Clause 3 - Humanitarian assistance
International Development Bill [Lords]
10:45 am
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South, Labour)
I fully concur with the hon. Member for Richmond Park. In truth, if we were to include reconstruction in the clause, the entire humanitarian aid budget could be taken over by one country's need for reconstruction. That is not the purpose of the clause. It deals with humanitarian assistance. Of course, reconstruction is vital; but I agree that it must be paid from another budget.