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Amendments to the International Development Bill [HL]

International Development Bill [HL]


AMENDMENTS
TO BE MOVED
IN COMMITTEE


 

Clause 1

 

THE BARONESS WILKINS

Page 1, line 12, after "welfare" insert "and securing the human rights"
 

THE EARL OF SANDWICH

Page 1, line 16, at end insert—
"(   )  For the purposes of subsection (2)(b), "the population" includes civil society organisations promoting the welfare of the population and contributing to poverty reduction."
 

Clause 4

 

THE LORD HUNT OF CHESTERTON

Page 2, line 24, at end insert—
"(d)  promote, coordinate, and report on the activities by all relevant government departments and agencies, including inter-governmental bodies, that ensure awareness of global poverty and of the means of reducing such poverty,"
 

Clause 7

 

THE LORD FREEMAN

Page 3, line 24, at end insert—
"(5)  Where the Secretary of State has evidence that any country in receipt of development aid for the reduction of poverty is using such aid inefficiently or condoning bribery and corruption in its dissemination, he shall consider using country based non-governmental channels for distribution of such aid."

 
 
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