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HANSARDUK Companies: ContractsDFID has awarded more than 80% of its contracts to UK-registered companies in each of the last five years.01 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI pay tribute to my hon. Friend for his leadership in this area. He has personally visited victims of malaria, and I know that he champions the UK’s leadership role and the £500…01 May 2019HANSARDPlastic PollutionDFID is committed to helping developing countries tackle the problem of plastic pollution. We are spending up to £39 million to help poorer countries find practical ways to…01 May 2019HANSARDUN International Day for the Elimination of Racial DiscriminationIt is a privilege to respond to a very fine debate to mark the UN International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. I fear, Mr Deputy Speaker, that I have far too…08 Apr 2019HANSARDLesothoLesotho continues to experience political fragility and democratic and development challenges. Together with the Southern African Development Community, we are working to support…02 Apr 2019HANSARDCameroonThe hon. Lady is right: there have been human rights abuses and human rights violations on all sides in the conflict. Hospitals have been burnt and villages torched. We drew…02 Apr 2019HANSARDCameroonAs the right hon. Gentleman says, there is an ongoing humanitarian crisis. Earlier this year I authorised work by us, through UNICEF, to provide immediate humanitarian assistance.…02 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for raising this issue. I hope to join him in Kigali this Sunday as the UK Government representative. The world can never forget the events…02 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am very glad the hon. Gentleman has had a chance to raise this, because it is a very serious situation, and we are engaging strongly with the Government of Sudan on the issues…02 Apr 2019HANSARDCameroonThe UK regularly discusses the violence in Cameroon with international partners, including France and the United States, and I welcome French support for the recent UK-Austria…02 Apr 2019HANSARDCameroonAs I often find myself saying during questions, I am happy to be accountable for what the UK Government have been doing, and I can confirm that we have extensive discussions with…02 Apr 2019HANSARDCameroonThe hon. Lady is absolutely right to raise the range of different human rights violations and abuses noted in the statement which we were pleased to see 39 countries sign at the…02 Apr 2019HANSARDCameroonMy hon. Friend states the UK’s policy aim to be an ambitious investor in African economies, and I can confirm that there are UK companies that invest in Cameroon; businesses are…02 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome my hon. Friend’s question and reassure him that we are doing everything we can. We summoned the Zimbabwean ambassador to the UK to register our concerns about the human…02 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe UK was one of the funders of what is known as a parallel voter tabulation exercise, which is like an extensive BBC exit poll. It gave a result that was consistent with the…02 Apr 2019HANSARDLesothoI welcome the hon. Gentleman’s question, and the strong links that exist between people in Wales and people in Lesotho. Of course, I am always delighted to meet the hon.…02 Apr 2019HANSARDCameroonI congratulate the hon. Lady on securing the first question on the Order Paper, because this is a worsening crisis. The UK has been strongly engaged with our international…02 Apr 2019HANSARD World TB DayIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. [ Interruption. ] If only you could stop the noise outside, we would not be quite so distracted. I pay tribute…27 Mar 2019HANSARDGlobal WarmingThe hon. Lady is absolutely right to highlight the importance of commitments that were made last year at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting. There is an extensive…20 Mar 2019HANSARDCyclone IdaiThe hon. Gentleman is so right to point to the long-term nature of this work. Although we need to put in place a short-term response, there also needs to be a long-term strategic…20 Mar 2019