Would not the inclusion of those words also make the Government look better? The Government are obsessed with spin. If the report included reference to money given by Britain through its contributions to the EU budget, there would be a higher aid figure on which the press would rightly focus.
International Development (Reporting and Transparency) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Greg Knight
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Friday, 16 June 2006.
It occurred during Debate on bills on International Development (Reporting and Transparency) Bill.
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