Amendment Paper as at
Friday 16th June 2006
CONSIDERATION OF BILL
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (REPORTING AND TRANSPARENCY) BILL, AS AMENDED
NEW CLAUSES
Amendment of the International Development Act 2002
Mr William Cash
NC1
To move the following Clause:—
'(1) The International Development Act 2002 (c. 1) is amended as follows.
(2) In section 7 (terms on which assistance is provided)—
| (a) | in subsection (1), after the first word "may", insert the words ", subject to subsection (1A),"; |
| (b) | after subsection (1) insert— |
"(1A) The Secretary of State shall, for the purposes set out in subsection (1B), take such steps as he thinks fit to—
| (a) | impose conditions on assistance provided under this Act to secure that assistance to a particular country complies with the requirements set out in subsection (1C), and |
| (b) | encourage other countries and relevant international financial institutions to do likewise. |
(1B) The purposes set out in this subsection are—
| (a) | to promote the economy, efficiency and effectiveness of expenditure within countries arising from assistance under this Act, and |
| (b) | to reduce corruption in those countries. |
(1C) The requirements set out in this subsection are that—
| (a) | audit of any public expenditure within the country arising from assistance under this Act is carried out by or under the supervision of suitably qualified persons authorised by relevant international financial institutions, undertaken, so far as the Secretary of State deems practicable, in conjunction with those appointed for the purpose of such audit within that country; and |
| (b) | reports arising from such audit are available to— |
| (i) | the government of, and parliamentary bodies within, the country, |
| (ii) | the Secretary of State, and |
| (iii) | relevant international financial institutions."; and |
| (c) | after subsection (4), insert— |
"(5) In this section 'relevant international financial institutions' means those international financial institutions which—
| (a) | have as one of their objects economic development, either generally or in any region of the world, and |
| (b) | are certified for the purposes of this section by the Secretary of State. |
(6) The Secretary of State shall from time to time lay before each House of Parliament a list of—
| (a) | international financial institutions certified for the purposes of this section, and |
| (b) | countries in respect of which assistance complies with the requirements set out in subsection (1C)."'. |
Cost benefit analysis
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Greg Knight
Philip Davies
Mr Anthony Steen
NC2
To move the following Clause:—
'The Secretary of State shall include in each annual report an analysis of the costs and benefits accruing to the economy of the United Kingdom as a result of the provision of international aid.'.
Private sector development assistance
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Greg Knight
Philip Davies
Mr Anthony Steen
NC3
To move the following Clause:—
'The Secretary of State shall include in each annual report his assessment of the progress made in increasing the amount of private sector and other non-governmental development assistance provided by United Kingdom organisations.'.
Aid effectiveness of Giftaid
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Greg Knight
Philip Davies
Mr Anthony Steen
NC4
To move the following Clause:—
'The Secretary of State shall include in each annual report his assessment of the effectiveness of Giftaid as a method of increasing the income of United Kingdom charities providing development assistance.'.
Suitability of Millennium Development Goals
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Greg Knight
Philip Davies
Mr Anthony Steen
NC5
To move the following Clause:—
'Each annual report must include the Secretary of State's assessment of the suitability of the Millennium Development Goals and the indicators in respect of each in achieving an improvement in the quality of life of citizens of the recipient countries and whether goals, targets or indicators need to be amended.'.
Annual reports: paraliamentary approval
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Greg Knight
Philip Davies
Mr Anthony Steen
NC6
To move the following Clause:—
'(1) It shall be a duty of the Secretary of State to make a motion for a resolution approving each annual report in the House of Commons, within three months of the report being laid.
(2) It shall be a duty of a Minister of the Crown to make a motion for a resolution approving each annual report in the House of Lords, within three months of the report being laid.'.
Alternative measures
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Greg Knight
Philip Davies
Mr Anthony Steen
NC7
To move the following Clause:—
'(1) The Secretary of State shall include in each annual report observations on the overall appropriateness and value of aid to developing countries, and set out such barriers to development as appear to him to be relevant in the countries to which bilateral aid is provided, for which action might be taken or recommended.
(2) Such observations shall include the effects of third party regulations and controls, including those promulgated by the European Community, the World Trade Organisation and the United Nations, which have the effect, whether unintentionally or not, of distorting or hampering development, or of slowing it down.
(3) They shall also include observations on the civil and judicial structures in each country provided with bilateral aid, which either assist or hamper the development and enforcement of property rights and the resolution of disputes.'.
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Greg Knight
Philip Davies
Mr Anthony Steen
2
Page 1, line 13 [Clause 1], leave out subsection (4).
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Greg Knight
Philip Davies
Mr Anthony Steen
3
Page 2, line 1 [Clause 1], leave out subsection (5).
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Greg Knight
Philip Davies
Mr Anthony Steen
6
Page 2, line 3 [Clause 1], at end insert—
'(6) It shall be the responsibility of the Secretary of State to use his best endeavours to arrange for each annual report to be debated in each House of Parliament within a period of three months after it has been laid.'.
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Greg Knight
Philip Davies
Mr Anthony Steen
4
Page 2, line 5 [Clause 2], leave out 'must' and insert 'shall so far as reasonably practicable'.
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Greg Knight
Philip Davies
Mr Anthony Steen
7
Page 2, line 13 [Clause 4], leave out 'the Secretary of State's assessment of'.
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Greg Knight
Philip Davies
Mr Anthony Steen
8
Page 2 [Clause 4], leave out line 18 and insert—
| '(i) | European Community aid to which the UK contributes, and |
| (ii) | other multilateral aid to which the UK contributes,'. |
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Greg Knight
Philip Davies
Mr Anthony Steen
11
Page 2, line 19 [Clause 4], leave out from 'effectiveness' to end of line 22 and insert 'of bilateral aid in respect of each country where such aid provided by the UK was in excess of £10 million during the period covered by the report,'.
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Greg Knight
Philip Davies
Mr Anthony Steen
16
Page 2, line 20 [Clause 4], leave out from 'than' to end of line 22 and insert 'those 20 countries which are the recipients of the greatest amount of United Kingdom bilateral aid'.
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Greg Knight
Philip Davies
Mr Anthony Steen
9
Page 2, line 20 [Clause 4], leave out '20' and insert '30'.
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Greg Knight
Philip Davies
Mr Anthony Steen
10
Page 2, line 21 [Clause 4], leave out from '20' to end of line 22 and insert 'of the largest recipients of the said bilateral aid'.
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Greg Knight
Philip Davies
Mr Anthony Steen
12
Page 2, line 23 [Clause 4], at end insert—
| '(e) | what progress has been made in promoting non-governmental aid.'. |
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Greg Knight
Philip Davies
Mr Anthony Steen
13
Page 3, line 2 [Clause 5], leave out from 'report' to 'on' in line 3 and insert 'general or specific observations'.
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Greg Knight
Philip Davies
Mr Anthony Steen
17
Page 3, line 4 [Clause 5], after 'departments', insert ', Government agencies and non departmental public bodies.'.
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Greg Knight
Philip Davies
Mr Anthony Steen
18
Page 3, line 18 [Clause 5], at end insert—
'(4) The "effects" to which this section refers shall include those adverse effects which arise from the distortion of trade, governance and social structures incumbent on the delivery of bilateral aid.'.
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Greg Knight
Philip Davies
Mr Anthony Steen
14
Page 3, line 20 [Clause 6], leave out 'such observations as he thinks appropriate' and insert 'observations'.
