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1180140

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Older People
	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 include older people and ageing populations within the work of her Department.
	tabling member constituency	Woking
	tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	20055
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>My Department recognises that older people experience a range of complex barriers and face multiple exclusions in developing countries across the globe.</p><p>Ageing is an important part of DFID's efforts to ensure inclusion and our approach to leaving no one behind. For example, DFID’s Disability Inclusion Strategy and Strategic Vision for Gender Equality take a life-course approach, ensuring the delivery of transformative change for people all ages.</p><p>We are also supporting governments to make vital social protection systems more inclusive of older people. In Uganda, DFID continues to build on its partnership with the Government of Uganda to deliver a Senior Citizen Grant. The grant currently supports over 168,000 older people to help meet their nutritional and healthcare needs.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 03/03/2020 18:11:56 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

724192

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate she has made of the (a) number of children of school age in Afghanistan, (b) proportion of such children who were not in education and (c) proportion of those not in education who were girls in (i) 2010 and (ii) 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Woking
	tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	71991
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>In 2017, official figures show that UK support has helped more than 6.4m children attend school in Afghanistan, 38% of whom are girls. This is up from around 4 million children in 2009/2010, over a third of whom were girls. Figures on the number of children out of school are hard to verify, but the UN estimates the figures to be between 6-7 million over the past few years. A breakdown by gender is not available.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 27/04/2017 07:01:23 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

724193

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which five countries have been the greatest recipients of UK foreign aid in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Woking
	tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	71987
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>The five largest recipients of UK bilateral Official Development Assistance (ODA) spent by either DFID or other government departments is given in the Table below:</p><p> </p><p>Table: Top 5 country recipients of UK bilateral ODA, 2013-2015</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£ m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£ m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pakistan</p></td><td><p>338</p></td><td><p>Ethiopia</p></td><td><p>322</p></td><td><p>Pakistan</p></td><td><p>374</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ethiopia</p></td><td><p>329</p></td><td><p>India</p></td><td><p>279</p></td><td><p>Ethiopia</p></td><td><p>339</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bangladesh</p></td><td><p>272</p></td><td><p>Pakistan</p></td><td><p>266</p></td><td><p>Afghanistan</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>India</p></td><td><p>268</p></td><td><p>Sierra Leone</p></td><td><p>238</p></td><td><p>Nigeria</p></td><td><p>263</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nigeria</p></td><td><p>249</p></td><td><p>Nigeria</p></td><td><p>237</p></td><td><p>Syria</p></td><td><p>258</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Source: Statistics on International Development 2016</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 27/04/2017 07:00:38 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

724194

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding her Department has allocated in aid to Afghanistan in each of the last three years; and on what that funding has been spent.
	tabling member constituency	Woking
	tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	71947
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>For the last three years (2014/15, 2015/16, and 2016/17) DFID’s bilateral allocation in Afghanistan was £178m per year, in line with the then UK Prime Minister’s pledge at the Tokyo Conference in 2012. This has been invested in economic development, meeting humanitarian needs, building the capacity of the Afghan Government, and delivering services such as health and education.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 27/04/2017 06:54:51 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

723137

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	South Sudan: Humanitarian Situation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in South Sudan.
	tabling member constituency	Woking
	tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	71547
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for International Development, the Rt Hon Priti Patel visited South Sudan on 10 April 2017. Severe food insecurity levels and malnutrition rates, including pockets of famine, continue to worsen alongside an unprecedented dry season and cholera outbreak. The operational environment is significantly constrained with severe access issues and diminishing humanitarian space. Fighting continues across the country, causing widespread displacement and driving the humanitarian crisis. There are 7.5 million people in need of humanitarian assistance and over 3 million people displaced.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 26/04/2017 15:36:43 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1148374

	registered interest
	date	04/10/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Women's Rights
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to increase women’s rights in developing countries.
	tabling member constituency	Woking
	tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	294711
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith question first answered 08/10/2019 16:59:53 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
	tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1148373

	registered interest
	date	04/10/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Armed Conflict: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to support children in conflict zones throughout the world.
	tabling member constituency	Woking
	tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	294710
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 08/10/2019 15:58:58 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1149271

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Women's Rights
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to increase women’s rights in developing countries.
	tabling member constituency	Woking
	tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	551
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>The UK is an international leader on gender equality and promoting women’s and girls’ rights. Gender equality is a top development priority and priority for the UK. We will not achieve any of the Sustainable Development Goals while gender inequality persists. Gender equality is considered in the design of all of DFID’s programmes. Our support is delivering results at scale – between 2015 and 2019, UKAid supported 5.8 million girls to gain a decent education; helped 23.5 million women and girls with modern methods of family planning; and reached 60.3 million children under 5, women of childbearing age and adolescent girls through our nutrition-related programmes.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 22/10/2019 15:49:30 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1167076

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Armed Conflict: Older People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to support older people in conflict zones throughout the world.
	tabling member constituency	Woking
	tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	7141
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government recognises that older people experience a range of complex barriers to access and are often excluded from humanitarian responses, including those conducted in conflict zones. The UK is firmly committed to ensuring aid reaches the most marginalised and vulnerable, including older people, in conflict and humanitarian crises.</p><p>Without high quality disaggregated data, designing and delivering effective programmes and responses that are inclusive of older people is almost impossible. That’s why DFID was one of the first organisations to adopt the Inclusive Data Charter. In March 2019, we published an <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/leaving-no-one-behind-our-promise/inclusive-data-charter-action-plan#inclusive-data-charter" target="_blank">Action Plan</a> laying out the next steps we will take to better understand the situation of the poorest and most marginalised in all contexts and make decisions that positively impact the lives of people at all ages.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 05/11/2019 17:27:44 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1167073

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to advance the rights of older women in developing countries.
	tabling member constituency	Woking
	tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	7138
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>DFID’s Strategic Vision for Gender Equality underlines the need to focus on each stage of the lifecycle if we are to achieve our ambitions to leave no-one behind. This includes recognising the contribution of older women and considering them in efforts to empower women economically.</p><p>Better data and understanding of the situation of older women is essential for tackling the poverty and discrimination they face. DFID is investing in improving collection and use of disaggregated data (by sex, age and disability) to enable us to empower and include those who are too often invisible or face additional barriers to escaping poverty, such as older people. For example, we have led the way on the Inclusive Data Charter Action Plan and worked with others to improve the international development system on disaggregated and inclusive data.</p><p>The UK is also committed to shining a spotlight on the vulnerabilities of widows globally, including raising awareness of the discrimination and abuse often faced by older widows. At the Commission on the Status of Women in March, the UK helped secure the first ever United Nations-level recognition of the need to invest in adequate measures to protect and support widows.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 05/11/2019 13:39:45 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord