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	registered interest
	date	08/07/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Development Aid: Diseases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the Government is taking steps to allocate funding under the Global Fund's covid-19 Response Mechanism to ensure the effectiveness of ongoing programmes to tackle (a) TB, (b) HIV and (c) malaria.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	71109
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2020 answer text <p>The UK is a proud supporter of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria. We are the second largest donor to the Sixth Replenishment, pledging up to £1.4 billion for 2020 - 2022 to fight HIV, TB, and malaria and support health systems, contributing to achievement of universal health coverage and Sustainable Development Goal 3 of “Good Health for All”. We support the Global Fund’s swift action to allow countries to re-programme or use savings from their current grants, and their rapid creation of the COVID-19 Response Mechanism (C19RM), which together have created up to £1 billion of flexibility for countries to respond to COVID-19 and its impacts on HIV, TB, malaria, and health systems.</p><p>This Government has already pledged up to £764 million of UK aid on responding to COVID-19 and we are taking our leadership role in global health very seriously. We are using UK aid to its full effect to counter the health, humanitarian, and economic risks and impact of this pandemic in the developing world. We will continue to consider all options for our future support.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 15/07/2020 15:42:52 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

448385

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Armed Conflict: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she plans to discuss the issue of education for children in areas of conflict at the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul in May 2016; and what plans she has to ensure children have access to education in those areas.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	24414
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2016 answer text <p>Education will be a significant theme in the World Humanitarian Summit and we will use this opportunity to promote our aims to improve learning outcomes, to reach all children in fragile states, and to keep girls in school.</p><p>DFID supports children overseas to go school and continuing learning even when they are forced from their homes. This includes our flagship £355 million Girls’ Education Challenge that will enable up to 1 million more of the world’s most marginalised girls to benefit from an education of sufficient quality and transform their lives. In addition, DFID is supporting improvements to how the international community provides education in emergencies, including support for the ‘No Lost Generation’ Initiative to provide over 251,000 Syrian children with formal and informal education inside Syria and in the region, allowing them to catch up on lost learning time and sit public school examinations.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 03/02/2016 14:50:19 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

449475

	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	Development Aid: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will take steps to prepare to contribute from the public purse to the new education funding platform to be launched at the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul in May 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	25235
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2016 answer text <p>The UK has bold ambitions for the World Humanitarian Summit, which comes at a critical time given the number of people experiencing crisis. We are working with a range of partners, including the UN, government, NGOs and the private sector, to ensure it delivers transformative change to crisis response including education.</p><p> </p><p>In the run up to the Summit, the UK has been playing a leading role in agreeing principles and global action on education in emergencies and protracted crisis situations, including at the Conference on Supporting Syria and the Region. We are co-funding the design of the new education funding platform and will take a decision whether to support this once the design has been fully appraised.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 08/02/2016 16:49:30 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

454885

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Jordan: Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will increase aid to Jordan in order to help that country cope with the inflow of Syrian refugees.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	28175
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>At the Supporting Syria and the Region Conference, the Prime Minister announced that the UK will more than double our total pledge to the Syria crisis from £1.12 billion to over £2.3 billion. This funding will support those in need inside Syria and in the surrounding region which is dealing with the impact of the crisis, including Jordan. Final country allocations are still being decided but it is clear that aid from the UK in Jordan will rise compared to previous years.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 02/03/2016 16:58:31 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

479233

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2016
	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: Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will press for an amendment of the current indicator for health within the Sustainable Development Goals, to ensure it accurately measures coverage of health services and financial risk protection.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	31380
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2016 answer text <p>There are 25 proposed indicators for the health goal; the coverage of health services is included within these as is a measure relating to health financing. The United Nations Statistical Commission has asked the Inter-Agency Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators to take forward further work on the indicator framework, including a review of the indicator on health financing due to the concerns over its ability to measure financial risk protection in its current form. The UK supported the request for review.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 22/03/2016 17:27:35 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

731289

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Crimes of Violence: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department plans to increase funding to support grassroots groups working to end violence against women and girls across the world.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	62
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government remains strongly committed to ending violence against women and girls across the world, and recognises the crucial role played by women’s rights organisations. In November 2016, the Secretary of State announced new funding to support 40 grassroots organisations with the local knowledge and expertise to address Female Genital Mutilation and child, early and forced marriage. We have also increased funding to the UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women, which provides grants to women’s rights organisations and other small grassroots organisations.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 29/06/2017 14:48:30 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

765958

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	HIV Infection
	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 implications for her Department's policies of the report by STOPAIDS entitled A Stocktake Review of DFID's Work on HIV and AIDS, published in September 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	106030
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2017 answer text <p>The UK is proud to remain the second largest international funder of the HIV response. The UK Government’s recent investment in the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria will provide anti-retroviral therapy for 1.3 million people living with HIV. The UK is also at the forefront of work to prevent further spread of AIDS, which remains a top killer of adolescents in Africa.</p><p>The STOPAIDS report highlights how DFID has responded to the changing epidemic by adapting its spend on HIV, noting also our assessment of how to maximise results by focussing on women and girls, key populations, together with the integration of HIV responses into the wider health system and broader development priorities.</p><p>We will continue to lead the way by working with civil society partners, international governments and organisations, to ensure the ambitious international commitments on HIV are met, saving even more lives and ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 13/10/2017 13:59:42 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

765959

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	HIV Infection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how her Department monitors and assesses the effectiveness of HIV and AIDS awareness campaigns and training as part of their integration into wider health programmes funded by her Department; and how her Department measures reducing the incidence of HIV and AIDS.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	106295
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2017 answer text <p>DFID’s assessment of progress on integrating the HIV response and reducing incidence is drawn from reports and data produced by UNAIDS and other partners including the World Health Organisation and the Global Fund to fight AIDS TB and Malaria. Progress towards integration into wider health programmes is also informed through reviews, which are publicly available on the DFID Development Tracker, carried out by DFID in-country health advisers.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 13/10/2017 13:56:20 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

808935

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2017
	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 progress her Department is making in developing the education strategy discussed in Westminster Hall on 6 July 2017 on global education: G20 summit.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	120044
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/12/2017 answer text <p>Significant progress has been made on developing DFID’s new education policy. Since July, we have reviewed the latest evidence on how to deliver quality education, much of which is funded by DFID. We have also consulted extensively, including engaging with education experts in academia, the public and private sectors, and international organisations. This has enabled evaluation of where DFID can add the most value. We are developing a policy in line with our strengths and expertise. We anticipate the policy will be launched in early 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 27/12/2017 13:02:27 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

808936

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2017
	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, whether her Department is undertaking research on access to education for disabled children and the supply of teachers to inform its Education Strategy discussed in Westminster Hall on 6 July 2017 in the debate on global education: G20 summit.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	120045
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/12/2017 answer text <p>DFID has a dedicated Education Research Team with a £12m per annum portfolio of innovative research on education systems, raising learning outcomes, and learning and skills beyond primary education. This research portfolio has a particular focus on disadvantaged groups and the pursuit of an equitable start to learning for all. Research commissioned through this team, along with the UK Research Community, has ensured that teachers, equity and systems reform are at the centre of DFID’s new education policy.</p><p>DFID has commissioned rigorous reviews of existing evidence and, as a result of the findings, concluded a focus on children with disabilities. For example, one research project, which is funded by DFID through the UK Economic and Social Research Council, investigates different modalities for teaching literacy in deaf communities in India, Ghana and Uganda. Wider inclusion and equity issues are fundamental to all DFID’s education research programmes, and we seek to mainstream them.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 27/12/2017 13:14:31 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day