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International Development (Reporting and Transparency) Bill
Schedule — Information to be included in annual report

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Schedule

Section 2

 

Information to be included in annual report

1          

An annual report must include the following information for the most recent

relevant period, and for each of the four relevant periods immediately before

the most recent one—

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(a)   

the amount of bilateral aid provided by the United Kingdom,

(b)   

the amount of multilateral aid provided by the United Kingdom,

(c)   

the amount of debt relief included in each of the amounts mentioned

in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b),

(d)   

the amount of cancelled export credits included in the amount

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mentioned in sub-paragraph (c),

(e)   

the amount of bilateral official development assistance provided by

the United Kingdom,

(f)   

the amount of multilateral official development assistance provided

by the United Kingdom,

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(g)   

the amount of the United Kingdom’s imputed share of the aggregate

amount of multilateral official development assistance provided by

the bodies to which the United Kingdom contributed such

assistance,

(h)   

the total of the amounts mentioned in sub-paragraphs (e) and (f), and

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that total as a percentage of the gross national income of the United

Kingdom,

(i)   

what percentage of the amount mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) was

provided to low income countries, and how much that amounted to.

2     (1)  

The amount mentioned in paragraph 1(a) for each relevant period is also to

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be broken down—

(a)   

by region,

(b)   

by country, and

(c)   

by sector.

      (2)  

An annual report must also state, in relation to the amount shown for each

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country pursuant to sub-paragraph (1)(b) of this paragraph, the amount of

humanitarian assistance which is included in each full amount.

3          

The amount mentioned in paragraph 1(b) for each relevant period is also to

be broken down at least by reference to aid provided through the following

(but may be further broken down)—

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(a)   

the European Community,

(b)   

the World Bank Group,

(c)   

the United Nations and its agencies,

(d)   

other multilateral organisations.

4     (1)  

The amount mentioned in paragraph 1(e) for each relevant period is also to

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be broken down by country.

 

 

International Development (Reporting and Transparency) Bill
Schedule — Information to be included in annual report

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      (2)  

An annual report must also state what percentage of the amount mentioned

in paragraph 1(e) for each relevant period was provided to low income

countries, and how much that amounted to.

5     (1)  

To the extent that it is practicable to do so, the amount mentioned in

paragraph 1(g) for each relevant period is also to be broken down by

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country.

      (2)  

An annual report must also state what percentage of the amount mentioned

in paragraph 1(g) for each relevant period was provided to low income

countries, and how much that amounted to.

6          

The amounts included in the annual report for each country pursuant to

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paragraphs 2(1)(b) and 4(1) are also to be expressed as a percentage of the

whole amount mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a) and (e) respectively of

paragraph 1.

7          

Nothing in this Act requires information to be included for any relevant

period if the figures for that period are not (or not yet) available when the

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report is prepared; but if they become available later they must be included

in the first annual report which is prepared after they become available.

8          

Where an annual report includes a figure for the United Kingdom’s imputed

share of any amount, the annual report must include an explanation of how

that imputed share was determined.

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