Speaking in an Estimates Day debate in relation to the Foreign Office, Harriett Baldwin calls for Parliament to have a meaningful vote on the 0.7% overseas development commitment and particularly calls for more funding for girls education and family planning.
Harriett Baldwin congratulates the Prime Minister on a successful G7 Summit, welcomes the announcement on the replenishment of the Global Partnership for Education and calls on the PM to put the education of every child in the world at the forefront of his work in Government.
Harriett Baldwin seeks assurance from the Government that as our economy recovers we will revert to 0.7% of GNI for overseas development assistance, and that our contribution to the Global Partnership for Education merely represents the foundation of our ambition to ensure that every child in the world gets 12 years of quality education.
Harriett Baldwin calls on the Government to allow a vote on its decision not to spend 0.7% of gross national income on development assistance which is enshrined in law and is a win-win for both developing countries and businesses in the UK.
Harriett uses her speech to raise three subjects of particular interest; the community-led proposal to take over Malvern Hills College, support for girls’ education in developing countries, and the need to get the deficit under control to stave off inflation.
Following the Secretary of State’s visit to see the condition of the windows at Malvern Parish primary school, Harriett Baldwin asks the Minister for Schools Standards when the next condition improvement fund will be announced.
Harriett Baldwin welcomes progress on the vaccine rollout and asks about research on those who have had two doses of vaccine, and the possibility that they may be able to go about their daily lives with fewer restrictions than those who have not.
