Written Question
Thursday 4th November 2021
Asked by:
Chris Law (Scottish National Party - Dundee Central)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to monitor cross-government progress to the delivery of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) as outlined in the 2021 Outcome Delivery Plans.
Answered by Michael Ellis
The Cabinet Office supports the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, which has overall policy oversight for the Sustainable Development Goals, on domestic coordination and implementation by embedding Sustainable Development Goals into the Planning and Performance Framework. Outcome Delivery Plans were published for all government departments on 15 July 2021. These plans highlight how each department will support the delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals for the financial year 21-22. Departments continue to report on performance against these plans as part of the financial year 21-22 Annual Reports and Accounts process.
Written Question
Thursday 4th November 2021
Asked by:
Chris Law (Scottish National Party - Dundee Central)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he has taken to progress the cross-Government policy coherence on the Sustainable Development Goals in 2021.
Answered by Michael Ellis
The Cabinet Office supports the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, which has overall policy oversight for the Sustainable Development Goals, on domestic coordination and implementation by embedding Sustainable Development Goals into the Planning and Performance Framework. Outcome Delivery Plans were published for all government departments on 15 July 2021. These plans highlight how each department will support the delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals for the financial year 21-22. Departments continue to report on performance against these plans as part of the financial year 21-22 Annual Reports and Accounts process.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 06 Sep 2021
Afghanistan
"The Prime Minister’s handling of the planned departure from Afghanistan is, for those of us who are old enough to remember, akin to one of the farcical characters in “Carry on up the Khyber”. The Foreign Secretary was on a beach as the Taliban advanced on Kabul, unknown numbers of …..."Chris Law - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 13 Jul 2021
International Aid: Treasury Update
"There is not a single nation on the planet that has escaped the devastation of this global pandemic, and there is not a single person who is pretending that the challenge of recovery from covid is easy. We also know that it has been the poorest of our own society …..."Chris Law - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 13 Jul 2021
International Aid: Treasury Update
"I agree with every point that the hon. Member makes. It is important for our national security and in our national interest to be stepping up at this point, not stepping away.
The UK Government’s funding to the United Nations Population Fund, which provides contraceptives and reproductive health supplies globally, …..."Chris Law - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 13 Jul 2021
International Aid: Treasury Update
"I thank the hon. Member for his comments. This is not a question of pride that we are still giving very generously—that we will be the third most generous. We are the sixth wealthiest nation. We keep talking about global Britain, but we are actually a shrinking Britain with these …..."Chris Law - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 13 Jul 2021
International Aid: Treasury Update
"Thank you, Mr Speaker. I raised it only because it is on the record elsewhere.
Even every former living Prime Minister has opposed this cut and continues to do so. The simple fact is that aid spending has always been in the Prime Minister’s sights, ever since he described it …..."Chris Law - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 25 Mar 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
" How much his Department has spent on native advertising in UK newspapers since the end of the transition period. ..."Chris Law - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 25 Mar 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
"Good morning, Mr Speaker, and I also hope that the same press hold the UK Government to account. Does the Minister not agree that the fact that the UK Government need to buy news stories to promote Brexit, rather than relying on companies to share their success themselves, is a …..."Chris Law - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 15 Jul 2020
Oral Answers to Questions
"Last week I asked the Secretary of State what partner organisations and non-governmental organisations were consulted prior to the announcement of the merger of the Department for International Development and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. She said that the statement on the merger was first made to Parliament and that …..."Chris Law - View Speech
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