Oral Answers to Questions
Debate between Andrew Mitchell and Harriett Baldwin(12 years, 9 months ago)
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Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire) (Con)
5. What recent assessment he has made of the development situation in Ethiopia.
The Secretary of State for International Development (Mr Andrew Mitchell)
Ethiopia is making real progress in development and Britain’s programme plays a crucial role, as I saw for myself on the ground during January.
Harriett Baldwin
As my entry in the register shows, I travelled with Save the Children to Ethiopia during the February recess and I saw at first hand how UK aid is saving children’s lives in remote parts of the country. Will my right hon. Friend update the House on how UK aid is helping with malnutrition in Ethiopia and other parts of the world?
Mr Mitchell
I thank my hon. Friend for making that visit with Save the Children. I know she has both great interest and great expertise in that area. She asks about the results, and last year Britain secured provision so that some 1.7 million children are getting into school. We have also conducted a very successful pilot programme to help eradicate early marriage. Over the next four years, Britain will help to ensure that some 2 million children are able to go to school in Ethiopia.
Aid Reviews
Debate between Andrew Mitchell and Harriett Baldwin(13 years, 9 months ago)
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Mr Mitchell
As the hon. Gentleman will have heard me say, we are maintaining our membership of the ILO. However, if he looks at the report—which he can download from the internet immediately after this statement—he will see the professional analysis of the ILO’s work, and he may then decide that there are organisations that might be better than the ILO in assisting the lady he mentioned in the specific circumstances he described.
Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire) (Con)
Save the Children, which is a very well-supported charity in West Worcestershire, has particularly welcomed this review. The Secretary of State has just emphasised the importance of educating girls. Can he tell us how many more girls will receive an education as a result of this review?