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Wednesday 9th April 2014

Asked by: Fiona O'Donnell (Labour - East Lothian)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her objectives are for the summit on violence against women and girls in humanitarian emergencies.

Answered by Justine Greening

Last November I convened a Call to Action in relation to keeping women and girls safe in humanitarian emergencies. The event brought together both UN agencies and donors, and has already resulted in improved approaches in the Philippines and Syria. I pledged £21.6 million further funding to ensure this work delivered tangible outcomes for women and girls including £4 million to ensure survivors of sexual violence receive comprehensive support services. The US will host a follow-up event in September and this summer the Foreign Secretary will host a summit on his Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative, which aims to tackle the culture of impunity for sexual violence committed in conflict.

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Monday 7th April 2014

Asked by: Fiona O'Donnell (Labour - East Lothian)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent steps she has taken to ensure that all children are protected from sexual violence in conflict zones.

Answered by Justine Greening

DFID is committed to tackling sexual violence against women and girls, with relevant programming in over 20 countries. For example, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) we have invested £60m to build security forces capable of better protecting women and girls from sexual violence and DFID has provided £21.6 million to protect women and children from sexual violence in humanitarian emergencies in a range of countries.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 06 Mar 2014
Security of Women in Afghanistan

"It is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Gordon (Sir Malcolm Bruce) and I congratulate him on ensuring that the Select Committee on International Development focused on women’s rights in its report. I can do that in all modesty because I was not a member of the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 05 Mar 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"The Burmese Government are preventing Médecins sans Frontières from providing health services in Rakhine. What is the Secretary of State doing, especially as the Rohingya Muslims are now left with practically no access to health services?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 22 Jan 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"T2. Will the Secretary of State tell the House what assessment her Department has made of the health benefits to the poorest people in low and middle-income countries from UK aid to pro-profit health care providers?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 04 Dec 2013
Oral Answers to Questions

"The Secretary of State will be aware that the International Development Committee recently visited Burma. I was very concerned about the lack of involvement of women in the peace process there. What is the Secretary of State doing to ensure that women are part of making and keeping the peace …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 11 Mar 2013
Overseas Aid (Private Sector Contracts)

"In her response to the shadow Secretary of State, the right hon. Lady rightly mentioned the need to increase tax receipts in developing countries and to have responsible trade. Has she had any discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer to advance those two causes ahead of next week’s Budget?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 30 Jan 2013
Oral Answers to Questions

"2. How her Department plans to reach its target of spending 0.7% of gross national income...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 30 Jan 2013
Oral Answers to Questions

"I thank the Minister for his answer. The Enough Food For Everyone If campaign has highlighted the value of investing in smallholder farmers: the men, or more often women, who already feed a third of humanity but are vastly under-resourced. Will the Minister confirm that as his Department’s budget increases …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 19 Nov 2012
UK Aid (Uganda and Rwanda)

"The Secretary of State’s predecessor, in giving evidence to the Select Committee on International Development, was asked whether he believed that the Rwandan Government had ever given practical support to the M23. He said he could not say, putting him at odds with the Prime Minister and the Foreign and …..."
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