"Q12. This House recognises the valuable work of the armed forces in promoting and protecting democracy in some of the most dangerous parts of the world. Yet these same armed forces see that the Prime Minister in their own country is sacrificing democracy to a foreign-based media mogul—hear no evil; …..." Jim Sheridan - View Speech
"8. What steps his Department is taking to ensure that funds allocated for development programmes by his Department are not used to purchase imported asbestos products...." Jim Sheridan - View Speech
"I thank the Minister for that response, but can he assure the House that UK assistance to improve health standards in developing countries is not compromised by asbestos mining in Quebec? He may be aware of the multimillion dollar guarantee for development in Quebec, which might mean millions of tonnes …..." Jim Sheridan - View Speech
"I thank the Minister for that response. Will he assure the House that any direct or indirect aid is channelled through humanitarian groups such as the International Red Cross? He is aware that Columbia is an extremely dangerous place to be for those who oppose the regime and, just recently, …..." Jim Sheridan - View Speech
"7. What steps he plans to take to ensure that projects to prevent female genital mutilation have access to internet-based funding programmes...." Jim Sheridan - View Speech
"Genital mutilation is condemned by most humanitarian organisations, so how does the Minister plan to ensure that his “My Aid” programme will not disadvantage unpopular programmes? As I understand it, his party’s green paper says that if 25% of people vote for Malawi, that country’s programme will get 25% of …..." Jim Sheridan - View Speech