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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Mar 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"I am sure that the Secretary of State has read the report by the all-party group on protecting children in armed conflict and is considering its recommendations. Given the growing and unprecedented number of childhoods lost though conflict, will she commit to having someone lead on that vital issue within …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 04 Feb 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"14. Does the Secretary of State agree that it is simply not possible for some of those children to receive the support and treatment they need in countries such as Lebanon and Jordan, and that her Government should be doing more to resettle Syrian children and their families in this …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 28 Jan 2015
Sustainable Development Goals

"It is a pleasure to follow the Chair of the International Development Committee, of which I am a member, although I think he made the cheapest political jibe of the day. However, I will not pursue that any further; I will speak to him about it another time. I would …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 28 Jan 2015
Sustainable Development Goals

"I am not taking any interventions; I do not want to take time away from other contributors—I am practically a saint, Madam Deputy Speaker.

I would like to see both Front-Bench teams—I am treating them fairly and equally sceptically—making a commitment to at least maintain the investment for dealing with …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 17 Dec 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"7. What steps she is taking to support the UN goal to end the use and recruitment of children in armed conflict by the end of 2016...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 17 Dec 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"I welcome the Secretary of State’s answer. She could go further, though, if her Government would commit to the Lucens draft guidelines on the military use of schools, amend our military codes of conduct accordingly, call on other nations to do the same, and issue a clear and unambiguous prohibition …..."
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Written Question
Developing Countries: Taxation
Tuesday 11th November 2014

Asked by: Fiona O'Donnell (Labour - East Lothian)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on poorer countries' ability to benefit from greater transparency in taxation.

Answered by Justine Greening

DFID and HM Treasury Ministers and officials meet regularly to discuss issues of common interest, including tax transparency.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 05 Nov 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"I welcome the Minister’s commitment to improving the lives of people with disabilities in developing countries. To that end, will he support the proposal for a stand-alone goal on inequality in the post-2015 framework?..."
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Written Question
Developing Countries: Private Finance Initiative
Wednesday 16th July 2014

Asked by: Fiona O'Donnell (Labour - East Lothian)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her policy is on advising other countries on the use of private finance initiative-type financing models to low-income countries either directly or through the International Finance Corporation.

Answered by Justine Greening

DFID does not have a policy either directly or indirectly of advising countries on the use of private finance initiative-type financing models.

Written Question
Burma
Monday 14th July 2014

Asked by: Fiona O'Donnell (Labour - East Lothian)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what financial support for the Backpack Health Worker Team programme in Burma her Department will provide in the next two years.

Answered by Alan Duncan

DFID has not made plans to fund the Backpack Health Worker Team through our bilateral programme in Burma after our current funding commitments with them conclude. DFID continues to support the 3MDG Trust Fund in Burma which supports many local NGOs across Burma in health activities.