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969145

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Africa: Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with her French counterpart on sharing best practice on poverty reduction in Africa.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	171420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The UK and France have a historically strong development partnership and work together in a number of areas including gender, education and climate change, as well as in the Sahel. The Secretary of State and I have held several meetings with the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the French Development Agency (AFD) to share best practice and to improve donor coordination, particularly as the UK scales up its engagement in the Sahel.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 11/09/2018 14:47:00 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

969146

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Think Tanks
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 has taken to support local think tanks in countries in which it operates.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	171421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>Think tanks are an important component of the kind of vibrant, open and diverse ecosystem of civil society organisations that we enjoy in Britain. Effective policy making means hearing expert voices and opinions and being accountable for the decisions we make and think tanks are part of that equation. DFID is acting to ensure that developing countries and their citizens benefit from the same critical friend relationship with this important component of civil society.</p><p> </p><p>DFID builds the capacity of think tanks through our programmes in the developing countries with whom we partner. For example, DFID provides funding to the <a href="http://www.thinktankinitiative.org/" target="_blank">Think Tank Initiative (TTI)</a>, which seeks to build the capacity of independent social and economic policy think tanks to provide evidence-based advice to policy makers. Think tanks supported by TTI push for more open policy making at national, regional and global levels, and deliver new research and policy engagement on important policy areas including poverty reduction, tax, transparency, growth, democratic transition, trade, regional integration, and climate change.</p><p> </p><p>TTI is a ten year joint-funded programme, which runs until September 2019, funding 43 think tanks in 20 countries across Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Latin America. DFID’s current commitment is £6.5m for Phase Two.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 11/09/2018 14:55:00 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

969147

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Africa: Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the role of Regional Economic Communities of Africa in contributing to poverty reduction.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	171422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>Regional Economic Communities (RECs) provide an important contribution to poverty reduction. RECs are essential building blocks for Africa’s trade and economic integration. The focus of RECs’ work varies from region to region - depending on context they play an important role coordinating work to reduce barriers to trade, develop regional infrastructure, promote trade, and maintain peace and security.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 11/09/2018 14:59:59 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

969149

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Speed Limits: Cameras
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with (a) representatives of local authorities and (b) Metro Mayors about the retention of speed camera revenue by those authorities.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	171424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2018 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer has had no specific discussions with representatives of local authorities, nor with Metro Mayors, concerning the retention of speed camera revenue.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 12/09/2018 10:57:12 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

968304

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Syrian refugees of each religious group his Department has (a) recommended to be resettled by the UN; and (b) agreed to resettle in the UK in each quarter of each of the last four years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	170888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>The UK’s resettlement programmes follow the humanitarian principles of impartiality and neutrality, which means that we resettle solely based on needs identified by UNHCR through their established processes, rather than on the basis of ethno-religious origin.</p><p>We believe that one way to protect the privacy of those being resettled and support their recovery and integration is to limit the amount of information about them that we make publicly available.</p><p>We therefore do not routinely publish a religious and ethnic breakdown of those who have been resettled, however internal management information indicates that the majority of Syrian refugees referred by UNHCR, and resettled to the UK are Muslim, with Christians and other religious groups represented in smaller numbers.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 10/09/2018 16:28:38 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

968305

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Africa: Mental Health
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 improve mental health (a) care and (b) education in Africa.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	170889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>DFID is committed to taking a comprehensive approach to mental health.</p><p> </p><p>This includes working to improve the provision, equity and quality of mental health services. For example, in Ghana our Health Sector Support Programme has supported mental health systems strengthening and efforts to address underlying stigma and discrimination.</p><p> </p><p>Through Education Cannot Wait, the UK is funding safe learning spaces, teaching materials and psycho-social support – which aims to ensure 50% of qualified teachers in crises are fully trained in psychosocial support.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 10/09/2018 17:04:15 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

968308

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Rohingya: Repatriation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant the oral answer to the hon Member for Liverpool, West Derby on 4 September 2018, Official Report, column 5, what steps his Department are taking to enable the safe return of the Rohingya to their home.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	170890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>​The UK is pressing the Burmese and Bangladeshi governments to work together to create the conditions for the safe, voluntary and dignified return of the Rohingya to Burma. The Foreign Secretary intends to visit Burma and convene a meeting at the UN General Assembly to galvanise international support for this process. In their conversation on 17 August, I called on Burma's Minister for International Cooperation to ensure that UNDP and UNHCR representatives are given unfettered access to northern Rakhine – a key element of the agreement reached by Burma and the UN in June.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 10/09/2018 16:25:16 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

968309

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Africa: Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of the Government’s strategic shift on UK aid on poverty reduction in Africa.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	170891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>During her recent visit to Africa, the Prime Minister set out plans for a new long-term UK partnership with African nations. She announced a number of measures to increase the impact and effectiveness of UK aid across Africa, including to help our partners meet the poverty challenges of the future by: harnessing the power of trade, investment and business to create jobs; tackling the causes of extremism, instability and poverty; and addressing opportunities and challenges brought about by climate change and demographic shifts.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 10/09/2018 15:57:54 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

968314

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Venezuela: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support the Government provides to Venezuelan refugees living in other Latin American countries.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	170895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government is very concerned by the growing humanitarian crisis in Venezuela and the region. The UK is already providing support to the crisis through our core funding to key UN humanitarian agencies and the Red Cross Movement, and DFID will shortly be deploying two humanitarian advisors to the region to explore how best we may complement international humanitarian aid efforts within Venezuela and the wider region.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 10/09/2018 17:01:29 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

963997

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Social Media: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department is taking steps to educate young people about the potential dangers of social media outside of formal education.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	169652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The Department wants to support all young people to be happy, healthy and safe. There is a focus on ensuring the curriculum provides children and young people with knowledge on internet safety. The computing curriculum ensures that pupils are responsible and competent users of information and communication technology. This autumn, the National Centre of Computing Education will be launched, which will support the teaching of computing.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is also making Relationships Education compulsory in all primary schools, Relationships and Sex Education compulsory in all secondary schools and Health Education compulsory in all state-funded schools.</p><p>The Department is currently consulting on the draft regulations that will make the subjects compulsory, as well as the accompanying guidance: <a href="https://consult.education.gov.uk/pshe/relationships-education-rse-health-education/" target="_blank">https://consult.education.gov.uk/pshe/relationships-education-rse-health-education/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The draft guidance sets out that teaching about internet safety, including the benefits and risks of social media, should be integrated into these subjects. The draft guidance also provides examples of resources from reputable organisations that can be used by schools and any other organisation working with children and young people. For example, the UK Council for Child Internet Safety recently published “The Education for a Connected World framework” which describes the digital knowledge and skills that children and young people should have the opportunity to develop at different ages and stages of their lives. The framework is designed to support schools, colleges, parents and children’s organisations.</p><p>More information on the framework can be found at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/683895/Education_for_a_connected_world_PDF.PDF" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/683895/Education_for_a_connected_world_PDF.PDF.</a></p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 11/09/2018 16:08:15 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill