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Jeremy Lefroy Excerpts
Wednesday 17th July 2013

(10 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Justine Greening Portrait Justine Greening
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The hon. Gentleman obviously was not listening to my opening statement in topical questions, so I refer him back to that.

Jeremy Lefroy Portrait Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con)
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T3. What indications has my right hon. Friend received from fellow G8 development Ministers that they will also meet their commitments on providing 0.7% of gross national income, given that the money is also needed to maintain the impressive gains made in tackling the scourges of maternal and child mortality?

Justine Greening Portrait Justine Greening
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I pay tribute to some Scandinavian countries that have also reached the 0.7%—indeed, they have exceeded it. I regularly raise this issue with other EU development Ministers and with other donor countries.