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HANSARD British CouncilIt is good to hear the hon. Gentleman’s experience of benefiting from the work that the British Council does overseas. I am absolutely confident in the British Council’s ability…08 Jun 2021HANSARD British CouncilMy hon. Friend makes a fair point. These are extraordinary times and the impact that the pandemic has had on world economies—not just on the UK economy—has sent out a shock wave.…08 Jun 2021HANSARD British CouncilMy right hon. Friend is correct. The British Council is a world-leading provider of language teaching, teacher training and examinations on behalf of the UK Government. It reaches…08 Jun 2021HANSARD British CouncilI am afraid I disagree with the hon. Gentleman’s assumptions. The impact of the pandemic has forced the Government to take incredibly tough but necessary decisions in many areas.…08 Jun 2021HANSARD The Myanmar (Sanctions) Regulations 2021I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his contribution and his support for the changes to the sanctions regime that are before us today. I will address some of the points that…27 May 2021HANSARD The Myanmar (Sanctions) Regulations 2021I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the Myanmar (Sanctions) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021, No. 496). As ever, Mr Stringer, it is a pleasure to appear under your…27 May 2021HANSARDDraft Caribbean Development Bank (Tenth replenishment of the Special Development Fund (Unified)) Order 2021
Draft Asian Development Bank (Twelfth replenishment of the Asian Development Fund) Order 2021I welcome the hon. Lady’s comments. As the world recovers from the covid-19 crisis, strong regional financial institutions, such as the Caribbean and Asian Development Banks, have…18 May 2021HANSARDDraft Caribbean Development Bank (Tenth replenishment of the Special Development Fund (Unified)) Order 2021
Draft Asian Development Bank (Twelfth replenishment of the Asian Development Fund) Order 2021I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Caribbean Development Bank (Tenth Replenishment of the Special Development Fund (Unified)) Order 2021.18 May 2021HANSARDDraft Caribbean Development Bank (Tenth replenishment of the Special Development Fund (Unified)) Order 2021
Draft Asian Development Bank (Twelfth replenishment of the Asian Development Fund) Order 2021There is no greater pleasure than serving under your chairmanship, Mr Gray. The two orders will permit the United Kingdom Government to make financial contributions up to the…18 May 2021HANSARD UkraineI am grateful to the hon. Member for Glasgow South (Stewart Malcolm McDonald) for securing this debate and pay tribute to him for all the work he does in this place on behalf and…17 May 2021HANSARD UkraineThe hon. Gentleman is right, and I apologise if I strayed down a different path to the one that he raised. However, he will understand that it is not appropriate to speculate…17 May 2021HANSARD Government Support for IndiaThe audio was a bit in and out there, but I think I got the gist of the hon. Lady’s question. As I have said several times in my response, we are doing an immense amount. We are…28 Apr 2021HANSARD Government Support for IndiaMy hon. Friend makes a very good point. All hon. and right hon. Members today are speaking up passionately for their constituents in their particular areas. Co-operation on an…28 Apr 2021HANSARD Government Support for IndiaThe hon. Member makes a good point. We are indeed committed to supporting the Government of India—as I have said on a number of occasions here, we were first out of the blocks—and…28 Apr 2021HANSARD Government Support for IndiaI thank my hon. Friend for her thanks in this regard. An extraordinary amount of work has been done, and not just by Government; she was right to mention the private sector, which…28 Apr 2021HANSARD Government Support for IndiaMy right hon. Friend makes a very good point. The total amount that FCDO will spend on global health is £1.3 billion and this will be focused on the UK’s position at the forefront…28 Apr 2021HANSARD Government Support for IndiaI can tell the hon. Gentleman that we agree that low and middle-income countries should have equitable access to vaccines. That is why we are putting over half a billion pounds of…28 Apr 2021HANSARD Government Support for IndiaMy hon. Friend raises a good point. The irony is that the Prime Minister would have been in India had it not been for this latest outbreak. I know that he will be speaking to…28 Apr 2021HANSARD Government Support for IndiaOf course, we have made our commitment and our financial commitment to COVAX. It will decide where the vaccines to 92 low and middle-income countries will go; that decision will…28 Apr 2021HANSARD Government Support for IndiaI agree with the hon. Gentleman’s sentiments, apart from his first sentence, which was a mild dig. We will continue to support India. We were the first country to do so when this…28 Apr 2021