Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 24 Nov 2016
Sustainable Development Goals
"I am delighted to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer, and it is an absolute privilege to follow the hon. Member for Stafford (Jeremy Lefroy). I also congratulate the hon. Member for Liverpool, West Derby (Stephen Twigg), the excellent Chair of the International Development Committee, on introducing this extremely important …..."Lisa Cameron - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 24 Nov 2016
Sustainable Development Goals
"Does the hon. Lady agree that alongside ivory trading, trophy hunting is an issue that we should be addressing? Cecil the lion was killed just a year ago. That problem is widespread and is contributing to the loss of a great many species over time...."Lisa Cameron - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 24 Nov 2016
Sustainable Development Goals
"Does my hon. Friend agree that the examination of UK tax treaties is also extremely important to ensure that they promote sustainable development across countries?..."Lisa Cameron - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 21st November 2016
Asked by:
Lisa Cameron (Conservative - East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow)
Question
to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to support adolescent girls into secondary education in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); which programmes her Department supports that address access to secondary education in DRC; and how many girls have been assisted to engage in and to complete secondary schooling as a result of such work in the last five years.
Answered by Lord Wharton of Yarm
DFID has supported education in DRC since 2013 through scholarships and accelerated learning programmes which focus on primary education and the transition to secondary schooling. We do this through two programmes, Vas-y Fille (‘Go girl’), and Accelere. Vas-y Fille have provided scholarships to over 63,000 girls and enrolled 9,400 out of school girls in accelerated learning programmes. Accelere has enrolled 20,730 new primary school learners, including 10,386 girls. This contributes to the government’s manifesto commitment to provide a decent education to 11 million children.
Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 15 Jun 2016
Developing Countries: Jobs and Livelihoods
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairpersonship, Mrs Moon. I congratulate the hon. Member for Stafford (Jeremy Lefroy) on introducing this important debate. He is a real advocate of what works in international development and it is a privilege to serve on the International Development Committee alongside him.
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 13 Jun 2016
Foreign Aid Expenditure
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Wilson, and to take part in this debate as a member of the Select Committee on International Development and because the Department for International Development in Scotland is based in my constituency.
[Mike Gapes in the Chair]
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 13 Jun 2016
Foreign Aid Expenditure
"I am grateful for my hon. Friend’s intervention. She made her point very well.
Long-term planning realises sustainability and provides leverage to transform millions into trillions, which is required to achieve our sustainable development goals.
In the run-up to this debate, I was contacted by a constituent and former Minister, …..."Lisa Cameron - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 4th May 2016
Asked by:
Lisa Cameron (Conservative - East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow)
Question
to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that programmes implemented are cost-effective.
Answered by Nick Hurd
Each DFID project is rigorously appraised before approval to establish value for money. During implementation, projects are measured against a robust monitoring framework through mandatory annual reviews to ensure they remain cost effective. The results of these annual reviews are scored by the managing team and are then monitored through regular management information reports to management and Ministers. DFID is also committed to generating high quality evidence through independent evaluations which address relevant questions for policy and programming, including the cost- effectiveness of programmes.
We take decisions to exit underperforming programmes and redirect resources into those that deliver poverty reduction and value for money for taxpayers.
Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 27 Apr 2016
Violence against Women and Girls (Sustainable Development Goals)
"I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing this extremely important debate. Does he agree that it is really important that we obtain disaggregated data on young women and girls with disability? They are doubly at risk because of their vulnerability to violence and sexual violence and because they could be …..."Lisa Cameron - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 13 Apr 2016
Sustainable Development Goals
"I, too, would like to comment on the Bring Back Our Girls campaigners. We have been doing a lot of work with the Nigerian Government to try to help them to overcome Boko Haram and its horrendous maltreatment of young girls in northern Nigeria. The anniversary of that campaign is …..."Lisa Cameron - View Speech
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