1st Report - DFID’s work on education: Leaving no one behind?
- HC No.
- HC 367
- Published
- 21 Nov 2017
- Items
- 0
- Government response
- Government response published 26 March 2018. Read the government's response ↗
Select committee: International Development Committee
DFID's work on education: Leaving no one behind?
Closed
Opened 14 Sep 2017
Closed 26 Mar 2018
International Development Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Inquiry scope (the committee's words)
The Committee continued the previous Committee’s inquiry , taking forward the evidence it received before the General Election. The Committee called for significant spending on global education to underpin efforts to improve lives. Without an educated population, a country cannot progress out of poverty. Public health, skilled workforces, economic prosperity, civil society – all benefit from sustained investment in global education. Read the Report summary Read the Report conclusions and recommendations Read the Report: DFID's work on education: Leaving no one behind? Government Response: DFID's work on education: Leaving no one behind? Government Response: DFID's work on education: Leaving no one behind? (PDF: 145 KB)
Where it stands
The inquiry is closed, opened 14 September 2017.
The committee has published 1 report, most recently 1st Report - DFID’s work on education: Leaving no one behind? on 21 November 2017.
The government's response
Published 26 March 2018.
Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.The government's response to the Committee's report varies by recommendation, with some marked "Agree", several "Partially agree" and one "Disagree".
- On the Committee's call for a significant rise in UK education aid, the government "partially agree[s]", stating that "Education will remain a key priority for DFID over the next spending review period". It says the precise spending level through country programmes "will be determined by country offices".
- On the Global Partnership for Education, it "partially agree[s]", citing a recent £225m pledge over three years. It states that "30% of our pledge is conditional on reforms which will drive greater impact".
- On the proposed International Financing Facility for Education, it is "considering its feasibility and the technical detail" but says it is "not yet in a position to support the proposal".
- It disagrees that DFID has not shown a clear understanding of links between education and other sectors, saying it "actively consider[s]" them. It states that a review of its country diagnostics "later this year" will be an opportunity to strengthen understanding.
Reports
- 1st Report - DFID’s work on education: Leaving no one behind?21 November 2017
Evidence
- 1 oral evidence sessionLatest 18 October 2017
Recent activity
- 3rd Special Report - DFID’s work on education: Leaving no one behind?: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report26 March 2018, Report published
- 1st Report - DFID’s work on education: Leaving no one behind?21 November 2017, Report published
- Oral evidence session18 October 2017, Oral evidence
Reports
Oral evidence sessions
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