Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 10 Jan 2017
Commonwealth Development Corporation Bill
"I shall speak in support of a number of the measures on the amendment paper, but first I want to make a couple of comments about the political context in which this debate is taking place. I turned on the television over the weekend to see on the tickertape at …..."Tommy Sheppard - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 10 Jan 2017
Commonwealth Development Corporation Bill
"I do not want to have a big discussion about the project, but I will respond by saying that we should do both. Of course we should also try to put money into formal education, but the importance of that project was that it understood that digital communication was a …..."Tommy Sheppard - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 12th December 2016
Asked by:
Tommy Sheppard (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh East)
Question
to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what financial contribution her Department has made to UNAIDS in each of the last five years; and what financial contribution her Department plans to make in 2016-17.
Answered by Lord Wharton of Yarm
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) |
Financial Year | Core contribution |
2011-12 | £10million |
2012-13 | £10million |
2013-14 | £15million |
2014-15 | £15million |
2015-16 | £15million |
2016-17 | £15million |
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 29 Nov 2016
Commonwealth Development Corporation Bill
"It is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Cities of London and Westminster (Mark Field). It is quite pleasant to be in the Chamber listening to the debate, because even though we appear to have differences over tactics and policies, there does seem to be some agreement …..."Tommy Sheppard - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 16 Nov 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"T5. Further to an earlier question, will the Minister commit to fast-track the review of aid for the families of Palestinian prisoners, in the knowledge that any reduction in that aid will bankrupt the Palestinian Authority, undermine politicians who are working for a peaceful solution and play into the hands …..."Tommy Sheppard - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 16 Nov 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"Q2. Many people in this country visit the United States every year to study, on business, or simply to enjoy one of the greatest countries on earth. What action will the Prime Minister take if the new President-elect carries through his campaign promise to discriminate against our citizens on the …..."Tommy Sheppard - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 8th March 2016
Asked by:
Tommy Sheppard (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh East)
Question
to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department plans to spend on emergency aid relief in Fiji in response to the recent cyclone in that country.
Answered by Desmond Swayne
The UK is assisting Fiji in response to Tropical Cyclone Winston. We are contributing technical support to strengthen United Nations Children’s Fund capacity with water, sanitation and hygiene coordination and are ready to consider further requests for humanitarian experts should it be required. DFID has also offered to provide support to the United Nations Disaster Assessment and Co-ordinations team and will remain in contact with Agencies in the region.
The UK is also funding MapAction, a UK-based NGO. Two of their volunteers have now deployed to Fiji to provide GIS and Mapping capability. The UK also makes core contributions to the UN Agencies, the European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Department and the Red Cross, all of whom are contributing to the response. Stephen O'Brien, Head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has recently announced US $8 million for Fiji from the Central Emergency Response Fund, to which the UK is biggest contributor, having donated in excess of $855m in the last 10 years.
Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 07 Mar 2016
Non-EU Citizens: Income Threshold
"I am delighted to speak in this debate, but like my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow North (Patrick Grady), I wish the attendance was rather better. I do not want to score any political points, but I do think that a fairly nasty and pernicious little proposal is being …..."Tommy Sheppard - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 07 Mar 2016
Non-EU Citizens: Income Threshold
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 07 Mar 2016
Non-EU Citizens: Income Threshold
"I thank the hon. and learned Gentleman for his point. As I said, I am genuinely not trying to score a political point. I am simply saying that we need to encourage colleagues to take more interest in this debate, this subject and this proposal in particular.
Since my election …..."Tommy Sheppard - View Speech
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