Debates between Stephen Doughty and Kate Osamor during the 2015-2017 Parliament

Tue 10th Jan 2017
Commonwealth Development Corporation Bill
Commons Chamber

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Commonwealth Development Corporation Bill

Debate between Stephen Doughty and Kate Osamor
Programme motion: House of Commons & 3rd reading: House of Commons & Report stage: House of Commons
Tuesday 10th January 2017

(7 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Kate Osamor Portrait Kate Osamor
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The hon. Lady makes a valid point, but I am talking about private education, for which someone with no money would have to pay. I do not think we should support that in a developing country, because we do not do it in this country. If someone wants to pay to go to university, there are challenges in relation to that, but I am talking, ideally, about primary education.

Stephen Doughty Portrait Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth) (Lab/Co-op)
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New clause 7 is in my name, and I will speak about it in due course. Does my hon. Friend agree that there is an important choice for DFID to make? It previously invested significantly in promoting free healthcare and education—making it available to all people, and removing such user fees—so to allow the CDC to continue to invest in private, fee-paying education is a significant shift away from the work the Department did in the past.

Kate Osamor Portrait Kate Osamor
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My hon. Friend makes a valid point, with which I totally agree.