Patricia Stephenson (Social Democrats)
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I thank both witnesses for coming in. Mr. Andrews made a really interesting point there regarding soft power and soft power being let go of being a massive mistake. We are seeing a decrease in development spending and, indeed, peace spending as a consequence of the increases in defence spending. I know Mr. Andrews is chair of the European Parliament Committee on Development as well. How does he align that then? I believe development spending is critical to our soft power. How does that align to the increased defence spending?