Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Caroline Spelman Excerpts
Wednesday 9th January 2019

(5 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Harriett Baldwin Portrait Harriett Baldwin
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Through our own work, through the International Citizen Service and through our work with many of our partner organisations, including UNICEF, we are working extensively on this issue. I am glad to be able to tell the hon. Gentleman that the UK is the largest donor to the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children.

Caroline Spelman Portrait Dame Caroline Spelman (Meriden) (Con)
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Does the Minister agree that it will be impossible to meet sustainable development goal 10 unless people with disabilities are included in all our humanitarian and development work?

Harriett Baldwin Portrait Harriett Baldwin
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My right hon. Friend is absolutely right to highlight this, which is why last year the UK held the disability summit and launched the disability strategy to make sure that those people are truly included in all our development work.