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registered interest false more like this
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answering body
Department for International Development remove filter
answering dept id 20 more like this
answering dept short name International Development more like this
answering dept sort name International Development more like this
hansard heading Bilateral Aid remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether there is still a development case for bilateral aid for India and Turkey; and whether they have plans to end bilateral aid to those, and similar, countries. more like this
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Viscount Waverley more like this
uin HL7837 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-05-06more like thismore than 2016-05-06
answer text <p>The UK does not have a bilateral aid programme in Turkey. We help Turkey address the consequences of the Syria crisis and migration challenges as the country hosts the highest number of refugees in the world, by providing support to refugees in Turkey, jointly with international partners.</p><p>The UK’s bilateral aid programme in India has changed with India’s development. A middle-income country and major trading partner, India is still home to one third of the world’s poorest people. The UK ceased its traditional aid programme to India in 2015, and our support now focuses on promoting inclusive economic development, both reducing poverty and strengthening UK trade and investment opportunities.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Verma more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-05-06T09:02:52.457Zmore like thismore than 2016-05-06T09:02:52.457Z
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label Biography information for Baroness Verma more like this
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label Biography information for Viscount Waverley more like this