Part of Oral Answers to Questions — International Development – in the House of Commons at 11:30 am on 26 October 2011.
Nick de Bois
Conservative, Enfield North
11:30,
26 October 2011
I thank the Minister for that answer. A year on from the Secretary-General’s Every Woman, Every Child initiative, launched at last year’s General Assembly, what progress is the UK making on the commitment to save the lives of 50,000 women and 250,000 newborns?
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