Proceeding contribution from Greg Hands (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 20 May 2008. It occurred during Adjournment debate on Strategic Framework (FCO).

Strategic Framework (FCO)

Can I take the Minister back to the budget for a moment? She lauded what she called a substantial increase in funding for the FCO; I think that she said that its budget would increase from £1.6 billion to £1.7 billion over five years. That is only a 6 per cent. increase over five years, which is way below current and projected rates of inflation. Surely that means that the Select Committee on Foreign Affairs was right to point out the real-terms budget decreases? Does she agree with the Committee? From the evidence that she has just given, she must agree that they are real-terms cuts.

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 476 c61WH
Session: 2007-08
Chamber / Committee: Westminster Hall
Subjects: Crime prevention Armed conflict Climate change Departmental responsibilities Diplomatic service Department for International Development Democracy Languages Foreign policy Foreign relations Public expenditure Proliferation Migration Terrorism Training Security Foreign and Commonwealth Office BBC World Service North Macedonia Embassies Conflict prevention Commonwealth scholarships programme
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Strategic Framework (FCO)

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