Debates between Baroness Featherstone and Philip Davies during the 2010-2015 Parliament

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Debate between Baroness Featherstone and Philip Davies
Wednesday 5th March 2014

(10 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Baroness Featherstone Portrait Lynne Featherstone
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We put a great deal of our money through multilaterals right across the Sahel, and we have committed £83 million in humanitarian support through the United Nations, the International Committee of the Red Cross and international non-governmental organisations across five countries—Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mauritania and Niger.

Philip Davies Portrait Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con)
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5. What consideration she has given to making funds from her Department’s budget available to people in the UK affected by flooding.

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Debate between Baroness Featherstone and Philip Davies
Thursday 17th June 2010

(14 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Baroness Featherstone Portrait Lynne Featherstone
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I assure the right hon. Lady that we definitely see this as an issue for women and equalities, albeit that it resides ultimately in the Ministry of Justice legislatively, and that the Home Secretary will contact her directly regarding her questions.

Philip Davies Portrait Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con)
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Does the Minister accept that a large number of victims of domestic violence are men? Given that she is a Minister in the Government Equalities Office, will she confirm that the Government treat domestic violence against men just as seriously as domestic violence against women?