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HANSARDClimate Finance CommitmentsWe are a global leader on these issues, as my hon. Friend knows, and we have set a lead. Part of that leadership, but only part of it, is in respect of money. The UK has delivered…18 Jul 2023HANSARDInternational Development White PaperThe Government will publish an International Development White Paper later this year. It will set out how the UK will lead the charge against extreme poverty and climate change in…18 Jul 2023HANSARDAfghanistan: Aid and SupportMy Noble Friend, the Minister of State (Middle East, North Africa, South Asia and United Nations) (Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon), has made the following Written Ministerial Statement:…17 Jul 2023HANSARDThe 0.7% of GNI ODA Target: 2022The Government took the difficult decision to reduce temporarily the official development assistance (ODA) budget from 0.7% of gross national income (GNI) to 0.5% from 2021,…17 Jul 2023HANSARDHuman Rights and Democracy Report 2022My noble Friend the Minister of State for the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia and United Nations, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, has made the following written ministerial…13 Jul 2023HANSARDSudan: Sanctions on Entities Linked to SAF and RSFOn 12 July, in response to the ongoing conflict in Sudan, the UK announced a package of six sanctions under the Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. We are freezing the…12 Jul 2023HANSARD Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: Overseas AidIt is a tremendous pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies, and the first time that I have done so. This is a subject that you and I have discussed many times over…12 Jul 2023HANSARD Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: Overseas AidI can certainly say to the hon. Lady that we will do everything we can. As she set out in her speech, this is a very high priority for the Government, and we will do everything we…12 Jul 2023HANSARD Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: Overseas AidYes. I am perorating rather than finishing, but of course I will give way.12 Jul 2023HANSARD Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: Overseas AidI will certainly look into it. I was extremely struck by what the hon. Lady said about the scale of that issue, and by the comparison that she set out so clearly. Despite the…12 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsEducating girls is one of the top priorities under the British Government’s international development strategy—indeed, it is the way to change the world. Over the last five years…12 Jul 2023HANSARD NATO Summit: VilniusI will come to that in a moment, because I am conscious of time. Although Russia is the most significant and direct threat to peace and stability in the Euro-Atlantic area, it is…06 Jul 2023HANSARD NATO Summit: VilniusThe right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. He will forgive me if, in the interests of time— I suspect that my right hon. Friend the Member for Elmet and Rothwell will want a…06 Jul 2023HANSARD NATO Summit: VilniusIn all these situations, we always want a seamless and effective arrangement for any transfers of chairmanships, and I obviously understand the point the right hon. Lady makes.…06 Jul 2023HANSARD NATO Summit: VilniusIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Sharma. You and I more usually come across each other in the International Development Committee, of which you are one…06 Jul 2023HANSARDDraft Commonwealth Development Corporation (Limit on Government Assistance) Regulations 2023I am grateful to the hon. Members who have contributed to today’s debate, and I will try and address the questions and points that they have raised. First, I am grateful to the…05 Jul 2023HANSARDDraft Commonwealth Development Corporation (Limit on Government Assistance) Regulations 2023My point was really about the waterfront of different interventions on development. Social enterprise has certainly benefited indirectly from BII investments, but BII is…05 Jul 2023HANSARDDraft Commonwealth Development Corporation (Limit on Government Assistance) Regulations 2023I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Commonwealth Development Corporation (Limit on Government Assistance) Regulations 2023. The draft statutory instrument…05 Jul 2023HANSARDDraft African Development Fund (Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative) (Amendment) Order 2023
Draft African Development Bank (Sixteenth Replenishment of the African Development Fund) Order 2023I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft African Development Fund (Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative) (Amendment) Order 2023.03 Jul 2023HANSARDDraft African Development Fund (Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative) (Amendment) Order 2023
Draft African Development Bank (Sixteenth Replenishment of the African Development Fund) Order 2023I am extremely grateful to the Committee for its comments, and I will try to respond. The hon. Member for Birmingham, Edgbaston set out an analysis of the crisis that has struck…03 Jul 2023