Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 06 Jan 2022
Vaccine Distribution
"My Lords, vaccine supply is just one part of the picture. We know from this country that rollout and vaccine confidence are just as important, and the UK has extensive experience in some of the countries with the lowest uptake. Can the Minister say what steps we are taking with …..."Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 27 Oct 2021
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
"My Lords, can the Minister say whether it has been possible to make a reasoned assessment of Nazanin’s health and whether she has been able to access any medical care?..."Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 12 Nov 2020
Sustainable Development Goals
"My Lords, thanks largely to global efforts and UK leadership, recent research shows that the global burden of disease on women has shifted significantly from maternal mortality and morbidity to non-communicable diseases. In particular, the statistics on mental health are distressing. Depression is predicted to be the second-leading cause of …..."Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 15 Oct 2020
Covid-19: Access to Vaccine
"My Lords, I join other noble Lords in congratulating the Government on joining COVAX and for the significant funding commitment announced at UNGA, but obviously this happened after additional optionality was added to the facility to encourage countries such as the UK, which already have advanced domestic vaccine programmes. Is …..."Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 16 Sep 2020
River Pollution
"My Lords, while we respond to the Covid crisis, we must not neglect the public health risk posed by AMR. Some 12,000 people die every day from a resistant infection, and this is more important than ever during a pandemic. So the proper treatment of wastewater is essential to prevent …..."Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 02 Mar 2020
Organ Trafficking: Sanctions
"My Lords, I thank the Minister for his commitment to consider the report, as his department develops the regime. While he does, will he have in mind the standards that we implement through the Human Tissue Act 2004? It puts consent as the fundamental principle underpinning lawful storage and use …..."Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 20 Apr 2016
Daesh: Genocide of Minorities
"The right hon. Gentleman is making a very good case. I entirely support the motion, and I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Congleton (Fiona Bruce) on securing the debate. It is clear that ISIS is using rape as a strategic weapon of war. It is being used not …..."Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 2nd December 2015
Asked by:
Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much of his Department's funding allocated in the Spending Review 2015 will be for research and development expenditure up to 2020.
Answered by David Lidington
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office does not have a dedicated research and development fund. Research to inform policy is conducted by FCO Research Analysts and by individual Directorates and overseas Posts, and funded from devolved budgets. It is therefore not possible to identify how much of the FCO’s allocated funding will be spent on these activities over the Spending Review 2015 period.
Written Question
Thursday 5th March 2015
Asked by:
Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to end rape and sexual assault in South Sudan as part of the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative; and what support the Government is providing to the authorities in South Sudan to ensure that the people responsible for such crimes in that country are held to account.
Answered by James Duddridge
South Sudan is a Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative (PSVI) priority country and we remain deeply concerned at the prevalence of sexual violence in the ongoing conflict. The UK is currently funding a project that is creating women's protection teams in local communities and the Department for International Development (DFID) is preparing to start a new Access to Justice Programme that will support victims of sexual violence and promote greater accountability. We also continue to press the government to meet the commitments made in the October 2014 joint communiqué between President Kiir and the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Zainab Bangura.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 12 Jan 2015
Nigeria
"As the appalling violence spreads, will the Minister outline what specific measures the UK has taken to help the Nigerian authorities protect civilians in the more isolated and rural areas? Given the targeting of so many women and girls, what steps are being taken to share our technical expertise in …..."Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford - View Speech
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