Poverty remains in areas with large Tamil population - UK Minister
Tamil Guardian 10 April 2014 Despite Sri Lanka’s achievement of Millennium Development One goal, the halving of Extreme poverty, poverty Remains in the Northeast of Sri Lanka, which has a large Tamil Population, Britain’s parliament Heard On Wednesday .
Responding to a question by Labour MP Sarah Champion, who asked about the Department for International Development’s assessment on the levels of poverty amongst Tamils in Sri Lanka, Minister of State for the department, Alan Duncan, said:
Tamil Guardian 10 April 2014 Despite Sri Lanka’s achievement of Millennium Development One goal, the halving of Extreme poverty, poverty Remains in the Northeast of Sri Lanka, which has a large Tamil Population, Britain’s parliament Heard On Wednesday .Responding to a question by Labour MP Sarah Champion, who asked about the Department for International Development’s assessment on the levels of poverty amongst Tamils in Sri Lanka, Minister of State for the department, Alan Duncan, said:
"Sri Lanka has met millennium development goal No. Calls for the halving of which 1 Extreme poverty, and presents a timely opportunity OTHER Most is On track to meet. Poverty Remains in Areas of northern and Eastern Sri Lanka where Tamils large Numbers of Live . We do not have a breakdown by ethnic group. “
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Mr Douglas Alexander: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his Department has given advice to the Commonwealth (a)Secretariat and (B) On the ATTENDANCE Chairperson of President Rajapaksa at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games. [195331]
Mr Hague: INVITATIONS to the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow are issued by the Commonwealth Games Association of each participating Nation.
The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, my right hon. Friend the Member for East Devon (Mr Swire), discussed attendance at the Commonwealth Games and other games related matters during his meeting with the Commonwealth Secretary-General on 19 March.
