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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

48974

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 ensure that people (a) with disabilities and (b) affected by disabilities are given full consideration in the Sustainable Development Goals and their attendant targets and indicators.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
uin	197193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The UK is pushing for the principle of ‘Leave no one behind' to be included in the MDGs successor development framework, which was a central element of the report prepared for the UN Secretary general by the High Level Panel, co-chaired by the Prime Minister. We should ensure that no person, regardless of disability is denied universal human rights and basic opportunities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 197194 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

48975

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 ensure that people with one or more physical, sensory, intellectual or mental health impairment are explicitly mentioned in the Sustainable Development Goals and their attendant targets and indicators.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
uin	197194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The UK is pushing for the principle of ‘Leave no one behind' to be included in the MDGs successor development framework, which was a central element of the report prepared for the UN Secretary general by the High Level Panel, co-chaired by the Prime Minister. We should ensure that no person, regardless of disability is denied universal human rights and basic opportunities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 197193 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

48307

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
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 support her Department is giving to the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
uin	196345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>The UK has committed a total of £600m to the New Alliance for Food, Security and Nutrition. This includes £480m in funding commitments made through Country Cooperation Frameworks; a £76m contribution to the Global Agriculture and Food Security Programme and a further £44m for enabling actions. The New Alliance was launched in May 2012 and the full £600m will be spent by the end of 2018.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy

48308

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
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 her Department measures the effect of support for the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
uin	196346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>Every DFID programme which is contributing to the New Alliance initiative is subject to DFID's annual review processes. In addition, this year, partner governments will conduct their first annual reviews of the effects of the New Alliance at country level.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy

48309

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
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 support her Department gives to small-scale food producers in areas supported by the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
uin	196347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>DFID funding to New Alliance programmes is not disaggregated in the form requested, though much of the expenditure committed by DFID under the New Alliance includes programmes which specifically targets smallholder farmers.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy

48312

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
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 conditions are placed on recipients of support from the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
uin	196357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>The New Alliance Cooperation Frameworks in each country outline mutual commitments of governments, the private sector and development partners and create an enabling environment for responsible investment.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy

48313

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
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 support her Department gives to the World Economic Forum's New Vision for Agriculture.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
uin	196356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>DFID does not provide financial support to the World Economic Forum's New Vision for Agriculture initiative.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy

46314

registered interest
date	01/04/2014
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 prevent famine in South Sudan.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
uin	194692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>The UK is the second largest donor to the Crisis Response Plan for South Sudan, and we are working with the UN and other donors to raise the prominence of the appeal, and secure new and increased commitments of funds. DFID has contributed £20.8 million of new humanitarian funding in South Sudan since December 2013. We have also allocated £17 million to support the refugee response in neighbouring countries.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy