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Debbie Abrahams

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Points of Order
Wednesday 30th January 2013

(11 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Alan Duncan Portrait Mr Duncan
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My hon. Friend may well have pre-empted a question that is further down the Order Paper. In principle, the answer is yes. Where we lead, we want others to follow. If we are prepared to spend 0.7%, so should other economically wealthy countries.

Debbie Abrahams Portrait Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth) (Lab)
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I visited the west bank and Israel with colleagues last December, where I saw evidence of the daily indignity and injustice that Palestinians face. A number of EU and UK-funded schools in the west bank are under the threat of demolition orders. What are the Government doing to ensure that our investment is not wasted?

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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I think that we need to relate the matter to the question of 0.7%, which the Minister will be dextrous at doing.

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