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Part of Oral Answers to Questions — International Development – in the House of Commons at 11:30 am on 1 February 2012.

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Photo of Andrew Mitchell Andrew Mitchell The Secretary of State for International Development 11:30, 1 February 2012

As my hon. Friend will know, the Arab Partnership Fund is financed partly through the Foreign Office and partly through my Department. We address many of the humanitarian issues, as well as issues involving the capacity-building and economic growth that are essential if progress is to be made, while the Foreign Office addresses many of the political issues. I am satisfied that the APF is delivering what we seek from it, but I accept that much more needs to be done in the future. [Interruption.]