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HANSARDBritain’s Place in the WorldIndeed, and I will come on to that, but, of course, once we are out of the European Union we will be able to set our own trade policy.15 Oct 2019HANSARDBritain’s Place in the WorldIt is indeed an honour to open the debate. We live in the best country in the world: a country that leads on the world stage, as a permanent member of the UN Security Council and…15 Oct 2019HANSARDBritain’s Place in the WorldI have to say that the hon. Gentleman is always incredibly negative about the future of the country. I wish that he would be more positive. I wish that he would actually support…15 Oct 2019HANSARDVenezuela: Humanitarian SupportThe humanitarian crisis in Venezuela is absolutely dire, with millions fleeing the Maduro regime. Last week, I announced an additional £30 million of vital humanitarian aid to…02 Oct 2019HANSARDForced MigrationI say gently to the hon. Lady that we are regarded as world-leading when it comes to tackling climate change. If she had been at the UN General Assembly, she would have seen that.…02 Oct 2019HANSARDForced MigrationThe hon. Gentleman raises an important matter. The Prime Minister made a number of key announcements at the UN General Assembly, including the doubling of our investment and…02 Oct 2019HANSARDForced MigrationThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. We are extremely concerned about this issue, and we have raised it with the Nigerian Government. We have asked them to complete their…02 Oct 2019HANSARDForced MigrationMy right hon. Friend did an enormous amount of work in this area as Minister for Asia, and I pay tribute to him. He will know that the major humanitarian crisis is caused by…02 Oct 2019HANSARDForced MigrationThe hon. Lady has raised an incredibly important point. We are working on nutrition with a range of multilateral agencies, and my ministerial colleagues and I continue to engage…02 Oct 2019HANSARDForced MigrationI pay tribute to the fantastic work that my right hon. Friend did in this Department. He was an absolute champion for DFID. Phase 2 of the safety, support and solutions programme…02 Oct 2019HANSARDForced MigrationAs the hon. Lady will know, in every year since 2016, the UK has resettled more refugees from outside Europe than any other EU member state, and I pay tribute to the local…02 Oct 2019HANSARDForced MigrationAs my hon. Friend will know, we have pledged almost £3 billion since 2012 to provide support in Syria and neighbouring areas. We are working with a range of NGOs, and I would be…02 Oct 2019HANSARDForced MigrationThe Department is investing in migrant source countries to give people better opportunities to build decent lives at home. Over the past four years, support for UK aid across all…02 Oct 2019HANSARDSupporting Women in Developing CountriesDFID’s support for the SheTrades Commonwealth programme has trained over 2,700 women-owned businesses. We recently announced £30 million for the Affirmative Finance Action for…02 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman is very welcome to write to me about the case. He wrote an article a few days back describing me as “exploring ways to profit from human misery”. May I just…02 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsGovernments around the world collectively spend around $140 billion every year on aid. However, the United Nations estimates that an additional $2.5 trillion is required annually…02 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is a true champion on humanitarian and environmental matters. I made reference in a previous answer to what we are doing about plastics, but I can also inform her…02 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs the right hon. Gentleman knows, we are a major aid donor to Pakistan overall. We are in discussions with the National Disaster Management Authority in Pakistan, and we stand…02 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have a long-standing position on Kashmir, which has been reiterated and followed by successive Governments, but where there are matters related to humanitarian issues we of…02 Oct 2019HANSARDAid UpdateToday I announced a new focus on ending preventable deaths of mothers, new-born babies and children, working with the international community. Every 11 seconds, somewhere in the…02 Oct 2019