Overseas Aid (Private Sector Contracts)

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions – in the House of Commons at 3:32 pm on 11 March 2013.

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Photo of Justine Greening Justine Greening The Secretary of State for International Development 3:32, 11 March 2013

The US Agency for International DevelopmentUSAID—would accept that part of its development spend takes the form of tied aid, but I have made it very clear that that is not what I am talking about here. I know that the hon. Gentleman finds this issue complex, and I accept that there are risks that we will need to manage, but they can be managed. Instead of seeing only the risks, we should see the opportunities too.