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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2020-01-30more like thismore than 2020-01-30
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Department for International Development remove filter
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star this property answering dept short name International Development more like this
star this property answering dept sort name International Development more like this
star this property hansard heading Development Aid: Drugs more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether tackling the (a) production and (b) trafficking of illegal drugs are conditions of the allocation of Official Development Assistance to developing countries. remove filter
star this property tabling member constituency East Lothian more like this
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Kenny MacAskill more like this
star this property uin 10469 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2020-02-06more like thismore than 2020-02-06
star this property answer text <p>The Government takes the issue of tackling the illegal production and trafficking of drugs seriously. UK Aid currently support developing nations to strengthen their law enforcement and criminal justice capability, enabling them to tackle serious organised crime more effectively.</p><p> </p><p>Most evidence concludes that attaching conditions to aid does not bring about policy changes that governments were not already prioritising. Instead DFID works closely with partner governments to make a positive, evidence-based case for change.</p><p> </p><p>Our assessment of a government’s commitment to reducing poverty, achieving the Global Goals for Sustainable Development, along with respecting human rights and other international obligations is used to inform our overall strategy for engagement in all countries in which DFID has a bilateral aid partnership.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Pendle more like this
star this property answering member printed Andrew Stephenson more like this
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less than 2020-02-06T14:07:56.317Zmore like thismore than 2020-02-06T14:07:56.317Z
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star this property label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill more like this