Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 13 Sep 2012 Afghanistan
"I welcome the Secretary of State to her post. I also welcome her commitment to working with women in Afghanistan and her reflection on the importance of the role of women in peace-building and stability. Will she expand on what specific role the UK Government can play in supporting rural …..." Naomi Long - View Speech
"I am delighted to have the opportunity in the run-up to world water day tomorrow to initiate this brief debate on global access to water and sanitation, and to highlight one of the most significant challenges facing the world. Lack of access to clean water and sanitation remains one of …..." Naomi Long - View Speech
"I do indeed, and I will name some of them later, but there are many others that I will not have the opportunity to name. I recognise that that co-operation and collaboration is an important part of trying to expand the network of sanitation and clean water internationally...." Naomi Long - View Speech
"I agree entirely. It is important to engage young people in that work, because they will no doubt carry it forward.
Annually, more children under five die as a result of diseases arising from inadequate sanitation and hygiene than from HIV/AIDS, malaria and measles combined, so the impact is huge. …..." Naomi Long - View Speech
"I have congratulated the Government on that on numerous occasions, and I will congratulate them on other matters, but I will also press them on areas where further progress could be made.
This subject is important to my constituents, many of whom signed up to the recent Tearfund postcard campaign …..." Naomi Long - View Speech
"I agree entirely with the hon. Gentleman, and I hope to come to that point.
The British Medical Association has recognised that commissioning of the sewerage system in London was the most important breakthrough in public health—more significant than the discovery of penicillin or development of vaccine programmes. If developing …..." Naomi Long - View Speech
"I agree entirely with the hon. Lady. It is hugely important to maximise the benefit of our investment.
Lack of access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene also carries with it significant gender implications that can, in turn, impact more widely on communities...." Naomi Long - View Speech
In developing countries, women and girls still shoulder most of the responsibility for the collection of clean drinking water from wells, which may involve long and arduous daily journeys. The provision of simple village standpipes could therefore improve not only health, …..." Naomi Long - View Speech
"The hon. Gentleman is quite right. Water security and the cost of water in many developing countries limits crop production, because people cannot afford to irrigate their crops. Countries that are able to develop irrigation systems have more productive fields and are able to produce more food to feed their …..." Naomi Long - View Speech
"Absolutely, and it is hugely important to plan how we can streamline all those efforts. It is hard to have sustainable development unless you have access to clean water and sanitation.
Given that more than 35% of UK official development assistance is now spent through multilateral agencies such as the …..." Naomi Long - View Speech