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@ Brandon Lewis MP
Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth
Can you explain to me why as a result of the UN Climate Talks [holiday] we are going to put £1.5bn to help build flood defences etc etc when our coast is being eroded every day? Our rail travel is an... Show more »Can you explain to me why as a result of the UN Climate Talks [holiday] we are going to put £1.5bn to help build flood defences etc etc when our coast is being eroded every day? Our rail travel is an absolute disgrace yet in 2008/09 we gave China £40.2 million to help with their superspeed passenger train? Can you also tell me why we give such enormous sums of our money in overseas aid to places like China and India when they are probably better off than we are. Honest answers would be appreciated! Show less »
Answered by Brandon Lewis MP
Our international aid budget actually helps our own ecnomy in the long run due to the ecnomic relationships it builds, as well as issues around international development and security. Too long to answer... Show more »Our international aid budget actually helps our own ecnomy in the long run due to the ecnomic relationships it builds, as well as issues around international development and security. Too long to answer in this format of text answer.
There are some really interesting papers on this and why it matters and i can forward you details if you wish to email me at office@brandonlewis.org
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