Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Paul Marsden (Liberal Democrat), on Thursday, 10 July 2003, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 37 members in total.

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US INTERNATIONAL AID

That this House congratulates the US President for pledging the biggest increase in international aid since President Truman; welcomes the additional $5 billion over the next three years that has been promised and without reservation welcomes this extra funding particularly to combat AIDS, which will save lives especially in Africa; notes that this extra aid will raise the percentage of US national wealth spent on international aid from 0.1 per cent. to 0.15 per cent. and urges the US Government to raise the aid even further to the United Nations target of 0.7 per cent to end the daily deaths of 30,000 children around the world due to lack of clean water, food and basic medicines.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1573 

Session

2002-03

Subjects

International assistance HIV/AIDS USA

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk