International Development - Minutes of Evidence

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Here you can browse the Minutes of Evidence which were ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 13 December 2005.

Oral evidence

Taken before the International Development Committee

on Tuesday 13 December 2005

Members present:

John Barrett	Joan Ruddock
John Battle	Mr Marsha Singh

In the absence of the Chairman, John Battle was called to the Chair

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CONTENTS

Witnesses: Mr Nick Grono, Vice President (Advocacy and Operations), International Crisis Group, and Ms Elizabeth Winter, Special Adviser, British Agencies Afghanistan Group, gave evidence.

Question Numbers

1-19

20-33

Witnesses: Mr John Gordon, Deputy Head, DFID Afghanistan and Senior Programme Manager for Rural Livelihoods, Mr Richard Codrington, Head of Afghan Group, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and Mr Peter Holland, Head of the Afghan Drugs Inter-Departmental Unit, gave evidence.

Question Numbers

34-39

40-59

60-67

APPENDIX: BACKGROUND INFORMATION: BREAKDOWN OF AID FLOWS, AND NGO ACCOMPLISHMENTS (AS COMPILED BY ACBAR: AGENCY CO-ORDINATING BODY FOR AFGHAN RELIEF)

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Prepared 23 March 2006