notjust that, _ aid funding of 0.7% of gni. notjust that, we— aid funding of 0.7% of gni.ent to spend 07% on— maintain our commitment to spend 0.7% on development. only last year the pandemic hit, it had an immediate negative effect on the economy — immediate negative effect on the economy. in september 2020, when that effect— economy. in september 2020, when that effect on the economy had been seen, _ that effect on the economy had been seen. when — that effect on the economy had been seen, when public spending was increasing, when the government was borrowing _ increasing, when the government was borrowing hundreds of billions of pounds. — borrowing hundreds of billions of pounds, the government confirmed in its response _ pounds, the government confirmed in its response to that for the report of the _ its response to that for the report of the international development select— of the international development select committee, it would know that a manifesto commitment saying a commitment enshrined in law and want to wish— commitment enshrined in law and want to wish the

giving parliament an opportunity to have a say on when and how the uk will return to standing up .7% of gni parliamentary scrutiny and they have form. there is a pattern that this —— of this government withholding information to the last minute and then only making the most basic details available. let's be clear, the government hasn't brought forward a substantive motion for this debate. the motion they have tabled is made in neutral terms and advice that was intended to allow the house to debate an issue without coming to a view. they claimed this debate is binding. it is not our procedures to make a binding, it is there a political choice. this is a kneejerk reaction dreamt up between last thursday and yesterday in the face of growing criticism of this government. talks of returning to 0.7%, yesterday's wms talks about returning to 0.71 we are not borrowing for day—to—day spending and underlying debt is falling, or on their own in each of these test is a high hurdle when combined, these conditions become incredibly strict. since the no .7% target was introduced these tests have been met

the motion is rejected, and i quote, "the government will consequently return to spending of 0.7% of gnirrowing since world war ii. this is why it has to be done, he said. i ii. this is why it has to be done, he said. . . ii. this is why it has to be done, he said. ., ., _ , ., he said. i have great sympathy for the prime minister _ he said. i have great sympathy for the prime minister around - he said. i have great sympathy for the prime minister around the - he said. i have great sympathy for i the prime minister around the issue of the extraordinary strains that covid has placed on the british economy, but what we've seen with covid is that it's notjust a british emergency, it's a global emergency, and it goes beyond the disease itself to the wider economic impact on public health as victims and development more generally. if thoseissues and development more generally. if those issues are not tackled then the covid crisis, however successful we are within the island of the uk, as we are seeing around issues like the delta variant, the problem doesn't go away. this 4 billion that this