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Proceeding contribution from Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Monday, 22 November 2010. It occurred during Ministerial statement on NATO Summit.

NATO Summit

Let me be clear about where I think the hon. Gentleman is right and where he is wrong. He is right that we should be doing more to tackle poverty the world over. That is one of the reasons we have committed to spend 0.7% of our gross national income on aid. Britain has very effective aid programmes, and we should be encouraging other NATO allies to do the same. However, where he is wrong is to believe that all conflict and problems come from poverty. Some of the problem of Islamic extremism is related not to poverty but to ideology. We have to recognise that we have to confront and defeat that ideology.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
519 c30 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Armed forces Deployment ICT Peacekeeping operations Terrorism Training Security Reform Afghanistan NATO Russia Military aid NATO-Russia Council Cuts
Link
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