is a leading donor and between 2015 and 2019 UK Aid supported 14.3 million children to gain a decent education.</p><p>DFID’s 2018 education policy sets UK priorities for global education to:</p><p>- Improve teaching: develop teacher’s skills and knowledge, boost motivation, retain and monitor performance,</p><p>- Back education reforms which deliver results in the classroom, to make systems more accountable, inclusive and effective,</p><p>- Step up targeted support for the most marginalised children (focusing on hard to reach girls, children affected by crises, children with disabilities).</p><p>We are delivering this by providing focused support in 20 countries and supporting education in a further 50 through global programmes such as the Girls’ Education Challenge and support to the Global Partnership for Education.</p> question first answered 02/03/2020 18:04:10
	creator	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1178913

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/02/2020
	date	21/02/2020
	date tabled	21/02/2020
	ddp created	21/02/2020 10:10:31
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	ddp modified	24/02/2020 16:20:27 26/02/2020 18:29:12
	hansard heading	Brazil: Health Services
	house id	1
	identifier	18387
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	26/02/2020 17:57:53
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government is taking to support improved (a) healthcare and (b) delivery of healthcare services to indigenous women in Brazil.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 18387
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	18387
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The UK Prosperity Fund’s Global Better Health Programme aims to strengthen the health system in Brazil through technical collaboration. In particular, the programme focuses on addressing the growing burden of non-communicable diseases such as heart disease, diabetes and cancer; and driving improvements in quality of care to reduce infection, injury or premature death. This will directly benefit women and poorer groups who are often particularly affected as a result of these health challenges. The programme in Brazil is currently in the inception stage, as part of which we will consider with our country partners the likely impact of the programme on different demographic groups such as indigenous women.</p> question first answered 26/02/2020 17:57:53
	creator	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1181974

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/03/2020
	date	02/03/2020
	date tabled	02/03/2020
	ddp created	03/03/2020 00:17:47
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	ddp modified	03/03/2020 00:27:59 05/03/2020 18:16:01
	hansard heading	Crimes of Violence: Children
	house id	1
	identifier	23623
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	05/03/2020 17:44:29
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government is taking to prevent violence against children when UK aid is being distributed.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 23623
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	23623
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The UK is reducing violence through dedicated investments to protect children, alongside interventions embedded in wider development and humanitarian programming. This includes our £10 million funding to the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children, which drives international ambition and progress through campaigns such as ‘Safe to Learn’, that aim to inspire action to end violence in schools. We have also provided £10 million in funding to UNICEF to prevent and respond to violence, abuse and exploitation of children on the move in Somalia, Ethiopia and Sudan through a strengthened child protection system.</p><p>We have recently introduced a stronger approach to safeguarding children throughout the department’s programming and will seek to effect change across the development sector.</p> question first answered 05/03/2020 17:44:29
	creator	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady