PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Sierra Leone: Overseas Aid (8 November 2016)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment her Department has made of development needs in Sierra Leone.
Asked by:
Wendy Morton (Conservative)
Asked by:
Wendy Morton (Conservative)
Answer
I have just returned from Sierra Leone where I saw first-hand the scale of the development challenges, and the essential leadership role that the UK is playing in tackling them. Our cross-HMG response to the 2014/15 Ebola crisis was instrumental in bringing the epidemic under control. Since then the UK has pledged £240 million to Sierra Leone’s two year post-Ebola recovery agenda, which is saving lives, ensuring children get a better education and laying the groundwork for increased economic development.
Answered by:
Priti Patel (Conservative)
16 November 2016
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