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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 12 Jul 2016
Iraq Inquiry

"My Lords, it is a great privilege to wind up for these Benches after such an extraordinary and wide-ranging debate. The invasion of Iraq, what preceded it and what has followed has had a seismic effect on global politics, not just British politics. Our first thoughts must be for those …..."
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Written Question
Impact Assessments
Tuesday 12th July 2016

Asked by: Baroness Northover (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much the Ministry of Defence spent on Overseas Development Assistance between April 2015 and March 2016, and what measures were used to ensure high levels of transparency in how that money was spent.

Answered by Earl Howe - Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords

The Department for International Development (DFID) is responsible for publishing the UK's Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) figures for the previous calendar year in their annual National Statistics publications. Provisional figures for ODA expenditure by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) in 2016 will be published by DFID no later than April 2017. In 2015, the MOD provisionally spent £9.2 million on ODA-eligible activities. Final figures for 2015 will be published in 'Statistics on International Development' on www.gov.uk in autumn 2016. This publication will include detailed project-level data to comply with transparency initiatives.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 23 May 2016
Queen’s Speech

"My Lords, I was delighted that the gracious Speech reaffirmed Britain’s commitment to international development spending and identified it as helping to deliver global stability. It was my noble friend Lord Purvis who introduced the legislation in this House to confirm the United Kingdom’s historic commitment to 0.7% of GNI …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 23 Nov 2015
National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015

"My Lords, I thank the noble Earl not only for his Statement, but also for the statement on aid. In relation to the new prosperity fund, which countries will receive our main emphasis? Are we talking about the BRIC countries and, if so, how do we ensure that the prosperity …..."
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