International Development

House of Lords written question – answered at on 30 April 2012.

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Photo of Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne Liberal Democrat

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Northover on 12 March (WA 14), in line with their goal of engaging broadly with all parties on the next round of international development goals following the expiry of the millennium development goals in 2015, whether they have any plans for consultation with the public and the private sector, and whether they will provide parliamentary time to debate the issue.

Photo of Baroness Northover Baroness Northover Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip), Lords Spokesperson (Department for International Development)

The Government welcome engagement with all parties, including citizens, private sector and civil society, as part of the international process to agree a successor framework to the millennium development goals (MDGs) in 2015.

A number of processes are already under way. First, I encourage interested civil society organisations to engage as part of the global Civil Society Organisation network "Beyond 2015". Secondly, the United Nations is also working to engage civil society and the private sector through its Post-2015 Task Team consultation: the United Nations Development Programme plan to hold national level consultations in 50 countries to inform the formation of a post-2015 development framework starting in May. Thirdly, the European Commission will organise a public consultation on "Towards a post-2015 development framework", which is expected to be launched on the website for the Directorate General for Development Co-operation (DG DEVCO) in late May or early June.

The Government are developing further plans on how to engage citizens, the private sector and civil society in the process to 2015. Providing parliamentary time to debate this issue is of course a matter for the business managers in both Houses, depending on the demands and progress of other business.

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