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Jeremy Lefroy
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(11 years, 4 months ago)
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Justine Greening
The hon. Gentleman obviously was not listening to my opening statement in topical questions, so I refer him back to that.
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con)
T3. What indications has my right hon. Friend received from fellow G8 development Ministers that they will also meet their commitments on providing 0.7% of gross national income, given that the money is also needed to maintain the impressive gains made in tackling the scourges of maternal and child mortality?
Justine Greening
I pay tribute to some Scandinavian countries that have also reached the 0.7%—indeed, they have exceeded it. I regularly raise this issue with other EU development Ministers and with other donor countries.