The hon. Gentleman will forgive me if I say that I am slightly worried by his remarks. He said earlier that these matters should be Foreign Office-led, and we then had one brief reference to the Department for International Development. Can he assure me that, in the event of his party being elected, DFID will still remain an independent Department, responsible for international development, with a spokesperson in the Cabinet rather than being consumed by the Foreign Office?
Africa
Proceeding contribution from
Tom Clarke
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 30 March 2009.
It occurred during Debate on Africa.
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