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HANSARDDepartment for International DevelopmentAbsolutely. I am sure that Madam Deputy Speaker would not want me to go too far down that road, but it is a good point.01 Jul 2019HANSARDDepartment for International DevelopmentIt is right that we do scrutinise things and that we do demand transparency, but it is also right that we put things in perspective as well. I certainly agree with the hon.…01 Jul 2019HANSARDDepartment for International DevelopmentI totally agree with the hon. Lady. We have had campaigns in this country to get fair milk prices for our farmers, so it is certainly right that we should ensure that farmers and…01 Jul 2019HANSARDDepartment for International DevelopmentThe hon. Gentleman makes a good point. Of course, countries working together has to be the way forward, but the system really does have to be accountable, transparent and…01 Jul 2019HANSARDDepartment for International DevelopmentI am grateful to my hon. Friend for that intervention, which enables me to move to another point. Contrary to what is sometimes said, we do not actually finance corrupt dictators…01 Jul 2019HANSARDDepartment for International DevelopmentI absolutely agree with the hon. Gentleman, to whom I pay tribute for all his work in that respect. I shall come back to that issue in a moment. Let me turn to the Independent…01 Jul 2019HANSARDDepartment for International DevelopmentIf my hon. Friend will allow me, I will deal with this immediately. The bilateral aid of DFID was 62.6%, as against multilateral aid of 37.4%, and this has remained steady over…01 Jul 2019HANSARDDepartment for International DevelopmentMy hon. Friend raises a good point. It is very important to consider the partners we use. Accusations are made that some of the partners—the intermediaries—might take too big a…01 Jul 2019HANSARDDepartment for International DevelopmentI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for that intervention. He has expert knowledge of this issue. We had a meeting before this debate and it could have gone on a lot longer…01 Jul 2019HANSARDDepartment for International DevelopmentThe hon. Gentleman raises a good point. I have not had those discussions with the Treasury, but they are certainly discussions we will need to have. I raise this with the Minister…01 Jul 2019HANSARDDepartment for International DevelopmentThe hon. Gentleman makes a good point, and I look forward to hearing whether the Minister thinks that 25% of the budget being spent by other Departments is about right, too high…01 Jul 2019HANSARDDepartment for International DevelopmentThe hon. Lady raises a good point. I think it was Tony Blair who set up the separate Department, which provided it with focus. Thinking back before that, however, most right hon.…01 Jul 2019HANSARDDepartment for International DevelopmentMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. We could take things even further because, in the commercial sense, if countries across the world are richer, that affords us new markets as…01 Jul 2019HANSARDDepartment for International DevelopmentAbsolutely. The hon. Lady makes an extremely good and useful intervention. As many hon. Members have done, I have seen the disabilities that some children have that prevent them…01 Jul 2019HANSARDDepartment for International DevelopmentI entirely agree with the hon. Lady on that point; I am glad that she has raised it. In rural areas in Ethiopia, I have witnessed situations in which girls have had to walk a…01 Jul 2019HANSARDDepartment for International DevelopmentThe hon. Gentleman is right to talk about the cross-party support for this issue in the House. The 0.7% target goes back a very long time, and I am pleased that it was a…01 Jul 2019HANSARDDepartment for International DevelopmentMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. For a prosperous country—we are supposed to be the fifth largest economy in the world—that is a small amount to be asked to pay, but it has an…01 Jul 2019HANSARDDepartment for International DevelopmentI thank the Backbench Business Committee for approving this debate today. I would also like to put on record my thanks to my right hon. Friends the Members for Sutton Coldfield…01 Jul 2019HANSARDSocial Mobility: Treasury ReformOrder. Could the right hon. Lady please refer to Members by their constituency?11 Jun 2019HANSARDHorse-racingAs the other co-chairman of the APPG, may I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests? I am sure that the Secretary of State is aware of the…23 May 2019