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1656330

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date	01/09/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he plans to take to include older people in developing countries in his Department’s White Paper on International Development.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	196275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>The UK will produce a White Paper in late 2023 which sets out a vision for global development that delivers on the UN Sustainable Development Goals, poverty reduction, economic growth and tackling climate change.</p><p>The precise content of the White Paper will be determined by consultation across the UK government, civil society, those in the sector (and outside it) in the UK and our international partners.  The open call for evidence will close on 16 September. In parallel, UK government officials are undertaking targeted outreach to stakeholders and partners in different areas of development policy, and the FCDO global network are consulting around the world with partner organisations and countries. External engagement has involved consultations looking at inclusion as part of the White Paper development.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 06/09/2023 15:31:10 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

1657346

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he plans to take to include older people in developing countries in his Department’s White Paper on International Development.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	196966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2023 answer text <p>The UK will produce a White Paper in late 2023 which sets out a vision for global development that delivers on the UN Sustainable Development Goals, poverty reduction, economic growth and tackling climate change.</p><p>The precise content of the White Paper will be determined by consultation across the UK government, civil society, those in the sector (and outside it) in the UK and our international partners.  The open call for evidence will close on 16 September. In parallel, UK government officials are undertaking targeted outreach to stakeholders and partners in different areas of development policy, and the FCDO global network are consulting around the world with partner organisations and countries. External engagement has involved consultations looking at inclusion as part of the White Paper development.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 08/09/2023 14:19:08 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1180069

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Older People
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 support the needs of older people.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	20017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government recognises that older people experience a range of complex barriers in developing countries around the globe.</p><p>DFID’s vision is a world where all people, in all stages of their lives, are engaged, empowered and able to exercise their rights. Ageing is an important factor in our efforts to tackle extreme poverty, ensure inclusion and in our approach to ‘leave no-one behind’. For example, DFID’s Disability Inclusion Strategy and Strategic Vision for Gender Equality take a life-course approach, ensuring the delivery of transformative change for people all ages.</p><p>We are also supporting governments to make vital social protection systems more inclusive of older people. In Uganda, DFID continues to build on its partnership with the Government of Uganda to deliver a Senior Citizen Grant. The grant currently supports over 168,000 older people with a cash transfer to help meet their nutritional and healthcare needs.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 27/02/2020 17:43:57 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1180140

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Older People
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 include older people and ageing populations within the work of her Department.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
uin	20055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>My Department recognises that older people experience a range of complex barriers and face multiple exclusions in developing countries across the globe.</p><p>Ageing is an important part of DFID's efforts to ensure inclusion and our approach to leaving no one behind. For example, DFID’s Disability Inclusion Strategy and Strategic Vision for Gender Equality take a life-course approach, ensuring the delivery of transformative change for people all ages.</p><p>We are also supporting governments to make vital social protection systems more inclusive of older people. In Uganda, DFID continues to build on its partnership with the Government of Uganda to deliver a Senior Citizen Grant. The grant currently supports over 168,000 older people to help meet their nutritional and healthcare needs.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 03/03/2020 18:11:56 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1175482

registered interest
date	03/02/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Older People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the report by Tearfund Ageing in Rwanda, published on 25 January, what plans they have, if any, to ‘age-proof’ UK international development policies.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Durham
uin	HL1254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2020 answer text <p>As the Tearfund report recognises, there is more work to do to ensure older people are actively included in international development policies and resources. DFID’s vision is a world where all people, in all stages of their lives, are engaged, empowered and able to exercise their rights. Age is an important factor in our efforts to tackle extreme poverty, ensure inclusion and in our approach to ‘leave no-one behind’. DFID ensures that issues of age, gender and disability are included in all UK international development policies. For example, DFID’s Disability Inclusion Strategy and Strategic Vision for Gender Equality take a life-course approach, ensuring the delivery of transformative change for people all ages.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 14/02/2020 12:10:09 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4312 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham

1167074

registered interest
date	29/10/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that older women and men are supported and empowered and that their rights are protected as part of the Government's commitment to the Leave no one behind principle.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
uin	7139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>DFID believes that no one should face the indignity of extreme, absolute, chronic poverty, and as part of our commitment to <em>Leave No One Behind</em>, we will put the needs of the most excluded first. This means challenging the social barriers that deny people opportunity and limit their potential. Older people can experience a range of complex barriers and face multiple exclusions. They are more likely than any other age group to have disabilities.</p><p> </p><p>Social protection mechanisms can play a crucial part in supporting the economic empowerment of older people. For example, the UK has been proud to partner with the Government of Uganda over the last 10 years to deliver a Senior Citizen Grant. The programme currently supports 168,340 older people each year.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 05/11/2019 13:40:56 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

690416

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the absence of a reference to age in the Bilateral Development Review commitment to Leave No One Behind represents a change of policy to no longer include older people in the Government's implementation of that commitment.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	64203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2017 answer text <p>There has been no change in DFID’s policy on older people. In implementing the commitment to Leave No One Behind DFID is focusing on understanding, including and empowering those at risk of being left behind. This includes collecting age disaggregated data to better understand the needs of older people and how DFID programmes are reaching them.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 24/02/2017 15:20:02 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

686747

registered interest
date	08/02/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Older People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government to what extent the Department for International Development considered the contribution that older women and men make to the economies of developing countries in the preparation of its first Economic Development Strategy, published on 31 January.
tabling member printed	Baroness Sheehan
uin	HL5332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>The Economic Development Strategy has drawn on country-specific analysis of the constraints to inclusive growth. The Strategy highlights a strong commitment to economic growth that brings benefits across society. It recognises the economic contribution of all groups in society as well as the costs of discrimination and exclusion.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 20/02/2017 15:44:24 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4548 label Biography information for Baroness Sheehan

686748

registered interest
date	08/02/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Older People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government to what extent the Department for International Development is considering the levels of poverty faced by older women and men in developing countries as part of its implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals commitment to leave no one behind.
tabling member printed	Baroness Sheehan
uin	HL5333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>DFID’s country offices analyse levels of poverty, including as experienced by older people, but better data on ageing is vital. DFID’s Data Disaggregation Action Plan will strengthen data on ageing. DFID is working with the UK’s Office for National Statistics to convene a UN City Group on Ageing and Age to improve national and international data on ageing by strengthening the capacity of National Statistical Offices in partner countries and developing and promoting minimum standards on age data in programmes.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 20/02/2017 15:45:42 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4548 label Biography information for Baroness Sheehan

678686

registered interest
date	25/01/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to her Department's Bilateral Development Review 2016, how the analysis of demographic trends took into account the ageing population in developing countries.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	61636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2017 answer text <p>In order to ensure that DFID strategy overseas is informed by issues on the ground a series of <em>Country Poverty Reduction Diagnostics</em> were conducted. These directly informed the <em>Bilateral Development Review</em>. These diagnostics include analyses of country specific issues, including demographic challenges which the country is experiencing or expecting to experience during the course of this strategic planning period.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 01/02/2017 17:27:59 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake