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Crispin Blunt Excerpts
Wednesday 5th November 2014

(10 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Desmond Swayne Portrait Mr Swayne
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I entirely endorse the right hon. Gentleman’s description of the progress Tunisia has made, and it is important that we keep that progress going. We have spent some £10 million in Tunisia since 2011, the European Union has a budget of €169 million this year, and there is money from the International Monetary Fund and other sources. We will continue to watch this brief.

Crispin Blunt Portrait Crispin Blunt (Reigate) (Con)
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Some excellent work has been done to support politics in Tunisia, particularly by an organisation called Forward Thinking. I hope that that would come within the remit of the Department’s funding scheme.

Desmond Swayne Portrait Mr Swayne
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It does indeed.