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  International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Bill - New Clause 7 - Referendum on Development Aid Target - Target only Applying When UK Has Budget Surplus
  
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  @ MP voted aye to require the approval of the majority of voters in a referendum before setting a target of spending at least 0.7% of national income on international aid and to only make the target apply when the UK has a budget surplus. 
  @ MP voted no against requiring the approval of the majority of voters in a referendum before setting a target of spending at least 0.7% of national income on international aid and against only making the target apply when the UK has a budget surplus. 
  
  The majority of MPs voted against requiring the approval of the majority of voters in a referendum before setting a target of at least 0.7% of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gross_national_income national income] being spent on international aid. The majority of MPs were also voting against only making the target apply in years where the United Kingdom records a budget surplus.
  
  
  MPs were considering the International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Bill[1].  The Bill provides for a target of at least 0.7% of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gross_national_income national income] being spent on international aid and includes arrangements for evaluation of that aid spending.
  
  The proposed new clause rejected in this vote stated:
  
  :(1) This Act shall come into force on such a day appointed by the Secretary of State by an order contained in a statutory instrument.
  
  :(2) An order under subsection (1) shall not be made unless a referendum has taken place in the United Kingdom and more than 50% of those casting a vote do so in favour of meeting the target.
  
  :(3) This Act shall only have effect in those years where the United Kingdom records a budget surplus.
  
  :(4) The Secretary of State may vary the target mentioned in section 1 by an order contained in a statutory instrument in response to the UK leaving or joining a multilateral organisation which itself disburses ODA.
  
  :(5) This Act shall expire on the anniversary of its coming into force in the fifth year of its being so in force.
  
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  * [1] [http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2014-15/internationaldevelopmentofficialdevelopmentassistancetarget.html Parliament's webpage on the MPs were considering the International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Bill]
  
  
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