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46683

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Northover on 18 March (WA 16) on women's rights in Afghanistan, what are the details of the funding already being allocated to tackling violence against women in Afghanistan; and what proportion it constitutes of the total budget for work in Afghanistan by the Department for International Development.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
	uin	HL6561
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Two programmes directly address violence: £3M towards a joint programme with Australia to improve the implementation of laws designed to protect women and girls affected by violence; and £19.9M DFID support to the Tawanmandi programme with grants to Civil Society Organisations, where at least £2M of grants from 2014 will go to organisations primarily focused on the elimination of violence against women and girls.</p><p>Violence is also indirectly addressed through a long term approach of promoting women's rights, empowerment and education. DFID has a wide range of programmes supporting this agenda, e.g. £4.5M nation-wide support to women's political participation and the £47M Girls Education Challenge fund improving access to education for 250,000 marginalised girls.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire grouped question UIN HL6562 question first answered 15/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

46684

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Northover on 18 March (WA 16), how many programmes are already being implemented to tackle violence against women in Afghanistan; and how many programmes focussing on the other strategic priorities of the Department for International Development in Afghanistan are being implemented.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
	uin	HL6562
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Two programmes directly address violence: £3M towards a joint programme with Australia to improve the implementation of laws designed to protect women and girls affected by violence; and £19.9M DFID support to the Tawanmandi programme with grants to Civil Society Organisations, where at least £2M of grants from 2014 will go to organisations primarily focused on the elimination of violence against women and girls.</p><p>Violence is also indirectly addressed through a long term approach of promoting women's rights, empowerment and education. DFID has a wide range of programmes supporting this agenda, e.g. £4.5M nation-wide support to women's political participation and the £47M Girls Education Challenge fund improving access to education for 250,000 marginalised girls.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire grouped question UIN HL6561 question first answered 15/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

79196

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Palestinians
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have sent emergency aid for the children of Gaza including medical, food and shelter.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
	uin	HL1357
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/08/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We have released £10million since the latest crisis began. We are giving the UN Relief and Works Agency £4 million in new funding to provide health care, clean water, blankets and cooking equipment to help tens of thousands of Palestinians affected by the violence in Gaza, and £3million to the UN World Food Programme to provide food vouchers to vulnerable families. We are also bringing forward £3 million to support the work of the International Committee of the Red Cross in repairing water infrastructure and providing emergency medical support.</p><p> </p><p>DFID is already spending almost £350million from 2011-2015 to address a broad range of Palestinian development and humanitarian needs, of which approximately £30million per annum is spent on Gaza.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 11/08/2014 12:04:29 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

79501

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Ukraine
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what medical assistance they are providing to military hospitals in Ukraine.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
	uin	HL1400
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/08/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is not providing direct medical assistance to military hospitals in Ukraine. Assistance to military hospitals cannot be recorded as Official Development Assistance (ODA), in line with Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development criteria.</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 11/08/2014 12:47:08 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

90920

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Sudan
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the government of Sudan regarding (1) Sudanese laws which allow girls to be married from 10 years old, and (2) the proportion of women in that country aged 20–24 who were married by the time they reached 18.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL1846
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There is a discrepancy between the Sudanese Child Act of 2010, under which anyone under the age of 18 is considered to be a child, and religious law, under which anyone under the age of 11 is considered to be a child. Along with the Sudanese National Council for Child Welfare (NCCW), we have lobbied the Government to ensure compliance with the Child Act and the removal of any discrepancies which lead to under-age children being married.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Broader work on child rights forms part of a programme supported by DFID, and run by UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), which focuses on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). This programme has included a workshop on reaching a national position on the legal age of marriage. DFID is also providing funding to UNICEF’s Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS), which will include data on the percentage of women who were married by the time they reached 18. The findings of that survey, which will report by the end of 2014, will inform our discussions with the Government of Sudan.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID worked closely with the NCCW to ensure that the Government was represented at the Girl Summit which took place in London in July, and which had a particular focus on FGM and Child and Forced Marriage (CEFM). We welcome the Government of Sudan’s subsequent signature of the Girl Summit Charter, which includes a public commitment to ending CEFM. We are actively following up with the Government of Sudan to ensure that they maintain momentum on these issues.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire grouped question UIN HL1847 question first answered 22/09/2014 12:39:39 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

90921

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Sudan
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the government of Sudan about raising the legal age of marriage in that country from 10 to 18 in order to comply with international standards of child rights.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL1847
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There is a discrepancy between the Sudanese Child Act of 2010, under which anyone under the age of 18 is considered to be a child, and religious law, under which anyone under the age of 11 is considered to be a child. Along with the Sudanese National Council for Child Welfare (NCCW), we have lobbied the Government to ensure compliance with the Child Act and the removal of any discrepancies which lead to under-age children being married.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Broader work on child rights forms part of a programme supported by DFID, and run by UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), which focuses on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). This programme has included a workshop on reaching a national position on the legal age of marriage. DFID is also providing funding to UNICEF’s Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS), which will include data on the percentage of women who were married by the time they reached 18. The findings of that survey, which will report by the end of 2014, will inform our discussions with the Government of Sudan.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID worked closely with the NCCW to ensure that the Government was represented at the Girl Summit which took place in London in July, and which had a particular focus on FGM and Child and Forced Marriage (CEFM). We welcome the Government of Sudan’s subsequent signature of the Girl Summit Charter, which includes a public commitment to ending CEFM. We are actively following up with the Government of Sudan to ensure that they maintain momentum on these issues.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire grouped question UIN HL1846 question first answered 22/09/2014 12:39:38 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

46689

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of product development partnerships as a means for improving healthcare delivery overseas.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Dundee
	uin	HL6567
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Product development partnerships, using a mixture of public and private sector partners, can develop new technologies more rapidly than either the public or private sectors alone.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is currently supporting ten product development partnerships, details of nine awards were published 23 August 2013 and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/dfid-invests-to-save-millions-from-deadly-diseases" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/dfid-invests-to-save-millions-from-deadly-diseases</a>. Support is also provided to the Meningitis Vaccine Development Programme. A number of European States fund product development partnerships. Funding is awarded independently by each European State, but there are regular and ongoing discussions amongst the funders about ongoing progress of the development of new products.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Newby grouped question UIN HL6568 HL6569 HL6570 question first answered 16/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1916 label Biography information for Lord Newby
	tabling member	2735 label Biography information for The Earl of Dundee

46690

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many and which product development partnerships they are currently funding in healthcare delivery overseas.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Dundee
	uin	HL6568
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Product development partnerships, using a mixture of public and private sector partners, can develop new technologies more rapidly than either the public or private sectors alone.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is currently supporting ten product development partnerships, details of nine awards were published 23 August 2013 and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/dfid-invests-to-save-millions-from-deadly-diseases" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/dfid-invests-to-save-millions-from-deadly-diseases</a>. Support is also provided to the Meningitis Vaccine Development Programme. A number of European States fund product development partnerships. Funding is awarded independently by each European State, but there are regular and ongoing discussions amongst the funders about ongoing progress of the development of new products.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Newby grouped question UIN HL6567 HL6569 HL6570 question first answered 16/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1916 label Biography information for Lord Newby
	tabling member	2735 label Biography information for The Earl of Dundee

46691

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with other European states funding product development partnerships in healthcare delivery overseas.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Dundee
	uin	HL6569
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Product development partnerships, using a mixture of public and private sector partners, can develop new technologies more rapidly than either the public or private sectors alone.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is currently supporting ten product development partnerships, details of nine awards were published 23 August 2013 and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/dfid-invests-to-save-millions-from-deadly-diseases" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/dfid-invests-to-save-millions-from-deadly-diseases</a>. Support is also provided to the Meningitis Vaccine Development Programme. A number of European States fund product development partnerships. Funding is awarded independently by each European State, but there are regular and ongoing discussions amongst the funders about ongoing progress of the development of new products.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Newby grouped question UIN HL6567 HL6568 HL6570 question first answered 16/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1916 label Biography information for Lord Newby
	tabling member	2735 label Biography information for The Earl of Dundee

46692

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to fund product development partnerships in healthcare delivery overseas jointly with other European states.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Dundee
	uin	HL6570
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Product development partnerships, using a mixture of public and private sector partners, can develop new technologies more rapidly than either the public or private sectors alone.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is currently supporting ten product development partnerships, details of nine awards were published 23 August 2013 and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/dfid-invests-to-save-millions-from-deadly-diseases" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/dfid-invests-to-save-millions-from-deadly-diseases</a>. Support is also provided to the Meningitis Vaccine Development Programme. A number of European States fund product development partnerships. Funding is awarded independently by each European State, but there are regular and ongoing discussions amongst the funders about ongoing progress of the development of new products.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Newby grouped question UIN HL6567 HL6568 HL6569 question first answered 16/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1916 label Biography information for Lord Newby
	tabling member	2735 label Biography information for The Earl of Dundee