House of Commons International Development Committee · The International Development Committee is appointed by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration, and

House of Commons

International Development Committee

Formal Minutes

Session 2008–09

International Development Committee

The International Development Committee is appointed by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration, and policy of the Department for International Development and its associated public bodies.

Current membership

Malcolm Bruce MP (Liberal Democrat, Gordon) (Chairman) John Battle MP (Labour, Leeds West) Hugh Bayley MP (Labour, City of York) Richard Burden MP (Labour, Birmingham Northfield) Mr Nigel Evans MP (Conservative, Ribble Valley) Mr Mark Hendrick MP (Labour Co-op, Preston) Daniel Kawczynski MP (Conservative, Shrewsbury and Atcham) Mr Mark Lancaster MP (Conservative, North East Milton Keynes) Mr Virendra Sharma (Lab, Ealing Southall) Mr Marsha Singh MP (Labour, Bradford West) Andrew Stunell (Liberal Democrat, Hazel Grove) The following Members were also Members of the Committee during the current Parliament. John Barrett MP (Liberal Democrat, Edinburgh West) John Bercow MP (Conservative, Buckingham) Mr Stephen Crabb MP (Conservative, Preseli Pembrokeshire) Mr Quentin Davies MP (Labour, Grantham & Stamford) James Duddridge MP (Conservative, Rochford & Southend East) Ann McKechin MP (Labour, Glasgow North) Joan Ruddock MP (Labour, Lewisham, Deptford) Sir Robert Smith MP (Liberal Democrat, West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine) Jim Sheridan MP (Labour, Paisley and Renfrewshire North)

Powers

The Committee is one of the departmental select committees, the powers of which are set out in House of Commons Standing Orders, principally in SO No 152. These are available on the Internet via www.parliament.uk.

Publications

The Reports and evidence of the Committee are published by The Stationery Office by Order of the House. All publications of the Committee (including press notices) are on the Internet at www.parliament.uk/indcom

Committee staff

The staff of the Committee are Carol Oxborough (Clerk), Keith Neary (Second Clerk), Anna Dickson (Committee Specialist), Ian Hook (Senior Committee Assistant), Vanessa Hallinan (Committee Assistant) and Alex Paterson (Media Officer).

Contacts

All correspondence should be addressed to the Clerk of the International Development Committee, House of Commons, 7 Millbank, London SW1P 3JA. The telephone number for general enquiries is 020 7219 1223; the Committee’s email address is [email protected]

Sunday 30 November – Thursday 11 December 2008 The Chairman, John Battle, Hugh Bayley, John Bercow, Mr Marsha Singh and Sir Robert Smith visited China in connection with the inquiry into DFID and China, in accordance with the Committee’s decision of 11 December 2007

Tuesday 13 January 2009

Members present:

Malcolm Bruce, in the Chair

John Battle Hugh Bayley John Bercow Richard Burden

Daniel Kawczynski Mr Marsha Singh Sir Robert Smith

1. Work of the Committee in Session 2007-2008 Draft Report [Work of the Committee in Session 2007-08], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read the first time. [The draft Report was agreed to: the Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the First Report from the Committee, Session 2008-09, HC 138]

2. Future Programme Resolved, That the Committee inquire into Aid Under Pressure: Support for Development in a Global Economic Downturn and Urbanisation and Poverty. Resolved, That the Committee resume its postponed inquiry into DFID’s Programme in Nigeria. 3. Inquiry into Aid Under Pressure The Committee considered this matter. 4. Overseas visits (Kenya and Tanzania) The Committee considered this matter. 5. Inquiry into Sustainable Development in a Changing Climate

The Committee considered this matter. Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the inquiry into Sustainable Development in a Changing Climate be reported to the House for publication on the internet.

SD 1 International Alert

SD 2 Sab Miller

SD 3 Agricultural Biotechnology Council

SD 4 Dr Ian Bailey, Senior Lecturer, University of Plymouth

SD 5 Sussex Energy Group, Science and Technology Policy Research, University of Sussex

SD 6 Fresh Produce Consortium

SD 7 David Woodward, Independent Development Consultant

SD 8 World Development Movement

SD 9 Jodie Keane and Christopher Stevens, Overseas Development Institute

SD 10 Research Councils UK (RCUK)

SD 11 Nestlé UK Ltd

SD 12 Saferworld

SD 13 International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)

SD 14 Dr Thomas Tanner, Research Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies

SD 15 WWF

SD 16 DFID

SD 17 Joint Submission from Population and Sustainability Network and Marie Stopes International

SD 18 Blue Skies Communications

SD 19 FlyingMatters

6. Oral Evidence Session on the Financing for Development Conference Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the oral evidence session on the Financing for Development Conference be reported to the House for publication on the internet.

FD 1 DFID

FD 2 Development Initiatives

FD 3 Jubilee Debt Campaign

FD 4 Ricardo Gottschalk, Research Fellow, Institute of Development Studies

FD 5 Christian Aid

FD 6 ActionAid

FD 7 Jeffrey Owens, Director of the OECD’s Centre for Tax Policy Administration

FD 8 UK Aid Network

7. Future Visits Resolved, That the Committee visit Nigeria in connection with its inquiries into DFID’s Programme in Nigeria and Urbanisation and Poverty. 8. Travel in a Representative Capacity Resolved, That John Battle and a member of staff have leave to attend the OECD/EP High Level Parliamentary Conference on Policy Coherence for Development and Migration. Ordered, That the Chairman seek approval from the Liaison Committee for the expenditure connected with the visit.

[Adjourned till Wednesday 21 January 2009 at 9.30 am

Wednesday 21 January 2009

Members present:


John Battle Hugh Bayley John Bercow Richard Burden

Mr Mark Hendrick Mr Marsha Singh Andrew Stunell

1. Declaration of Interests: New Members

Mr Mark Hendrick declared his interests, in accordance with the Resolution of the House of 13 July 1992, as follows: nil. Andrew Stunell declared his interests, in accordance with the Resolution of the House of 13 July 1992, as follows: nil.

2. Inquiry into Aid Under Pressure

Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP, Secretary of State for International Development, Martin Dinham, Director General International and Anthony Smith, Director, Europe and Donor Relations Division, Department for International Development, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Thursday 22 January 2009 at 10:15 am

Thursday 22 January 2009

Members present:


John Battle Hugh Bayley John Bercow

Mr. Mark Hendrick Andrew Stunell

1. Inquiry into DFID and China

Mr Michael Foster MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for International Development, Scott Wightman, Director, Asia Pacific, Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Adrian Davis, Head of Office, DFID China and Deputy Director, North and East Asia, Department for International Development gave oral evidence

[Adjourned till Tuesday 27 January at 10:00 am

Tuesday 27 January 2009

Members present:


John Battle Richard Burden Mr Mark Hendrick

Mr Marsha Singh Andrew Stunell

1. Specialist Advisers

Ordered, That Dr Tom Downing and Dr Benito Müller be appointed as Specialist Advisers to assist the Committee in its inquiry into Sustainable Development in a Changing Climate.

The Committee noted that Dr Tom Downing’s interests were as follows:

Head of a small research/consulting office which undertakes work relevant to the Committee’s remit and to the range of witnesses who are likely to give evidence in the inquiry into Sustainable Development.

The Committee noted that Dr Benito Müller’s interests were as follows: Co-coordinator of a Climate Strategies project on the future of the Clean Development Mechanism which is part-funded by the Department for International Development.

2. Inquiry into Sustainable Development in a Changing Climate

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the inquiry into Sustainable Development in a Changing Climate be reported to the House for publication on the internet.

SD 20 British Airways

SD 21 Eon

SD 22 United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO)

SD 23 Tourism Concern

Simon Anderson, Chair, Climate Change, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), Alex Cobham, Head of Policy, Christian Aid, Tim Jones,

Campaigns Policy Officer, World Development Movement (WDM), and Sara Shaw, Policy Officer, Climate Change, Tearfund gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Wednesday 28 January at 10:00 am

Wednesday 28 January 2009

Members present:


John Battle Hugh Bayley Richard Burden

Mr Mark Hendrick Mr Marsha Singh Andrew Stunell

1. Inquiry into DFID’s Annual Report 2008

The Committee considered this matter.



[Adjourned till Tuesday 10 February at 9.30 am

Tuesday 10 February 2009

Members present:


John Bercow Richard Burden


1. Inquiry into the DFID Annual Report 2008

Draft Report [DFID Annual Report 2008], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read the first time. [The draft Report was agreed to: the Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Second Report from the Committee, Session 2008-09, HC 220-I]

2. Inquiry into HIV/AIDS: DFID’s New Strategy

Draft Special Report [HIV/AIDS: DFID’s New Strategy: Government Response to the Committee’s Twelfth Report of Session 2007-08] proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read the first and second time, and agreed to. The Government’s response to the Twelfth Report from the Committee in Session 2007-08 was appended to the Report. Resolved, That the Report be the First Special Report of the Committee to the House. Ordered, That the Chairman make the Report to the House.




The Committee considered this matter. Resolved, That the Committee visit Leeds and Bradford, in connection with its inquiry into Aid Under Pressure.

5. Overseas Visit (Kenya and Tanzania) The Committee considered this matter.

6. Proposed DFID White Paper

The Committee considered this matter. 7. Travel in a Representative Capacity

Resolved, That the Chairman and a member of staff have leave to attend the Conference of Foreign Affairs and Development Committee Chairman of EU member states in Prague on 9-10 March. Ordered, That the Chairman seek the approval of the Liaison Committee for the expenditure in connection with the visit.

8. Inquiry into Sustainable Development

Victoria Johnson, New Economics Foundation, Jonathan Mitchell, Overseas Development Institute, Dr Murray Simpson, Senior Research Fellow, Oxford University Centre for the Environment, Gillian Cooper, Tourism Concern, Professor Tim Lang, Professor of Food Policy, City University London, and Dr Tom MacMillian, Executive Director, and Paul Steedman, Research Fellow, Food Ethics Council gave oral evidence

[Adjourned till Wednesday 25 February at 9.30 am

Wednesday 11 February – Thursday 12 February 2009

John Battle and the Assistant Clerk visited Brussels to attend the High Level Parliamentary Conference on Policy Coherence for Migration and Development in a representative capacity, in accordance with the Committee’s decision of 13 January 2009.

Wednesday 25 February 2009

Members present:


John Battle John Bercow Richard Burden

Mr Mark Hendrick Andrew Stunell



2. Oral evidence from Ministers


[Adjourned till Monday 2 March at 3.30 pm.

Monday 2 March 2009

Members present:


John Battle Hugh Bayley John Bercow

Richard Burden Mr Marsha Singh Andrew Stunell


Draft Report [DFID and China], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read the first time. [The draft Report was agreed to: the Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Third Report from the Committee, Session 2008-09, HC 180-I]

[Adjourned till tomorrow at 10.00 am.

Tuesday 3 March 2009

Members present:


Hugh Bayley Richard Burden Daniel Kawczynski



Jodie Keane, Research Officer, International Economic Development Group and Leo Peskett, Research Fellow, Climate Change, Environment and Forests Group, Overseas Development Institute; and Dr Keith Allott, Head of Climate Change, David Tickner, Head of Freshwater Programmes, and Toby Quantrill, Head of International Governance, WWF, gave oral evidence

[Adjourned till tomorrow at 9:30 am.

Wednesday 4 March 2009

Members present:


John Battle John Bercow Mr Mark Hendrick



Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the inquiry into Aid Under Pressure be reported to the House for publication on the internet.

FD 9 Association of Chartered Certified Accountants

FD 10 Neil McCulloch, Institute of Development Studies

FD 11 DEA

FD 12 John Micklewright, Professor of Social Statistics, University of Southampton

FD 13 UK Forum on Agriculture Research for Development

FD 14 Norfolk Education & Action for Development

FD 15 Dr Jannifer van Heerde, Dr David Hudson, University College London

FD 16 CAFOD

Dambisa Moyo, Dr Neil McCulloch, Fellow, Institute of Development Studies, Dr David McNair, Senior Economic Justice Adviser, Christian Aid and Dr Dirk Willem te Velde, Research Fellow and Growth Programme Leader, Overseas Development Institute gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Wednesday 11 March at 9:30 am.

Thursday 5 March

The Chairman, John Battle, Hugh Bayley, Mr Marsha Singh and Andrew Stunell visited Leeds and Bradford, in connection with the inquiry into Aid Under Pressure, in accordance with the Committee’s decision of 10 February.

Sunday 8 March – Tuesday 10 March

The Chairman and the Assistant Clerk visited Prague to attend the Conference of Foreign Affairs and Development Committee Chairpersons of EU member states in a representative capacity, in accordance with the Committee’s decision of 10 February.

Wednesday 11 March 2009

Members present:


John Battle Hugh Bayley Richard Burden Mr Mark Hendrick

Daniel Kawczynski Mr Marsha Singh Andrew Stunell

1. Spring Supplementary Estimates The Committee considered this matter.

2. Inquiry into Sustainable Development in a Changing Climate

Professor Lord Stern of Brentford gave oral evidence.

3. Overseas Visit (Kenya and Tanzania) The Committee considered this matter.

4. Inquiry into Urbanisation and Poverty


[Adjourned till Tuesday 31 March at 9.45 am.

Monday 16 March - Friday 27 March

The Chairman, Hugh Bayley, Richard Burden, Mr Mark Hendrick, Daniel Kawczynski and Mr Marsha Singh visited Kenya and Tanzania, in connection with the inquiry into Sustainable Development in a Changing Climate, in accordance with the Committee’s decision of 2 June 2008.

Tuesday 31 March 2009

Members present:


John Battle Hugh Bayley

Andrew Stunell

1. Inquiry into Aid Under Pressure Professor Cathy Pharoah, Professor of Charity Fundraising, Cass Business School, and co-director of the ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council) Research Centre for Charitable and Philanthropy, Dr David Hudson, Director of International Public Policy, University College London, Hetan Shah, Chief Executive, DEA and Kirsty Hughes, Head of Advocacy, Oxfam gave oral evidence


Wednesday 1 April 2009

Members present:


1. Declaration of Interests: New Members Mr Virendra Sharma declared his interests, in accordance with the Resolution of the House of 13 July 1992, as follows:

Sponsorship, financial and material support: The rent free use of an office in the constituency provided by Tack & Co Accountants, of Southall. (Registered 15 May 2008). In kind donations for the cost of a ‘1 year as an MP’ celebration party on 12 July 2008 from the following UK businesses: KSC 1T trading as Chana Chemist, Southall, Middlesex; Kenilworth House Nursing Home, Ealing, London; Hotel Top Limited trading as Days Hotel, South Ruislip, Middlesex.


Mr Eckhard Deutscher, Chair, OECD-DAC and Mr Maciej Popowski, Director, EU Development Policy: Horizontal Issues, Directorate General for Development, European Commission gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Wednesday 22 April at 9.30 am.

John Battle Hugh Bayley Mr Virendra Sharma



Members present:


1. Overseas Visits (Nigeria) The Committee considered this matter.

2. Inquiry into DFID’s Programme in Nigeria


3. Defence Committee inquiry : The Comprehensive Approach



The Committee considered this matter. Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the inquiry into Aid Under Pressure be reported to the House for publication on the internet.

FD 17 Global Witness

FD 18 Local Government Association

Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP, Secretary of State for International Development, Anthony Smith, Director, Europe and Donor Relations, and Rachel Turner, Director, International Finance and Development Effectiveness Division, Department for International Development, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Wednesday 29 April at 9.30 am.

John Battle Hugh Bayley John Bercow Mr Stephen Crabb

Daniel Kawczynski Mr Mark Hendrick Mr Virendra Sharma Andrew Stunell


Members present:


1. Inquiry into the DFID Annual Report 2008

Draft Special Report [DFID Annual Report 2008: Government Response to the Committee’s Second Report of Session 2008-09] proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read the first and second time, and agreed to. The Government’s response to the Second Report from the Committee in Session 2008-09 was appended to the Report. Resolved, That the Report be the Second Special Report of the Committee to the House. Ordered, That the Chairman make the Report to the House. 2. Inquiry into Sustainable Development in a Changing Climate

The Committee considered this matter. Michael Foster MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Elwyn Grainger-Jones, Head, Climate and Environment Group, Department for International Development, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, Minister of State for Sustainable Development and Energy Innovation and Andrew Randall, International Issues Advisor, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 12 May at 10.00 am.

Hugh Bayley John Bercow

Richard Burden Andrew Stunell

Tuesday 12 May 2009

Members present:


1. Overseas Visits (Nigeria) The Committee considered this matter.

2. Defence Committee inquiry : The Comprehensive Approach

The Committee considered this matter. 3. Joint Committee on the Draft Bribery Bill

The Committee considered this matter. 4. Inquiry into Urbanisation and Poverty Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the inquiry into Urbanisation and Poverty be reported to the House for publication on the internet.

Urb 1 Professor Alan Gilbert, University College London (UCL)

Urb 2 International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)

Urb 3 Jonathon Wood

Urb 4 One World Action

Urb 5 UCL Development Planning Unit

Urb 6 GALVmed

Urb 7 Department for International Development

Urb 8 Habitat for Humanity

Urb 9 Luanda Urban Poverty Programme

John Battle Mr Mark Hendrick Daniel Kawczynski


Urb 10 RESULTS UK

Urb 11 UK Local Government Alliance for International Development

Urb 12 BasicNeeds

Urb 13 Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)

Urb 14 International Housing Coalition

Urb 15 Brazilian Embassy in London

Urb 16 Homeless International

Urb 17 Consortium for Street Children

Urb 18 Indonesian Embassy in London

Paul Taylor, Chief of the Office of the Executive Director and Michael Mutter, Senior Adviser, Slum Upgrading Facility, UN-Habitat gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 19 May at 10.00 am.

Tuesday 19 May 2009

Members present:


Hugh Bayley Mr Virendra Sharma



Draft Report [Aid Under Pressure: Support for Development Assistance in a Global Economic Downturn], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read the first time. [The draft Report was agreed to: the Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Fourth Report from the Committee, Session 2008-09, HC 179-I]


Wednesday 20 May 2009

Members present:


John Battle Richard Burden Mr Virendra Sharma



Draft Report [Sustainable Development in a Changing Climate], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read the first time. [The draft Report was agreed to: the Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Fifth Report from the Committee, Session 2008-09, HC 177-I]

[Adjourned till Tuesday 2 June at 9.30 am.

Tuesday 2 June 2009

Members present:


Hugh Bayley Richard Burden Daniel Kawczynski

Mr Virendra Sharma Mr Marsha Singh Andrew Stunell


Draft Special Report [DFID and China: Government Response to the Committee’s Third Report of Session 2008-09] proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read the first and second time, and agreed to. The Government’s response to the Third Report from the Committee in Session 2008-09 was appended to the Report. Resolved, That the Report be the Third Special Report of the Committee to the House. Ordered, That the Chairman make the Report to the House. 2. Petition: HIV and the G8 The Committee considered this matter. 3. Overseas Visit (Nigeria) The Committee considered this matter. 4. Future Programme Resolved, That the Committee inquire into DFID’s programme in Bangladesh. Resolved, That the Committee inquire into DFID’s programme in Nepal. 5. Future Visits Resolved, That the Committee visit Bangladesh and Nepal in connection with its inquiries into DFID’s Programme in Bangladesh and DFID’s Programme in Nepal.

6. Inquiry into DFID’s Programme in Nigeria Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the inquiry into DFID’s programme in Nigeria be reported to the House for publication on the internet.

NIG 01 Society for the Widows and Orphans (SOWIPHANS)

NIG 02 VSO Nigeria

NIG 03 Lifebuilders

NIG 04 Nigeria Leadership Initiative

NIG 05 Save the Children

NIG 06 John Rowley

NIG 07 Rev Emmanuel Odomene

NIG 08 Association of Commonwealth Universities and the British Academy

NIG 09 Jubilee Scotland

NIG 10 Professor Sani Abba Aliyu

NIG 11 Department for International Development

7. Inquiry Urbanisation and Poverty Gordon McGranahan, Head, Human Settlements Group, International Institute for Environment and Development, Andy Rutherford, Head of International Partnerships, One World Action, and Louise Meincke, Advocacy Manager, Consortium for Street Children; and, Caren Levy, Director and Ruth McLeod, Teaching Fellow, Development Planning Unit, University College London gave oral evidence.


Tuesday 9 June 2009

Members present:


Hugh Bayley Mr Virendra Sharma

Andrew Stunell

1. Overseas Visit (Nigeria) The Committee considered this matter.


Wednesday 10 June - Thursday 18 June The Chairman, Hugh Bayley, Mr Virendra Sharma, Mr Marsha Singh and Andrew Stunell visited Nigeria, in connection with the inquiries into DFID’s Programme in Nigeria and Urbanisation and Poverty, in accordance with the Committee’s decision of 13 January 2009.

Tuesday 23 June 2009

Members present:




1. Inquiry into DFID’s Programme in Bangladesh The Committee considered this matter. 2. Estimates Day debate The Committee considered this matter. 3. Inquiry into Urbanisation and Poverty Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the inquiry into Urbanisation and Poverty be reported to the House for publication on the internet.

Urb 19 Gilbert Chilinde, Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, Malawi

Geoffrey Payne, Geoffrey Payne and Associates consultants and Richard Shaw, Chair, UK Local Government Alliance for International Development; and, David Satterthwaite, Senior Fellow, Human Settlements Group, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and Larry English, Chief Executive, Homeless International gave oral evidence.


Tuesday 30 June 2009

Members present:



Andrew Stunell

1. Estimates Day debate The Committee considered this matter. 2. Travel in a Representative Capacity Resolved, That the Chairman and a member of staff have leave to attend the Conference of Foreign Affairs and Development Committee Chairmen in Sweden on 6-7 September. Ordered, That the Chairman seek approval from the Liaison Committee for the expenditure connected with the visit. 3. Inquiry into Urbanisation and Poverty Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the inquiry into Urbanisation and Poverty be reported to the House for publication on the internet.

Urb 20 Geoffrey Payne, Brenda Murphy and Cormac Davey

4. Inquiry into DFID’s Programme in Nigeria Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the inquiry into DFID’s Programme in Nigeria be reported to the House for publication on the internet.

NIG 12 Michael Peel

Dr Raufu Mustapha, Lecturer in African Politics, Oxford Department for International Development, Sam Unom, Independent Consultant and Michael Peel, Financial Times gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Wednesday 1 July at 9.30 am.

Wednesday 1 July 2009

Members present:



Mr Virendra Sharma Andrew Stunell

1. Inquiry into DFID’s Programme in Nigeria The Committee considered this matter. 2. Inquiry into Urbanisation and Poverty Gareth Thomas MP, Minister of State for International Development, Yusaf Samiullah, Deputy Director and Head of Profession-----Infrastructure, Growth and Investment Group, and Peter Davies, Senior Infrastructure Adviser, Growth and Investment Group, Department for International Development gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 7 July at 10.00 am.

Tuesday 7 July 2009

Members present:


John Battle Mr Virendra Sharma


1. Overseas Visit (Bangladesh and Nepal) The Committee considered this matter. 2. Inquiry into DFID’s Programme in Nepal The Committee considered this matter. 3. Inquiry into Urbanisation and Poverty The Committee considered this matter. 4. DFID White Paper The Committee considered this matter. 5. Inquiry into DFID’s Programme in Nigeria Aboubacry Tall, West and Central Africa Regional Director, Save the Children, and Julia Ajayi, Nigeria Country Director, VSO gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 14 July at 10.00 am.

Tuesday 14 July 2009

Members present:



Richard Burden Andrew Stunell

1. Inquiry into HIV/AIDS Resolved, That the Committee inquire into HIV/AIDS. 2. Inquiry into DFID’s Annual Report 2009 Resolved, That the Committee inquire into DFID’s Annual Report 2009 and the DFID White Paper Eliminating World Poverty: Building our Common Future.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 13 October at 10.00 am.

Sunday 6 September – Tuesday 8 September

The Chairman and the Second Clerk visited Visby, Sweden to attend the Conference of Foreign Affairs and Development Committee Chairpersons of EU member states in a representative capacity, in accordance with the Committee’s decision of 30 June.

Tuesday 13 October 2009

Members present:




1. Inquiry into Aid Under Pressure: Support for Development in a Global

Economic Downturn Draft Special Report [Aid Under Pressure: Support for Development in a Global Economic Downturn: Government Response to the Committee’s Fourth Report of Session 2008-09] proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read the first and second time, and agreed to. The Government’s response to the Fourth Report from the Committee in Session 2008-09 was appended to the Report. Resolved, That the Report be the Fourth Special Report of the Committee to the House. Ordered, That the Chairman make the Report to the House.

2. Inquiry into Sustainable Development in a Changing Climate Draft Special Report [Sustainable Development in a Changing Climate: Government Response to the Committee’s Fifth Report of Session 2008-09] proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read the first and second time, and agreed to. The Government’s response to the Fifth Report from the Committee in Session 2008-09 was appended to the Report. Resolved, That the Report be the Fifth Special Report of the Committee to the House. Ordered, That the Chairman make the Report to the House.

3. Inquiry into Urbanisation and Poverty

Draft Report [Urbanisation and Poverty], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read the first and second time. [The draft Report was agreed to: the Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Seventh Report from the Committee, Session 2008-09, HC 511-I] 4. Inquiry into DFID’s Programme in Nigeria

Draft Report [DFID’s Programme in Nigeria], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read the first and second time. [The draft Report was agreed to: the Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Eighth Report from the Committee, Session 2008-09, HC 840-I] 5. Overseas Visit (Nepal and Bangladesh) The Committee considered this matter. 6. Inquiry into HIV/AIDS Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the inquiry into HIV/AIDS be reported to the House for publication on the internet.

HIV 01 Interact Worldwide

HIV 02 American Pharmaceutical Group

HIV 03 All Party Parliamentary Group on AIDS

HIV 04 International HIV/AIDS Alliance

HIV 05 Help the Hospices

HIV 06 World Vision UK

HIV 07 UK Consortium on AIDS and International Development

HIV 08 VSO

HIV 09 AMREF

HIV 10 London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

HIV 11 One World Action

HIV 12 UNICEF

HIV 13 KANCO

HIV 14 RESULTS UK

HIV 15 International AIDS Vaccine Initiative

HIV 16 The National AIDS Trust

HIV 17 Marie Stopes International

HIV 18 Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria

HIV 19 Department for International Development

7. Inquiry into DFID’s Programme in Nepal Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the inquiry into DFID’s Programme in Nepal be reported to the House for publication on the internet.

NEP 01 VSO Nepal

NEP 02 Department for International Development

NEP 03 Christian Solidarity

8. Inquiry into DFID’s Programme in Bangladesh Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the inquiry into DFID’s Programme in Bangladesh be reported to the House for publication on the internet.

BANG 01 Department for International Development

BANG 02 Women and Children First (WCF), The Diabetic Association of Bangladesh (BADAS) and the Centre for International Health and Development (CIHD) at UCL’s Institute of Child Health

BANG 03 Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies

BANG 04 VSO Bangladesh

BANG 05 Christian Aid

BANG 06 Muhammad Taher

BANG 07 Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)

BANG 08 BBC World Service Trust

BANG 09 Dr Naomi Hossain

BANG 10 Dr Gerard Gill

BANG 11 One World Action

BANG 12 Traidcraft Exchange

9. Inquiry into DFID’s Annual Report 2009 / White Paper Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the inquiry into DFID’s Annual Report 2009 / White Paper be reported to the House for publication on the internet.

DAR 01 DEA

DAR 02 Interact Worldwide

DAR 03 UK Learned Societies

DAR 04 All Party Parliamentary Group on AIDS

DAR 05 International Alert

DAR 06 RESULTS UK

DAR 07 UK AID Network

DAR 08 BOND

DAR 09 RSPB

DAR 10 Joint Nature Conservation Committee

DAR 11 CARE International

DAR 12 Concern Worldwide

DAR 13 Action for Global Health UK

DAR 14 UNICEF

DAR 15 Jubilee Debt Campaign

DAR 16 One World Action

DAR 17 Bond Conflict Policy Group

DAR 18 Saferworld

[Adjourned till Tuesday 20 October at 10.00 am.

Tuesday 20 October 2009

Members present:


John Battle Mr Mark Hendrick Daniel Kawczynski Mr Mark Lancaster


1. Declaration of Member’s Interests Mr Mark Lancaster declared his interests, in accordance with the Resolution of the House of 13 July 1992, as follows: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc: Serving Officer, Royal Engineers Territorial Army. Overseas visits: As a Shadow Minister for International Development, some contributions are received to the costs of otherwise non-registrable overseas visits from registered donations made to Andrew Mitchell MP in his capacity as Shadow Secretary of State for International Development; 16-22 February 2009, to Uganda, at the invitation of the Malaria Consortium. Flights and in-country costs were paid by the Malaria Consortium. (Registered 23 February 2009); 9-15 March 2009, to Washington DC, to the World Bank and the IMF, as Shadow Minister for International Development. Flights and in-country costs paid by Andrew

Mitchell MP from registered donations made to him in his capacity as Shadow Secretary of State for International Development. (Registered 16 March 2009); 4-11 April 2009 to China as a guest of the Chinese Association of Friendship and Understanding. Accommodation and food paid for by the Association and flight sponsored by Mr Maurice Bennett; businessman, London. (Registered 13 April 2009); 2-12 May 2009, to St Helena, to investigate the access issues for the island in light of the ongoing DfID consultation, as Shadow Minister for International Development. Flights and in-country costs were paid by Andrew Mitchell MP from registered donations made to him in his capacity as Shadow Secretary of State for International Development. (Registered 13 May 2009); Name of donor: Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India. Address of donor: South Block, Secretariat Building, Raisina Hill, New Delhi, India. Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Approx. £7,500 which includes travel to and from India, travel within the country, accommodation and some meals. Destination of visit: Delhi and Cochin. Date of visit: 25 July 2009 – 2 August 2009 Purpose of visit: Part of a parliamentary delegation at the invitation of the Government of India, to gain a better understanding of matters concerning the country. (Registered 11 August 2009). Registrable shareholdings: (a) Kimbolton Fireworks Ltd. Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests: Parliamentary adviser (unpaid) to the Royal Society of Chemistry. 2. Zimbabwe The Committee considered this matter.

3. Overseas Visit (Nepal and Bangladesh) The Committee considered this matter. 4. Inquiry into DFID’s Programme in Bangladesh

The Committee considered this matter. Dr Naomi Hossain, Research Fellow, Institute of Development Studies, Professor David Hulme, Professor of Development Studies, University of Manchester, Professor Anthony Costello, Director of University College London Centre for International Health and Development, Sandra Kabir, Executive Director of BRAC and Ben Hobbs, Christian Aid gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Thursday 22 October at 9.30 am.

Thursday 22 October 2009

Members present:



Mr Mark Lancaster Andrew Stunell

1. Committees on Arms Export Control The Committee considered this matter. 2. Overseas Visit (Nepal and Bangladesh) The Committee considered this matter. 3. Inquiry into Progress on Implementation of DFID’s HIV/AIDS Strategy

The Committee considered this matter. Fionnuala Murphy, Interact Worldwide, Alvaro Bermejo, International HIV/AIDS Alliance, Sally Joss and Mike Rodmore, UK Consortium on AIDS and International Development, Mr Michael Foster MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for International Development, Jerry Ash, Team Leader, AIDS and Reproductive Health and Alistair Robb, Senior MDG Results Adviser, Department for International Development gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 10 November at 10.00 am.

Monday 26 October – Thursday 5 November 2009 The Chairman, John Battle, Hugh Bayley, Mr Nigel Evans, Mr Mark Hendrick, Mr Mark Lancaster, Mr Virendra Sharma, Mr Marsha Singh and Andrew Stunell visited Nepal and Bangladesh in connection with the Committee’s inquiries into DFID’s Programme in Nepal and DFID’s Programme in Bangladesh in accordance with the Committee’s decision of 2 June 2009.

Tuesday 10 November 2009

Members present:


John Battle Hugh Bayley Richard Burden Daniel Kawczynski


1. Inquiry into DFID’s Programme in Bangladesh The Committee considered this matter. Resolved, That the Committee visit Birmingham and Tower Hamlets, in connection with its inquiry into DFID’s Programme in Bangladesh. 2. Future Programme Resolved, That the Committee inquire into DFID’s development assistance to Zimbabwe. 3. Overseas Visits Resolved, That the Committee visit Zimbabwe in connection with its inquiry into Zimbabwe. Ordered, That the Chairman seek the approval of the Liaison Committee for expenditure in connection with the visit. 4. Inquiry into DFID Annual Report 2009: briefing provided by the National Audit

Office The Committee considered this matter.

5. Travel in a Representative Capacity Resolved, That the Chairman have leave to attend the 2nd High Level Symposium in Preparation for the 2010 Development Cooperation Forum in Vienna on 12-13 November 2009. Ordered, That the Chairman seek the approval of the Liaison Committee for expenditure in connection with the visit.

Thursday 12 November – Friday 13 November 2009

The Chairman visited Vienna to attend the 2nd High Level Symposium in Preparation for the 2010 Development Cooperation Forum in a representative capacity, in accordance with the Committee’s decision of 10 November 2009.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 24 November at 9.30 am.

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House of Commons International Development Committee · The International Development Committee is appointed by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration, and