Written Question
Wednesday 20th March 2019
Asked by:
Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat - Orkney and Shetland)
Question
to the Department for International Development:
What recent assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in Yemen.
Answered by Alistair Burt
Yemen remains the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, with 80% of the population requiring humanitarian assistance. The UK will provide £200 million of support for the coming financial year. This will feed more than a million Yemenis each month over the year, treat 30,000 children for malnutrition and provide 2 million people with improved water supply and basic sanitation.
Written Question
Monday 6th November 2017
Asked by:
Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat - Orkney and Shetland)
Question
to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate her Department has made of the extent of recent increases in malaria cases in Darfur, Sudan; and what the implications of that increase are for her Department's policies in that region.
Answered by Rory Stewart
The UK Government is aware of recent reports of an increase in the number of cases of malaria in Darfur. Malaria remains a serious concern in Sudan. We will continue to contribute to the treatment of malaria (and other diseases) in Sudan through the Global Fund, a multilateral organisation which has invested nearly $33 billion in the treatment of diseases in Sudan since 2002, including malaria. In its 2017 report, the Global Fund reported that, between 2002 and 2015, the number of new malaria cases had declined by 60%, and mortality rates had declined by 62%.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 29 Jun 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 29 Jun 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"May I first associate myself with the Prime Minister’s remarks of condolence to all those who have been affected by the dreadful attack in Istanbul?
May I offer my personal best wishes to the Prime Minister and his family for life after Downing Street? He has served his country, but …..."Alistair Carmichael - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 13 Jun 2016
Foreign Aid Expenditure
"The right hon. Gentleman is making an exceptionally important point: aid alone is not enough. One particularly clamant example that I can offer him of that is this country’s tax treaty with Malawi, which was entered into before Malawi was given its independence. The partnership needs to be recast as …..."Alistair Carmichael - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 09 Jun 2016
Refugee Family Reunion Rules
"I beg to move,
That this House has considered refugee family reunion rules.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bone, for what I think is the first time. I am delighted to have secured this debate on what to my mind is one of the most …..."Alistair Carmichael - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 09 Jun 2016
Refugee Family Reunion Rules
"That goes to the heart of the debate. It is about how we regard refuge. What does it mean to be a refugee? As a country, what are we offering when we offer people refuge? Surely it has to be more than residence. Surely it has to be some sort …..."Alistair Carmichael - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 09 Jun 2016
Refugee Family Reunion Rules
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 09 Jun 2016
Refugee Family Reunion Rules
"I understand why the Minister made reference to restoring public confidence in the immigration system, but to pick up the point that the shadow Minister made, conflating refugee and asylum issues with the wider immigration system is not a helpful way of proceeding and does not help public understanding. I …..."Alistair Carmichael - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 09 Jun 2016
Refugee Family Reunion Rules
"I thank all right hon. and hon. Members who have taken part in the debate, which has been detailed, interesting and measured.
This is not always an easy subject. The Opposition spokesperson, the hon. and learned Member for Holborn and St Pancras (Keir Starmer), made the point that what we …..."Alistair Carmichael - View Speech
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