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HANSARDUK Foreign Aid ProgrammeMy Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Fowler, for securing this debate and I am delighted that he will be fighting so strongly for this cause, now he has left the…01 Jul 2021HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceI thank the noble Lord, Lord Campbell, for asking this Question. My Lords, despite the difficulty caused by the lack of transparency around the details of the cuts, analysis by…24 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccine ProductionMy Lords, as my noble friend has said, ramping up production of vaccines is key in the medium and long term but, in the short term, rich countries such as ours have been fortunate…17 Jun 2021HANSARDG7 and NATO SummitsMy Lords, I welcome as a first step the proposal on the 100 million surplus doses that the UK is now committed to. As we know, low-income countries desperately need more vaccines,…17 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, it is great to see the data on the efficacy of vaccines against the delta variant, but we know that that might not always be the case in the future. The announcement…15 Jun 2021HANSARDUN Peacebuilding Fund: Financial SupportMy Lords, one issue that UN agencies, other delivery partners, countries that the FCDO works in and parliamentarians are struggling with is transparency over these cuts. The…10 Jun 2021HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceMy Lords, I deeply regret that the Government were not able to compromise on what is clearly the will of the democratically elected other place. I hope that they are reflecting…10 Jun 2021HANSARDHealth Partnership Schemes: FundingDoes the Minister recognise the importance of assisting low-income countries to prevent the spread of Covid and to treat the disease? Given the closure of this programme, how will…07 Jun 2021HANSARDCommonwealth Heads of GovernmentMy Lords, I was pleased to see sexual and reproductive health referred to at last week’s Commonwealth Health Ministers’ meeting. Does my noble friend agree that access to…27 May 2021HANSARDOverseas Development AssistanceTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made towards legislation to reduce Overseas Development Assistance funding.26 May 2021HANSARDOverseas Development AssistanceMy Lords, the UK aid cuts are not only having devastating consequences for millions of people around the world but are also severely damaging our international reputation. This is…26 May 2021HANSARDCOP 26My Lords, ensuring that girls receive 12 years of quality education can be one of the most powerful climate solutions, so what ambitions do the Government have for education at…25 May 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, the priority of the gracious Speech is to deliver a national recovery from the pandemic that makes the United Kingdom stronger, healthier and more prosperous than…19 May 2021HANSARDOfficial Development Assistance: Landmine ClearanceMy Lords, conflict and its legacy, such as landmines, disproportionately affects women and girls. Cutting support to these and other programmes is undeniably going to make life…17 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI congratulate the Government, the Vaccine Taskforce and, of course, the NHS on the amazing vaccine rollout in the UK, but as we know, in a global pandemic nowhere is safe until…13 May 2021HANSARDIntegrated Review: Development AidMy Lords, the decision to break the commitment to spend 0.7% of our GNI on international development undermines the objectives outlined in the integrated review. This year the UK…28 Apr 2021HANSARDOverseas Development Assistance: BudgetMy Lords, I regret that girls’ education has had less funding allocated this year because of the cuts; that shows that, with the scale of the cuts, even that priority is…27 Apr 2021HANSARDBotulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) BillMy Lords, I speak in full support of this Bill. I congratulate my noble friend Lady Wyld for sponsoring it and thank Laura Trott MP for her work on it in the other place. The…16 Apr 2021HANSARDYemenMy Lords, one of the terrible consequences of the conflict in Yemen is the increase in child marriage. According to CARE International, more than two-thirds of girls are now…25 Mar 2021HANSARDVSO: Volunteering for Development ProgrammeMy Lords, it seems that unless it gets a decision in the next few weeks, VSO may be an early casualty of the aid cuts. The current law allows the Government to miss the 0.7% by…16 Mar 2021