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HANSARDSudanI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. What I can tell him is that the figure is rather more than he suggested; I think something like 27 million people are in need of…17 Apr 2023HANSARDSudanI thank the hon. Lady for her support and her remarks. In respect of the African Union and any decisions by the Quad, I am sure that she will understand that it is probably too…17 Apr 2023HANSARDSudanMy right hon. Friend puts his finger on a most important point. It was alluded to earlier that these events will engender the fragility and vulnerability of the whole region, with…17 Apr 2023HANSARDSudanThe hon. Lady is entirely right to say that in disorder and chaos those sorts of arrangements follow. Women and girls are among the most vulnerable parts of the community. We put…17 Apr 2023HANSARDFCDO Programme AllocationsThe FCDO annual report and accounts 2021 to 2022 explained that the department’s official development assistance (ODA) spending plans needed to be revisited to ensure all…30 Mar 2023HANSARD Palestine Statehood (Recognition) BillI congratulate the hon. Lady on bringing forward the Bill. On the back of the comments of the hon. Member for Hammersmith (Andy Slaughter), who knows a lot about the subject, I…17 Mar 2023HANSARDGirls’ Access to EducationAs my hon. Friend knows, we committed to the latest Global Fund replenishment a sum of £1,000 million, so we are right behind the aspirations that he has expressed. A child dies…14 Mar 2023HANSARDPersecuted Christians: Bishop of Truro’s ReviewI want to thank my hon. Friend for all her work and commitment in this vital area. Who can doubt that she, like my hon. Friend the Member for Gillingham and Rainham (Rehman…14 Mar 2023HANSARDPersecuted Christians: Bishop of Truro’s ReviewWe welcome the independent review by the Bishop of Truro and ensure that it is central to our human rights work.14 Mar 2023HANSARDBeneficial Ownership Transparency MeasuresOpen registers of beneficial ownership are extremely important. My hon. Friend and I, and indeed the right hon. Member for Barking (Dame Margaret Hodge), did a lot of work on that…14 Mar 2023HANSARDBeneficial Ownership Transparency MeasuresWe are working with a range of jurisdictions, including G20 nations, and global financial centres to promote beneficial ownership transparency and to make it a global norm.14 Mar 2023HANSARDTurkey and Syria EarthquakesThe hon. Gentleman is right on all counts. Immediately after the crisis, Education Cannot Wait allocated $7 million to try to ensure that children, particularly those out of…14 Mar 2023HANSARDTurkey and Syria EarthquakesSince the Syria crisis began, as my hon. Friend knows, Britain has contributed something like £3.8 billion, which is more than the whole European Union has provided added…14 Mar 2023HANSARDTurkey and Syria EarthquakesUK aid ranging from search and rescue to tents to medical care has helped thousands of survivors in Turkey and Syria, and more than 9,000 patients have been treated by UK medical…14 Mar 2023HANSARDHunger Crisis in East AfricaThe hon. Lady is wrong about it being taken out of the IR, and if she has the chance this weekend to study it in detail, she will see that that is the case, but she is right to…14 Mar 2023HANSARDHunger Crisis in East AfricaMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. We discuss resilience and climate adaptation frequently with the Kenyan Government. I was there in December. My right hon. Friend the Foreign…14 Mar 2023HANSARDHunger Crisis in East AfricaI cannot comment on the hon. Gentleman’s last point, but he is right to suggest that, as a result of Putin’s illegal brutality and invasion of Ukraine, there have been disruptions…14 Mar 2023HANSARDHunger Crisis in East AfricaThe hon. Gentleman is right, in that the aims of British development policy are to help people to remain in their own homes and be safe and secure and, indeed, prosperous. What we…14 Mar 2023HANSARDHunger Crisis in East AfricaI am sure that when the hon. Gentleman has time to study yesterday’s “Integrated Review Refresh” in detail, he will see that it contains much to be welcomed in respect of the…14 Mar 2023HANSARDHunger Crisis in East AfricaEast Africa currently represents the world’s largest and most severe humanitarian crisis. We have allocated £156 million in life-saving aid across the region this financial year.14 Mar 2023