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HANSARDClimate Change: International Co-operationI do agree with the thrust of the question. The world is looking for the UK to show global leadership in one of the greatest challenges of our time. The creation of the Foreign,…08 Sept 2020HANSARDClimate Change: International Co-operationI have discussed this incredibly important and technical matter with Treasury officials. I can reassure the House that we remain a global leader on decarbonisation and recognise…08 Sept 2020HANSARDClimate Change: International Co-operationThe Government take our responsibilities very seriously. I remind the hon. Lady that we have delivered on 0.7%, but that does mean that the budget goes down as GDP goes down. In…08 Sept 2020HANSARDCameroonThe Government are deeply concerned at the situation in the north-west and south-west regions of Cameroon. We are assisting humanitarian efforts, and today I can announce that we…08 Sept 2020HANSARDCameroonThat is an excellent point. I thank the hon. Gentleman for his passion on Cameroon, and I know that a number of colleagues share concerns, which the Government of Cameroon…08 Sept 2020HANSARDPoverty ReductionThe Government will prioritise the bottom billion, the very poorest around the world, as part of our core mission. This is in our national interest and it will project the UK as a…08 Sept 2020HANSARDPoverty ReductionI am happy to reassure the residents of Ashfield and beyond that reducing poverty will be at the beating heart of the FCDO. That is why we are committed to the Independent…08 Sept 2020HANSARDForeign and Commonwealth OfficeSince its inception, the facility has supported the management of over 3,300 protected areas covering 860 million hectares, and in totality the projects have reduced greenhouse…22 Jul 2020HANSARDForeign and Commonwealth OfficeSince its inception, the global environment facility has supported the management of over 3,300 protected areas covering 860 million hectares, and in totality the projects have…22 Jul 2020HANSARD Endangered Species: Developing CountriesI am grateful to my right hon. Friend the Member for Epsom and Ewell (Chris Grayling) for securing this debate, particularly at this crucial time. I will work closely with the…20 Jul 2020HANSARD Endangered Species: Developing CountriesI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. His campaigning activity, I think, led directly to changes in Government policy. I have not yet been back to Colchester Zoo—I think…20 Jul 2020HANSARD Endangered Species: Developing CountriesThe two hon. Members make two important interlocking points, the hon. Member for Brent North (Barry Gardiner) on the absolute importance of the area, and my hon. Friend the Member…20 Jul 2020HANSARD Endangered Species: Developing CountriesThe hon. Gentleman is right, and the problems of organised crime are deep. These are not disorganised or opportunistic cases, and as well as anti-poaching measures, this is about…20 Jul 2020HANSARDOfficial Development Assistance BudgetWe continue to spend 0.7% of our gross national income on aid, and that is enshrined in law. We will continue to be guided by the International Development (Official Development…30 Jun 2020HANSARDOfficial Development Assistance BudgetWe do not need a separate Department to learn lessons from the past, but that type of transaction would be wholly inappropriate and would not happen under this ministerial team.30 Jun 2020HANSARDOfficial Development Assistance BudgetWe are bound by law to spend 0.7%, so it is not a choice; it is in the law, and we will obey the law. I was one of David Cameron’s Ministers in the Foreign Office in that period,…30 Jun 2020HANSARDOfficial Development Assistance BudgetYes.30 Jun 2020HANSARD International DevelopmentI know my Big Bend from my Piggs Peak, having lived in Mbabane for a year, a number of years ago, and I knew the problems of flickering lights and power stability. I am saddened…18 Jun 2020HANSARD International DevelopmentI beg to move, That the draft African Development Bank (Fifteenth Replenishment of the African Development Fund) Order 2020, which was laid before this House on 19 May, be…18 Jun 2020HANSARD International DevelopmentThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is good to see you in your place. The orders will permit the UK Government to make financial contributions to the African Development Bank and…18 Jun 2020