Below is the text of a Written Parliamentary Question that Sir Oliver sent to DFID on girls' rights, and the reply that he received from them.
Q: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2014 to Question 207136, to the hon. Member for Brighton, Kemptown, what recent progress has been made on the outcomes of the Girl Summit of July 2014.
· Provide up to £3 million to generate greater knowledge on what works in relation to child marriage, for example in connection to social norms.
The government is working closely with UNICEF to ensure an effective process is in place to monitor the commitments made at the Girl Summit, with a first update due by mid-2015 which we will make public.