Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 6:18 pm on 17 May 2017.
I’m very proud that Labour is committed to spending 0.7 per cent of our gross national income on international development. In 2013, the UK was the first G7 country to meet its UN spending target, and Labour committed to the 0.7 per cent spending on overseas aid both in its 2015 general election manifesto, and in our manifesto published yesterday. That commitment to 0.7 per cent—I think it’s important to tell the Members that are speaking that it’s a UN target; that is what the UN wants countries to spend.