Overseas Aid (Private Sector Contracts) Debate
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Kevin Brennan
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Overseas Aid (Private Sector Contracts)
Kevin Brennan Excerpts(11 years, 9 months ago)
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Justine Greening
Yes, I would. DFID has supported the Trademark East Africa initiative, and my hon. Friend will be aware that African Union leaders want to create a free trade area by 2017. It is an ambitious plan, but one that we should support.
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab)
Last Friday, I received a group of constituents from the IF campaign, Enough Food for Everyone, who asked me to seek assurances from the Government and the Secretary of State that the commitment to the 0.7% gross national income figure remains as strong as ever, and that she will resist any attempts to overturn it. What words of assurance can she give to my constituents?