Mr Andrew Mitchell - Contributions

Mr Andrew Mitchell

Conservative
Commons, Sutton Coldfield (2001 - present)

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Development Aid (Legislation)

Commons Chamber on 11 July 201211/07/2012

The commitment was referred to in the Gracious Speech. The most important thing is to get on and fulfil the commitment, which has been made on both sides of the House and by all parties, to give development aid equal to 0.7% of our gross national income....

Development Aid (Legislation)

Commons Chamber on 11 July 201211/07/2012

The 0.7 Bill is ready and is with the business managers. As the Prime Minister has said, the coalition Government will introduce the Bill when parliamentary time allows.

Topical Questions

Commons Chamber on 23 May 201223/05/2012

Ministers in my Department have had robust meetings with the Government of South Sudan and that of Sudan. The message we give is that it is important that oil should be brought back into commission and exported from Sudan and it is very important that the...

Topical Questions

Commons Chamber on 23 May 201223/05/2012

My hon. Friend is entirely right to focus on the role of women in Afghanistan. On my recent visit to Afghanistan, I launched a new civil society fund that will directly address her point. Additionally, the fact that the international community has helped...

Topical Questions

Commons Chamber on 23 May 201223/05/2012

The hon. Gentleman will have heard what the Foreign Secretary has been doing at the United Nations. On humanitarian support, I can tell the hon. Gentleman that we are supporting the United Nations, its Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs...

Topical Questions

Commons Chamber on 23 May 201223/05/2012

The whole House will be grateful to Sir John Major for chairing the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust. The British Government have put in £50 million to the match fund for these projects. Under the previous Government, support for the Commonwealth dec...

Topical Questions

Commons Chamber on 23 May 201223/05/2012

I can tell the hon. Lady that meetings are taking place every week and every day, most recently yesterday. The delegation will be led by my right hon. Friend the Deputy Prime Minister, and I have discussed this with him within the past 24 hours.

Topical Questions

Commons Chamber on 23 May 201223/05/2012

I am afraid that my hon. Friend is entirely correct; the shameful way in which the previous Government sought to privatise Actis has meant that the taxpayer has received nothing at all from this management company. Thanks to the changes that the coalition...

Topical Questions

Commons Chamber on 23 May 201223/05/2012

The hon. Gentleman rightly says that almost all these demolitions are illegal, and that is a point that the Foreign Secretary has made regularly in his meetings with the Israeli Government.

Topical Questions

Commons Chamber on 23 May 201223/05/2012

My Department is very focused on delivering the results of the family planning summit that will take place in London on 11 July, chaired by our Prime Minister and Melinda Gates. We have been very focused on the food agenda at the G8 Development Ministers...

Occupied Palestinian Territories

Commons Chamber on 23 May 201223/05/2012

The British Government’s position is clear and unequivocal on this, as the Foreign Secretary has assured the House on many occasions. Our commitment to promoting the two-state solution and to promoting democracy in this troubled area is absolute.

Occupied Palestinian Territories

Commons Chamber on 23 May 201223/05/2012

My hon. Friend puts her finger on a key ingredient of development. Promoting democracy and the rule of law in the Occupied Palestinian Territories is central to our engagement in the region, as I described in answer to an earlier question.

Occupied Palestinian Territories

Commons Chamber on 23 May 201223/05/2012

The Arab Partnership Participation Fund has supported political participation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. It has funded a variety of civil society projects.

Official Development Assistance

Commons Chamber on 23 May 201223/05/2012

My hon. Friend makes an excellent point. For a spend of less than 1% of gross national income, we are investing in our future prosperity and our security, as well as doing the right thing by the least fortunate in the world.

Official Development Assistance

Commons Chamber on 23 May 201223/05/2012

The Government have been very clear, as have all Members of the House, about our commitment to the poorest in the world and not to balance the books on the backs of the least fortunate. We are the first Government ever to set out clearly how we will meet...

Official Development Assistance

Commons Chamber on 23 May 201223/05/2012

Yes.

Clean Water and Sanitation

Commons Chamber on 23 May 201223/05/2012

We make it an absolute priority to ensure that British taxpayers’ money goes as far as it possibly can, and that we secure 100p of delivery on the ground for every pound that we spend. We continue to ensure that we deliver clean water and sanitation at th...

Clean Water and Sanitation

Commons Chamber on 23 May 201223/05/2012

My hon. Friend is entirely right to draw attention to the importance of sanitation. That is why the International Development Committee called its report on these matters “Sanitation and Clean Water” rather than referring to WASH—water, sanitation and hyg...

Clean Water and Sanitation

Commons Chamber on 23 May 201223/05/2012

The British Government consider that access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene is among the most basic of human needs. At the recent summit in Washington, I announced this Government’s intention to double the commitment on water and sanitation that we...

Occupied Palestinian Territories

Commons Chamber on 23 May 201223/05/2012

My hon. Friend makes an important point. A recent study was set up by the Americans to look at the content of textbooks and teaching both in Israel and in the west bank for precisely the reason that he sets out. We take this issue very seriously. I will e...

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