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792786

registered interest
date	20/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Females: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how the Government will analyse progress on implementing Sustainable Development Goal 5 on gender equality and women's empowerment in developing countries.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	114713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>It is critical that there is a shared understanding of progress on all the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including SDG 5. This enables us, collectively, to take further action to have maximum development impact and reach those most at risk of being left behind. The UK Government analyses information from various sources when assessing progress on SDG 5, including the United Nations annual Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) report. We also invest in and share research that improves our understanding of the challenges in meeting SDG 5 and what works in responding to these challenges. We work with partners, for example through the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s DAC Network on Gender Equality, to share analysis and identify common strategies for making progress towards achieving SDG 5.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 27/11/2017 17:14:17 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

792787

registered interest
date	20/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Females: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how the Government plans to collates data from vulnerable and marginalised groups in developing countries when evaluating their progress in implementing Sustainable Development Goal 5.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	114714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>It is critical that the experience of vulnerable and marginalised groups is included in assessments of progress on the Sustainable Development Goals, including SDG 5. DFID is supporting our UN partners to assess global progress on the SDGs accurately, by strengthening our data on vulnerable and marginalised groups. Our Data Disaggregation Action Plan, launched in early 2017, outlines our approach to ensuring we leave no one behind in our policy and programmes. This will strengthen our understanding of who, where and why people are at risk of being left behind. It will enable us to empower vulnerable and marginalised groups, and help to ensure they are included in assessments of progress and need, and in development policy and programming.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 27/11/2017 17:18:53 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

792788

registered interest
date	20/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Females: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the Government plans to consult civil society organisations about how to measure progress on Sustainable Development Goal 5 on gender equality and women's empowerment.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	114715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>It is critical that there is a shared understanding of progress on all the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including SDG 5. This enables us, collectively, to take further action to have maximum development impact and reach those most at risk of being left behind. We support our UN partners to assess global progress on the SDGs accurately, by disaggregating all relevant DFID programme results and research findings by sex as well as by age, disability and location. Through our regular engagement with civil society organisations, including the Gender and Development Network of 62 non-governmental organisations, we collectively analyse progress, and identify common strategies for making progress towards achieving SDG 5.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 27/11/2017 17:15:28 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

792789

registered interest
date	20/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Females: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether he plans to consult businesses about how to measure progress on towards Sustainable Development Goal 5 on gender equality and women's empowerment.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	114716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>It is critical that there is a shared understanding of progress on all the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including SDG 5. This enables us, collectively, to take further action to have maximum development impact and reach those most at risk of being left behind. We support our UN partners to assess global progress on the SDGs accurately, by disaggregating all relevant DFID programme results and research findings by sex as well as by age, disability and location. DFID is increasingly developing partnerships and leveraging new opportunities with business to accelerate progress towards achieving SDG 5, and our new Economic Development Strategy commits us to working with the private sector to deliver growth that is socially responsible and empowers women.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 27/11/2017 17:17:27 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

782316

registered interest
date	01/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Females: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress her Department is making on achieving Sustainable Development Goal number five to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	110942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK is an international leader on gender equality and women and girls’ empowerment. Our leadership is backed up by manifesto commitments and legislation which put gender equality at the heart of our development and humanitarian spending. DFID’s contribution to Sustainable Development Goal Five includes results on a large scale - supporting 3.3 million girls to gain a decent education and reaching 7.3 million women and girls with humanitarian assistance in the last two years alone. We use development, diplomatic, defence and trade approaches and influence across the British government to ensure we empower all girls and women.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 06/11/2017 15:59:46 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

720686

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Females: Equality
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 contribute to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goal 5 on gender equality and women's empowerment.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	70899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 5 on gender equality and women’s empowerment is a top priority for DFID.</p><p>The Department supports the achievement of Goal 5 by; improving global level policies and performance on gender equality – the UN High Level Panel’s Report on Women’s Economic Empowerment is a prime example; by supporting better outcomes for girls and women at a country level through DFID’s bilateral programmes; and by demonstrating best practice in spend and policy across the Department on gender equality, including in implementing the Gender Equality Act.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 24/04/2017 15:23:06 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

387721

registered interest
date	06/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Females: Equality
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they are following up the Girl Summit 2014 in order to counter early marriage and Female Genital Mutilation; and how they plan to ensure that there is continued global momentum on those issues.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL1098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>We are delighted that the Girl Summit has accelerated international momentum on ending FGM and Child, Early and Forced Marriage. We have already seen follow-up events take place in Uganda, Bangladesh and Ethiopia and the African Union plan to host a Girl Summit later this year. Since the 2014 Girl Summit, the Department for International Development has focused on delivering the UK Government’s commitment to supporting an end to FGM and Child, Early and Forced Marriage globally, through its £35million programme on ending FGM and the recently launched £36million programme to accelerate action to end Child marriage.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Domestically, a number of measures have been taken to strengthen the law on FGM through the Serious Crime Act, £1.6million has been committed for the next stage of the Department of Health’s FGM prevention programme, and an FGM Unit has been established and commenced a programme of outreach.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 15/07/2015 15:06:22 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

166843

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Females: Equality
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will next publish a report on progress in implementing the commitments agreed and announced by United Kingdom Ministers at the Girl Summit held in London in July.
tabling member printed	Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale
uin	HL3261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The first annual progress report on commitments made at Girl Summit 2014 – including those announced by United Kingdom Ministers – will be issued in July 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 15/12/2014 14:10:20 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	4168 label Biography information for Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale