Department for Work and Pensions<p>The requested information is not available by constituency or region.</p><p /><p />Reading WestAlok Sharma2018-11-16false2018-11-16T14:37:06.343Z29Work and PensionsWork and Pensions2018-11-05Universal Credit: West Midlands1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people her Department plans to migrate from employment support allowance to universal credit in (a) the West Midlands and (b) Birmingham, Edgbaston in (i) 2019-20, (ii) 2020-21, (iii) 2021-22 and (iv) 2022-23.falseBirmingham, EdgbastonPreet Kaur Gill188158Women and Equalities<p>I refer the Honourable Member to the answer I gave on 16 October 2018 to written questions 176113, 176114 and 176115.</p>Louth and HorncastleVictoria Atkins2018-11-13188166false2018-11-13T11:28:21.807Z31Women and EqualitiesWomen and Equalities2018-11-05Females: Equality1House of CommonsTo ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what plans she has to meet with civil society groups on measuring progress on Sustainable Development Goal five for the voluntary national review in 2019.falseBirmingham, EdgbastonPreet Kaur Gill188165Women and Equalities<p>I refer the Honourable Member to the answer I gave on 16 October 2018 to written questions 176113, 176114 and 176115.</p>Louth and HorncastleVictoria Atkins2018-11-13188165false2018-11-13T11:28:22.653Z31Women and EqualitiesWomen and Equalities2018-11-05Females: Equality1House of CommonsTo ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what consultations her Department has had with local authorities on the planned indicators to measure progress on Sustainable Development Goal five for the voluntary national review in 2019.falseBirmingham, EdgbastonPreet Kaur Gill188166Department for International Development<p>The Department for International Development is working to improve safeguarding standards across the aid sector. We have recently written to all of our partners to remind them of their responsibility to provide their own mechanisms for reporting and investigating suspicions and/or allegations of sexual violence. Wherever these relate to a DFID programme we also expect that our partners report those to us in a timely manner. DFID’s specialist team will then provide oversight of the investigatory response to ensure it meets our standards, providing dedicated support as required.</p><p> </p><p>We urge all survivors of sexual violence in South Sudan, including aid workers, to report the harm committed against them.</p>West WorcestershireHarriett Baldwin2018-11-12false2018-11-12T15:43:05.727Z20International DevelopmentInternational Development2018-11-05South Sudan: Sexual Offences1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 11 October 2018 to Question 176532 on South Sudan: sexual offences, what steps her Department is taking to encourage aid workers in South Sudan to report sexual violence.falseBirmingham, EdgbastonPreet Kaur Gill188153Department for International Development<p>The report <em>“Learning in Lagos: Comparing student achievement in Bridge, Public and Private Schools”</em> has now been completed and will be available on Devtracker by the end of the month.</p><p> </p><p>The “Developing Effective Private Education – Nigeria” (DEEPEN) programme supported improved learning outcomes for almost 1.5 million girls and boys in Lagos by providing technical assistance and supporting innovation for the private education market to improve the quality of education it provides to children, especially to poor children. This included some funding to Bridge International Academies. As part of the evaluation of this programme a report was produced to compare student achievement in Bridge, public and private schools.</p>West WorcestershireHarriett Baldwin2018-11-13false2018-11-13T17:59:18.06Z20International DevelopmentInternational Development2018-11-06Nigeria: Bridge International Academies1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will publish the final report commissioned by her Department to assess the relative quality of education provided by Bridge.falseBirmingham, EdgbastonPreet Kaur Gill188897Department for International Development<p>We believe it is for other governments to decide what percentage of gross national income (GNI) they allocate as Official Development Assistance (ODA).</p><p>In representing one of the few donors that meet the 0.7% ODA commitment and the 0.15-0.2% spending target in the Least Developed Countries, the Secretary of State highlights our ongoing commitment to the UN targets and the importance we attach to development financing in her engagement with international partners, including the G7.</p>West WorcestershireHarriett Baldwin2018-11-14false2018-11-14T17:07:04.787Z20International DevelopmentInternational Development2018-11-06G7: Foreign Aid1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to encourage other G7 countries to meet the 0.7 per cent of gross national income target on aid.falseBirmingham, EdgbastonPreet Kaur Gill188898Department for International Development<p>The Department for International Development does not hold systemic information on the relocation or opening of additional offices of NGOs. Where NGOs have an active funding arrangement with us, they inform us of a change in registered address when that occurs.</p>North East BedfordshireAlistair Burt2018-11-15false2018-11-15T18:00:36.237Z20International DevelopmentInternational Development2018-11-09Non-governmental Organisations: Location1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what information her Department holds on the number of NGOs that have (a) relocated from the UK and (b) opened additional offices in another EU country since 2016.falseBirmingham, EdgbastonPreet Kaur Gill189778Department for International Development<p>DFID’s policy is to sign agreements and make payments in sterling to mitigate foreign exchange risk. Activities within programmes will have increased and decreased since 2016 for a variety of reasons. It is not possible to identify which might be the result of foreign exchange movements.</p>North East BedfordshireAlistair Burt2018-11-15false2018-11-15T18:01:01.423Z20International DevelopmentInternational Development2018-11-09Overseas Aid1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many projects funded by her Department have had a reduction in their activities as a result of changes in the value of the pound since June 2016.falseBirmingham, EdgbastonPreet Kaur Gill189779Department for International Development<p>The UK continues to raise concerns with the Saudi led-Coalition about the potential impact of any assault on the port and city of Hodeidah and is monitoring the resumption of hostilities in and around Hodeidah closely.</p><p> </p><p>We have consistently made clear, the Coalition must ensure that any further military operations in and around Hodeidah are conducted in accordance with international humanitarian law, including on the protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure, and do not disrupt commercial and humanitarian flows both through the port and onwards across the country. For their part, the Houthis must not compromise civilian facilities (such as Hodeidah port as well as schools, hospitals and food storage facilities) and allow unhindered access to humanitarian agencies throughout areas they are control.</p><p> </p><p>UK aid partners continue to deliver life-saving support on the ground as part of our £170 million response in Yemen this year, including cash transfers to 21,000 people displaced from Hodeidah, as well as access to 75,000 litres of clean water a day.</p><p> </p>North East BedfordshireAlistair Burt2018-11-14false2018-11-14T17:51:15.3Z20International DevelopmentInternational Development2018-11-09Yemen: Military Intervention1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to help safeguard the 300,000 civilians trapped in Hodeidah, Yemen.falseBirmingham, EdgbastonPreet Kaur Gill189780Department for International Development<p>The UK continues to raise concerns with the Saudi led-Coalition about the potential impact of any assault on the port and city of Hodeidah and is monitoring the resumption of hostilities in and around Hodeidah closely.</p><p> </p><p>We have consistently made clear, the Coalition must ensure that any further military operations in and around Hodeidah are conducted in accordance with international humanitarian law, including on the protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure, and do not disrupt commercial and humanitarian flows both through the port and onwards across the country. For their part, the Houthis must not compromise civilian facilities (such as Hodeidah port as well as schools, hospitals and food storage facilities) and allow unhindered access to humanitarian agencies throughout areas they control.</p><p> </p><p>UK aid partners continue to deliver life-saving support on the ground as part of our £170 million response in Yemen this year, including cash transfers to 21,000 people displaced from Hodeidah, as well as access to 75,000 litres of clean water a day.</p><p> </p>North East BedfordshireAlistair Burt2018-11-15false2018-11-15T17:53:02.89Z20International DevelopmentInternational Development2018-11-09Yemen: Humanitarian Aid1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that humanitarian aid is provided for the 300,000 civilians trapped in Hodeidah, Yemen.falseBirmingham, EdgbastonPreet Kaur Gill189781100115