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HANSARDGirls’ Access to EducationThe hon. Gentleman is right: we take a wholly unideological approach to educating girls and women. We go with what is most effective—with what works—and if the EU produces…14 Mar 2023HANSARDGirls’ Access to EducationWe are looking at the budgets for the next financial year, and indeed the year after, and we will come to the House and set out what they are. However, the hon. Lady should be in…14 Mar 2023HANSARDGirls’ Access to EducationI am certain that if you sign up, Mr Speaker, most colleagues will follow your lead. My right hon. Friend has done a great job in this area herself. Between 2015 and 2020, the UK…14 Mar 2023HANSARDGirls’ Access to EducationI congratulate the school in the hon. Gentleman’s constituency on that public-spirited statement about the rights of women and the appalling violations that are taking place in…14 Mar 2023HANSARDGirls’ Access to EducationThe hon. Lady is entirely right; those two specific targets were a major priority for the UK G7 presidency in 2021. Prioritising foundational learning—reading, writing and…14 Mar 2023HANSARDGirls’ Access to EducationEnsuring 12 years of quality education for all girls is a British Government priority. We run bilateral education programmes in 19 countries, and our girls’ education challenge…14 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady makes a very good point, and I will study the results of those events, if she will make them available to me. Then the Government will consider what, in addition to…14 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe right hon. Gentleman will be aware that Government Ministers do not normally sign early-day motions, but in respect of his point about Bridgetown, there is no more important…14 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe integrated review published yesterday sets out a comprehensive approach to dealing with all those issues, including migration in particular. Migration is a complex area that…14 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman is quite right to accentuate the importance of aid match, which has done an enormous amount to swell the funds that can be deployed. I will come back to the…14 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes.14 Mar 2023HANSARDNigerian ElectionsWe are working incredibly closely with all our partners across Africa, none more so than Nigeria. We have been heavily engaged in recent events. We note that the gubernatorial…14 Mar 2023HANSARDNigerian ElectionsThe hon. Lady is entirely right to say that we provided £5 million of taxpayer’s money to civil society, to boost citizen education and voter engagement; also, the British high…14 Mar 2023HANSARDNigerian ElectionsI had the pleasure of meeting all the front-runner candidates ahead of the election, and officials have continued engagement with a range of counterparts throughout.14 Mar 2023HANSARDGlobal Fund: Supplementary FundingThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right to point out the huge benefits of the generous offer from the United States, which, along with Britain, has been one of the two core…08 Mar 2023HANSARDGlobal Fund: Supplementary FundingI congratulate the hon. Member for Liverpool, Walton (Dan Carden) on securing this debate. It is a pleasure to respond on behalf of the Government. Let me say at the outset how…08 Mar 2023HANSARDGlobal Fund: Supplementary FundingI am very sorry, but I am about to run out of time. We are increasing our ambition, because threats to gender equality are mounting and because women and girls continue to be at…08 Mar 2023HANSARDGlobal Fund: Supplementary FundingWe look incredibly carefully at the results our taxpayers are buying with their contribution. The contribution we have made of £1,000 million is a significant one, given the…08 Mar 2023HANSARDTurkey and Syria EarthquakesWe do not believe that that is the right way to handle the situation in Turkey that the hon. Lady describes. I know that in her constituency she has many families who are…01 Mar 2023HANSARDTurkey and Syria EarthquakesMy hon. Friend asks an extremely important question. People are still seeking to give donations because they can see the full scale of what has happened. The answer is that the…01 Mar 2023