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HANSARD EthiopiaThis is not a Government investment, but a CDC investment, although we are dancing on the head of a pin in the sense that the CDC itself is a UK Government-supported institution.…14 Jun 2021HANSARD EthiopiaI cannot give my hon. Friend the detailed breakdown that he is looking for. I do recall signing off, in the past week or so, an answer to a parliamentary question about specific…14 Jun 2021HANSARD EthiopiaI am afraid that I cannot provide the right hon. Lady with that clarity. I will do so later today in writing and address that issue in the House on Thursday. I do not want to…14 Jun 2021HANSARD EthiopiaI am glad my right hon. Friend agrees with me on that issue. I am conscious that there will be a number of questions, so I will cease my comments there.14 Jun 2021HANSARD EthiopiaI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this urgent question, and I thank him for his work not only on Ethiopia, but on Zambia and Angola, where he serves as a trade envoy, and…14 Jun 2021HANSARD EthiopiaI thank my hon. Friend. This is indeed one of our largest aid programmes. He asked whether the UN and the AU could do more. Yes, always, but we are working with our UN partners…14 Jun 2021HANSARD EthiopiaI thank the hon. Gentleman for his long-standing interest in this issue, through oral questions in the House and through parliamentary questions as well. We share the desire for a…14 Jun 2021HANSARD EthiopiaI thank my hon. Friend for his work on this issue and on the Foreign Affairs Committee. We are very engaged with our American partners. I attended a meeting last week with…14 Jun 2021HANSARD EthiopiaI thank the hon. Gentleman for his comments. I would like to be associated with his comments on the HALO Trust, which does excellent work in Africa and elsewhere around the world.…14 Jun 2021HANSARDGlobal Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulations 2021I thank the hon. Lady for her support for the regulations and her detailed querying. I do not think there will be any need for me to write back: while her questions are probing,…25 May 2021HANSARDGlobal Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulations 2021I totally disagree with the hon. Lady in one part and agree with her in another. The anti-corruption tsar has immense influence and an immense voice. He is very loudly heard, and…25 May 2021HANSARDGlobal Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulations 2021I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021, No. 488). It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms…25 May 2021HANSARDClimate Change: International Co-operation and the Global SouthCertainly everybody, especially those emitting the most, needs to make those reductions. We are no longer investing in fossil fuels. Various organisations clearly have a…20 Apr 2021HANSARDClimate Change: International Co-operation and the Global SouthThe Foreign Secretary is attending the International Development Committee on Thursday, which will allow for a forensic examination of everything that he says, but we are here at…20 Apr 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Gentleman for his engagement in this issue. We are already doing an awful lot on debt suspension, most importantly on the common framework and on those remaining…20 Apr 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for that very topical question. We welcome the success of the Israeli vaccination programme, and the co-operation between the UK and Israel on covid…20 Apr 2021HANSARDZimbabwe: Human RightsI thank the hon. Lady for her question and her deep interest in human rights more broadly. We remain seriously concerned about human rights in Zimbabwe, including abductions,…20 Apr 2021HANSARDZimbabwe: Human RightsLike the hon. Lady, I have a Zimbabwean community in Southend, with which I engage, but we also engage with near partners, particularly South Africa and the African Union, that…20 Apr 2021HANSARDClimate Change: International Co-operation and the Global SouthAs COP hosts, we encourage all countries to make a step change in ambition. The success of COP26 is a top priority for the Government and the FCDO this year. It is prioritised by…20 Apr 2021HANSARDClimate Change: International Co-operation and the Global SouthThe hon. Gentleman is right to highlight marginal groups, specifically in India but also globally. We have pledged to work with young people, faith leaders, women and indigenous…20 Apr 2021