Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 6:40 pm on 17 May 2017.
Thank you. Yes, yes, you’re talking about a tiny, tiny percentage of the population. That’s all you’re talking about—a tiny percentage of those people—[Interruption.] They will almost certainly live in abject poverty, with no prospect of meaningful work. It is not enough for us to save them from starvation; we have to give them hope and a possibility of them improving their lives in a sustainable way. Whatever aid we give must be targeted to help them create wealth. The more wealthy a nation becomes, the fewer the number of children who are born to each family, giving each and every child a much greater prospect of having a happy, fulfilling life. Britain’s current scattergun approach to foreign aid does not help eradicate poverty, it perpetuates it. By using a more defined and targeted approach to aid, we’ll be able to provide much-needed assistance and reduce the foreign aid budget. Our aim should be to drive down the need for aid—