Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 22 Feb 2017
Oral Answers to Questions
"Q10. The lack of large-scale vaccine manufacturing has been described as a national security issue for our country, and it will take many years to build that up. Will the Prime Minister look into what more the Government can do to address this highly critical health and defence concern?..."Tania Mathias - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 29 Jun 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"T2. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities...."Tania Mathias - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 29 Jun 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"I note we have UK advisers in the refugee camps in Europe. I hope they will remain. What steps is the Department taking to ensure that the best people do this essential work? Will the Secretary of State look into a Teach First-style scheme so that we get the best …..."Tania Mathias - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 13th April 2016
Asked by:
Tania Mathias (Conservative - Twickenham)
Question
to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department is taking steps to ensure that UK aid spent in Africa supports small-scale organic farmers.
Answered by Nick Hurd
DFID’s Agricultural Policy Framework, published last year, sets out the approach and steps DFID will take to support agriculture. Depending on context and need, this is expected to include support to small scale organic, or smallholder, farmers in Africa. Our priorities include helping smallholder farmers to increase their productivity, and to better link them to markets to sell their produce so as to increase their incomes, improve their livelihoods and contribute to economic growth and poverty reduction.
For example we are providing support to the International Fund Agriculture Development’s Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme. This will help smallholder farmers in Africa cope with the impacts of climate change by providing extension services to farmers, improving irrigation and infrastructure, and helping farmers to increase their harvests through improved seeds and better soil and land management practices.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 02 Feb 2016
Zika Virus
"In the light of the Ebola crisis, how are the Government scrutinising and supporting the WHO leadership, which was severely criticised during that crisis, while the UK response was greatly praised?..."Tania Mathias - View Speech
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Written Question
Friday 20th November 2015
Asked by:
Tania Mathias (Conservative - Twickenham)
Question
to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to support refugees from Iran; and what recent assessment she has made of the safety of Iranian refuges in Iraq.
Answered by Desmond Swayne
Since 2011, the UK has provided £163 million of core funding to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to deliver protection and assistance to refugees globally. The UK works with the Government of Iraq, Kurdish Regional Government, the UN and the international community to support the rights of all minorities and to ensure our aid reaches those in greatest need.
Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 27 Oct 2015
Tropical Diseases
"I have worked with leprosy in different countries and different continents. Does my hon. Friend agree that disability is 100% preventable and that the UK can lead by ensuring that Governments have proper data collection of every single disability case in leprosy?..."Tania Mathias - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 27 Oct 2015
Tropical Diseases
"Thank you, Mr Davies; I appreciate it. Contrary to some other people, I want to see 21st-century measures, with local medical teams and local Governments taking ownership.
The UK’s legacy is in data collection by the missionaries. In many of the countries in which I worked, that was not done …..."Tania Mathias - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 27 Oct 2015
Tropical Diseases
"indicated dissent...."Tania Mathias - View Speech
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