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524583

registered interest
date	13/06/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Seasonal Agricultural Workers' Scheme
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 outcome of the United Nations World Humanitarian Summit held in Istanbul in May.
tabling member printed	Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale
uin	HL616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2016 answer text <p>The World Humanitarian Summit was a success with widespread agreement that the humanitarian system needs to reform and an emerging consensus on the way forward, in particular a renewed commitment to compliance with International Humanitarian Law. Improving the architecture to tackle forced displacement and migration was a major theme running throughout the Summit as was the need to ensure the most vulnerable are not left behind.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 27/06/2016 16:06:28 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	4168 label Biography information for Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale

519610

registered interest
date	19/05/2016
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: Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to become a founding donor of the Education Cannot Wait fund for education in emergencies at its launch at the World Humanitarian Summit, and how much they intend to donate in 2016.
tabling member printed	Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale
uin	HL175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2016 answer text <p>The UK has played a leading role in the development of the Education Cannot Wait fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises, which was launched at the World Humanitarian Summit on 23rd May. The UK has committed to provide £30 million in support over two years to the new fund as a founding donor, which was announced by the International Development Secretary at the fund’s launch event at the World Humanitarian Summit.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 31/05/2016 13:01:24 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	4168 label Biography information for Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale

519611

registered interest
date	19/05/2016
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: Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to ensure that the Education Cannot Wait fund for education in emergencies will meet the objectives set by the Sustainable Development Goals of leaving no-one behind, and will focus on the most marginalised children, including girls, minority communities and children with disabilities.
tabling member printed	Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale
uin	HL176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2016 answer text <p>The UK is committed to all children benefitting from a quality education by 2030, in line with the Sustainable Development Goal 4 and over-arching principle to leave no-one behind. For these reasons, the UK has played a leading role in the development of Education Cannot Wait.</p><p>A key focus for Education Cannot Wait will be on ensuring that marginalised children and young people are able to access a quality education. This includes refugees and internally displaced children, as well as children facing barriers to their education because of their gender, disability or other factors. This focus is reflected in the Fund’s indicative headline results, which commits to providing “Inclusive education [that] reaches the most marginalised children and young people in crises” with a target of “100% of supported education opportunities demonstrate increase in education for girls, disabled and those in remote locations”.</p><p>The UK will continue to engage closely during Education Cannot Wait’s inception phase, to ensure that this commitment is fully reflected in its final design and results frameworks.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 03/06/2016 10:50:58 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	4168 label Biography information for Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale

452288

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	World Humanitarian Summit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are their priorities for the World Humanitarian Summit in May.
tabling member printed	Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale
uin	HL6189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2016 answer text <p>The UK has four objectives for the Summit. Most importantly we want to see a renewed commitment to the protection of civilians in conflict, but also smarter financing, a new approach to building resilience to natural hazards before they take place, and a stronger focus on protecting and empowering women and girls.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 25/02/2016 16:49:07 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	4168 label Biography information for Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale

452289

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	World Humanitarian Summit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government who will represent them Government at the World Humanitarian Summit in May.
tabling member printed	Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale
uin	HL6190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2016 answer text <p>Decisions on who will be in the delegation will be taken nearer the time.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 25/02/2016 16:49:27 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	4168 label Biography information for Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale

452290

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Africa: Infectious Diseases
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of which infectious diseases are among the leading causes of death for girls and women aged 10 to 19 in Africa, and what steps they are taking, working with individual countries bilaterally, to tackle those diseases.
tabling member printed	Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale
uin	HL6191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2016 answer text <p>World Health Organisation (WHO) data show that the leading causes of death from infectious diseases amongst adolescent girls and women in Africa are HIV/AIDS, diarrhoeal diseases, respiratory infections, meningitis and malaria. HIV/AIDS is not only the leading cause of death itself, but is also responsible for deaths from many other infectious diseases. The UK is the second largest funder of HIV prevention, care and treatment, and has pledged up to £1 billion for the 2014-16 replenishment of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria. Half of Global Fund resources are used to tackle HIV and almost 60% are invested in programmes that reach women and children.</p><p>The UK puts the empowerment of girls and women at the heart of everything we do. Through our multilateral and bilateral investments we are tackling the barriers that limit their access to services, strengthening health systems, and tackling the stigma and gender-based violence and inequality they face.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 18/02/2016 16:58:20 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	4168 label Biography information for Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale

392065

registered interest
date	22/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Civilian Stabilisation Group
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people are currently on the Civilian Stabilisation Group list maintained by the Department for International Development, broken down by gender.
tabling member printed	Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale
uin	HL1820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>The Stabilisation Unit’s Civilian Stabilisation Group (CSG) consists of over 1,350 individuals. We are committed to being an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications to the CSG from every background. We would need to carry out a manual search of each individual’s profile to provide data broken down by gender, which would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 30/07/2015 14:15:31 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	4168 label Biography information for Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale

392066

registered interest
date	22/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Civilian Stabilisation Group
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many members of the Civilian Stabilisation Group have been deployed in other countries in each of the last five years; and how many are currently deployed.
tabling member printed	Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale
uin	HL1821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>The Stabilisation Unit has deployed:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of CSG deployed</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>133</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>114</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>75</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>On 23 July 2015, 55 members of the Civilian Stabilisation Group were on deployment.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 30/07/2015 14:15:46 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	4168 label Biography information for Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale

392067

registered interest
date	22/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Civilian Stabilisation Group
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much funding is currently allocated to the deployment of members of the Civilian Stabilisation Group.
tabling member printed	Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale
uin	HL1822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>Deployments are funded by the programmes they are supporting rather than as a standalone cost. This ensures deployments are directly tied to HMG objectives and can flex according to demand. The cost of maintaining the Civilian Stabilisation Group falls under the Stabilisation Unit’s core budget, which for CSG training and management comes to £1,345,000 p.a.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 30/07/2015 14:16:01 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	4168 label Biography information for Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale

392068

registered interest
date	22/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Civilian Stabilisation Group
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to review the Civilian Stabilisation Group in the light of emerging priorities and the anticipated agreement of the Sustainable Development Goals by the United Nations in September 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale
uin	HL1823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>The Stabilisation Unit is conducting an internal review of the Civilian Stabilisation Group skillsets to ensure it meets HMG priorities, both now and in the future. To inform this work, wider multilateral and international aims for UK capability will be considered.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 30/07/2015 14:12:30 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	4168 label Biography information for Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale