Local MP Welcomes White Paper on Overseas Aid
Motherwell and Wishaw MP, Frank Roy today welcomed plans to spend more UK overseas aid on helping poor people in states affected by conflict. The new policy was unveiled in a White Paper published by the International Development Secretary, Douglas Alexander today.
The DFID White Paper commits the UK Government to meeting the UN goal of 0.7% in aid spending and on achieving the UN’s Millennium Development Goals on poverty, hunger, disease, maternal health, and schools. It also sets out new priorities, including:
Frank said “People in our area can be proud that the UK Government is leading the world with it’s commitment to the poorest. At a time when some are questioning whether we should be cutting our aid budget, the UK is committed to investment for social justice both at home and abroad.”International Development Secretary, Douglas Alexander, said: "Frank Roy has been a tireless campaigner on global poverty. Frank has told me of the commitment of thousands of people in Motherwell and Wishaw to this agenda and has also been keen to stress that every penny of UK taxpayers’ money my department spends must make a tangible difference to the lives of the world’s poorest people." ENDS
Frank said
“People in our area can be proud that the UK Government is leading the world with it’s commitment to the poorest. At a time when some are questioning whether we should be cutting our aid budget, the UK is committed to investment for social justice both at home and abroad.”
International Development Secretary, Douglas Alexander, said:
"Frank Roy has been a tireless campaigner on global poverty. Frank has told me of the commitment of thousands of people in Motherwell and Wishaw to this agenda and has also been keen to stress that every penny of UK taxpayers’ money my department spends must make a tangible difference to the lives of the world’s poorest people."