Part of Commonwealth Development Corporation Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 4:30 pm on 6 December 2016.
(b) any DFID guidance note of the same title issued with the approval of the Secretary of State.”—(Stephen Doughty.)
This new clause would require any new investment arising from any increase in the limit on government assistance under regulations under section 15(4) to go only to entities which agree to adhere to the DFID partnership principles.
Secretary of State was originally the title given to the two officials who conducted the Royal Correspondence under Elizabeth I. Now it is the title held by some of the more important Government Ministers, for example the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
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