Lords debates aid spending

Debate

Lord Bruce of Benacchie (Liberal Democrat), former Chair, House of Commons International Development Committee, put forward the debate.

This was a general debate. During debates, members put their experience to good use to discuss current issues and draw the government's attention to concerns.    

Members speaking   

Members speaking in the debate included:

• Lord Hannay of Chiswick (Crossbench), former Permanent Representative, United Nations
• Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale (Labour), Vice-President, UNICEF
• Baroness Sheehan (Liberal Democrat), Trustee, Malaria Consortium
• Baroness Sugg (Conservative), Co-chair, Conservative Friends of International Development.

Viscount Younger of Leckie (Conservative), Lord in Waiting, Government Whip, responded on behalf of the government. 

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