Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department has taken to promote coherence between the Government's tax treaties, international trade policies and her Department's development strategy in relation to the effect of UK tax and trade policies on developing countries.

DFID is working in collaboration with HM Treasury and HM Revenue and Customs to develop the Government’s tax and development policy, and to improve the capacity of developing country tax administrations to raise revenue. We are also working closely with the Department for International Trade to support the Government’s work on international trade policy, with a specific focus on creating jobs and livelihoods in order to reduce poverty around the world.