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International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Bill

I have just given the Government’s commitment. Interestingly, I also have here the figures for defence spending year on year—which I am assured the noble Lord is extremely well aware of—from 1990 up to the present. One of the things that strikes me, coming out of DfID, is how steady it is. Yes, it went up, in particular between 2007 and 2011, but generally speaking it has been remarkably steady over that

period from 1990 to the present, in contrast to the aid budget. Noble Lords can look at those figures. That brings me back to my point.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
759 c1879 
Session
2014-15
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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