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Written Question
Venezuela: Overseas Aid
Monday 5th September 2016

Asked by: Martin Docherty-Hughes (Scottish National Party - West Dunbartonshire)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to assist those suffering from hunger in Venezuela.

Answered by Rory Stewart

The current political, social and economic problems in Venezuela, in particular shortages of food and medicine are concerning. DFID is supporting Venezuela through our core contributions to United Nations’ (UN) agencies, the European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Department and the Red Cross, all of whom are currently working to support food and medicine distribution systems to the most vulnerable people in Venezuela.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 07 Mar 2016
Non-EU Citizens: Income Threshold

"In response to an intervention by the hon. Member for Wycombe (Mr Baker), the hon. Gentleman talked about extending the policy to European Union citizens. Would he allow other European Union member states, where 1.26 million UK citizens live, to do the exact same to UK citizens?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 07 Mar 2016
Non-EU Citizens: Income Threshold

"The hon. Gentleman mentioned the domestic market. Would that exclude Ireland, with which we have had a free movement agreement since the early 1920s, and every Irish citizen?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 07 Mar 2016
Non-EU Citizens: Income Threshold

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 07 Mar 2016
Non-EU Citizens: Income Threshold

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 07 Mar 2016
Non-EU Citizens: Income Threshold

"The Minister says the Government have done so much on this issue since 2010. However, does not the fact that they have to set the type of limit that we are discussing today show that their skills policy is an unmitigated disaster and failure?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 03 Feb 2016
Oral Answers to Questions

"The Prime Minister may be aware of the case of my constituent, Lisa Brown, whose family were notified by Spanish police authorities on 10 November 2015 that she was being treated as a missing person, though she could have been missing since 6 November. Lisa’s mother Catherine, her sister Helen …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 09 Sep 2015
Humanitarian Crisis in the Mediterranean and Europe

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 09 Sep 2015
Humanitarian Crisis in the Mediterranean and Europe

"I am grateful for that intervention, but I am sure that we are all aware of those types of organisations and individuals committing their time through volunteering to help those in need. I have also heard about food banks in Scotland deciding to donate food parcels to those in Calais.

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 09 Sep 2015
Humanitarian Crisis in the Mediterranean and Europe

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