S.C.B.
NOTICES OF AMENDMENTS
given up to and including
Friday 9th March 2001
STANDING COMMITTEE B
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BILL
NOTE
The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order to be proposed by Mr Chris Mullin.
Mr Chris Mullin
To move, That the Bill be considered in the following order: Clauses 1 and 2, Schedule 1, Clauses 3 to 9, Schedule 2, Clauses 10 to 13, Schedule 3, Clauses 14 to 19, Schedules 4 and 5, Clause 20, Schedule 6, new Clauses, new Schedules.
Mr Gary Streeter
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
1
Clause 1, page 1, line 10, after 'contribute', insert 'directly or indirectly'.
Mr Gary Streeter
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
2
Clause 1, page 1, line 16, at end insert 'or—
(c) promoting good governance in one or more such countries'.
Mr Gary Streeter
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
3
Clause 1, page 1, line 16, at end insert 'or—
(d) reducing conflict or the potential for conflict in one or more such countries'.
Mr Gary Streeter
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
4
Clause 1, page 1, line 16, at end insert 'or—
(e) putting in place the framework necessary to attract private and foreign direct investment in one or more such countries'.
Mr Gary Streeter
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
5
Clause 1, page 1, line 20, at end insert—
'(4) The Secretary of State shall publish an annual report on the performance of the development assistance programme against stated poverty reduction targets, and shall lay a copy of the report before Parliament.'.
Mr Gary Streeter
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
6
Clause 1, page 1, line 20, at end insert—
'(5) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Secretary of State may fund public awareness campaigns in developing countries with the aim of reducing economic migration.'.
Mr Tony Worthington
17
Clause 1, page 1, line 20, at end insert—
'(4) There shall be an annual debate in each House of Parliament on the operation of the provisions of this Act.'.
Mr Gary Streeter
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
7
Clause 2, page 1, line 24, at end insert '(and, for the avoidance of doubt, such assistance may include support for communications systems)'.
Mr Gary Streeter
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
8
Clause 2, page 2, line 5, at end insert—
'(4) No order shall be made under subsection (3) unless a draft of it has been laid before and approved by both Houses of Parliament.'.
Mr Gary Streeter
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
9
Clause 3, page 2, line 9, at end insert—
'(2) The Secretary of State shall make arrangements to ensure that humanitarian assistance provided under subsection (1) which is provided via other agencies or bodies shall comply with the same standards as to effectiveness and probity as apply to assistance disbursed directly.'.
Mr Gary Streeter
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
10
Clause 4, page 2, line 17, leave out '(wholly or partly)' and insert 'wholly'.
Mr Gary Streeter
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
11
Clause 4, page 2, line 18, leave out '(wholly or partly)' and insert 'wholly'.
Mr Gary Streeter
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
12
Clause 5, page 2, line 32, leave out from 'assistance"' to end of line 35 and insert 'means assistance in the fields of economic development, administration and social services, consisting in the making available of the services of any body or person, training facilities, the supply of material, or the results of research undertaken in any such fields.'.
Mr Gary Streeter
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
13
Clause 6, page 3, line 2, at end insert—
'(2A) The value of loans made available to a country by way of financial assistance shall not, taking one year with another, amount to more than 10 per cent. of development assistance to that country.'.
Mr Gary Streeter
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
14
Clause 8, page 3, line 26, at end insert—
'(3) The Secretary of State shall ensure that, taking one year with another, not less than 15 per cent. of development assistance is disbursed through charities and other non-governmental organisations specialising in development.'.
Mr Tony Worthington
18
Clause 9, page 4, line 2, at end insert—
'(c) where the statutory body concerned is a Northern Ireland body, only with the approval of the Northern Ireland Assembly.'.
Mr Gary Streeter
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
15
Clause 18, page 8, line 17, after 'section', insert '2(3),'.
Mr Gary Streeter
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
16
Clause 20, page 8, line 29, at end insert—
'(2A) The Secretary of State may not appoint a date under subsection (2) until Parliament shall have enacted legislation to give effect to the Convention on Combating the Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions.'.
NEW CLAUSES
Reduction in proverty: co-ordination within Government
Mr Gary Streeter
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
NC1
To move the following Clause:—
'.—(1) The Secretary of State shall make arrangements to promote a focus on reduction in poverty throughout all Government departments and agencies in their relations with developing countries.
(2) The Secretary of State for International Development shall, jointly with Ministers representing the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Department of Trade and Industry, the Ministry of Defence and the Treasury, prepare and lay before Parliament an annual report on the work done in pursuance of the arrangements made under subsection (1).'.
Reduction in poverty: aid given through third parties
Mr Gary Streeter
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
NC2
To move the following Clause:—
'. The Secretary of State shall make arrangements to ensure that no United Kingdom Government aid for a developing country or countries which is to be disbursed via a third party (including multilateral development banks, United Nations agencies, and institutions of the European Union) is made available to that third party unless he is satisfied that it is likely to contribute to a reduction in poverty.'.
Sector aid
Mr Gary Streeter
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
NC3
To move the following Clause:—
'.—(1) The Secretary of State may not provide development assistance through a sector-wide programme, unless he has first prepared a report on the proposal containing—
(a) targets for the outputs of that aid, and
(b) details of the arrangements agreed with the developing country or countries concerned for the monitoring of those outputs;
and is satisfied that the countries concerned have demonstrated a record of transparency in the use of aid from the United Kingdom Government.
(2) The report prepared under subsection (1) shall be laid before Parliament before any disbursements under the programme are made.'.
Website to assist non-Government donors
Mr Gary Streeter
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
NC4
To move the following Clause:—
'. The Secretary of State shall establish and maintain a website for the purpose of helping to co-ordinate, and otherwise facilitating, the international development activities of charities and private donors.'.
Use of charities and other non-governmental organisations
Mr Gary Streeter
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
NC5
To move the following Clause:—
'.—The Secretary of State shall make arrangements to ensure that, taking one year with another, not less than 15 per cent. of development assistance is disbursed through charities and other non-governmental organisations specialising in development.'.
