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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-10-29more like thismore than 2018-10-29
answering body
Department for International Development more like this
answering dept id 20 more like this
answering dept short name International Development more like this
answering dept sort name International Development more like this
hansard heading Pakistan: Schools remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of the case of a Christian school boy in Pakistan who was excluded from class and beaten for being accused of tainting the school’s water by touching the tap; and whether they will establish whether UK aid is used to support schools such as this. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Alton of Liverpool more like this
uin HL11071 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-11-05more like thismore than 2018-11-05
answer text <p>The Government of Punjab has taken swift action and the head teacher of the school concerned has been suspended pending a full investigation. The Pakistan Human Rights Minister and civil society have publicly supported this timely action. UK aid is not directed to individual schools in Punjab. In partnership with provincial governments DFID has supported over nine million children in primary and over five million in secondary schools to gain an education in Pakistan.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-11-05T14:31:34.947Zmore like thismore than 2018-11-05T14:31:34.947Z
answering member
1091
label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
tabling member
738
label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool more like this