Graham Allen – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Graham Allen on 2016-06-15.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what programmes her Department supports related to children and religious fundamentalism; and if she will make a statement.

Justine Greening

If there is a face of poverty, it is often a young face, and young people are at the heart of DFID’s agenda. We combat poverty, and religious fundamentalism, by investing in young people and their future, which is why our focus on education is so important.