Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Mar 2015
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"I share the concerns about the election results in Israel and what they mean for people in Gaza and elsewhere in that region. On a number of occasions Israel has had restrictions on parliamentarians being able to cross at the Erez checkpoint to see what is happening in Gaza. Will …..."Julian Huppert - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 20th November 2014
Asked by:
Julian Huppert (Liberal Democrat - Cambridge)
Question
to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what projects in Africa with an agro-ecological component have been funded by her Department (a) directly and (b) indirectly in the last three years; and what criteria her Department uses for deciding which projects to fund under the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition.
Answered by Desmond Swayne
DFID is directly and indirectly supporting a wide range of work that has an agro-ecological component, from soil and water conservation and land use management to climate resilience and conservation agriculture. We are working in a number of African countries, supporting programmes like the Community Land Use Fund in Mozambique and programmes for soil and water conservation such as the Karamoja Resilience programme in Uganda. DFID’s global climate change and agriculture food security research programme is building the evidence base for how better to deliver agro-ecological approaches, while the Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme supports farmers to adapt agricultural systems to be climate resilient. The full range of our programmes can be found on the Development Tracker.
The UK has committed £600m to the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition. Of this £480m is for pre-existing programmes in the six DFID partner countries participating in the New Alliance, and £75m is a contribution to the Global Agriculture and Food Security Programme. These pre-existing programmes satisfied the following criteria: (i) they occur in one of the DFID partner countries participating in the New Alliance (Ethiopia, Tanzania, Mozambique, Ghana, Malawi and Nigeria); and (ii) they include components on food security, agriculture and nutrition. The UK’s new financial support to the New Alliance of £45m has focused on “enabling actions” that support agriculture, food security and nutrition – specifically, the development of policy instruments, technology and innovation, and risk management.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Jun 2014
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Jun 2014
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"I thank my hon. Friend for her comments and her efforts on this. Does she agree with many of the people who have given evidence to the Select Committee on Home Affairs saying that we should ensure all children in the UK are taught about FGM and the fact that …..."Julian Huppert - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 12 Jun 2013
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"Q7. This is national carers week. Will the Prime Minister join me in paying tribute—[Interruption.]..."Julian Huppert - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 12 Jun 2013
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"This is national carers week, so will the Prime Minister join me in paying tribute to the huge commitment that thousands of carers make day in, day out, caring for ill, frail and disabled family members, friends and partners, often unrecognised and without financial assistance? Will he sign up to …..."Julian Huppert - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 12 Dec 2012
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"9. What steps she is taking to provide aid for economic development in the Gambia...."Julian Huppert - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 12 Dec 2012
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"I thank the Minister for that answer. The shape of the Gambia is a colonial relic based on how far a boat could travel up the river and how far shots could be fired from each side. There is very little significant river traffic at present. Will the Minister look …..."Julian Huppert - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 31 Oct 2012
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"Q11. I am delighted that the economy is finally growing, and green growth is a key part of this. Is the Prime Minister still committed to this being the greenest Government ever, particularly when it comes to his policies on renewable energy?..."Julian Huppert - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 23 May 2012
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"Britain has an excellent track record in scientific research and development, despite historically low levels of funding. For this to continue, and to continue to drive so much economic growth, sustained funding is required. Can the Prime Minister assure me that this will be delivered in this Parliament and the …..."Julian Huppert - View Speech
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