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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 07 Feb 2019
Finance (No. 3) Bill

"My Lords, I am pleased to take part in the debate, although it must be said that the wider context, described so well by my noble friend Lord Tunnicliffe, is dramatic and alarming.

Brexit hangs like a pall over everything, not least over this Budget and the previous two. To …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 29 Jan 2019
Brexit: Security

"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions ministers from the Home Office and the Ministry for Justice have had with the heads of police forces about security issues relating to Brexit...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 29 Jan 2019
Brexit: Security

"My Lords, while the economic consequences of a no-deal Brexit are dominating the headlines, is it not the case that the consequences of no deal on vital security co-operation with the European Union are equally alarming? Did the Minister see the item in the Belfast Telegraph yesterday about the retiring …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 28 Nov 2018
Brexit: Economic Analysis of Various Scenarios

"My Lords, is it not clear from what the Minister has said that what is in front of us is not delivering exactly the same benefits, which is what we were promised by the former Brexit Secretary in the other place? What discussions have the Government had with the City …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 21 Nov 2018
Brexit: Economic Effects

"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what recent discussions they have had with the Chambers of Commerce and Confederation of British Industry representatives in the United Kingdom’s regions and nations about the economic effects of Brexit...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 21 Nov 2018
Brexit: Economic Effects

"My Lords, the Government announced in the other place on Monday that they would publish an economic and fiscal analysis of the effects of Brexit. In this House the Minister and his ministerial colleague, the noble Lord, Lord Callanan, have also said that there will be updated impact assessments of …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 18 Oct 2018
Brexit: Economic Effect

"To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to their assessments of the economic impact of Brexit made available in February, what analysis they have made of the economic effect of Brexit on (1) North East England, (2) other regions of England, and (3) Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 18 Oct 2018
Brexit: Economic Effect

"My Lords, when I last raised this question about the impact assessments and the huge concern that there had been among businesses in the north-east about them, the noble Lord, Lord Callanan, said that further analyses would be undertaken and completed by the time a deal with Brussels had been …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 29 Nov 2017
Brexit: Costs

"My Lords, in honouring our commitments—I very much welcome the fact that we will honour our commitments—will the Government explain to Parliament and the wider public the many positive programmes that this money will go towards and on which we hope we will be able to co-operate with the European …..."
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Written Question
Afghanistan: Females
Thursday 11th February 2016

Asked by: Baroness Quin (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government in what ways they are currently supporting the education and advancement of women in Afghanistan.

Answered by Baroness Verma

The UK has prioritised education for girls as part of its development support to Afghanistan. The UK provides £58 million through its Girls Education Challenge Fund, which supports over 180,000 girls in some of the poorest rural and hard to reach areas of Afghanistan to have better access to a quality education. In addition the UK supports the Afghan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF), a World-Bank managed multi-donor fund. A proportion of this is used to support education and as a result, in 2015 there were more than 3.2 million Afghan girls attending school compared to virtually none in 2001.

The UK also supports programmes to protect women from violence, promote women’s economic empowerment, and strengthen political participation – all necessary to achieve lasting and transformative change for women in Afghanistan.