Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-10-25-Speech-4-246-250"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2012-10-25"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Explanations of vote2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20121025.26.4-246-250"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-10-25-Speech-4-246-5002
lpv:speaker	lp:John Bufton2
lpv:spoken text	". Food aid is vital to combat hunger which has always been a primary global challenge. Hunger and malnutrition affect a large percentage of the world’s population, with a death toll that continues to be far too high in the 21st century. I believe the international community has a responsibility to tackle starvation and malnutrition both at home and abroad. However I do not consider the EU as an independent authority with the right to distribute aid, especially given the poverty it has wreaked across Europe, leaving tens of thousands of families reliant upon food parcels in countries such as Spain and Greece. The UK is one of the largest donors of aid to the developing world and has a long history of pastoral care, especially to its former Commonwealth. Due to my beliefs about the role the EU plays on the international stage I chose to abstain from voting."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; EFD (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; REGI (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 substitute; AGRI (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 unknown; United Kingdom Independence Party (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"John Bufton (EFD ),"1 "in writing"1

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