OPEN LETTER TO IAIN STEWART regarding cuts to UK Aid and the two myths (1) it's about money (2) the impact will be temporary
From: Mike Cashman Sent: 14 March 2021 20:19 To: 'iain.stewart.mp@parliament.uk' <iain.stewart.mp@parliament.uk> Subject: OPEN LETTER TO IAIN STEWART regarding cuts to UK Aid and the two myths (1) it's about money (2) the impact will be temporary Dear Iain Stewart As you know I am writing to you as one of your constituents. I hope you and your family are well during these difficult times – I recall you have elderly parents in Scotland - and thank you for taking the time to read this letter. I am deeply concerned at the cuts to international Aid and the threats to the volunteering work of VSO. There are two points which I find impossible to reconcile with the facts, though both have been promulgated, for example on BBC Radio 4 “Any Questions” on Friday : 1. That the issue is money 2. That the impact will be temporary. 1.- Is the issue one of money? DFID was taken over by FCO in June with the assurance “UK Aid is safe in our