Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 28 Jan 2015
Sustainable Development Goals
"All picking such a fight does is give support to Poujadists outside Parliament who want to attack international development as a concept. We in the House should be united on this issue, not trying to pick fake fights, as the Opposition seem to be doing...."Tony Baldry - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 28 Jan 2015
Sustainable Development Goals
"In 1983, shortly after being elected to this House, I went with an all-party team to Ethiopia to witness a famine of almost biblical proportions. Over the past 30 years, Parliament has moved considerably when it comes to all-party consensus on supporting the need to invest in international development. It …..."Tony Baldry - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 28 Jan 2015
Sustainable Development Goals
"I would hope that no one in the House believes that tackling climate change is not important. It is important that the sustainable development goals give priority to environmental sustainability to tackle climate change—that is an essential prerequisite of poverty eradication—and go on to deal with issues such as disaster …..."Tony Baldry - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 28 Jan 2015
Sustainable Development Goals
"Sorry, I hope—..."Tony Baldry - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 17th December 2014
Asked by:
Tony Baldry (Conservative - Banbury)
Question
to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to help children affected by the crisis in Syria.
Answered by Justine Greening
The UK has committed 700 million pounds in response to the Syria crisis, which is providing food, medical care and relief items to some of those most affected – including children. At the UN in September I announced a further 50 million pounds of funding specifically for the No Lost Generation Initiative. These funds will provide education, psycho-social support, and protection for Syrian children within Syria and in neighbouring countries.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 17 Dec 2014
Oral Answers to Questions
"Q9. May I commend to my right hon. Friend some advice from Karl Marx, who, as European correspondent of the New-York Tribune, observed that there were“vital interests which should render Great Britain the earnest and unyielding opponent of the Russian projects of annexation and aggrandisement.”He went on to say …..."Tony Baldry - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 5th November 2014
Asked by:
Tony Baldry (Conservative - Banbury)
Question
to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to help refugees from conflict in South Sudan.
Answered by Justine Greening
£42.5 million has been committed by DFID for support to refugees in the region through UN agencies including UNHCR, UNICEF and WFP. DFID offices in the neighbouring countries of Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and Uganda are working closely to monitor the situation and provide guidance for future humanitarian support.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 05 Nov 2014
Oral Answers to Questions
"T1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities...."Tony Baldry - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 05 Nov 2014
Oral Answers to Questions
"Recent rains and a huge effort have temporarily assisted millions of people threatened by famine in South Sudan. Will my right hon. Friend update the House as to how she sees the situation now and whether she thinks food stocks in South Sudan are going to last beyond December or …..."Tony Baldry - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 03 Sep 2014
Oral Answers to Questions
"4. What recent assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in South Sudan...."Tony Baldry - View Speech
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