Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 03 Jul 2017
Development Aid Budget
"My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for tabling this Motion for debate here this afternoon. It is the first specific debate of our new parliamentary Session and a very appropriate and timely topic to choose. I also welcome the Minister back in his post following the election. I think …..."Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 03 Jul 2017
Overseas Development Assistance
"My Lords, as part of this consultation will the Government publish an assessment of the impact of the changes that were made in 2016—they were indeed made to accommodate the sustainable development goals, as well as the UK priority of investment in conflict-affected and fragile states—before then asking for more?..."Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 26 Apr 2017
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they plan to take to deliver the United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development by 2030...."Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 26 Apr 2017
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
"My Lords, the UK and indeed this Government led internationally on the establishment of the global goals, and in particular on the fact that they should be universal and that their implementation should be monitored with accurate, up-to-date data. It is therefore disturbing that today’s report by the House of …..."Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 23 Mar 2017
East Africa: Famine
"My Lords, the Disasters Emergency Committee has done a fantastic job over recent years in focusing the attention of the British public on particular crises as they happen. However, one of the knock-on effects of that focus can be to reduce the donations going to other humanitarian problems, in some …..."Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 21 Mar 2017
International Development: Forestry
"My Lords, do the Government agree that if their fine objectives in this strategy of securing greater prosperity and tackling poverty are to be achieved, then tying aid to trade as part of any DfID economic strategy would be the wrong course of action? Will they support continued improvements in …..."Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 06 Jul 2016
Bilateral Aid Review
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will publish the outcome of the Bilateral Aid Review...."Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 06 Jul 2016
Bilateral Aid Review
"My Lords, the confirmation by the Secretary of State that it would be in the early summer is indeed welcome, because the delay has been unfortunate. Can the Government confirm that these new bilateral plans will be targeted to seek the fullest possible implementation of the sustainable development goals agreed …..."Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 27th June 2016
Asked by:
Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for International Development:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the outcome of the United Nations World Humanitarian Summit held in Istanbul in May.
Answered by Baroness Verma
The World Humanitarian Summit was a success with widespread agreement that the humanitarian system needs to reform and an emerging consensus on the way forward, in particular a renewed commitment to compliance with International Humanitarian Law. Improving the architecture to tackle forced displacement and migration was a major theme running throughout the Summit as was the need to ensure the most vulnerable are not left behind.
Written Question
Friday 3rd June 2016
Asked by:
Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for International Development:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to ensure that the Education Cannot Wait fund for education in emergencies will meet the objectives set by the Sustainable Development Goals of leaving no-one behind, and will focus on the most marginalised children, including girls, minority communities and children with disabilities.
Answered by Baroness Verma
The UK is committed to all children benefitting from a quality education by 2030, in line with the Sustainable Development Goal 4 and over-arching principle to leave no-one behind. For these reasons, the UK has played a leading role in the development of Education Cannot Wait.
A key focus for Education Cannot Wait will be on ensuring that marginalised children and young people are able to access a quality education. This includes refugees and internally displaced children, as well as children facing barriers to their education because of their gender, disability or other factors. This focus is reflected in the Fund’s indicative headline results, which commits to providing “Inclusive education [that] reaches the most marginalised children and young people in crises” with a target of “100% of supported education opportunities demonstrate increase in education for girls, disabled and those in remote locations”.
The UK will continue to engage closely during Education Cannot Wait’s inception phase, to ensure that this commitment is fully reflected in its final design and results frameworks.