Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 21 January 2015.
Terms of Reference
Summary
1 Introduction
Parliamentary Strengthening
2 The Importance of Parliamentary Strengthening
Development, Democracy and Parliaments The Importance of Parliament Conclusions and recommendations
Development, Democracy and Parliaments
The Importance of Parliament
Conclusions and recommendations
3 Expenditure
DFID Expenditure Other UK Spending Parliamentary Strengthening Worldwide Conclusions and recommendations
DFID Expenditure
Other UK Spending
Parliamentary Strengthening Worldwide
4 DFID's parliamentary strengthening programmes
Number and types of DFID's programmes Key Characteristics of good Parliamentary Strengthening The importance of the long term Flexibility: responding to opportunities The importance of the local Wide engagement across the political system, including the media and civil society. Donor co-ordination Be practical Building relationships South to south working Importance of working with MPs and staff The importance of political awareness When it goes wrong Better UK Government co-ordination of parliamentary strengthening programmes Conclusions and recommendations
Number and types of DFID's programmes
Key Characteristics of good Parliamentary Strengthening
The importance of the long term Flexibility: responding to opportunities The importance of the local Wide engagement across the political system, including the media and civil society. Donor co-ordination Be practical Building relationships South to south working Importance of working with MPs and staff The importance of political awareness
The importance of the long term
Flexibility: responding to opportunities
The importance of the local
Wide engagement across the political system, including the media and civil society.
Donor co-ordination
Be practical
Building relationships
South to south working
Importance of working with MPs and staff
The importance of political awareness
When it goes wrong
Better UK Government co-ordination of parliamentary strengthening programmes
5 Commissioning
Bilateral Commissioning Skills and Expertise: Managers or Specialists Work with Multilaterals Small and Flexible Commissioning Conclusions and recommendations
Bilateral Commissioning
Skills and Expertise: Managers or Specialists
Work with Multilaterals
Small and Flexible Commissioning
6 Strengthening Westminster and UK Institutions
Strength of the Westminster Brand Failure to Use Westminster as a National Asset What DFID Needs to Strengthen What Westminster Needs to Strengthen Conclusions and Recommendations
Strength of the Westminster Brand
Failure to Use Westminster as a National Asset
What DFID Needs to Strengthen
What Westminster Needs to Strengthen
Conclusions and Recommendations
Formal Minutes
Witnesses
Published written evidence
List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament
