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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 08 Dec 2015
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"I secured this debate so that I could run through my concerns in advance of thinking about what form a draft Bill should take to address those concerns. It may be that, after our debate in Westminster Hall today, we look at one made earlier and take the view that, …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 08 Dec 2015
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"Does the hon. Lady appreciate that the announcement of the private Member’s Bill prompted, among other things, the Church of England consultation of the clergy, which only concluded just before the 4 November deadline? The consultation was among some of the practitioners most directly involved, and it is relevant to …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 08 Dec 2015
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"Of course we can make this party political, but is it worth it? We have waited two centuries for this change, during which time the Labour party has been in power and had ample opportunity to make a change, and my party has finally also got into power, after a …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 08 Dec 2015
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"To be clear, there is nothing in the Bill introduced by the hon. Member for Neath (Christina Rees) about the practicalities—certainly from the clergy’s point of view—and the electronic registration process. I was just trying to put the practitioners’ view, and that is why I am not suggesting that we …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 08 Dec 2015
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"My sister reminded me on Sunday that as early as the 1960s Church of England ministers saw the light and began to allow a mother to give her daughter’s hand in marriage if the father was not there. There are human ways, therefore, of addressing the patriarchal tendency to see …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 08 Dec 2015
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"I believe we have an imminent vote, so I will be quick. The hon. Member for Glasgow North East (Anne McLaughlin) asked a poignant question: did the debate merit 90 minutes? Given that we are right up against the clock, I think the answer is a resounding yes. At the …..."
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Written Question
Developing Countries: Sanitation
Thursday 19th November 2015

Asked by: Caroline Spelman (Conservative - Meriden)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of her Department's budget was spent on supporting water, sanitation and hygiene services in each of the last five years.

Answered by Grant Shapps

Expenditure by sector is reported in Statistics on International Development (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-international-development-2014).


The table below shows the proportion of DFID bilateral aid spent on water, sanitation and hygiene for the last 5 years for which data are available.



2009/10

2010/11

2011/12

2012/13

2013/14

Water and Sanitation Expenditure (£ million)

106

112

142

130

163

Proportion of Total DFID Bilateral Programme

2.7%

2.6%

3.4%

3.1%

3.0%


When DFID or other UK government departments provide core contributions in support of multilateral organisations, we do not break down by sector. However, there are a number of multilateral organisations that are focussed on water and sanitation. Details of the contributions from DFID to each multilateral organisation can be found at Table A8, online at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-international-development-2014.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 28 Oct 2015
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"Are persecuted Christians and other religious minorities able to get into the camps, and will they be able to remain within them and take winter refuge?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 03 Jun 2015
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"Given the important role the Prime Minister played on the high-level panel on sustainability, will the Secretary of State tell the House what progress has been made in getting a concrete goal on the food, water and energy nexus?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Mar 2015
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"Does the Minister agree that the Government’s inclusion of a specific clause on transparency and supply chains in the Modern Slavery Bill will help to improve dialogue between workers and management in Bangladeshi garment factories?..."
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