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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-03-02more like thismore than 2020-03-02
answering body
Department for International Development more like this
answering dept id 20 remove filter
answering dept short name International Development more like this
answering dept sort name International Development more like this
hansard heading Development Aid remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by The World Bank Group Capture of Foreign Aid: Evidence from Offshore Bank Accounts, published in February, in particular its finding that disbursements of aid to 22 of the most aid-dependent countries coincided with significant increases in the value of bank deposits in tax havens. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Alton of Liverpool more like this
uin HL2030 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-03-10more like thismore than 2020-03-10
answer text <p>We do not tolerate any misuse of UK aid and have robust systems in place to protect our investments. The Government welcomes research in international development, which can help to inform this. The World Bank is a key partner to the Government in international efforts to tackle corruption and has been assessed by the Government and other parties as having robust procedures to combat fraud and corruption in the use of its funds.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Sugg more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-03-10T17:28:37.58Zmore like thismore than 2020-03-10T17:28:37.58Z
answering member
4584
label Biography information for Baroness Sugg more like this
tabling member
738
label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool remove filter