Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Department for International Development: Merger Debate
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Lord Bruce of Bennachie
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Department for International Development: Merger
Lord Bruce of Bennachie Excerpts(3 years, 9 months ago)
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Lord Bruce of Bennachie (LD) [V]
My Lords, why is the Minister being so evasive about the role of ICAI? It has been a huge success. It was introduced by Andrew Mitchell. Working with the International Development Committee—which I had the privilege of chairing for 10 years—it has proved an effective way of demonstrating real accountability for UK aid and giving confidence that we continue to be world leaders. Do the Government not recognise that dismantling that arrangement will not leave them with the trust of the aid community or the poor of the world?
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
My Lords, I have already answered the issue of scrutiny. I have dealt with ICAI specifically. It has made recommendations on briefs and parts of my portfolio, including PSVI, which we discussed earlier. We continue to respond to all levels of parliamentary scrutiny, as we will with the new department from September.