Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 30 November 2017 to Question 115249 on Refugees: Disability, what information her Department holds on the number of referrals made to the disability programmes the UK Government is supporting in that region.

We do not hold specific data on referrals to disability programmes. However, we are committed to ensuring people with disabilities are systematically included in our programme portfolio, and we are asking all our partners to do more to disaggregate data by disability. Examples of programmes we support which directly benefit people with disabilities include:

• Tailored education for students with special needs in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, either through incorporation into mainstream schooling or referral to specialised teaching (delivered through United Nations Relief and Works Agency).

• Specialised psychiatric care, protection for children traumatised by violence or conflict, and cash assistance for families with a family member who has mental health issues (delivered through International Medical Corps).