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Proceeding contribution from Phil Woolas (Labour) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 29 April 2009. It occurred during Opposition day on Gurkha Settlement Rights.


Gurkha Settlement Rights

My hon. Friend's point is extremely important, and I, as a Labour party member, think that we should give a lot of strength to it. The Government, through aid and the Department for International Development's budget, give £56 million to Nepal. We give—if give is the right word—or pay £54 million in pensions for Gurkhas, so those are the sums of money that are important to Nepal. I sense that the House has heard enough from me.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
491 c906 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Armed forces Immigration Gurkhas
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk