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1628326

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date	16/05/2023
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	Development Aid: Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Independent Commission for Aid Impact’s 2022 report on UK aid’s results in education, and their official response to that report, what progress they have made in reforming and improving their capacity to assess the impact of their basic education programmes on improving foundational learning outcomes for children in partner countries.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL7868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2023 answer text <p>The 2022 Independent Commission for Aid Impact report recommended FCDO accelerate work with partner governments to improve its ability to collect and use reliable data on children's learning. As a result, we developed a new Data for Foundational Learning programme, of up to £27 million (2023 - 2027), to strengthen the data on children's learning in low- and middle-income countries. This programme started implementation in March 2023. Through the Global Coalition for Foundational Learning, we are promoting a shared commitment to foundational learning for all. Additionally, we are improving our internal results framework to better measure impact on improving learning.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 31/05/2023 13:04:22 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1628327

registered interest
date	16/05/2023
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	Development Aid: Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the development of free, quality, public education systems in the developing world, particularly in areas where state provision is weak or non-existent.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL7869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2023 answer text <p>We have bilateral education programmes in 19 countries. FCDO projects work closely with governments where state provision is weak, using UK-led research on what works to influence policy on how to reach the most marginalised, particularly girls. The Girls' Education Challenge programme has supported over 1.5 million children to receive education since 2012. We are the largest donor to the Global Partnership for Education which works with governments, including in fragile and conflict affected countries, to strengthen government education systems. In February, we announced a new pledge of £80 million to Education Cannot Wait, the global fund for education in emergencies.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 31/05/2023 13:04:57 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1609799

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
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	Development Aid: Education
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 his Department is taking to ensure Official Development Assistance funding for education strengthens public education institutions (a) where state provision is weak or non-existent and (b) generally.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	179932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2023 answer text <p>UK research - including the Research in Improving Systems of Education programme - has improved global understanding of how to support education reform. This has shaped the UK's education portfolio to deliver quality, safe education for all children. We are the largest donor to the Global Partnership for Education which works to strengthen government education systems with government, including in fragile and conflict affected countries. UK-led projects - such as the Girls' Education Challenge - work closely with governments where state provision is weak, using UK-led research, to influence policy on how to reach the most marginalised. The Girls' Education Challenge has supported over 1.5 million children to receive education.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 20/04/2023 15:20:32 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1609800

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
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	Development Aid: Education
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 his Department is taking to increase basic education Official Development Assistance investments in countries where foundational learning levels are lowest but the UK has not recently provided any assistance.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	179933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2023 answer text <p>The FCDO prioritises basic reading, maths and socio-emotional skills (foundational learning) for all. In 2022, we launched the Commitment to Action on Foundational Learning to reduce learning poverty (being unable to read and understand a simple text by age 10) by 50 percent by 2030. Our education research investments, including the What Works Hub for Global Education, supports middle-income countries such as Brazil, Pakistan and Kenya to learn from each other to understand what works to reduce learning poverty. The UK supports children in over 80 countries through our £430 million contribution to the Global Partnership for Education and £80 million contribution to Education Cannot Wait.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 19/04/2023 14:15:33 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1456416

registered interest
date	31/03/2022
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	Development Aid: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much ODA spend on education projects for which there is data had girls' education as a (a) component and (b) principal aim in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	151219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>The UK has spent the following on bilateral education ODA in the last five years for which figures are available (2021 data is not yet available and will be published later in 2022 as part of the Statistics on International Development):</p><p>2020: £545 million</p><p>2019: £789 million</p><p>2018: £686 million</p><p>2017: £785 million</p><p>2016: £964 million</p><p>FCDO's education investments are focused on supporting access to quality schooling and improving learning outcomes for all children, especially girls. All education programmes are gender responsive and given the specific barriers that girls face, the vast majority of our programmes also involve targeted interventions to support girls and other marginalised groups. For example, our flagship £500 million Girls' Education Challenge programme and £70 million Girls' Education in South Sudan programme are focused primarily on girls' education.</p><p>In addition to our Education ODA, the UK funds many other programmes that support girls' education such as programmes to tackle violence against girls and child marriage, and support to sexual and reproductive health and rights.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 19/04/2022 07:44:16 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1357223

registered interest
date	21/09/2021
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	Development Aid: Education
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 assessment she has made of the impact of reductions to Official Development Assistance for education on the education of children with disabilities.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	52523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2021 answer text <p>The FCDO is committed to ensuring that children with disabilities are able to access a quality education as set out in our 2018 Education Policy and the Disability Inclusion Strategy. The then Foreign Secretary and Ministers considered equalities impacts as they made decisions on 2021/22 Official Development Assistance spend.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 29/09/2021 11:24:27 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1357224

registered interest
date	21/09/2021
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	Development Aid: Education
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 the total Official Development Assistance for education budget is for financial year 2021-22; and what percentage change does that represent compared with the previous year.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	52524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2021 answer text <p>The FCDO will spend £400 million of bilateral Official Development Assistance (ODA) on girls' education for 2021-22. ODA is reported on a calendar year basis, and includes sectoral breakdowns such as education. The FCDO National Statistics publication, 'Statistics on International Development' includes this information. Provisional ODA spend for 2020 is available, with sectoral breakdowns due to be published in the autumn. The UK's ODA spend for 2021, including an activity level dataset, will be published next year.</p><p>FCDO publishes regular open data through the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI). This operational data covers current live programmes, and will include 2021 spend once business planning is concluded. The raw data can be accessed at the IATI Registry, and is shown on the Development Tracker website at https://devtracker.fcdo.gov.uk/</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 29/09/2021 11:20:49 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1345938

registered interest
date	12/07/2021
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	Development Aid: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the £15.8 million he announced on 12 July 2021 for education for children is part of the £430 million announced by the Prime Minister at the G7 summit for the Global Partnership for Education.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	31524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2021 answer text <p>No, the £15.8 million announced on 12 July for research to support education for children in conflict and crisis settings is not part of the £430 million announced by the Prime Minister at the G7 summit for the Global Partnership for Education (GPE).</p><p>The funding is a separate £15.8 million from FCDO's research budget specifically for research on education in conflict and crisis.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 15/07/2021 09:11:41 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1344799

registered interest
date	07/07/2021
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	Development Aid: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much Official Development Assistance has been spent on education in (a) 2018, (b) 2019, (c) 2020 and (d) 2021.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	29011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>Official Development Assistance (ODA) is reported on a calendar year basis and includes sectoral breakdowns such as education. The FCDO National Statistics publication, 'Statistics on International Development' includes this information. Provision ODA spend for 2020 will be published in the autumn. The UK's ODA spend for 2021, including an activity level dataset, will be published in 2022.</p><p>FCDO publishes regular open data through the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI). This operational data covers current live programmes, and will include 2021 spend once business planning is concluded. The raw data can be accessed at the IATI Registry, and is shown on the Development Tracker website: https://devtracker.fcdo.gov.uk/</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 12/07/2021 10:15:12 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1330825

registered interest
date	08/06/2021
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	Development Aid: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Written Statement of 21 April 2021, FCDO update, HCWS935, what the total amount of Official Development Assistance spending was in 2019-20 on the thematic area girls’ education as referenced in that Written Statement for 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	12168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2021 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary laid a statement before the House of Commons on 21 April 2021, which sets out how he is directing the FCDO's aid portfolio this year. He announced that the FCDO will spend £400 million of bilateral ODA on girls' education in the financial year 2021/22</p><p>Statistics on International Development: Final UK Aid Spend 2020 will be published in the autumn 2021, and will contain a detailed breakdowns of the UK's ODA spend for 2020. Statistics on International Development: Final UK Aid Spend 2019 is already available.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 15/06/2021 09:57:02 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law