"On the point about opportunities, does the Minister agree that we need policy coherence between the climate change goals and economic development policies?..." Helen Grant - View Speech
"Does my hon. Friend agree that the aid spending is in our national interest, both economically and in terms of national security?..." Helen Grant - View Speech
"Does my hon. Friend agree that the huge public response to the Nepal earthquake, which she mentioned, shows that British people care about the plight of the poorest?..." Helen Grant - View Speech
"I hear what the right hon. Gentleman says about aid not being a panacea, and not being enough, but does he agree that legislation is quite useful because it provides certainty and predictability, and therefore allows smarter long-term investment, and so increased aid impact?..." Helen Grant - View Speech
"I congratulate the hon. Member for Foyle on securing this important debate. Women and girls are rightly at the forefront and at the heart of DFID’s activities. I commend the Secretary of State at DFID for fighting so hard in the face of real opposition to achieve stand-alone goal 5, …..." Helen Grant - View Speech
"Does my hon. Friend agree that to achieve our goals and to stop the type of abuse he is describing, we need an absolutely massive leap in women’s economic empowerment? Although we have made good progress, there are still far too many glass ceilings that need to be shattered...." Helen Grant - View Speech
"The goals are not legally binding on nations. Does my hon. Friend agree therefore that civil society, the media and academia are all important in holding nations to account?..." Helen Grant - View Speech
"On finance, does the hon. Gentleman agree that for all the goals to be achieved, which is what we want, we need to convert billions of pounds into trillions of pounds in aid? Does he agree that, in order to do that, much more work needs to be done to …..." Helen Grant - View Speech