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Tue 10th Jan 2017
Commonwealth Development Corporation Bill
Commons Chamber
Programme motion: House of Commons & 3rd reading: House of Commons & Report stage: House of Commons & Programme motion: House of Commons

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Peter Bottomley

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Commonwealth Development Corporation Bill

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Programme motion: House of Commons & 3rd reading: House of Commons & Report stage: House of Commons
Tuesday 10th January 2017

(7 years, 11 months ago)

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I will say about three sentences.

It is both a moral and practical responsibility and an opportunity to aid other countries. Christian Aid was set up after the second world war to develop Europe, and its success over the next 20 years was fantastic. The same can apply to Africa and other parts of the world, and the CDC has the opportunity, through infrastructure and education, to achieve that.

We must reduce barriers and provide opportunities, and provide a welcome to other countries having the same aspirations and achievements we have had ourselves.

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