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Written Question
Ukraine: Refugees
Monday 14th March 2022

Asked by: Neil Parish (Conservative - Tiverton and Honiton)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to provide support to NATO countries bordering Ukraine on humanitarian assistance for refugees of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Answered by James Cleverly - Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

The UK has now committed £395 million in aid to the current crisis. This includes £220 million of humanitarian assistance which will be used to save lives, protect vulnerable people inside Ukraine and in neighbouring countries. It will also be used to support refugees fleeing Ukraine through the provision of logistics, advice and analysis of needs on the ground.

We have deployed UK humanitarian experts to support Ukraine's neighbours, including Poland and Romania, who are receiving and supporting the increasing flow of refugees fleeing Ukraine.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 09 Feb 2022
Afghanistan Humanitarian Crisis: UK Response

"Successive Governments have committed United Kingdom forces to Afghanistan and we have spent billions of pounds. We now have a situation where millions of people are starving, and we must cut through the bureaucracy and get food to people, because otherwise they will starve to death. We sit here in …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 05 Jan 2022
Deforestation in the Amazon

"I thank my right hon. Friend for giving way and for securing this debate. My argument with the Brazilians is twofold: not only is there deforestation, but, as my right hon. Friend was just saying, they are not actually making good use of the land when they farm it. Basically, …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 05 Jan 2022
Deforestation in the Amazon

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Epsom and Ewell (Chris Grayling) for securing the debate.

I will concentrate on Brazil and the deforestation that has been going on there. I agree with my right hon. Friend …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 05 Jan 2022
Deforestation in the Amazon

"I welcome the fact that financial institutions have made that commitment to stop funding deforestation, but many of our own, homegrown banks are still funding it. Please may I ask the Government to put real pressure on those banks? We all deal with them, and they have many good parts …..."
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Written Question
Brazil: Human Rights
Friday 9th July 2021

Asked by: Neil Parish (Conservative - Tiverton and Honiton)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to help protect the rights of indigenous peoples in Brazil.

Answered by Wendy Morton - Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The UK is committed to promoting and defending the human rights of all individuals, and we continues to support work with indigenous communities across Brazil, including in the Amazon region. UK programmes on building back better after the COVID-19 pandemic include a focus on vulnerable groups, including in the Amazon region, and work on issues such as solar energy, primary health, and skills development. The UK has also supported local and indigenous people in the Amazon through our International Climate Finance Programmes, with nearly £120 million invested since 2012.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 30 Jun 2021
Official Development Assistance and the British Council

"I welcome the chance to speak on the estimates for spending on official development assistance. I wish to take the opportunity, as other hon. Members have done, to question the Government’s decision to cut the aid budget from 0.7% to 0.5% of GNI. I understand the points raised by the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 30 Jun 2021
Official Development Assistance and the British Council

"I thank my hon. Friend; he is right. There seems to have been very little planning generally in both the speed of the cuts and where they have fallen.

Why have we not looked at the administration costs in this budget? Why have water projects and UNICEF projects, in particular, …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 23 Jun 2021
Deforestation in the Amazon

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. Mr McCabe. I thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Epsom and Ewell (Chris Grayling) for bringing the debate to Westminster Hall. It is also a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Brent North (Barry Gardiner) who is a …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 02 Apr 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"T4. Newly elected President Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe is not restoring good governance and human rights or rooting out corruption in the country. What more can we do as a soft power superpower to ensure that the Zimbabwean Government root out corruption, recognise human rights and bring in inward investment, to …..."
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