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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 03 Sep 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"I am grateful to my right hon. Friend for updating the House on her recent visit to Juba. The House wants reassurance from her that the international community has got a grip on the deteriorating humanitarian situation in South Sudan and will, as far as possible, be able to abate …..."
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Written Question
South Sudan
Wednesday 9th July 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 she is taking to ensure fair and efficient distribution of international aid in South Sudan.

Answered by Baroness Featherstone

DFID is working with aid and humanitarian partners to ensure that the aid being delivered is done so on the basis of need and prioritisation, to ensure the requirements of the most vulnerable are being met, and all accessible areas are being served.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 05 Feb 2014
Gaza (Humanitarian Situation)

"I initiated this debate because during the last International Development questions I was struck by the comments of my right hon. Friend the Member for Rutland and Melton (Mr Duncan), the International Development Minister—he is not here today because he is on a ministerial visit to Nepal—who said:

“The collapse …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 05 Feb 2014
Gaza (Humanitarian Situation)

"To answer the right hon. Gentleman and my neighbour, I think the international community has for a long time put its hope in the negotiations for a two-state solution. I will speak about that towards the end of my comments...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 05 Feb 2014
Gaza (Humanitarian Situation)

"The hon. Gentleman accurately summarises some of the challenges facing Gaza, and I will set them out in more detail. The short answer to his question is that throughout this debate we must remember that, under international law, Israel is the occupying power in Gaza.

On 27 July 2010, the …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 05 Feb 2014
Gaza (Humanitarian Situation)

"Yes, and I very much hope that there is time for the hon. Lady to contribute in detail to the debate. Baroness Morris of Bolton made that point in the other place: the most vulnerable families are suffering terrible burns from using inadequate heating and cooking utensils.

Christian Aid went …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 05 Feb 2014
Gaza (Humanitarian Situation)

"I agree with the hon. Gentleman that it is intolerable in any part of the world for large numbers of people to be deliberately denied decent drinking water for long periods of time.

Harriet Sherwood went on to observe in her article:

“Gaza is still blockaded and hope is rare. …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 05 Feb 2014
Gaza (Humanitarian Situation)

"I will, of course, come to that.

Harriet Sherwood’s article continued:

“The price of a kilogram of tomatoes has quadrupled, along with steep hikes in the cost of essentials such as flour and sugar. Electricity is rationed, currently eight hours on followed by eight hours off. Some families are cooking …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 05 Feb 2014
Gaza (Humanitarian Situation)

"I entirely agree. Israel, the occupying power, does not seem prepared to allow people or exports to leave Gaza, and it seems equally unwilling to allow construction materials into Gaza. There appears to be an almost total ban on construction materials. There are strict controls even for international projects organised …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 05 Feb 2014
Gaza (Humanitarian Situation)

"I agree entirely with my hon. and learned Friend. He has reinforced the point that it appears was made by both our right hon. Friend the Secretary of State and John Kerry. As a lawyer, I think that there is a question under international law as to how long it …..."
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