Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 28 Apr 2022
Bilateral Relations with Caribbean Countries
"My Lords, rightly, the Minister has just mentioned the significance of climate change in the Caribbean. The hurricanes in the region are much more extreme and frequent than they used to be, but can be tracked across the Atlantic. The United Kingdom was behind the curve when it came to …..."Baroness Northover - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 30 Mar 2022
Ukraine
"My Lords, I thank the Minister for bringing us this Statement.
The leadership in Ukraine and the courage of the Ukrainian people have been remarkable, and we pay tribute to them. I am very glad that we are standing with them, and we support the Government in this regard. Clearly, …..."Baroness Northover - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 24th March 2022
Asked by:
Baroness Northover (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they are providing to support (1) maternal health, and (2) family planning provision, for (a) those in Ukraine, and (b) those who are now refugees, in light of Russia's invasion of that country.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
The UK has now committed £395 million in aid to the current crisis. This includes £220 million of humanitarian assistance which will be used to save lives, and protect vulnerable people inside Ukraine and in neighbouring countries. This funding will help aid agencies respond to the deteriorating humanitarian situation by providing access to basic necessities and medical supplies. UK Government humanitarian experts have also deployed to the region to support those fleeing the violence in Ukraine. The UK has matched pound for pound the public's first £25 million for the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal, which has now surpassed £130 million. Donating will help DEC charities provide food, water, shelter and healthcare to refugees and displaced families.
To date, we have contributed £3.5 million to provide medical supplies to Ukraine. Five commercial flights with supplies have been sent plus a further shipment on a military flight. We are preparing another five flights over the next week and we are working with Department of Health and Social Care and Devolved Administrations to identify and prepare supplies which meet the most pressing needs with a focus on pharmaceuticals.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 17 Mar 2022
Iran Detainees
"My Lords, I too thank the Minister for bringing us this extraordinarily welcome Statement and echo what the noble Lord, Lord Collins, has just said. I also thank the Minister personally for his care in keeping me informed. I really appreciate his responsiveness on this, as on other matters.
I …..."Baroness Northover - View Speech
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Speech in Grand Committee - Thu 17 Mar 2022
International Women’s Day and Protecting the Equality of Women in the UK and Internationally
"My Lords, I am also grateful that I am still alive. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Stedman-Scott, for introducing this very wide-ranging debate so comprehensively. I am very glad that we have had a debate for International Women’s Day, though I echo the complaints voiced by my noble friend …..."Baroness Northover - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 10 Mar 2022
Belarus
"My Lords, I, too, welcome the leader of free Belarus, and I hope we will not have to wait too long before she is in the position that she should be in. She told us how important those sanctions are and, as the noble Lord, Lord Russell, just referred to, …..."Baroness Northover - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 10 Mar 2022
Ukraine: BBC World Service
"The integrated review proudly and rightly states that
“The BBC is the most trusted broadcaster worldwide”,
and the Minister has repeated that. When the review was published, with the cut in ODA and the attacks on the BBC, that struck me as extreme irony. The Minister has just said …..."Baroness Northover - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 09 Mar 2022
Ukraine: Disasters Emergency Committee Appeal
"My Lords, I thank the noble Lord and his colleague alongside him—the noble Baroness, Lady Williams—for their help in relation to a case flagged to me by World Jewish Relief, and which I flagged in your Lordships’ House on Monday, of an elderly lady in her 90s who was waiting …..."Baroness Northover - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 07 Mar 2022
Global Refugee Forum
"I referred a case to the noble Lord, Lord Ahmad, of a very frail lady in her 90s who has been brought to my attention by World Jewish Relief. She is in Warsaw and, as I say, she is very frail. Will the Minister please return to his department and …..."Baroness Northover - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 7th March 2022
Asked by:
Baroness Northover (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will publish the Stabilization Unit Independent Review of the Defence Engagement Programme for the financial year 2015–16.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
A search of FCDO and MOD records has not returned any documents matching this description.