Overseas Aid Debate
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Lord Flight
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(5 years, 3 months ago)
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Lord Bates
First, I pay tribute to the noble Lord for taking through that legislation, which I was delighted to support myself from the Back Benches; it was crucially important. We need to keep at the forefront of our minds that there is a huge need out there. We need to build on the commitments we have already given and the pledges we have made, but as he rightly points out, we also need to encourage others to step up to the plate. Increasingly, however, we see that Governments cannot do this alone. We need to leverage in trade and private investment to bridge that gap if we are to lift people out of poverty.
Lord Flight (Con)
My Lords, may I ask the Minister what proportion of the 0.7% goes via EU projects or other EU conduits?