Tag: Jim Murphy

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Murphy on 2014-04-30.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make accessibility and coverage of disability a core element of all her Department’s funded programmes and monitor this across all currently funded programmes.

Justine Greening

DFID carries out country-level poverty analysis and social impact appraisal of all UK supported development programmes to ensure the benefits of development and poverty reduction are inclusive.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Murphy on 2014-04-30.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many full-time equivalent staff in her Department have responsibility for disability policy.

Justine Greening

DFID has a core team of disability experts who provide specific guidance on disability across different sectors. In addition, there are 80 social development advisors who have responsibility for considering social development – including disability – across all aspects of policy and programming in DFID’s devolved structure; and one full time equivalent staff working on central disability policy.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Murphy on 2014-06-17.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make it her policy to support the adoption of a target to introduce instruments and incentives for investments in low-carbon solutions in infrastructure, industry and other sectors in Open Working Group negotiations on the Sustainable Development Goals.

Justine Greening

We have already been clear that we agree with the importance of instruments and incentives for investments in low-carbon solutions in infrastructure and industry, and welcome consideration of these in the Open Working Group discussions on the SDGs.

The final targets in the post-2015 development framework will however be subject to international negotiations in the United Nations, in which the UK will play an active role.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Murphy on 2014-05-06.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she plans to implement the Independent Commission for Aid Impact’s recommendation that beneficiaries in Afghanistan should be directly consulted when new projects are being designed and that Afghan women should be consulted on development of the new strategic priority on violence against women.

Justine Greening

DFID already uses a variety of methods to ensure intended beneficiaries in Afghanistan are consulted in the design of new programmes and monitoring of existing programmes.

DFID already consults Afghan women and civil society groups to inform our strategy and programmes for tackling violence against women and improving women’s rights.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Murphy on 2014-06-17.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make it her policy to support the adoption of a target to integrate climate adaptation and emissions reductions into development plans and poverty reduction strategies in Open Working Group negotiations on the Sustainable Development Goals.

Justine Greening

The UK supports integrating climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies into development plans and poverty reduction strategies. This language is included in the most recent draft goals and targets list released by the co-chairs of the Open Working Group (OWG) on 2 June.

The final targets in the post-2015 development framework will be subject to international negotiations in the United Nations, in which the UK will play an active role.