"Combining the development expertise of DFID with the diplomatic reach of the Foreign Office will maximise the impact of our aid budget in helping the very poorest, while making sure we get the very best value for UK taxpayers' money in a world-leading department." The world's poorest are "likely to pay the greatest price" for Boris Johnson deciding to scrap a standalone Department for International Development (DFID), senior MPs have warned. In contrast, there were 4 ethnic minority MPs elected in 1987. Labour MP for Hull West and Hessle, member of @CommonsEd and Shadow Brexit PPS @ShadowBrexit. In 2019, 65 MPs were from non-white backgrounds, 10% of the total. "John Dickie, director of the Child Poverty Action Group, said: "It is now vital that local and national government in Scotland use every tool at their disposal to make sure these plans make a real difference to families.
"We support the IDC's call for the government to urgently present a statement to parliament setting out an evidence-led rationale for this costly decision, and to begin meaningful consultation with the aid and development sector. "A relentless focus on boosting family incomes and reducing the costs families face is now needed if progress toward eradicating child poverty is to be made. "In Glasgow there is 636 households that currently have the benefit cap applied and that affects 1,936 children in Glasgow. "The decision puts the international response to COVID-19 in jeopardy at a time when global co-operation is needed," they said in an assessment of the effectiveness of UK aid. "Aid chiefs echoed the concerns raised and said the timing suggested the folding of DFID had been politically motivated.Oxfam GB chief executive Danny Sriskandarajah said: "The committee is right - the demise of DFID is likely to do real damage to the world's poorest people and to Britain's international standing. Education England’s 30 poorest towns and cities revealed Christopher Furlong/Getty Images 21 June 2018. Emma Hardy MP Hull West and Hessle. "So that will obviously have an impact on incomes in those households and make it far, far more difficult for families to make ends meet. "Satwat Rehman, director of One Parent Families Scotland, added: "It is shameful that, in a country as wealthy as Britain, so many children live in poverty. Currently, around 15% of the UK population is from a non-white background. "Sarah Champion, a Labour MP who chairs the committee, said: "DFID gives the UK considerable international standing and is something we should all be proud of. "The BBC is not responsible for the content of external Internet sitesFace coverings will be needed in more places, but shielding and workplace advice remain the same. Households with less than £248 per week were classed as poor
This was an increase of 25% compared to 52 in 2017. "They urged Mr Johnson to continue to have a minister responsible for aid attend cabinet, along with a committee to scrutinise overseas spending. "But the timing and presentation of this merger clearly indicate that it was primarily about politics rather than becoming more effective in helping people to escape poverty. Last month Cornwall Live revealed the 17 neighbourhoods in the county which are among the 10% most deprived in the UK.
"Now we are on the brink of this expertise being lost and our international reputation being damaged beyond repair. The Conservative MP, who also held a position as chairman of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee until earlier this year, had previously spoken out in support of the campaign. "A government spokesman said: "The new Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office will place our world-class development programmes at the heart of our foreign policy. He added: "I would disagree slightly with what the IFS found. "It is deeply disappointing that the government failed to recognise these strengths as it made its impulsive move to have the FCO swallow up DFID. "Andrew Bowie, the Conservative MP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, denied the domination of English communities on the list was a reflection of Conservative policy.He said: "What is clear from the figures is that ourselves and the UK government, working with devolved governments - including the Scottish government and charities - must do much more to eradicate this blight of child poverty, which does seem to be a growing crisis in many parts of the country.
MSPs set targets for reduction of child poverty by 2030 These are external links and will open in a new window Features "Sadly children in single parent families face a particularly high risk of poverty compared with other households. "We believe that the best way to eradicate poverty is to build a growing strong economy, with strong and secure jobs and it should be recognised that the number of children living in workless households has actually fallen by 41,000 in only one year.
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