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48620

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which civil society organisations her Department supports in Uganda; and what policy each such organisation has towards the Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Act.
tabling member constituency	Reigate
tabling member printed	Crispin Blunt
uin	196594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK funds a number of civil society organisations in Uganda, including around 70 through the multi-donor Democratic Governance Facility. DFID has assessed our programme to ensure that UK aid could continue to be spent effectively and with maximum impact, and to ensure it was not being provided to organisations that proactively and publically promoted the Act. Following this, the UK and other donors agreed to indefinitely suspend funding through the Democratic Governance Facility to one organisation. We will continue to monitor this situation. The UK strongly opposes discrimination on any grounds.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	104 label Biography information for Crispin Blunt

49285

registered interest
date	30/04/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many full-time equivalent staff in her Department have responsibility for disability policy.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
uin	197333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID has a core team of disability experts who provide specific guidance on disability across different sectors. In addition, there are 80 social development advisors who have responsibility for considering social development - including disability - across all aspects of policy and programming in DFID's devolved structure; and one full time equivalent staff working on central disability policy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy

49283

registered interest
date	30/04/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department will take to engage with smaller (a) international non-government organisations and (b) non-governmental organisations in its future work on disability.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
uin	197330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID already works closely with many INGOs and NGOs working on disability. In the UK, the Permanent Under-Secretary of State for International Development chairs regular civil society outreach meetings with UK based NGOs working on disability, and DFID officials work with BOND's Disability and Development umbrella group for NGOs. Similarly, DFID country offices work closely with local civil society organisations including those working on disability.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy

49284

registered interest
date	30/04/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make accessibility and coverage of disability a core element of all her Department's funded programmes and monitor this across all currently funded programmes.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
uin	197332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID carries out country-level poverty analysis and social impact appraisal of all UK supported development programmes to ensure the benefits of development and poverty reduction are inclusive.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy

48976

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
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 promote the rights of women with disabilities and to ensure such women are empowered and achieve gender equality to the same extent as women without disabilities.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
uin	197191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID has put girls and women at the heart of international development and is committed to working with the Governments of developing countries to ensure that the issues faced by all vulnerable girls and women, including those with disabilities, are addressed in its programmes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On 13 May 2014, the International Development Gender Equality Act 2014 will come into law. This means that before development or humanitarian assistance is provided, the impact on gender equality – including for men and women with disabilities – must be considered within the poverty focus of the International Development Act.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy

49234

registered interest
date	30/04/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to support the Nigernian government in its efforts to protect schools in north-eastern Nigeria and to re-open schools that have closed for security reasons.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	197336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID is supporting the Nigerian government to reduce instability in the north-east of Nigeria, helping to provide a more stable and secure environment for schools to operate. This approach includes DFID Nigeria's Stability and Reconciliation Programme which promotes conflict resolution and supports local organisations to tackle violence against women and girls. DFID also supports the Presidential Initiative for the North East which is promoting economic recovery and meeting basic needs, including education.</p><p> </p><p>DFID's education programme operates in eleven states in Nigeria, including the north-eastern state of Bauchi. Here DFID is working with UNICEF and the state government to improve girls' access to better education.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

48623

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what research support her Department provides on the potential effect of climate change on sustainability of agriculture in the Peruvian Altiplano.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	196788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID supports international agricultural research through a number of channels. For example, it is one of the largest funders of the CGIAR, a global agricultural research partnership. The CGIAR undertakes research through its programme on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), which includes a component that works with farmers in the Altiplano to understand their strategies for coping with climate variability.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

48624

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the work undertaken by the Sustainable Harvest Group on assisting land husbandry and sustainable crop yields.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	196789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>No assessment has been made of the work undertaken by the Sustainable Harvest Group on assisting land husbandry and sustainable crop yields.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

48858

registered interest
date	28/04/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department allocated in support to Malawi in each of the last five years; and what proportion of this funding was intended for use by (a) the Malawi government and (b) non-governmental organisations working in the country.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	196890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The UK Government has provided the following support (£m):</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><p><strong>DFID MALAWI Programme Spend</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>CHANNEL</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Malawi Government</p></td><td><p>18.2</p></td><td><p>76.3</p></td><td><p>36.7</p></td><td><p>59.5</p></td><td><p>75.2</p></td><td><p>265.9</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-Governmental Organisations</p></td><td><p>17.7</p></td><td><p>12.2</p></td><td><p>9.5</p></td><td><p>6.7</p></td><td><p>3.7</p></td><td><p>49.8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information regarding specific projects is available on the Development Tracker (www.dfid.gov.uk).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

48973

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
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 emphasise the importance of education provisions and support for disabled children, their teachers and families in order to ensure that Millennium Development Goal 2 is attained.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
uin	197192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The UK Government's programmes and partnerships are focused on ensuring better inclusion of children with disabilities. For example, the Girls' Education Challenge is supporting over £9 million of disability-focused programmes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In September 2013 we announced two additional commitments to step up our support; ensuring all DFID funded education construction is fully accessible and improving data on children with disabilities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy