Asked by: Luciana Berger (Liberal Democrat - Liverpool, Wavertree)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the news story UK aid supports Nursing Now campaign to empower nurses in the world’s poorest countries, published by her Department on 27 February 2018, whether the £5 million to support the training of nurses and midwives in developing countries whether that money will come from additional funding.
Answered by Alistair Burt
To support the Nursing Now campaign, DFID will allocate £5 million of the Stronger Health Partnerships for Stronger Health Systems programme to deliver partnerships that will train nurses and midwives, including in leadership development. This new programme will start in 2019 and will support the priorities identified by countries to invest in their health workforces and strengthen their health systems.
Asked by: Luciana Berger (Liberal Democrat - Liverpool, Wavertree)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many senior civil servants in her Department were on a leave of absence from work due to mental illness in each month of each year since the Department's creation.
Answered by Rory Stewart
The numbers related to absence due to mental illness for senior civil servants are so low that providing this information could potentially identify individuals.