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HANSARD 0.7% Official Development Assistance Targetrose—08 Jun 2021HANSARD 0.7% Official Development Assistance TargetThe Treasury really must do better than that, because 1p on income tax is worth nearly £6 billion, so the increase would be much less than 1p.08 Jun 2021HANSARD 0.7% Official Development Assistance TargetThe right hon. Gentleman makes a good and useful point, and the decisions made on the SDRs will be extremely helpful. We come, finally, to the essence of all of this. Because of…08 Jun 2021HANSARD 0.7% Official Development Assistance TargetI very much hope that my hon. Friend will stay for the whole debate so that he hears the views across the House. I am sure that will be both instructive and interesting for him.…08 Jun 2021HANSARD 0.7% Official Development Assistance TargetThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. Of course, what he says has been reinforced by every single member of his party who serves in the House, and it is the point that my right…08 Jun 2021HANSARD 0.7% Official Development Assistance TargetMy right hon. Friend the Member for Haltemprice and Howden (Mr Davis) might possibly wish to disagree there. My right hon. Friend the Member for Gainsborough said: “There is no…08 Jun 2021HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceI seek leave to propose that the House should debate a specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration, namely the matter of the 0.7% official development…07 Jun 2021HANSARDSpeaker's StatementOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. Further to your statement, of course I completely accept that you are the referee on these matters, and that is that, but the Government Front…07 Jun 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Government Handling and PreparednessSurely it cannot be in anyone’s interests, least of all those who are mourning loved ones, for the mob to descend and judge and preoccupy my right hon. Friend at this point in the…27 May 2021HANSARDBetter Jobs and a Fair Deal at WorkI draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. It is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Birmingham, Hodge Hill (Liam Byrne).…12 May 2021HANSARDBetter Jobs and a Fair Deal at WorkDo those concerns include the issue of the 0.7%, on which my right hon. Friend and I have not always agreed in the past?12 May 2021HANSARDBetter Jobs and a Fair Deal at WorkMy right hon. Friend has just given us the excellent news that the economy should have rebounded by the end of this year. He and I have discussed on a number of occasions the…12 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe whole House will welcome the tone and content of what the Prime Minister has said today, and in particular his proper commitment to the transparency of the inquiry and…12 May 2021HANSARDBetter Jobs and a Fair Deal at WorkThe right hon. Gentleman knows very well my strong support for the 0.7%. The point that I am making is that the damage being done to Britain’s reputation, quite apart from the…12 May 2021HANSARDPost Office Court of Appeal JudgmentMy hon. Friend is a very good Minister and the Government have, of course, inherited this problem, but, as a House, we have to recognise that this is a grotesque breach of the…27 Apr 2021HANSARD ODA BudgetWhen Germany will now exceed the 0.7% target, France is now pledged to hit it and the US is increasing aid spending by $15 billion, why is Britain, chair of the G7, breaking its…26 Apr 2021HANSARD ODA Budget(Urgent Question) : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs if he will make a statement on reductions in the overseas development…26 Apr 2021HANSARDEngagementsWhen my right hon. Friend visited the west midlands earlier this week to meet our brilliant Mayor, Andy Street, was he aware that the Mayor has increased sevenfold the investment…21 Apr 2021HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillI want to make a few points, principally on amendment 77. Perhaps I can start by saying that I do not agree with the Opposition spokesman, who has just addressed the House so…20 Apr 2021HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillI should defend our hon. Friend the Member for Thirsk and Malton (Kevin Hollinrake). He is not an accountant; he is an estate agent.20 Apr 2021