Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 30 Jun 2021
Official Development Assistance and the British Council
"I absolutely agree with the hon. Lady. This is not an either/or. Money spent there will save money upstream. I know that the Treasury scorecard is very difficult to comprehend and that this is not necessarily how it works, but that relatively small amount of money will save enormous amounts …..."Karen Bradley - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 30 Jun 2021
Official Development Assistance and the British Council
"A point that I wanted to make—I ran out of time despite the fact that I had more than three minutes—is that actually, for many people 0.5% is the wrong percentage as well; the amount of aid that they wish to be spent is zero. So actually the Government, by …..."Karen Bradley - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Jun 2021
British Council
"My right hon. Friend the Minister will shortly be able to travel the world, and when he does so he will find that the presence of the British Council on site is the best embodiment of global soft power that this country has. The British Council has a funding shortfall …..."Karen Bradley - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 9th March 2021
Asked by:
Karen Bradley (Conservative - Staffordshire Moorlands)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of potential bias against Israel at the UN Human Rights Council.
Answered by James Cleverly
- Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
The UK has stood up for Israel when it faces bias and unreasonable criticism, and has been clear that the existence of a dedicated agenda item ('Item 7') damages the prospect for a two-state solution and does little to advance dialogue, stability or mutual understanding. As such, at the 40th session of the Human Rights Council in March 2019 we moved to voting against all resolutions under Item 7. However, the UN and its member states have every right to address issues of concern in a measured, balanced and proportionate way. We will continue to support scrutiny of Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories in the Human Rights Council, so long as it is justified, proportionate, and not proposed under Item 7.
Written Question
Tuesday 9th March 2021
Asked by:
Karen Bradley (Conservative - Staffordshire Moorlands)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make it his policy that resolutions disproportionately focusing on Israel at the UN are damaging to the prospects for peace; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by James Cleverly
- Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
The UK has stood up for Israel when it faces bias and unreasonable criticism, and has been clear that the existence of a dedicated agenda item ('Item 7') damages the prospect for a two-state solution and does little to advance dialogue, stability or mutual understanding. As such, at the 40th session of the Human Rights Council in March 2019 we moved to voting against all resolutions under Item 7. However, the UN and its member states have every right to address issues of concern in a measured, balanced and proportionate way. We will continue to support scrutiny of Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories in the Human Rights Council, so long as it is justified, proportionate, and not proposed under Item 7.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 02 Mar 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
" What steps his Department is taking to help ensure that every girl receives 12 years of quality education. ..."Karen Bradley - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 02 Mar 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
"I welcome what the Foreign Secretary has said regarding the UK’s commitment to ensuring an education for girls. There is no doubt that the UK has world leadership on this issue, as we do on modern slavery and preventing gender-based violence, and of course it was the UK that worked …..."Karen Bradley - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 04 Feb 2021
Treatment of Uyghur Women: Xinjiang Detention Camps
"I refer to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests.
We all agree that nobody should profit from the abuse of others. Forced labour is a hideous crime. I welcome what the Minister has said regarding the use of the Modern Slavery Act, but will he consider introducing …..."Karen Bradley - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Mar 2020
Covid-19
"I thank my right hon. Friend for his statement. Can he give reassurances to my constituent, Tracy Wood, who contacted me last night regarding her son? He is a Manchester University placement student, currently in Panama. There are no flights in and out of Panama. He is running out of …..."Karen Bradley - View Speech
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