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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 13 Jun 2016
Foreign Aid Expenditure

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gapes. This has been an interesting debate and rather than being sniffy or patronising about The Mail on Sunday, we should thank it for raising the issue and giving a voice to the concerns felt by many people. I …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 13 Jun 2016
Foreign Aid Expenditure

"I mentioned patronising and sniffy, and the hon. Gentleman’s intervention is a prime example. It was so patronising it is not worthy of a response. Members are allowed to come to this Chamber and speak as they wish on a matter of international aid, and this is about international aid …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 13 Jun 2016
Foreign Aid Expenditure

"I am conscious of time, and I will perhaps give way to the Minister in a moment. The hon. Gentleman is entirely right in a lot of what he says. The Overseas Development Institute stated that our aid money to the Palestinian Authority had failed to promote peace and a …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 13 Jun 2016
Foreign Aid Expenditure

"I will give way to the Minister out of respect...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 13 Jun 2016
Foreign Aid Expenditure

"I thank the Minister and I hope that he will look at the Ibda’a cultural centre grant that I mentioned.

In my last minute or so, I want to talk about some of the co-existence projects. We had a wonderful meeting last year in Jerusalem with a group of Palestinian …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 21 Apr 2016
Clean Water and Sanitation (Africa)

"The Front Benchers will be called at the usual time. There is plenty of time for the debate, so there is no need for a time limit or anything like that...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 21 Apr 2016
Clean Water and Sanitation (Africa)

"Some have greatness thrust upon them...."
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Written Question
Papua New Guinea: Overseas Aid
Friday 29th January 2016

Asked by: Andrew Percy (Conservative - Brigg and Goole)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much UK aid has been provided to (a) Bougainville and (b) Papua New Guinea in each of the last three years.

Answered by Desmond Swayne

UK official development assistance to Papua New Guinea in calendar years 2012, 2013 and 2014 (the most recent years for which full data is available) was £1.3 million, £1million and £1.1 million respectively. Disaggregated data for funding specifically to Bougainville is not available.

Written Question
Israel: Palestinians
Friday 29th January 2016

Asked by: Andrew Percy (Conservative - Brigg and Goole)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is providing to projects that develop opportunities for educational co-operation between Palestinians and Israelis.

Answered by Desmond Swayne

Through the Conflict Stability and Security Fund (CSSF), the UK provides support for the ‘Youth Creating Peace On/Line’ project which encourages educational cooperation between Palestinians and Israelis. The project, run by NGO ‘Kids Creating Peace’, uses dialogue and leadership workshops to train participants to become peace advocates in their communities and beyond. The UK is providing £40,000 to ‘Youth Creating Peace On/Line’ for 2016/17.

Written Question
Department for International Development: Defibrillators
Thursday 21st January 2016

Asked by: Andrew Percy (Conservative - Brigg and Goole)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many defibrillators are provided in each building her Department manages.

Answered by Desmond Swayne

DFID has 2 HQ buildings in the UK, one in Whitehall and the other in East Kilbride, Glasgow. Each building has one defibrillator and all staff who are trained in first aid have had the appropriate training to use the equipment.