Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Helen Jones and Greg Mulholland

Wednesday 30th March 2011 Commons Chamber

[Helen Jones (Warrington North) (Lab)]

5. What recent representations he has received on the effects of corruption on the economies of developing countries.

[Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West) (LD)]

6. What recent representations he has received on the effects of corruption on the economies of developing countries.

[The Minister of State, Department for International Development (Mr Alan Duncan)]

My ministerial colleagues and I have frequent meetings with non-governmental organisations and others who stress the importance of tackling corruption. Corruption threatens economic growth in developing countries, wastes resources and deters investment. The coalition Government will not tolerate corruption and will do their utmost in all their development programmes to eliminate it.