Dear Tom Scholar cc Hilary Benn World Bank and IMF policies are preventing developing countries from reaching the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) targets on health and education. Strings attached to debt relief are preventing poor countries investing in health and education services. Efforts to build up these public services are being undermined by rich countries, the World Bank and IMF. In order to qualify for debt relief countries must accept IMF conditions forcing countries to privatise services and cut back spending when they really need to invest more in health, education and other vital services. Please use your influence at the World Bank and IMF to: -stop these institutions imposing economic policy conditions to aid and debt relief which result in reduced investment in health and education services. -allow developing countries to make their own decisions about what policies may best lead to the country's development and help them achieve the MDGs . -push for the UK to financially support the removal of user fees in basic healthcare and education Yours sincerely