Overseas Aid (Private Sector Contracts) Debate
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Gavin Shuker
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Overseas Aid (Private Sector Contracts)
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Justine Greening
My hon. Friend is absolutely right. Major companies in the UK such as M&S know this as well—that is why it has NGOs such as Oxfam on its sustainable retail advisory board. It seems that the only people who have not caught up are the Opposition.
Gavin Shuker (Luton South) (Lab/Co-op)
May I commend the Secretary of State for her courageous commitment to the 0.7% target, but say to her that the way to appease those on the Benches behind her who do not want that commitment to go through is not to try to sound right wing on aid, but to take on the argument?
Justine Greening
We have been making the case for international development, and I would say to the hon. Gentleman that what I have announced is what I think is the right thing to do; it is not about how I want to please anybody in the House.