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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 29 Mar 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"T8. What steps is my right hon. Friend’s Department taking to support women and girls, given the Trump Administration’s reintroduction of the Mexico City policy?..."
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Written Question
USA: Family Planning
Monday 6th February 2017

Asked by: Mike Freer (Conservative - Finchley and Golders Green)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effect of the US restoring the Mexico City Policy on the effectiveness of her Department's projects.

Answered by Lord Wharton of Yarm

The full implications of the reinstated and expanded Mexico City policy are not yet clear, but we are closely following developments. DFID will consider the implications with our offices, with UK civil society and with donors.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 11 Jan 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"6. What measures her Department plans to put in place to ensure that marginalised groups in middle-income countries are supported in the event of aid from her Department being withdrawn from those countries. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 11 Jan 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"The American Government operate the Global Equality Fund to ensure that marginalised groups are not left behind. Will my hon. Friend consider whether the UK should initiate a similar fund?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 16 Nov 2016
Oral Answers to Questions

"HIV/AIDS continues to be the largest killer of girls in the developing world. If they cannot go to school because they are ill, they cannot fulfil their potential. What more can the Government do to ensure that girls stay healthy?..."
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Written Question
HIV Infection
Thursday 14th April 2016

Asked by: Mike Freer (Conservative - Finchley and Golders Green)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which (a) Ministers and (b) officials of her Department plan to attend the UN General Assembly high-level meeting on HIV/AIDS at the UN headquarters in New York in June 2016.

Answered by Nick Hurd

The UK government will be represented at the UN General Assembly high-level meeting on ending AIDS at the UN headquarters in New York in June 2016. Precise attendance has still to be finalised.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 12 Apr 2016
HIV: Women and Girls

"I beg to move,

That this House has considered tackling HIV in women and girls.

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Buck. I start by thanking my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister, the Secretary of State for International Development, my right hon. Friend the Member …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 12 Apr 2016
HIV: Women and Girls

"My hon. Friend makes good points. We often think of stigma and prejudice as affecting poorer parts of the world and, unfortunately, many parts of the Commonwealth, but stigma remains an issue even in the UK. Even in the UK, people seeking treatment for HIV will often go to a …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 12 Apr 2016
HIV: Women and Girls

"The hon. Gentleman makes a strong point. It is still a shame on the Commonwealth that so many of our Commonwealth partners continue to discriminate against people with HIV and against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. Later, I will go on to mention some of the challenges with our …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 12 Apr 2016
HIV: Women and Girls

"To be fair, I did not search through all the speeches given by colleagues in the Department. I did see that the most recent targets and policy statements ended in 2015, when the SDGs were agreed, and that some of the other policy documents dated back as far as 2013. …..."
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