§ Lord Watson of Invergowrieasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will provide details of the aims and membership of the Development Awareness Working Group, launched on 31 March. [HL1471]
§ Lord WhittyThe terms of reference of the Development Awareness Working Group are as follows:
1. The Development Awareness Working Group will advise DfID on the development and implementation of its strategy on development awareness.
2. Specifically it will consider:
The relative priority of different target groups and organisations, including schools, colleges, providers of adult education, development education groups or centres, employers and trade unions.
Key themes and messages.
The most effective materials and channels for communication.
How to measure progress in improving public awareness of development issues.
How to ensure proper coverage of different parts of the UK, as well as ethnic and religious groups.
How to set DfID activities in the context of wider UK activity on development awareness and to ensure coherence with other government sponsored or funded activity.
Its membership is:
Tany Alexander, One World Week
Douglas Bourn, Development Education Association
Tim Brighouse, Chief Education Officer, Birmingham City Council
Paddy Coulter, International Broadcasting Trust
Liz Cumberbatch, Workers' Education Association
206WABisi Adeleye Fayemi, Akina Mama Wa Afrika
John Fisher, Transport & General Workers Union
Jaya Graves, Southern Voices
Lisbeth Grundy, Council for Environmental Education
Judith Hemery, Central Bureau for Educational Visits & Exchanges
Phil Hope, MP
Dr. Kim Howells MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, DfEE
Elenid Jones, Christian Aid, Cardiff
Robin Lloyd-Jones, Scottish Forum for Development Education in Schools
Stephen MacCloskey, Coalition of Aid & Development Agencies, Belfast
Jane Nelson, The Prince of Wales Business Leaders Forum
Ashok Ohri, Organisation & Social Development Consultants Ltd.
Dan Rees, Voluntary Service Overseas
Tony Robinson
Scott Sinclair, Development Education Centre, Birmingham
Jon Snow
John Sutton, CBE, General Secretary, Secondary Heads Association
Derek Walker OBE, Worldaware
Tom Wylie, National Youth Agency