Andrew Mitchell now the UK’s International Development Secretary
As Andrew Mitchell becomes the UK’s International Development Secretary, Liz Ford lays out what we can expect from this government department in the Guardian’s Katine blog.
Labour and Lib Dems commit to transparent aid
The ONE Campaign asked Gordon Brown, Nick Clegg and David Cameron and their respective parties to speak on the record about their stance on aid spending. Both Labour and the Lib Dems state their commitment to aid transparency in their answers to the question: ‘UK development assistance is well respected, but are there ways in which you would increase its effectiveness?’
Aid transparency in the Report of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Debt, Aid and Trade
The Report of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Debt Aid and Trade stresses the importance of coordination between donors, recipient country ownership, and predictability and accountability of aid. Below are the recommendations made in conclusion to the report, with transparency mentions highlighted.
Transparency in the International Development Committee report
The International Development Committee (IDC)’s report on their inquiry into the Department for International Development (DfID)’s performance for 2008-09 and the 2009 White Paper can be found here
A ‘milestone in the UK’s transparency movement’:’ Where Does My Money Go?’
‘Where Does My Money Go?’ is the exciting new website which breaks down UK government budget expenditure into clear and accessible sections, so that the figures are easily comparable. Launched in autumn 2009, the project makes data ‘manageable by representing them visually’.