Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 12 Jul 2017
Humanitarian Situation in Mosul
"Does my right hon. Friend agree that reconstruction depends on the removal of mines and booby traps? Is she satisfied that there is adequate capacity, and that enough money has been allocated to deal speedily with that task? Is there any timetable?..."Oliver Heald - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 29th June 2016
Asked by:
Oliver Heald (Conservative - North East Hertfordshire)
Question
to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of her Department's work in South Sudan.
Answered by Nick Hurd
In 2016 DFID support in South Sudan has contributed to 2.3 million people receiving life-saving humanitarian assistance. Our education programmes have enabled 120,000 girls to complete primary education and provided 9.2 million textbooks. DFID’s Health Pooled Fund has provided primary care treatment to 8.7 million people.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 03 Feb 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"5. What steps she is taking to promote female economic empowerment in the poorest countries. ..."Oliver Heald - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 03 Feb 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"Does my right hon. Friend agree that there needs to be a particular focus in the poorest countries on rural development and agriculture? It is women who produce most of the food and who are responsible for its security. Does she agree that if we can improve the productivity of …..."Oliver Heald - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 09 Sep 2015
Humanitarian Crisis in the Mediterranean and Europe
"Does the hon. Lady agree that the Prime Minister is right to also concentrate on the 11 million who have been displaced in the region, the quality of those refugee camps that Britain is paying for and to make sure that we are not saying, “Make the journey to Europe.” …..."Oliver Heald - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 12th February 2015
Asked by:
Oliver Heald (Conservative - North East Hertfordshire)
Question
to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2015 to Question 220355, what steps she is taking to monitor the commitments made at the Girl Summit.
Answered by Justine Greening
DFID is working with UNICEF, in consultation with civil society, Governments and regional bodies, to monitor country level Girl Summit commitments. An update on commitments made at and following the Girl Summit will be published by UNICEF later this year.
Written Question
Thursday 15th January 2015
Asked by:
Oliver Heald (Conservative - North East Hertfordshire)
Question
to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2014 to Question 207136, to the hon. Member for Brighton, Kemptown, what recent progress has been made on the outcomes of the Girl Summit of July 2014.
Answered by Desmond Swayne
In December 2014, DFID approved a new £36 million programme to accelerate action to end child marriage in 12 priority countries. This implements the Secretary of State for International Development’s commitment at the Girl Summit to a new child, early and forced marriage programme. The programme will:
· Provide up to £25 million for a United Nations global programme to support national plans and actions to scale up efforts to end child marriage;
· Provide up to £8 million to the Amplifychange Fund to support civil society activists to end child marriage;
· Provide up to £3 million to generate greater knowledge on what works in relation to child marriage, for example in connection to social norms.
The government is working closely with UNICEF to ensure an effective process is in place to monitor the commitments made at the Girl Summit, with a first update due by mid-2015 which we will make public.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 12 Sep 2014
International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Bill
"Will the right hon. Gentleman give way?..."Oliver Heald - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 12 Sep 2014
International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Bill
"Does the right hon. Gentleman agree that the sort of countries on which we spent development aid in past years are now some of our most important trading partners, and countries that are emerging markets for Britain? It is not wasted money. It is obviously right to spend money on …..."Oliver Heald - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 12 Sep 2014
International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Bill
"Does the Minister agree that saving a child’s life by vaccinating that child is not really about welfare dependency but about saving a life? I personally would not want this country to do any less than it is doing. I think that we are vaccinating a child every two seconds …..."Oliver Heald - View Speech
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