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date	22/11/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Pakistan: Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to help tackle bias in schools in Pakistan among children from all faith groups which has led in some cases to false blasphemy accusations.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	194570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The majority of DFID’s investment in education in Pakistan is undertaken in partnership with the provincial governments in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. These investments have supported nearly 10 million children of all faiths in primary and nearly 6 million in secondary schools. In Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa DFID is also supporting provincial governments to train teachers, revise textbooks and curricula to improve content that promotes positive attitudes towards religious and other minorities.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 27/11/2018 17:15:25 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1012331

registered interest
date	22/11/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma: Rohingya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent steps her Department has taking to tackle gender-based violence against Rohingya women and girls.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	194718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>We remain deeply concerned about sexual and gender-based violence in the Rohingya crisis. The UK has led the way in speed and scale of response to the Rohingya crisis, providing £129 million in funding since August 2017, and we are prioritising protecting and safeguarding women and girls.</p><p>Our latest funding will reach over 250,000 people with sexual and reproductive health services including targeted training, support to deal with gender-based violence and family planning.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 27/11/2018 17:17:53 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1012332

registered interest
date	22/11/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid: Fossil Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much and what proportion of Official Development Assistance funding has been allocated to fossil fuel projects in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	194719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>DFID does not allocate money to help countries develop specific types of fuel. Our energy assistance is based on the requirements of individual developing countries, and often helps develop clean and renewable energy. A portion of energy assistance has supported the use of non-renewable energy including fossil fuels, such as natural gas. The Statistics on International Development provides information on support for energy, including non-renewable energy, for bilateral assistance and the UK’s share of multilateral assistance. Figures from 2010 to 2016, the most recently available year, are shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK ODA support for non-renewable energy £m</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>139</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-renewable ODA as % of total ODA</p></td><td><p>0.8%</p></td><td><p>0.5%</p></td><td><p>1.6%</p></td><td><p>0.7%</p></td><td><p>0.5%</p></td><td><p>0.2%</p></td><td><p>0.3%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 27/11/2018 15:23:05 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1006657

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria: Overseas Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the audit report by the Office of the Inspector General of the US Agency for International Development, Insufficient Oversight of Public International Organizations Puts U.S. Foreign Assistance Programs at Risk, published on 25 September; and what plans, if any, they have to commission a similar audit of UK aid to Syria.
tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
uin	HL11437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>DFID has robust and extensive controls in place to ensure that tax payers' funds are used appropriately and effectively; that UK aid reaches those who need it and that it does not benefit extremist groups.</p><p> </p><p>As with other DFID programmes, our work in Syria remains under constant review and scrutiny, both through internal and independent processes, including by the National Audit Office and Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI), which last audited DFID’s Syria humanitarian programmes in May 2018.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 26/11/2018 14:14:15 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

1006682

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Libya: Migrants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the conditions for migrants held in Libyan detention centres; and, further to any such assessment, whether they will review any UK funding for the (1) Libyan Coastguard, and (2) detention centres in Libya.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL11462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK remains concerned by the conditions faced by migrants in Libyan detention centres. We have consistently raised this issue with the Government of National Accord, including during a recent visit by the International Development Secretary. The UK continues to provide humanitarian support to vulnerable refugees and migrants in Libya, including through over £5m of funding for UN agencies and non-governmental organisations. UK assistance to the Libyan Coastguard has been delivered through financial contributions and the provision of two military training teams to Operation Sophia’s (the EU Naval Operation set up in response to the Mediterranean Migration Crisis) Coastguard Training Task. This training aims to equip the Libyan Coastguard with the skills required to manage search and rescue and conduct counter smuggling/trafficking activities properly, whilst respecting human rights. The training also includes sessions on seamanship. These efforts are part of a comprehensive approach to migration that includes supporting assisted voluntary returns, tackling people smuggling and encouraging economic development in source countries.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 27/11/2018 17:45:30 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton