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Written Question
Gambia: Overseas Aid
Wednesday 29th May 2019

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.


Written Question
Lesotho: Education
Tuesday 15th May 2018

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.


Written Question
Developing Countries: Education
Tuesday 15th May 2018

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.


Written Question
Developing Countries: Educational Exchanges
Monday 14th May 2018

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.


Written Question
Developing Countries: Educational Exchanges
Monday 14th May 2018

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.


Written Question
Developing Countries: Educational Exchanges
Monday 14th May 2018

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.


Written Question
Southern Africa: Overseas Aid
Tuesday 23rd January 2018

Asked by: Lord German (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask Her Majesty's Government which aid programmes they have supported in (1) Swaziland, (2) Botswana, and (3) Lesotho, since May 2015.

Answered by Lord Bates

The UK provided £5.7million of bilateral Official Development Assistance (ODA) to Lesotho in 2016. DFID provided £4.8 million of this total in drought response through the United Nations Humanitarian appeal for assistance for food security, access to water, and recovery of livelihoods and the contribution helped to provide targeted assistance to 375,000 people affect by the drought.

UK bilateral ODA to Botswana and Swaziland in 2016 supported education programmes funded through the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

The table below shows the amount of UK bilateral ODA that was received by Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland between 2015 and 2016.

Millions £

2015

2016

Botswana

1.1

0.3

Lesotho

0.4

5.7

Swaziland

0.2

0.0

Source: Statistics on International Development (SID) 2017 (see below)

Full details on all the projects supported in these countries can be found on gov.uk website.


Written Question
Lesotho: Education
Monday 24th April 2017

Asked by: Lord German (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will consider admitting Lesotho to the Connecting Classrooms programme which is funded by the Department for International Development.

Answered by Lord Bates

We currently have no plans to extend the operating footprint of Connecting Classrooms to Lesotho during the current phase of the programme, which runs from June 2015 to June 2018. However, schools in Lesotho can still access online resources and support through the British Council’s Schools Online service. This includes guidance and teaching materials, online teacher forums and access to online professional development modules.