Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Oral Answers to Questions

Jessica Morden Excerpts
Wednesday 10th October 2018

(6 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Penny Mordaunt Portrait Penny Mordaunt
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My right hon. Friend is absolutely right that we are not just ensuring that the aid we provide is as effective as possible; we are introducing new tests to ensure that we are doing things that are also in the national interest. The chief economist has placed that in our aid allocation formula and we are also looking at ways of improving that.

Jessica Morden Portrait Jessica Morden (Newport East) (Lab)
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T3. What are Ministers doing to ensure that the Government continue their commitment to improving global nutrition beyond the next 2020 nutrition summit?

Alistair Burt Portrait The Minister of State, Department for International Development (Alistair Burt)
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Nutrition remains at the heart of the concerns that we have for feeding the most vulnerable. I had meetings in New York with those responsible for looking ahead to the next replenishment. The United Kingdom has always been a leader in this matter and we will remain so.