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Lord Hill of Oareford

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Thursday 17th January 2013

(11 years, 10 months ago)

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Lord Hill of Oareford Portrait The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Lord Hill of Oareford)
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My Lords, I think that the House would like to hear from the noble Lord, Lord Pearson, first.

Lord Pearson of Rannoch Portrait Lord Pearson of Rannoch
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My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord. Do the Government agree with the think tank, Open Europe, that only 46% of EU aid reaches really poor countries compared with 74% of our own aid? Have the Government worked out the cost of churning our aid through Brussels? Are we really incapable of controlling it all ourselves?

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