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Written Question
Females: Equality
Monday 16th July 2018

Asked by: Paul Sweeney (Labour (Co-op) - Glasgow North East)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions her Department has had with its European counterparts on the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 5.

Answered by Alistair Burt

The implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 5 is a priority for DFID discussions with all our partners, including European counterparts. This includes important discussions to drive progress on gender equality at international forums like the G7 and working as part of the EU negotiating block to achieve strong outcomes at the Commission on the Status of Women.

The UK has strongly influenced the European Union’s (EU) Gender Action Plan, which will focus collective EU efforts to achieve Goal 5. This includes seconding UK national experts to assist the EU to design the Plan and to monitor progress. The UK regularly participates in discussions with EU counterparts to review implementation.

Written Question
Females: Equality
Monday 16th July 2018

Asked by: Paul Sweeney (Labour (Co-op) - Glasgow North East)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how she plans to measure progress on Sustainable Development Goal 5 for the Voluntary National Review in 2019.

Answered by Alistair Burt

Work on developing the UK’s 2019 Voluntary National Review is ongoing. We will be drawing on a range of sources, including:

  • the UN’s global indicator framework for measuring progress towards the SDGs;
  • the UK’s Office for National Statistics’ National Reporting Platform on UK data for the SDGs;
  • Single Departmental Plans in which government departments have embedded the SDGs; and
  • departmental Annual Reports and Accounts in which departments are expected to report progress towards the SDGs.

We will continue to consult with a range of key stakeholders as we finalise our plans, including launching an online consultation to ensure we capture a wide range of views and inputs.

Written Question
Bangladesh: Rohingya
Wednesday 18th April 2018

Asked by: Paul Sweeney (Labour (Co-op) - Glasgow North East)

Question to the Department for International Development:

What steps her Department is taking to protect Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh from the effects of the monsoon season.

Answered by Penny Mordaunt

We are supporting a wide range of measures including improvements to shelters, water and sanitation, vaccination campaigns and prepositioning of emergency supplies. We are encouraging the Government of Bangladesh to allocate additional land at lower risk of flooding, reduce density in the existing camps and put evacuation plans in place.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 29 Mar 2018
Counter-Daesh Update

"I raised the issue of Afrin with the Foreign Secretary some weeks ago and sought his assurance about what discussions he has had with the Turkish Government and our NATO allies about how they are safeguarding the law of armed conflict in relation to civilians in Afrin. Will the Secretary …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 20 Feb 2018
Aid Sector: Safeguarding

"Extremely serious though they are, we should not allow these ongoing revelations to be used as a pretext to undermine the UK’s financial commitment to overseas development aid. A significant number of influential people who are now being vocal on the issue seem to be trying to exploit them for …..."
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Written Question
UN Women
Thursday 7th December 2017

Asked by: Paul Sweeney (Labour (Co-op) - Glasgow North East)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions her Department has had with UN Women about the UK contribution to its core funding.

Answered by Rory Stewart

DFID officials have ongoing discussions with UN Women regarding UK core funding contributions, and additionally have an upcoming high level strategic dialogue in December with UN Women which will cover how core funding is spent by the agency.