Public Bill Committees
International Development Bill

• International Development Bill, 1st sitting (39 speeches)
  [Mr. John Butterfill in the Chair]
  • Clause 1 - Development Assistance (65 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 1, in page 1, line 10, after `contribute', insert `directly or indirectly'.
• International Development Bill, 2nd sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. John Butterfill in the Chair]
  • Clause 1 - Development Assistance (90 speeches)
    Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 1, in page 1, line 10, after `contribute', insert `directly or indirectly'.—[Mrs. Gillan.] Question again proposed, That the amendment be made.
  • Clause 2 - Development Assistance for UK Overseas Territories (8 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 7, in page 1, line 24, at end insert `(and, for the avoidance of doubt, such assistance may include support for communications systems)'. We tabled this probing...
  • Clause 3 - Humanitarian Assistance (3 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 9, in page 2, line 9, at end insert— `(2) The Secretary of State shall make arrangements to ensure that humanitarian assistance provided under subsection (1)...
• International Development Bill, 3rd sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Joe Benton in the Chair]
  • Clause 4 - Supplementary powers (34 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 10, in page 2, line 17, leave out `(wholly or partly)' and insert `wholly'.
  • Clause 5 - Meaning of ``assistance'' (14 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 12, in page 2, line 32, leave out from `assistance''' to end of line 35 and insert `means assistance in the fields of economic development, administration and social...
• International Development Bill, 4th sitting (12 speeches)
  [Mr. Bill O'Brien in the Chair]
  • Clause 5 - Meaning of assistance (1 speech)
    Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 12, in page 2, line 32, leave out from `assistance''' to end of line 35 and insert `means assistance in the fields of economic development, administration and...
  • Clause 6 - Financial assistance (46 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 13, in page 3, line 2, at end insert— `(2A) The value of loans made available to a country by way of financial assistance shall not, taking one year with...
  • Clause 7 - Terms on which assistance is provided (28 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 9 - Powers of statutory bodies (19 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 18, in page 4, line 2, at end insert— `(c) where the statutory body concerned is a Northern Ireland body, only with the approval of the Northern Ireland...
  • Clause 14 - Functions of the commission etc. (5 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 17 - Interpretation (4 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • New Clause 1 - Reduction in proverty: co-ordination within government (21 speeches)
    ``.—(1) The Secretary of State shall make arrangements to promote a focus on reduction in poverty throughout all Government departments and agencies in their relations with developing...