Haven't this been stated on AB several times...

[Haggisdj]

UK must end overseas aid spending target, say peers

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17539816

[emmie]

it has, it won't change anything, after all Cameron pledged a sum for overseas aid, and supposedly will not deviate from it. Personally i would rather they spend that money on projects here, you know simple things, like hospitals, schools, and stop the elderly from dying from the cold, not being able to heat their homes, as said simple things...

[Gromit]

This doesn't mean we should end spending on overseas aid.

In fact if the target or ceiling was scrapped, we could end up paying more. The Committee are objecting to the arbitary nature of how we give. 0.7% of our GDP rather than a bugetted allotment of money to areas and projects that can be assessed to deliver the most benefit.

[rov1100]

We give enough charitable giving without having to add to this with government taxes. What right have the government to give your money away when its sorely needed at home. I wonder how much Andrew Mitchell gives of his own money: we can all be generous with other people's money.

[Philtaz]

We had a lively debate that touched on this subject following Sport Relief.

As I stated, it's my firm belief that half of the aid/charity donations made to the bottomless pit a.k.a. Africa (especially the Horn of Africa) ought to be spent on birth control, before it's too late.
3,4 and 5 children families in such countries are unsustainable.

http://allafrica.com/stories/201004010036.html

[youngmafbog]

Rov the right sort of comes from the election pledge on which they were elected.
However,I personally dont agree with the amount of aid nor where it is sent.

[TTG]

If you think that the majority of the UKs overseas aid reaches the people that need it then you are deluded.

[DaisyNonna]

Gromit, could you please put that in English so that we could all understand?