Overseas Development Assistance Debate

Full Debate: Read Full Debate

Lord Collins of Highbury

Main Page: Lord Collins of Highbury (Labour - Life peer)

Overseas Development Assistance

Lord Collins of Highbury Excerpts
Thursday 27th June 2013

(10 years, 10 months ago)

Lords Chamber
Read Full debate Read Hansard Text
Lord Collins of Highbury Portrait Lord Collins of Highbury
- Hansard - -

My Lords, to be a little more probing on an earlier Question, will the Minister tell us which departments have been allocated ODA budget in 2015-16?

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon Portrait Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
- Hansard - - - Excerpts

I think I have made my position clear. We as a Government have ensured that DfID funding at 0.7% will be protected. That is unequivocal; it was made clear by the Chancellor and the Secretary of State, and we should welcome this. As for international development, we are not only playing our part but leading the way on the world scene. We can be very proud of that.