Department for International Development<p>The UK has been working closely with the UN, other donors and refugee hosting countries to deliver increased enrolment in formal and informal education. The UK is on track to deliver on its Conference commitments to support education, including spending £40million a year on education in Lebanon and £20million a year in Jordan. We will continue to work closely with these partners to track progress, including on enrolment in the upcoming school year.</p><p>The UK is supporting the provision of informal and formal education opportunities to 1.1m children in Syria and the region. In addition, the UK has financed the provision of 350,000 children in Lebanon with textbooks, including over 100,000 Syrian refugee children in Lebanese public schools.</p>Penrith and The BorderRory Stewart2016-07-19false2016-07-19T16:59:25.853Z20International DevelopmentInternational Development2016-07-12Syria: Education1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress has been made on implementing pledges on child education made in the Supporting Syria Conference held in the UK in February 2016; and if she will make a statement.falseBristol WestThangam Debbonaire42531Department for International Development<p>DFID has a key part to play in helping to end modern slavery in all its forms. Tackling modern slavery will require partnering both with countries where the problem in its various forms exists, and with a wider set of partners including other countries, multilateral organisations including the United Nations, non-governmental organisations, businesses, academia, charities and faith groups.</p>Penrith and The BorderRory Stewart2016-12-14false2016-12-14T17:15:36.923Z20International DevelopmentInternational Development2016-12-06Developing Countries: Slavery1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which organisations her Department is working with to end modern day slavery.falseBristol WestThangam Debbonaire56323Department for International Development<p>The information about the total amount DFID has spent on anti-human trafficking in each year since 2010 is not available in the form requested. DFID is committed to tackling trafficking and exploitation and is, for example, supporting a regional “Work in Freedom” programme led by the International Labour Organisation which supports safe migration and government capacity building in Asia. The programme helps stop women and girls from being trafficked through prevention, protection and empowerment. To date it has helped provide over 90,000 women with training to help them make informed migration decisions, reducing their risk of being trafficked from India, Nepal and Bangladesh.</p>Penrith and The BorderRory Stewart2016-12-14false2016-12-14T17:17:29.33Z20International DevelopmentInternational Development2016-12-06Developing Countries: Human Trafficking1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department has spent on anti-human trafficking programmes in each year since 2010.falseBristol WestThangam Debbonaire5632410013