Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Justine Greening and John Denham

Wednesday 31st October 2012 Commons Chamber

[Justine Greening]

I am sure that it does. When I attended the UN General Assembly session in New York a few weeks ago, a meeting of so-called political champions was convened to discuss the important issue of resilience. If we can build resilience into our country development plans in the first place, that will be far more effective in terms of taxpayer money than having to pick up the pieces after a catastrophe.

[Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen) (Lab)]

8. If she will estimate the cost to European aid programmes of the Israeli occupation of the west bank.