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Proceeding contribution from John Whittingdale (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 19 March 2026. It occurred during Ministerial statement on International Development.


International Development

I very much welcome the Foreign Secretary’s decision that the UK will once again co-chair the global Media Freedom Coalition, but will she match that with financial support for independent media organisations and journalists in the growing number of countries where media freedom is under attack and US support has largely been withdrawn?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
782 c1050 
Session
2024-26
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Education Defence Armed conflict Climate change Developing countries Development aid Development banks Women Finance Humanitarian aid National security Overseas investment Lebanon Somalia Yemen Palestine BBC World Service Ukraine Pakistan Mozambique Afghanistan Sudan Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria African Development Fund Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance British International Investment
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