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49814

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
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, whether she plans to implement the Independent Commission for Aid Impact's recommendation that beneficiaries in Afghanistan should be directly consulted when new projects are being designed and that Afghan women should be consulted on development of the new strategic priority on violence against women.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
uin	197981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID already uses a variety of methods to ensure intended beneficiaries in Afghanistan are consulted in the design of new programmes and monitoring of existing programmes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID already consults Afghan women and civil society groups to inform our strategy and programmes for tackling violence against women and improving women's rights.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy

49816

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
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 her Department plans to develop its existing work on violence against women in Afghanistan in its next operational plan.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
uin	197884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID works with partners in Afghanistan, including other donors, Afghan women and civil society groups, and the Afghan Government to build on our existing work tackling violence against women and improving women's rights.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This includes £3m funding for a joint programme with the Australian Government to improve the implementation of laws designed to protect women and girls affected by violence. From 2014, up to £2m in grants from the DFID-funded Tawanmandi programme to Afghan civil society organisations will also be primarily focused on the elimination of violence against women and girls.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy

49818

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
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 members of staff in her Department have responsibility for tuberculosis.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
uin	197814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>There are 12 full-time staff in the Health Services Team and Global Funds Department whose roles include work on tuberculosis. In addition there are a wide range of staff across the Department, including research, press, policy, financial and corporate advisers and staff in country offices, whose roles include work on tuberculosis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy

49820

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
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 members of staff in her Department have responsibility for issues relating to HIV/AIDS.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
uin	197815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I refer the Rt. Hon Member to the answer I provided to him on 11 March 2014, Official Report, column 187W.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy

49822

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
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 members of staff in her Department have responsibility for malaria programmes.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
uin	197816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There are 12 full-time staff in the Health Services Team and Global Funds Department whose roles include work on malaria. In addition there are a wide range of staff across the Department, including research, press, policy, financial and corporate advisers and staff in the Regional Departments and country offices, whose roles include work on malaria.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy

49986

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
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, whether any adjustments have been made to her Department's funding programmes or priorities in Nigeria in response to the mass kidnapping of 14 April 2014.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	197905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We are currently reviewing existing programmes which are active in northern Nigeria and considering with other UK government departments what additional support may be required to support the Government of Nigeria in its response to the abductions in Borno State.</p><p> </p><p>DFID's Nigeria Stability and Reconciliation Programme is already scaling up its work in Borno State. This includes commencing work with a range of local civil society organisations to prevent violence against women and to support survivors of sexual violence, including through the provision of trauma counselling.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

49987

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
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 assistance her Department has provided to supporting security capacity building in Nigeria since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	197904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Since 2010 DFID has supported a £35 million Justice for All (J4A) programme which seeks to improve personal security and access to justice for all Nigerians.</p><p>DFID also supports a £39m Nigeria Stability and Reconciliation Programme which supports Nigerian institutions and partners to manage conflicts, reduce incidence of violence and the impact of violence on the most vulnerable groups including women and girls.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

49988

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
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 meetings she and Ministers in her Department have held with Nigerian (a) ministers, (b) government officials and (c) consular officials regarding the safety of young women in Nigeria since the mass kidnapping of 14 April 2014.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	197906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is leading on engagement with Nigerian Government officials. I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided to the Rt. Hon member for Camberwell and Peckham on 6 May 2014, Official Report, column 74W by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs.</p><p>In addition, DFID has discussed what development support we can offer with our key development counterparts in government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

49989

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
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 advice her Department is providing to its partners involved in education provision in Nigeria on the safety of female students.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	197908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID Officials are in regular contact with programme partners working in the northern states of Nigeria. Since the mass kidnapping we have discussed what further support we can offer, particularly through our security focused programmes.</p><p>DFID Nigeria actively monitors the security situation and assesses risks within all areas that we operate, providing regular security updates to partners involved in project implementation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone grouped question UIN 197907 question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

49990

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
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 meetings she and Ministers in her Department have held with programme partners regarding the safety of young women in Nigeria since the mass kidnapping on 14 April 2014.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	197907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID Officials are in regular contact with programme partners working in the northern states of Nigeria. Since the mass kidnapping we have discussed what further support we can offer, particularly through our security focused programmes.</p><p>DFID Nigeria actively monitors the security situation and assesses risks within all areas that we operate, providing regular security updates to partners involved in project implementation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone grouped question UIN 197908 question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern