International Development written question – answered at on 21 March 2005.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment he has made of the impact the Commission for Africa Report will have on (a) delivering funding for development in Africa, (b) ensuring value for money of monies committed from the UK to development projects in Africa and (c) achieving openness and transparency in how the funds are used in delivering the projects.
The Commission for Africa report is a well argued case for the international community and Africa working in partnership to achieve change. One key recommendation is that aid to Africa should be doubled. DFID supports this, the UK is on track to double UK aid by 2010 from levels in 2004–05. The political momentum generated by the report will encourage other countries to increase aid flows and support the International Financing Facility (IFF). DFID will work to enlist maximum international response through our presidencies of the G8 and EU during 2005.
The Commission for Africa report presents a powerful analysis of the most effective ways to ensure that growth in the quantity of aid is matched by increased aid effectiveness. We strongly agree and will be taking further steps to improve the predictability and harmonisation of UK aid, as recommended by the report, so that it will have maximum impact. The report also recommends that aid is untied—which is already the case for UK aid. More effective aid means better value for money for the UK taxpayer.
The report is clear on the importance of donors being held to account for the effectiveness of their aid and recommends the establishment of new mechanisms for monitoring donor performance against clear, time bound and quantifiable commitments. DFID supports this.
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