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International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Bill

Moved by

Lord Lawson of Blaby

8: After Clause 1, insert the following new Clause—

“Exceptions

The provisions of this Act will cease to apply for the following year if—

(a) spending on ODA as a percentage of gross national income in any year is above one-eleventh of spending on health,

(b) spending on ODA as a percentage of gross national income in any year is above one-eighth of spending on education,

(c) any shortfall in meeting the 0.7% target could only be met by increasing spending on ODA in any one year by more than 5% in real terms, or

(d) the United Kingdom Government is running a budget deficit that is higher than 5% of gross domestic product.”

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
759 cc979-980 
Session
2014-15
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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