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HANSARD ODA BudgetThe hon. Gentleman can shake his head, but the simple fact is that the UK Government have had to deal with an unprecedented, once-in-300-year economic as well as health event, and…26 Apr 2021HANSARD ODA BudgetI completely understand the point that my hon. Friend makes. No one could have predicted the once-in-a-generation health and economic event that was covid-19 and we have had to…26 Apr 2021HANSARD ODA BudgetThe UK remains one of the largest aid donors to Yemen. But alongside that, we are also giving support to Martin Griffiths, the United Nations envoy. We are liaising directly with…26 Apr 2021HANSARD ODA BudgetI can assure my hon. Friend that we think carefully about the implications of all the decisions we make and indeed the decisions made by other countries around the world. We…26 Apr 2021HANSARD ODA BudgetIt is the normal process of this Department and its predecessor Department to speak regularly with our delivery partners and opinion formers in the sectors with which we work. The…26 Apr 2021HANSARD ODA BudgetThe hon. Gentleman makes the important point that while the attention of the world is rightly focused on coronavirus, that is not the only significant health issue facing the…26 Apr 2021HANSARD ODA BudgetWe are conscious of the potential long-term impacts of what we believe to be a one-off and hopefully short-term situation with regard to the economic impact of coronavirus. We…26 Apr 2021HANSARD ODA BudgetAs I have said before, the Prime Minister, the Foreign Secretary and the Government as a whole take the plight of children around the world incredibly seriously. That is why we…26 Apr 2021HANSARD ODA BudgetAlthough humanitarian issues will always remain a priority, the Government have ensured that we still spend some ODA money on the resilience and strengthening of the underlying…26 Apr 2021HANSARD ODA BudgetI, my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary, the Prime Minister, every Minister in this Government, and, I have no doubt, every Conservative Member, are absolutely passionate…26 Apr 2021HANSARD ODA BudgetI completely understand the passion with which the hon. Gentleman speaks. He speaks on international affairs issues with great authority and passion. I remind him that while of…26 Apr 2021HANSARD ODA BudgetOf course, Madam Deputy Speaker. There is always a balance between the earliest points at which information, and the detail of that information, can be shared. We are not yet in a…26 Apr 2021HANSARD ODA BudgetI remind the hon. Gentleman that the UK remains, in both absolute terms and percentage of GNI terms, one of the most generous ODA-donating countries in the world. He mentions the…26 Apr 2021HANSARD ODA BudgetThe work that the science community around the world has done in bringing vaccines to bear as quickly as it has is a testament to how important this sector is. The UK absolutely…26 Apr 2021HANSARD ODA BudgetAs I said, the economic situation has been forced on us by coronavirus. May I suggest that my right hon. Friend has misrepresented the situation in the FCDO in terms of the…26 Apr 2021HANSARD ODA BudgetI am not able to make commitments for future years. The economic situation is probably more unpredictable now than it has been in our lifetimes. What I can say is that we will…26 Apr 2021HANSARD ODA BudgetI have already said how proud we all should be of our support to India. This is part of a long-standing bilateral relationship, perhaps one of the strongest in our history. All I…26 Apr 2021HANSARD ODA BudgetMore often than not, security and the alleviation of pain and suffering go hand in hand. All around the world, the prevention and resolution of conflict is the most significant…26 Apr 2021HANSARD ODA BudgetMy right hon. Friend makes the important point that, having left the European Union, the United Kingdom can now make its own decisions. In many instances—not in all cases—the…26 Apr 2021HANSARD ODA BudgetI can assure the House that the Prime Minister is absolutely committed to supporting the poor and suffering people around the world. Through the priorities that my right hon.…26 Apr 2021