Clause 2 - Coherence of United Kingdom contribution to poverty reduction and sustainable development
International Development (Reporting and Transparency) Bill
9:00 am
Jimmy Hood (Lanark and Hamilton East, Labour)
With this it will be convenient to discuss the following: clause 4 stand part.
New clause 6—Policy coherence and Millennium Development Goal 8—
’(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 Government departments on—
(a) the promotion of sustainable development in countries outside the United Kingdom,
(b) the reduction of poverty in such countries.
(2) Such observations are to include observations on the pursuit of Millennium Development Goal 8, including in particular progress towards—
(a) the development of an open trading system that is rule-based and non-discriminatory and expands trading opportunities for low income countries,
(b) the development of an open financial system that is rule-based and non-discriminatory,
(c) the enhancement of debt relief for low income countries.
(3) In this section, ”Millennium Development Goal 8” means Goal 8 set out in the Annex to the document mentioned in section (Aid effectiveness and Millennium Development Goals 1 to 7)(2)(a), as that goal may be amended or modified from time to time.’.
And the following amendment thereto: (a), , leave out
“such general or specific observations as he thinks appropriate”
and insert ‘general or specific observations’.
At the end of the clause 2 stand part debate there will be a vote. The questions on clause 4 stand part and new clause 6 will be put without debate at the appropriate times. If Mr. Simmonds wishes to press his amendment to new clause 6, he can do so when the question is put on that new clause. I hope that that explains the procedure on this and subsequent clause stand part debates.