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registered interest
date	04/06/2018
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 percentage of the overseas development assistance budget for education was spent in fragile or conflict-affected states in (1) 2015, (2) 2016, and (3) 2017.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL8270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>In 2015 the UK spent £651,529m of Official Development Assistance on Education. Of this 61% was spent in Fragile or Conflict Affected States and regions (FCAS*).</p><p> </p><p>In 2016 the UK spent £961,015m of Official Development Assistance on Education. Of this 58% was spent in Fragile or Conflict Affected States and regions (FCAS).</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to provide this information for 2017 as 2017 UK ODA figures have not yet been published.</p><p> </p><p>This data is reflected in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total UK Bilateral ODA Spent on Education in FCAS <br></p></td><td><p>Total UK Bilateral ODA spent on Education</p></td><td><p>Percentage of UK ODA Education Budget spent in FCAS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>£397,001,000.00</p></td><td><p>£651,529,000.00</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>£557,077,000.00</p></td><td><p>£961,015,000.00</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*This answer uses DFID’s 2015 list of FCAS here</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 18/06/2018 15:54:44 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

768170

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans her Department has to contribute to the Education Cannot Wait fund.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	106962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The UK is a strong supporter of Education Cannot Wait and has been at the forefront of developing the fund. We were a founding donor and the largest contributor to the fund having pledged £30million from 2016 to 2018. We also provide technical expertise including through a DFID senior adviser seconded into the fund’s Secretariat.</p><p>75 million children and youth are affected by emergencies and protracted crises and are in need of education support. Education Cannot Wait is a critical platform to raise additional funds for education in some of the most challenging contexts, including inside Syria and Yemen, and to transform the delivery of education in emergency contexts globally.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 16/10/2017 15:08:28 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

757496

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans she has for the future of development awareness education.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	8651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>DFID remains committed to development education in the UK. We are currently consulting on potential future work on development education, with a focus on increasing impact and better engaging UK citizens in tackling poverty and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/09/2017 09:52:37 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

520550

registered interest
date	23/05/2016
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 make a multi-year funding commitment to the Education Cannot Wait fund for education in emergencies that represents an increase in real terms funding for education in humanitarian situations.
tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
uin	HL188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>The UK has played a leading role in the development of the Education Cannot Wait fund, which is designed to attract multi-year additional funding for education in emergencies and protracted crises. The UK has recently announced a new multi-year commitment of £30 million, over the first two years, to the Education Cannot Wait fund at the World Humanitarian Summit on 23rd May, as a founding donor to this important initiative.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 06/06/2016 11:39:25 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie

520551

registered interest
date	23/05/2016
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 will take steps to support efforts to monitor the funding and transparency of the Education Cannot Wait fund for education in emergencies.
tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
uin	HL189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2016 answer text <p>The UK has played a leading role in the development of Education Cannot Wait, a fund for education in emergencies, announcing a £30 million commitment as a founding donor at its launch at the World Humanitarian Summit on 23rd May.</p><p>The UK will continue to engage closely during Education Cannot Wait’s inception phase to ensure that the final design and results framework are underpinned by a transparent monitoring and evaluation system and robust financial reporting arrangements, to ensure that the UK and other donors have strong oversight of how funds are utilised and results achieved.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 03/06/2016 11:04:06 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie

519604

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 the Department for International Development is taking to encourage other donors to fund the Education Cannot Wait fund at its launch at the World Humanitarian Summit.
tabling member printed	Lord Low of Dalston
uin	HL169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2016 answer text <p>The UK is working closely with UNICEF and other partners to encourage a broad funding base to Education Cannot Wait, including funding from non-traditional donors, private sector and philanthropic organisations. This includes via UK technical support to the fund’s case for investment and other key communication and outreach products, to raise awareness of the fund with others.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 03/06/2016 10:39:01 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	3803 label Biography information for Lord Low of Dalston

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

519742

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	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 ensure that the Education Cannot Wait fund for education in emergencies enhances the capability and effectiveness of existing bodies such as the UNHCR and the Emergency Education Cluster and does not duplicate their work.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	37571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>Education Cannot Wait is designed to bring together the expertise, energy and capabilities of different actors, to work together more effectively on education in emergencies and protracted crises. A diverse range of organisations were involved in the development of the fund – including UN agencies, donors, recipient countries and civil society – through a consultative process co-chaired by the UK and Canada. The fund is intended to enable agencies to do more of what they currently do well in the sector, for example through providing support to strengthen the humanitarian education cluster at a global and local level. The UK will continue to engage closely during Education Cannot Wait’s inception phase, to ensure that this objective is fully reflected in its final design and finance mechanisms, and that a wide range of organisations are represented through the fund’s governance structure.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 26/05/2016 11:24:01 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

519744

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	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 encourage other donors to fund Education For All: the fund for education in emergencies at its launch at the World Humanitarian Summit.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	37548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 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. The UK is working closely with UNICEF and other partners to encourage a broad funding base to Education Cannot Wait, including funding from non-traditional donors, private sector and philanthropic organisations. An example is UK technical support to the fund’s case for investment and other key communication and outreach products, to raise awareness of the fund with others.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 26/05/2016 11:25:16 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham