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International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Bill

My hon. Friend’s point about administrative costs is very important. Does he recall that when Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister, she vetoed having the Department responsible for overseas development based in what is now Richmond house in Whitehall? She thought that that would be an ostensible gross waste of money and that money being spent on overseas aid should go to the countries in need rather than being spent on administrative costs.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
589 c567 
Session
2014-15
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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