International Development (Reporting and Transparency) Bill

Public Bill Committees

• International Development (Reporting and Transparency) Bill, 1st sitting (1 speech)
  [Mr. Jimmy Hood in the Chair]
  • Clause 1 - Annual reports: general (14 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 14, in page 1, line 4, leave out from ‘Parliament’ to end of line 5 and insert ‘each year a report about international aid pursuant to the provisions...
  • Clause 2 - Coherence of United Kingdom contribution to poverty reduction and sustainable development (10 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 3 - International development assistance and gross national income (14 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 5 - Multilateral development assistance and Millennium Development Goals 1 to 7 (14 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 6 - Progress towards net expenditure target (4 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 8 - Transparency (4 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 9 - Definition of key terms (4 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 13 - Short title and commencement (0 speeches)
    Amendment made: No. 10, in clause 13, page 7, line 27, leave out ‘9’ and insert ‘(Transparency)’.— [Mr. Thomas.]
  • New Clause 4 - PROGRESS TOWARDS UNITED NATIONS 0.7% EXPENDITURE TARGET (0 speeches)
    ‘The Secretary of State shall include in each annual report his assessment of the year in which he expects that the target for expenditure on official development assistance to amount to...
  • New Clause 5 - AID EFFECTIVENESS AND MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS 1 TO 7 (0 speeches)
    ‘(1)Each annual report must include the Secretary of State’s assessment of the following matters— (a)what progress has been made generally towards the achievement of Millennium...
  • New Clause 6 - Policy coherence and Millennium Development Goal 8 (0 speeches)
    ‘(1) The Secretary of State shall include in each annual report such general or specific observations as he thinks appropriate on the effects of policies and programmes pursued by...
  • New Clause 1 - Statistics to be reported (0 speeches)
    ‘Each annual report must include the information set out in the Schedule to this Act.’.—[Mr. Thomas.]
  • New Clause 2 - Transparency (0 speeches)
    ‘(1) The Secretary of State shall include in each annual report such observations as he thinks appropriate about the contribution by Government departments to the promotion of transparency...
  • New Clause 3 - Interpretation, and meaning of terms used in annual report (0 speeches)
    ‘(1) In this Act, references (however expressed) to the provision of aid by the United Kingdom are to the provision of aid by Government departments. (2)If an annual report uses terms which...
  • New Schedule 1 - ‘INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN ANNUAL REPORT (6 speeches)
    1An annual report must include the following information for the most recent relevant period, and for each of the four relevant periods immediately before the most recent one— (a)the amount...