In the Lords

My Lords, we are of course deeply concerned by numerous reports that we have received more recently and the horrific videos released in Sept

We believe that the tobacco industry must take responsibility for the litter created by its products.

The practice of mutilating dogs’ ears is abhorrent and has rightly been banned in the UK for 15 years.

My Lords, the impact of the global pandemic on the UK economy has forced us to take the tough decision to temporarily reduce our aid budget.

My Lords, VSO is a highly valued programme that the FCDO—and DfID, formerly—has been proud to support for many years.

My Lords, the current phase of the V4D programme was originally due to end on 31 March last year, but we extended it for a year principall

My Lords, despite the changes that were recently announced, our aid budget will continue to serve the primary aim of reducing poverty in dev

My noble friend is right to value our ODA in the context of the tremendous soft power that it brings the United Kingdom.

The noble Lord is right: no development intervention is more transformational than 12 years of quality education for girls.

My Lords, the FCDO and VSO were able to work together to pivot over 80% of programming to pandemic response in just 10 days, including suppo