text_body: --- DIVISION TITLE ---
  
  International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Bill - Second Reading - 0.7% of National Income on International Aid
  
  --- MOTION EFFECT ---
  
  
  
  @ MP voted aye to spend at least 0.7% of national income each year on international aid.
  @ MP voted no against spending at least 0.7% of national income each year on international aid.
  The majority of MPs voted to set a target of at least 0.7% of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gross_national_income national income] being spent on international aid and to create a new body to carry out independent evaluation of aid spending.
  
  The majority of MPs voted in favour of the International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Bill allowing it to continue on its path to becoming law. As a result of this vote the Bill was committed to a Public Bill Committee to discuss it in detail.
  
  The UK's Gross National Income was $2.521 trillion in 2013[2], 0.7% of which is around 17 billion dollars or around 10 billion pounds. 
  
  In 2013 the UK reportedly already met this target spending over 11 billion pounds on aid.[3]
  
  The 2013 budget predicted UK Government revenue for 2013-14 would be Â£620 billion[4]; as a fraction of this revenue the proposed aid spending would amount to 1.7%. 
  
  * [1] [http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2014-15/internationaldevelopmentofficialdevelopmentassistancetarget.html Parliament's webpage on the International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Bill 2014-15]
  * [2] [http://data.worldbank.org/country/united-kingdom World Bank data on the UK]
  * [3] [http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2014/apr/03/uk-meets-foreign-aid-target Shh, don't tell anyone, but UK government meets foreign aid target, Claire Provost and Sam Jones, The Guardian, 3 April 2014].
  * [4] [https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/221885/budget2013_complete.pdf 2013 UK Budget Document]
  
  --- COMMENTS AND NOTES ---
  
  (put thoughts and notes for other researchers here)
  