Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Gordon Prentice (Labour). It was answered on Wednesday, 24 June 2009 on behalf of the Department for International Development.
Education (Pakistan)
- Question
- That is marvellous, and we applaud the Government for their action, but does it not make you weep, Mr. Speaker, that Pakistan spends 60 per cent. of its budget on defence and 11 per cent. on education, and that 42 per cent. of women and girls are illiterate? What can we do to persuade Pakistan to change its warped sense of priorities whereby more money is spent on guns than on education?
- Answer
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My hon. Friend is right to point out that Pakistan's education spending of just 2.4 per cent. of GDP is among the lowest in the world. He is also right to point out that if we are serious about tackling poverty and social exclusion and dealing with the grievances that lead to insecurity, education must play a central role. [Interruption.]
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- Oral question
- Reference
- 494 c783
- Session
- 2008-09
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- 1st Supplementary
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- House of Commons chamber
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- Pakistan Literacy
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