§ Dr. TongeTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what volume of correspondence his Department has received since October 2001 regarding(a) the United Nations target of spending 0.7 per cent. of gross domestic income on overseas development assistance and (b) debt relief for developing countries. [64603]
§ Mr. John HealeyIncluding letters, campaign postcards and e-mails there have been approximately(a) 3,000 and (b) 38,000 related items of correspondence received by the Treasury, both supporting the Government's recent actions to increase overseas development assistance and relieve the debt of the world's poorest countries, and encouraging us to further action in the future.