1 March 2011
Harriett Baldwin welcomes the Secretary of State for International Development's review of the aid budget and calls on him to ensure that more girls receive an education as a result.
Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire) (Con): Save the Children, which is a very well supported charity in West Worcestershire, has particularly welcomed this review. The Secretary of State has just emphasised the importance of educating girls. Can he tell us how many more girls will receive an education as a result of this review?
Mr Mitchell: I am afraid that I cannot give that precise figure to my hon. Friend off the top of my head, but I shall write to her on the matter. What I can tell her is that last year Britain educated about 5 million children overseas, but that figure will rise substantially in the future.
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