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79484

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date	22/07/2014
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they are supporting the role of churches and other civil society groups in the peace and reconciliation process in South Sudan, and in the delivery of humanitarian assistance.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL1383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The UK is one of six donors funding the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Community Security and Arms Control (CSAC) Project, which includes provision of technical support for national and community-level community reconciliation process, including working with faith-based partners. Furthermore, under the Africa Conflict Pool Programmes, the UK is funding civil society organisations to build the capacity of local populations to identify and resolve conflicts that affect them.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Through the Common Humanitarian Fund (CHF), the UK has supported work by national civil society to provide health, education, food security and livelihood, water and sanitation and mine awareness services for the most vulnerable. In addition, some United Nations agencies supported by the UK (such as the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP)) work in close collaboration with local partners. To improve basic services the UK funded Girls Education South Sudan (GESS) project is working through Episcopal Church of Sudan (ECS) in two of South Sudan’s 10 States, and the UK-led Health Pooled Fund (HPF) will support faith-based county hospitals as well as government ones.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 29/07/2014 16:43:11 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

79489

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the total amount of Department for International Development money spent on education programmes in Pakistan; and how many school teachers have been trained using the Department for International Development money.
tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
uin	HL1388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>From 2011-12 to 2013-14 DFID has spent a total of £183 million on education in Pakistan, with £92 million spent during the last financial year. This support has helped get additional children into school, increase teacher attendance, improve school facilities and train teachers amongst other activities. During the last two years (2012-13 &amp; 2013-14), DFID programmes have helped the Pakistani Government to train 150,000 teachers.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover grouped question UIN HL1389 question first answered 04/08/2014 10:43:28 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

79490

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much they have spent on education awareness programmes in Pakistan over the last three years.
tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
uin	HL1389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>From 2011-12 to 2013-14 DFID has spent a total of £183 million on education in Pakistan, with £92 million spent during the last financial year. This support has helped get additional children into school, increase teacher attendance, improve school facilities and train teachers amongst other activities. During the last two years (2012-13 &amp; 2013-14), DFID programmes have helped the Pakistani Government to train 150,000 teachers.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover grouped question UIN HL1388 question first answered 04/08/2014 10:43:27 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

79491

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are continuing to fund the Mir Khalil ur Rahman Foundation (MKRF) to provide education awareness programmes in Pakistan; and what was the total amount allocated to MKRF in the last 3 years.
tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
uin	HL1390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Funding to Mir Khalil Ur Rahman Foundation (MKRF) ended in January 2014. Over the period 2011 to 2014, £5.06 million was spent by MKRF as part of our larger Transforming Education in Pakistan (TEP) programme.</p><p> </p><p>The department has published progress reports on our development tracker in line with our commitment to transparency. <a href="http://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/projects/GB-1-202491/" target="_blank">http://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/projects/GB-1-202491/</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover grouped question UIN HL1391 question first answered 04/08/2014 10:10:18 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

79492

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to publish the proposal submitted by the Mir Khalil ur Rahman Foundation for the education awareness programme in Pakistan, any progress reports, or information on what they have accomplished so far through their media campaign in Pakistan.
tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
uin	HL1391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Funding to Mir Khalil Ur Rahman Foundation (MKRF) ended in January 2014. Over the period 2011 to 2014, £5.06 million was spent by MKRF as part of our larger Transforming Education in Pakistan (TEP) programme.</p><p> </p><p>The department has published progress reports on our development tracker in line with our commitment to transparency. <a href="http://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/projects/GB-1-202491/" target="_blank">http://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/projects/GB-1-202491/</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover grouped question UIN HL1390 question first answered 04/08/2014 10:10:15 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

79501

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Ukraine
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what medical assistance they are providing to military hospitals in Ukraine.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL1400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/08/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is not providing direct medical assistance to military hospitals in Ukraine. Assistance to military hospitals cannot be recorded as Official Development Assistance (ODA), in line with Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development criteria.</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 11/08/2014 12:47:08 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw