Is the right hon. and learned Gentleman suggesting that we should perhaps take money from DFID’s budget, which is often justified in terms of soft power? Last year, for example, it spent £4 million on a Spice Girl-style band in Ethiopia. Should we not be spending that sort of funding on serious diplomatic and intelligence capability?
Ukraine, Middle East, North Africa and Security
Proceeding contribution from
Steve Barclay
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 10 September 2014.
It occurred during Debate on Ukraine, Middle East, North Africa and Security.
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