Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance her Department is offering to Nigeria for the promotion of education for women and girls in a safe environment.

British aid is helping to educate 800,000 Nigerian children, including 600,000 girls, through a package of educational support to state governments in Nigeria. DFID also has an extensive portfolio of programmes helping Nigeria to provide long-term security for its citizens, particularly working to prevent violence against women and girls. For example, DFID's Nigeria Stability and Reconciliation Programme is already scaling up its work in Borno State, and my officials are currently investigating what further support we can offer both in terms of education and security programmes.