My hon. Friend is making a powerful point. Does it not follow from what he is saying that if the EU gains exclusive competence in this area, because it has a long-standing history of being very bad at spending aid, particularly on the less developed countries, and because the treaty does nothing to improve that, there is a danger that less aid will go to the very poor countries in future?
Treaty of Lisbon (No. 6)
Proceeding contribution from
James Clappison
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 25 February 2008.
It occurred during Debates on treaty on Treaty of Lisbon (No. 6).
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