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Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland: Border Arrangements
Wednesday 28th February 2018

(6 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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I call Liz McInnes. [Interruption.]

Liz McInnes Portrait Liz McInnes (Heywood and Middleton) (Lab)
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T3. I do not usually get that reception. The South Sudanese Government are preventing effective non-governmental organisations such as Christian Aid from providing aid to those who desperately need it in South Sudan. What more can be done to put pressure on that Government to allow such charities the access that they need?

Harriett Baldwin Portrait The Minister for Africa (Harriett Baldwin)
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The hon. Lady is absolutely right: it is a scandal that the South Sudanese Government are charging non-governmental organisations to deliver aid. The aid is getting through, and we should pay tribute to the people who are delivering it, but we are putting pressure on the Government to allow easier access for humanitarian aid.

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