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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 26 Sep 2014
Iraq: Coalition Against ISIL

"In supporting the motion, as I think broadly we are across the House, does the right hon. Gentleman agree that one of the lessons from the 2003 intervention in Iraq is that we should have designed in the reconstruction of Iraq as a democratic state from the outset, rather than …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 26 Sep 2014
Iraq: Coalition Against ISIL

"My right hon. Friend is making an important point about the economic levers that need to be deployed. Does he agree that there is a serious dichotomy? Some of the middle east coalition allies in the current arrangement also fund the export of undesirable aspects of Islamic fundamentalism, particularly to …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 08 Sep 2014
NATO Summit

"May I add a tribute to Jim Dobbin from the Government Benches? He worked tirelessly for vulnerable people in the tropics, in particular through his work on tropical disease eradication and his expertise in pneumococcal disease. He will leave that legacy for the benefit of the most vulnerable people on …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 30 Jun 2014
European Council

"I hope the Prime Minister takes inspiration from the fact that in a previous battle of Britain we saw off many Junckers. As somebody who used to help to run a business that had factories manufacturing in every member state of Europe, I know the value of the single market, …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 11 Jun 2014
G7

"In welcoming the full range of the Prime Minister’s statement, may I particularly congratulate him on showing how he was able to lock in so much of the success of the G8 at Lough Erne and on his references to the three T’s and Nigeria? Did he get any assurance …..."
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Written Question

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Tuesday 6th May 2014

Asked by: Stephen O'Brien (Conservative - Eddisbury)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, in what circumstances he uses a calculation of the (a) value of preventing a fatality, (b) willingness to pay and (c) cost-per-quality adjusted life year approach to quantify the value of a policy intervention; what other tools he uses to quantify the benefit of a policy intervention; and if he will make a statement.

Answered by Nick Hurd

These things are not easy to quantify. Approaches to quantifying benefits of a policy intervention are used in accordance with principles outlined in HM Treasury's guidance on conducting appraisal and evaluation in central government (known as the “Green Book”). The Green Book recognises that using these approaches to quantify the benefits of an intervention is challenging, and that the approaches should be used appropriately.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 09 Dec 2013
Tributes to Nelson Mandela

"I pay tribute to Mr Speaker for enabling today’s proceedings to take place, and to all the previous speakers. Their words speak for us all and we should let them stand and not be repeated. I simply wish to add one brief perspective. It is from one who never met …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 20 Nov 2013
Oral Answers to Questions

"Q11. Had my right hon. Friend and the Government taken the advice of the Opposition, what would have been the impact on the cost of fuel and what would have been the consequences for families?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 18 Nov 2013
Commonwealth Meeting and the Philippines

"I congratulate the Prime Minister on the high impact that he and the British Government have had in relation to the Philippines. That includes not just the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development but the extension resourced through the armed forces, which is most welcome.

In …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 19 Jun 2013
G8

"I warmly welcome the clear commitments from the G8, led by my right hon. Friend, which I would characterise as growth with responsibility—growth for all citizens and responsibility for the most vulnerable. None of that can happen without responsibilities. Does he share my hope that the groundbreaking agreement on ransoms …..."
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