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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-04-26more like thismore than 2021-04-26
answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
answering dept id 208 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
hansard heading Africa and Asia: Literacy more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons remove filter
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help increase literacy rates in (a) Africa and (b) Asia. more like this
tabling member constituency Wakefield more like this
tabling member printed
Imran Ahmad Khan more like this
uin 187356 remove filter
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-04-29more like thismore than 2021-04-29
answer text <p>The UK Government helps many of the most marginalised children in Africa and Asia gain critical foundational skills (literacy and numeracy) needed to progress in school. Even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, 9 in 10 children in low income countries could not read a simple story by the age of ten. Now, with two-thirds of the academic year lost on average worldwide due to school closures, an additional 72 million children are expected to fall behind and fail to read by the time they leave primary school, with girls disproportionately impacted.</p><p>In response to school closures in Pakistan, UK technical support to the Government has provided teachers with scripted lessons and students with learning materials, benefitting more than 8.5 million students, including 4.3 million girls. In Ethiopia, the UK has helped the Government with school reopening and post COVID 19 recovery plans, working to improve the literacy and numeracy skills of over 1 million primary school aged children in the most marginalised parts of the country. Through our presidency of the G7 this year, the UK is asking G7 members and global education partners to raise their ambitions for girls education and endorse two new global targets - to get 40 million more girls into school and 20 million more girls reading by age 10 in low and lower middle income countries by 2026.</p>
answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills more like this
answering member printed Wendy Morton more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-04-29T11:46:13.67Zmore like thismore than 2021-04-29T11:46:13.67Z
answering member
4358
label Biography information for Wendy Morton more like this
tabling member
4841
label Biography information for Imran Ahmad Khan more like this
1000224
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-11-02more like thismore than 2018-11-02
answering body
Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept id 53 more like this
answering dept short name Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept sort name Cabinet Office more like this
hansard heading Government Departments: ICT more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons remove filter
question text To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the (a) timetable, (b) cost and (c) estimated savings are for the Foxhound IT programme. more like this
tabling member constituency Leigh more like this
tabling member printed
Jo Platt more like this
uin 187356 remove filter
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-11-12more like thismore than 2018-11-12
answer text <p>FOXHOUND is a Cabinet Office-led, cross-government IT programme to develop and deploy a new secure capability for managing sensitive information, including that which is classified up to and at SECRET. The aim is to bear down on the growing information and cyber risk, whilst improving scope for collaboration across the National Security community. The single platform this capability offers will enable some security related savings to be made and an outline Programme timetable and costs are published in Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) annual reports on Major Projects (<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/721978/IPA_Annual_Report_2018__2_.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/721978/IPA_Annual_Report_2018__2_.pdf</a> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/infrastructure-and-projects-authority-annual-report-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/infrastructure-and-projects-authority-annual-report-2018</a>)</p>
answering member constituency Hertsmere more like this
answering member printed Oliver Dowden more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-11-12T09:57:43.8Zmore like thismore than 2018-11-12T09:57:43.8Z
answering member
4441
label Biography information for Oliver Dowden more like this
tabling member
4673
label Biography information for Jo Platt more like this
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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-06-02more like thismore than 2023-06-02
answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
answering dept id 208 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
hansard heading Russia: Diamonds and Metals more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons remove filter
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to coordinate sanctions on Russian-origin (a) diamonds, (b) copper, (c) aluminium and (d) nickel exports with (i) the EU and (ii) other allies. more like this
tabling member constituency Lewisham, Deptford more like this
tabling member printed
Vicky Foxcroft more like this
uin 187356 remove filter
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-06-12more like thismore than 2023-06-12
answer text <p>In 2022 the UK increased import duties by an additional 35 percentage points on a variety of precious and semiprecious stones and metals from Russia and Belarus including rough and polished diamonds. We also designated the Russian state-owned company Alrosa.</p><p>Our announcement at the G7 in May goes further and we will legislate later this year to end imports of Russian diamonds, copper, aluminium and nickel. As with all our Sanctions measures, we continue to work closely with our G7 partners to further align and coordinate their implementation and enforcement.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed more like this
answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan more like this
grouped question UIN 187357 more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-06-12T16:34:19.333Zmore like thismore than 2023-06-12T16:34:19.333Z
answering member
4531
label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan more like this
tabling member
4491
label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft more like this