0 false 20 911994 International Development House of Commons What progress his Department has made on achieving sustainable development goal 4 on education for children. Department for International Development Developing Countries: Education Biography information for Christian Matheson 2019-07-17 2019-07-17T15:52:29.533Z Penrith and The Border Rory Stewart false 2019-07-17 Biography information for Rory Stewart <p>We are one of the largest bilateral donors to education globally</p><p><br>Between 2015 and 2019 we supported 14.3 million children to gain a decent education of which at least 5.8m were girls.</p><p>DFID’s focus is on ensuring that children have access to a quality education.</p><p>My ambition is that DFID increases the number of its education specialists in the field to support the major shift required in education systems and teaching to deliver improved learning for children.</p> City of Chester 1 Christian Matheson International Development 1 Biography information for Faisal Rashid Faisal Rashid Department for International Development 911998 2019-07-17 Warrington South International Development 2019-07-17T16:19:24.373Z Penrith and The Border Rory Stewart false 2019-07-17 <p>I share the hon Gentleman’s concerns about the reports of poor conditions and overcrowding in US detention facilities on the border with Mexico.</p><p>I very much welcome the steps already taken by the Administration and Congress to address these issues, including the emergency funding signed off by the President on 1 July.</p><p>These are difficult issues, and the UK has also struggled sometimes to get this right.</p><p>But we very much encourage our US friends to continue to work to improve the conditions in these facilities.</p><p>I have seen the excellent work the US has done around the world to promote human rights, and so it is important that they uphold these standards as they continue to tackle the situation at the US-Mexico border.</p> What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the humanitarian situation on the US-Mexico border. false Mexico: USA International Development 20 278583 To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans his Department has to monitor, track and publish the proportion of its education spending allocated for delivery by (a) public and (b) private providers. 2019-07-17 Biography information for Dan Carden false Department for International Development 20 2019-07-22T16:09:35.797Z Penrith and The Border Rory Stewart false 2019-07-22 <p>We monitor and track <em>all</em> programmes and programme partners, and remain committed to the transparent publication of aid spending and delivery, through such information platforms as <a href="https://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/" target="_blank">DevTracker</a>. This includes education spending.</p> Dan Carden Developing Countries: Education International Development International Development 1 Liverpool, Walton International Development Dan Carden 20 International Development 278585 To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the Government plans to make a commitment to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative at its pledging conference in Abu Dhabi in November 2019. Developing Countries: Polio 1 2019-07-17 false Department for International Development Liverpool, Walton 2019-07-22T16:09:52.98Z Penrith and The Border Rory Stewart false 2019-07-22 <p>The Global Polio Eradication Initiative has recently launched their new strategy for 2019 – 2023. We are currently considering the strategy and a future UK offer of continued support, as are all global donors.</p> 277831 Department for International Development Developing Countries: Education Liverpool, Walton 2019-07-16 1 false To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans the UK's International Ambassador for Human Rights has to (a) promote to partner countries and (b) publicly reinforce the findings of the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to education on the provision of public education and regulation of private involvement in education presented to the UN Human Rights Council in July 2019. 2019-07-22T16:08:37.69Z Penrith and The Border Rory Stewart false 2019-07-22 <p>Every child has a right to a good quality education. DFID’s education policy <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fdfid-education-policy-2018-get-children-learning&amp;data=02%7C01%7CM-Clancy%40dfid.gsx.gov.uk%7C89db3219247343412f4e08d70b78b187%7Ccdf709af1a184c74bd936d14a64d73b3%7C0%7C0%7C636990485307131931&amp;sdata=U3JKXuko4TOTu2YqLzZpglLhSztYMkxATm6MaNVZfxs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Get Children Learning</a> makes clear that the state is the guarantor of quality basic education for all, but need not be the sole financer or provider of education services. This is the position we will continue to a) promote to partner countries and b) reinforce publicly. We welcome the focus in the UN Special Rapporteur’s Report on the importance of regulation in education systems.</p> International Development International Development Dan Carden 20 false 2019-07-22T16:09:06.083Z Penrith and The Border Rory Stewart false 2019-07-22 <p>We welcome the focus in the UN Special Rapporteur’s Report on the importance of the regulation in education systems, which is consistent with DFID’s position set out in the 2018 education policy <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fdfid-education-policy-2018-get-children-learning&amp;data=02%7C01%7CM-Clancy%40dfid.gsx.gov.uk%7C89db3219247343412f4e08d70b78b187%7Ccdf709af1a184c74bd936d14a64d73b3%7C0%7C0%7C636990485307131931&amp;sdata=U3JKXuko4TOTu2YqLzZpglLhSztYMkxATm6MaNVZfxs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Get Children Learning</a>. We await with interest the publication of the study referred to in the UN Special Rapporteur’s Report.</p> 20 Dan Carden 1 277832 International Development International Development Department for International Development Developing Countries: Education To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make an assessment of the implications for the Government's policies of the finding of the UN Special Rapporteur on Education presented to the UN Human Rights Council in July 2019 that public-private partnerships in education that focus on involving private actors for service delivery have empirically largely failed, in particular in fragile countries. Liverpool, Walton 2019-07-16 6 10 1