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Proceeding contribution from Rushanara Ali (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 17 November 2014. It occurred during Ministerial statement on G20.

The Save Remittance Giving Campaign, which is supported by MPs, 120,000 British people and Olympic gold medallist Mo Farah, called for a reduction in remittance costs. I very much welcome the G20 commitment to reduce it from 10% to 5% because remittance makes a big contribution to development, including economic development. Can the Prime Minister update us on when the money transfer service scheme will be implemented because countries such as Somalia are suffering, as there are no banking systems and no effective ways of getting money in if banks stop facilities as has happened, so we need urgent action?

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
588 c42 
Session
2014-15
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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