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| | International Development (Reporting and Transparency) Bill, As
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| | | Amendment of the International Development Act 2002 |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | The International Development Act 2002 (c. 1) is amended as follows. |
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| | | (2) | In section 7 (terms on which assistance is provided)— |
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| | | (a) | in subsection (1), after the first word “may”, insert the words “, subject |
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| | | (b) | after subsection (1) insert— |
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| | | “(1A) | The Secretary of State shall, for the purposes set out in |
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| | | subsection (1B), take such steps as he thinks fit to— |
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| | | (a) | impose conditions on assistance provided under this Act |
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| | | to secure that assistance to a particular country complies |
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| | | with the requirements set out in subsection (1C), and |
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| | | (b) | encourage other countries and relevant international |
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| | | financial institutions to do likewise. |
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| | | (1B) | The purposes set out in this subsection are— |
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| | | (a) | to promote the economy, efficiency and effectiveness of |
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| | | expenditure within countries arising from assistance |
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| | | (b) | to reduce corruption in those countries. |
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| | | (1C) | The requirements set out in this subsection are that— |
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| | | (a) | audit of any public expenditure within the country |
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| | | arising from assistance under this Act is carried out by or |
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| | | under the supervision of suitably qualified persons |
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| | | authorised by relevant international financial |
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| | | institutions, undertaken, so far as the Secretary of State |
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| | | deems practicable, in conjunction with those appointed |
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| | | for the purpose of such audit within that country; and |
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| | | (b) | reports arising from such audit are available to— |
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| | | (i) | the government of, and parliamentary bodies |
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| | | (ii) | the Secretary of State, and |
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| | | (iii) | relevant international financial institutions.”; |
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| | | (c) | after subsection (4), insert— |
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| | | “(5) | In this section ‘relevant international financial institutions’ |
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| | | means those international financial institutions which— |
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| | | (a) | have as one of their objects economic development, |
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| | | either generally or in any region of the world, and |
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| | | (b) | are certified for the purposes of this section by the |
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| | | (6) | The Secretary of State shall from time to time lay before each |
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| | | House of Parliament a list of— |
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| | | (a) | international financial institutions certified for the |
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| | | purposes of this section, and |
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| | | (b) | countries in respect of which assistance complies with |
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| | | the requirements set out in subsection (1C).”’. |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘The Secretary of State shall include in each annual report an analysis of the costs |
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| | | and benefits accruing to the economy of the United Kingdom as a result of the |
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| | | provision of international aid.’. |
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| | | Private sector development assistance |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘The Secretary of State shall include in each annual report his assessment of the |
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| | | progress made in increasing the amount of private sector and other non- |
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| | | governmental development assistance provided by United Kingdom |
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| | | Aid effectiveness of Giftaid |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘The Secretary of State shall include in each annual report his assessment of the |
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| | | effectiveness of Giftaid as a method of increasing the income of United Kingdom |
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| | | charities providing development assistance.’. |
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| | | Suitability of Millennium Development Goals |
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| | | ‘Each annual report must include the Secretary of State’s assessment of the |
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| | | suitability of the Millennium Development Goals and the indicators in respect of |
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| | | each in achieving an improvement in the quality of life of citizens of the recipient |
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| | | countries and whether goals, targets or indicators need to be amended.’. |
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| | | Annual reports: parliamentary approval |
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| | | Negatived on division NC6 |
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| | | ‘(1) | It shall be a duty of the Secretary of State to make a motion for a resolution |
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| | | approving each annual report in the House of Commons, within three months of |
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| | | (2) | It shall be a duty of a Minister of the Crown to make a motion for a resolution |
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| | | approving each annual report in the House of Lords, within three months of the |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | The Secretary of State shall include in each annual report observations on the |
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| | | overall appropriateness and value of aid to developing countries, and set out such |
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| | | barriers to development as appear to him to be relevant in the countries to which |
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| | | bilateral aid is provided, for which action might be taken or recommended. |
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| | | (2) | Such observations shall include the effects of third party regulations and controls, |
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| | | including those promulgated by the European Community, the World Trade |
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| | | Organisation and the United Nations, which have the effect, whether |
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| | | unintentionally or not, of distorting or hampering development, or of slowing it |
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| | | (3) | They shall also include observations on the civil and judicial structures in each |
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| | | country provided with bilateral aid, which either assist or hamper the |
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| | | development and enforcement of property rights and the resolution of disputes.’. |
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| | Page 1, line 13 [Clause 1], leave out subsection (4). |
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| | Page 2, line 1 [Clause 1], leave out subsection (5). |
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| | Page 2, line 3 [Clause 1], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(6) | It shall be the responsibility of the Secretary of State to use his best endeavours |
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| | | to arrange for each annual report to be debated in each House of Parliament within |
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| | | a period of three months after it has been laid.’. |
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| | Page 2, line 5 [Clause 2], leave out ‘must’ and insert ‘shall so far as reasonably |
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| | Page 2, line 13 [Clause 4], leave out ‘the Secretary of State’s assessment of’. |
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| | Page 2 [Clause 4], leave out line 18 and insert— |
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| | | ‘(i) | European Community aid to which the UK contributes, and |
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| | | (ii) | other multilateral aid to which the UK contributes,’. |
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| | Page 2, line 19 [Clause 4], leave out from ‘effectiveness’ to end of line 22 and |
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| | insert ‘of bilateral aid in respect of each country where such aid provided by the UK was |
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| | in excess of £10 million during the period covered by the report,’. |
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| | Page 2, line 20 [Clause 4], leave out from ‘than’ to end of line 22 and insert ‘those |
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| | 20 countries which are the recipients of the greatest amount of United Kingdom bilateral |
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| | Page 2, line 20 [Clause 4], leave out ‘20’ and insert ‘30’. |
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| | Page 2, line 21 [Clause 4], leave out from ‘20’ to end of line 22 and insert ‘of the |
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| | largest recipients of the said bilateral aid’. |
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| | Page 2, line 23 [Clause 4], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(e) | what progress has been made in promoting non-governmental aid.’. |
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| | Page 3, line 2 [Clause 5], leave out from ‘report’ to ‘on’ in line 3 and insert ‘general |
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| | or specific observations’. |
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| | Page 3, line 4 [Clause 5], after ‘departments’, insert ‘, Government agencies and |
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| | non departmental public bodies.’. |
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| | Page 3, line 18 [Clause 5], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(4) | The “effects” to which this section refers shall include those adverse effects |
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| | | which arise from the distortion of trade, governance and social structures |
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| | | incumbent on the delivery of bilateral aid.’. |
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| | Page 3, line 20 [Clause 6], leave out ‘such observations as he thinks appropriate’ |
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| | Page 3, line 21 [Clause 6], after ‘departments’, insert Government agencies and |
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| | non departmental public bodies.’. |
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| | Page 3, line 32 [Clause 6], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(e) | promoting the establishment of a link between the commitment of aid and |
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| | | the reduction of corruption in recipient countries.’. |
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| | Page 3, line 32 [Clause 6], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘( ) | monitoring the adverse effects of any aid so provided, |
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| | | ( ) | making an assessment of the balance of utility, as to whether the net |
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| | | effect of the aid was beneficial or harmful.’. |
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| | Page 3, line 32 [Clause 6], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘( ) | exploring alternatives to aid which might have an equal or greater effect |
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| | | ( ) | combating barriers to the effective utilisation of aid, resulting from inter |
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| | | alia, external regulation, trade restrictions, tariffs, which may or may not |
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| | | serve to negate the effect of aid, in whole or in part, or otherwise hinder |
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| | Page 3, line 36 [Clause 7], after ‘departments’, insert ‘Government agencies and |
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