Asked by: Lord German (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how much Official Development Assistance (ODA) is spent in The Gambia; and how that ODA is spent in that country.
Answered by Baroness Sugg
In 2017 (the most recent year for which statistics are available), The Gambia received £41.3 million from the UK aid budget, including £15.5 million of bilateral assistance and £25.8 million of UK attributed multilateral aid. The greatest focus of bilateral spending was on the health sector, with the largest share (£14m) spent through the Medical Research Council’s research facility in the country.
Asked by: Lord German (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Welsh Government's support for educational programmes with Lesotho.
Answered by Lord Bates
No assessment has been made of the Welsh Government’s international development programmes as this is not within the mandate of the Department for International Development.
Asked by: Lord German (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask Her Majesty's Government with which countries they engage in bilateral education programmes.
Answered by Lord Bates
The Department for International Development works closely with partner governments, donors, multilateral bodies and non-governmental organisations to ensure children are in school and learning.
We support education bilaterally in 20 countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burma, DRC, Ethiopia, Ghana, Jordan, Lebanon, Malawi, Nigeria, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Pakistan, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Asked by: Lord German (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what criteria they apply in selecting eligible countries for the reciprocal visits element of the Connecting Classrooms programme.
Answered by Lord Bates
The full list of countries deemed eligible for reciprocal visits has not yet been finalised and will be published in due course.
The criteria applied in this decision include whether the country is a priority for DFID and the British Council, and whether an appropriate degree of support for reciprocal visits can be offered in-country. However, exceptions are considered for countries which have strong links with regions of the UK.
Asked by: Lord German (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they agreed with the British Council the list of eligible countries for the reciprocal visits element of the Connecting Classrooms programme, beginning in July.
Answered by Lord Bates
The full list of countries deemed eligible for reciprocal visits has not yet been finalised and will be published in due course.
The criteria applied in this decision include whether the country is a priority for DFID and the British Council, and whether an appropriate degree of support for reciprocal visits can be offered in-country. However, exceptions are considered for countries which have strong links with regions of the UK.
Asked by: Lord German (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask Her Majesty's Government which countries they have determined as being eligible for the reciprocal visits element of the Connecting Classrooms programme.
Answered by Lord Bates
The full list of countries deemed eligible for reciprocal visits has not yet been finalised and will be published in due course.
The criteria applied in this decision include whether the country is a priority for DFID and the British Council, and whether an appropriate degree of support for reciprocal visits can be offered in-country. However, exceptions are considered for countries which have strong links with regions of the UK.