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                           <title><![CDATA[Water and sanitation (1 April 2010)]]></title>
                           <description><![CDATA[Several constituents have contacted me recently in support of a campaign by the global poverty charity Tearfund on water and sanitation in developing countries. Tackling poor quality water and sanitation in developing countries is a vital issue. Clean water and adequate sanitation are at the heart of development. They are not just essential needs &ndash; they also help prevent disease, bring girls into school, relieve the burden on women and improve food production. As you may know, I am a member of the House of Commons International Development Committee. In 2007 the Committee published a report of our inquiry looking...]]></description>
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                           <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 04:38:12</pubDate>
                           
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                           <title><![CDATA[Effective debt relief for poor countries (7 Sep 2009)]]></title>
                           <description><![CDATA[Effective debt relief for poor countries - Lots of constituents have been in touch to let me know they support the campaign to 'End the vulture culture' led by the Jubilee Debt Campaign. The campaign is calling for regulation of vulture funds to prevent them buying up the defaulted debts of poor countries and then sueing those countries for full repayment plus costs. It is internationally recognised that the debt burden of the poorest, most indebted countries has to be tackled if they are to set themselves on the path of sustainable growth, development and poverty reduction. The UK government...]]></description>
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                           <pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 02:33:01</pubDate>
                           
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                           <title><![CDATA[World Aids Day (1 December 2008)]]></title>
                           <description><![CDATA[&lsquo;The UK must seize all opportunities to harmonise efforts to tackle the AIDS epidemic which continues to have a devastating impact in the developing world&rsquo;, Richard Burden MP has said today on World Aids Day. Yesterday, ahead of World Aids Day, the International Development Select Committee &ndash; of which Mr Burden is a member &ndash; published a report of the Committee&rsquo;s inquiry into the UK&rsquo;s strategy for halting and reversing the spread of HIV in the developing world. Welcoming the report, Mr Burden said: &lsquo;The UK can take credit for being a global leader in tackling HIV/AIDS. The &pound;6bn allocated...]]></description>
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                           <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 12:00:00</pubDate>
                           
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