International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Bill - 12th September 2014

Here are the climate-related sections of speeches by MPs during the Commons debate International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Bill.

Full text: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2014-09-12/debates/14091224000002/InternationalDevelopmentOfficialDevelopmentAssistanceTargetBill

09:49 Michael Moore

The effects of climate change are becoming increasingly obvious in the developing world. We desperately need to help developing countries to make the adaptations that are required to cope with climate change. Over the past 15 years, under the millennium development goals, we have rightly seen a new focus on assistance for women in the areas of education and health. Too many women across the globe do not have access to education or to the basic medical services to which they ought to be entitled. Day in, day out, we see the important work that is done by NGOs, the Department for International Development and others in humanitarian crises around the world, whether in Syria, Gaza, the Philippines following last year’s typhoon or Iraq.

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09:59 Michael Moore

“The Government remains committed to supporting those people across the world whose economies are most in need of development. This is in the UK’s national interest. Tackling global issues such as economic development, effective governance, climate change, conflict and fragile states provides good value for money.”

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