Select committee: International Development Committee
1st Report - DFID’s work on education: Leaving no one behind?
HC 367
Published 21 November 2017
International Development Committee DFID's work on education: Leaving no one behind? Report on parliament.uk ↗
At a glanceGovernment response published 26 March 2018
The government's response
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.
What the committee recommended
No recommendations or conclusions have been extracted from this report. This is normal for correspondence and for special reports.
Sources
- 1st Report - DFID’s work on education: Leaving no one behind? ↗The committee's report, HC 367, parliament.uk
- 3rd Special Report - DFID’s work on education: Leaving no one behind?: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report ↗The government's response, 26 March 2018, parliament.uk