MP welcomes plans for more UK overseas aid

MP welcomes plans for more UK overseas aid

Tony Wright MP has welcomed plans to spend more UK overseas aid on helping poor people in states affected by conflict. The new policy was recently unveiled in a White Paper published by Labour’s International Development Secretary, the Rt. Hon. Douglas Alexander MP.

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.

Tony said:

‘People in Great Yarmouth can be proud that the Labour 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, Labour is committed to investment for social justice both at home and abroad.’

International Development Secretary, Douglas Alexander, said:

‘Tony has been a tireless campaigner on global poverty, and has told me of the commitment of many people in Great Yarmouth to this agenda. People in Great Yarmouth will be pleased to know that every penny of UK taxpayers’ money my department spends must make a tangible difference to the lives of the world’s poorest people.’