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date	13/03/2018
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: Sustainable Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress has been made on achieving the 17 sustainable development goals; and what steps her Department is taking to (a) support and (b) collaborate with the nations who have signed up to those goals.
tabling member constituency	St Ives
tabling member printed	Derek Thomas
uin	132361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>The UN is responsible for monitoring global progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and in its 2017 SDGs Report noted that “implementation has begun, but … the rate of progress in many areas is far slower than needed to meet the targets by 2030.”</p><p> </p><p>The Department for International Development has put the Goals at the heart of all of its work and is working with a range of organisations and countries to help deliver them at the global, country and sectoral level. For example, DFID is leading the final global push to eradicate polio and help immunise 45 million children against the disease each year until 2020 to help achieve Goal 3 (Healthy Lives).</p><p> </p><p>DFID is also providing a range of support to National Statistics Offices in developing countries to gather, analyse and use data, linked to the SDGs. For example, through the UN Statistics Department, DFID is supporting 20 developing countries to disseminate SDG data through National Reporting Platforms.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 20/03/2018 15:33:58 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4532 label Biography information for Derek Thomas

852710

registered interest
date	01/03/2018
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: Sustainable 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 Lord Bates on 12 February (HL5337), how the Department for International Development will monitor progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals in the poorest developing countries; and whether this will require any additional staff.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
uin	HL5983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>Progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals is reported through various means, including the UN’s SDG indicators website, https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/indicators/database/, which captures data reported to the UN by Member States under the global indicator framework for the 2030 Agenda. In addition, Member States are expected to complete voluntary national reviews of progress towards the Goals at least once in the period to 2030. The reviews are presented to the annual UN High Level Political Forum each July.</p><p>We will continue to use these sources to monitor progress towards the SDGs by Least Developed Countries. We will not require additional staff to do so.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 12/03/2018 16:03:27 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

852711

registered interest
date	01/03/2018
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: Sustainable Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to provide in-country training for government officials and others engaged in (1) monitoring the Sustainable Development Goals, and (2) data collection, following United Nations guidelines; and to what extent the Commonwealth could provide this training.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
uin	HL5984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>DFID provides a range of support and training to National Statistics Offices in developing countries to gather, analyse and use a wide range of information, including data relevant to the SDGs. For example, through the UN Statistics Department, we are supporting 20 developing countries to disseminate SDG data through National Reporting Platforms, including technical assistance and training. We are also funding such support through the World Bank, the IMF and UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.</p><p>The UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) is also planning to host a meeting of Commonwealth heads of National Statistics Institutes (NSI) later this year. The ONS is proposing including in the agenda a focus on data gaps for global SDG indicators. This will build on publication on 19 March of a report on UK data gaps, including our initial Inclusive Data Action Plan.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 12/03/2018 16:08:51 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

852454

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
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: Sustainable Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they plan to facilitate the involvement of civil society organisations in reporting on the UK’s progress in implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL5937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2018 answer text <p>Reporting processes agreed at the UN mean that it is the national statistics office of each Member State that is responsible for reporting national data to the UN on progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. In the UK, this role is undertaken by the independent Office for National Statistics, which carried out a public consultation on its approach to reporting last summer.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to delivering the Sustainable Development Goals and has embedded the Goals across all of its work. We will present the UK’s voluntary national review of progress towards the Goals in 2019, and will be consulting with a broad spectrum of stakeholders, including civil society organisations, as we develop our plans.</p><p> </p><p>Civil society organisations have a vital role to play with regard to both contributing to delivery of the Goals to ensure no-one is left behind, and in communicating their importance to keep up momentum on implementation.</p><p> </p><p>For example, the Leave No One Behind Partnership, founded by CIVICUS, Project Everyone and Development Initiatives with DFID support, has supported national dialogues with civil society platforms in thirty countries to raise awareness of the Goals, as well as discuss priorities and good practice for delivery. We are keen to ensure these important contributions are captured.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 09/03/2018 11:23:35 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

834742

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
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: Sustainable Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which least-developed and post-conflict countries have requested assistance from the UK for information-gathering and monitoring of their Sustainable Development Goals; what support has been provided to those countries; and through which programmes.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
uin	HL5337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2018 answer text <p>In line with the UK’s commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), DFID provides support for information-gathering and monitoring of the SDGs at the global and country levels.</p><p> </p><p>While information on individual requests for SDG monitoring support is not held centrally, programmes and initiatives through which we support least-developed and post-conflict countries include:</p><ul><li>The UN Statistics Division - DFID is supporting 20 developing countries to disseminate SDG data through National Reporting Platforms. These countries include Ethiopia, DRC, and Nepal.</li><li>The Inclusive Data Charter, which will play an important role in measuring whether SDG progress is equitable.</li><li>The Health Data Collaborative, which aims to improve the availability, quality and use of health data for local decision-making and for tracking progress towards Goal 3 on health.</li><li>The IMF and UN-ESCAP, where we are supporting 50 countries to strengthen their economic statistics, on which to make economic policy decisions.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Countries we support through these programmes and initiatives in monitoring their SDGs include:</p><p>Burundi, Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Liberia, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Kyrgyzstan, Lao, Myanmar, Nepal, the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Tajikistan and Vietnam.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 12/02/2018 13:26:16 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich