The hon. Gentleman clearly does not see the point of giving aid for humanitarian or compassionate reasons, but will he at least acknowledge the self-interest involved? Would he acknowledge that, if we want a safer, more secure world, with fewer people being forced to leave their countries—which his party certainly does not like—sharing our wealth more equally would be a very good way of achieving that?
International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Caroline Lucas
(Green Party)
in the House of Commons on Friday, 5 December 2014.
It occurred during Debate on bills on International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Bill.
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