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Pakistan: Child Welfare

Debate between Baroness Verma and Viscount Slim
Thursday 14th October 2010

(14 years, 2 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Viscount Slim Portrait Viscount Slim
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My Lords, there is some good news in Pakistan. I declare an interest in that I am heavily connected to 17 eye hospitals throughout Pakistan. At this stage, we have probably restored sight, given succour and repaired the eyes of 2 million Pakistanis, and a large percentage of them are children. The problem is the lack of hygiene in the villages. The dirt affects the eyes. In this instance, the money is getting to the right people, and the Pakistani surgeons are of the highest quality.

Baroness Verma Portrait Baroness Verma
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My Lords, I congratulate the noble Viscount on all the hard work he does. We recognise that a lot of good work is being done, but the department is reviewing its bilateral and multilateral aid to make sure that where our aid is being used, it is being used to the best possible advantage.