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HANSARDGlobal WarmingMy hon. Friend is absolutely right that solar energy, particularly in sunny places, is a very good idea. Indeed, there is some very windy coastline where offshore wind energy…20 Mar 2019HANSARDGlobal WarmingWe have an important role to play in working with our international bilateral partners to encourage the use of clean growth and clean energy. For example, the week before last, we…20 Mar 2019HANSARDGlobal WarmingI welcome the opportunity that the interest young people are showing in climate change gives us to highlight the important work that we are doing. I can assure the hon. Gentleman…20 Mar 2019HANSARDGlobal WarmingClimate change is a major threat to achieving the sustainable development goals, and tackling it is a strategic priority for the Government and for my Department. The Government…20 Mar 2019HANSARDCyclone IdaiThe hon. Lady, who chairs the all-party parliamentary group on Zimbabwe, will want to know that we have been at the forefront of trying to work with our partners to assess the…20 Mar 2019HANSARDCyclone IdaiMy hon. Friend is right to highlight that, long after the waters have receded, there will be an impact on the local population’s ability to continue to have successful food…20 Mar 2019HANSARDCyclone IdaiI thank you, Mr Speaker, for putting the sorority of Harrietts at the forefront in calling Members today. The right hon. and learned Member for Camberwell and Peckham (Ms Harman)…20 Mar 2019HANSARDCyclone IdaiMay I pay tribute to the generosity of my hon. Friend’s constituents? As I mentioned earlier, there will be a Disasters Emergency Committee campaign launch to raise money for the…20 Mar 2019HANSARDForeign and Commonwealth OfficeAs colleagues have noted, since 2014 the UK Government have committed over a quarter of a billion pounds-worth of humanitarian support to Iraq, including to the Kurdistan region.…12 Mar 2019HANSARDForeign and Commonwealth OfficeAs colleagues have noted, since 2014 the UK Government have committed over a quarter of a billion pounds-worth of humanitarian support to Iraq, including to the Kurdistan region.…12 Mar 2019HANSARDCommonwealth DayThe hon. Lady is right to highlight the important role that the Commonwealth can play in ensuring that climate change remains at the forefront of the world’s agenda. Last year,…11 Mar 2019HANSARDCommonwealth DayI am truly in awe of my hon. Friend’s contribution in this area. He led such work before and during his time in Government, and he continues to do so. He has cited some impressive…11 Mar 2019HANSARDCommonwealth DayI agree with the hon. Gentleman that the Commonwealth is about more than the very agreeable opportunities for Heads of Government to meet up every two years. That is why I alluded…11 Mar 2019HANSARDCommonwealth DayMy hon. Friend would be wise to read the Government’s remarks about the elections in Nigeria. In those remarks, we reflected on some of the points that observers drew to our…11 Mar 2019HANSARDCommonwealth DayI thank the hon. Gentleman for his service as a volunteer at the wonderful games that Glasgow hosted, and I thank all the other volunteers from Glasgow. He is absolutely right to…11 Mar 2019HANSARDCommonwealth DayI am not sure that I caught a question in there, but I endorse everything that my hon. Friend has said. She rightly highlights the diversity of the Commonwealth as an…11 Mar 2019HANSARDCommonwealth DayMadam Deputy Speaker, have you ever heard such a compelling application to Her Majesty to recognise more cricketers from around the Commonwealth? I am sure that it will have been…11 Mar 2019HANSARDCommonwealth DayThe hon. Gentleman is right to mention the importance of press freedom. That applies to the Commonwealth as well as to other countries around the world, and it is a leading strand…11 Mar 2019HANSARDCommonwealth DayMy hon. Friend rightly draws attention to the fact that GCHQ has great skills in the field of cyber-security. That is one of the topics that was discussed at last year’s…11 Mar 2019HANSARDCommonwealth DayMy hon. Friend highlights the fact that there are some fast-growing, emerging cities in the Commonwealth. As he says, half of the world’s top 20 emerging cities are in the…11 Mar 2019