Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 27 Nov 2017
DfID Economic Development Strategy
"My Lords, I join in thanking the noble Baroness, Lady Nicholson, for giving us the opportunity to have this debate. I agree with her call for engagement in development not only across government but across UK plc. That is something that struck a chord in the House and which we …..."Lord Bruce of Bennachie - View Speech
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Speech in Grand Committee - Thu 07 Sep 2017
British Overseas Territories: Transport and Infrastructure
"My Lords, I, too, wish to associate myself with the remarks about Hurricane Irma in the Caribbean, which is clearly on an unprecedented scale. In my capacity as president of the Caribbean Council, I know that many of the people whom we are associated with will be affected by it. …..."Lord Bruce of Bennachie - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 10 Jul 2017
Education: Disability Financing
"In response to the report on disability from the International Development Committee three years ago, the Government adopted a disability framework. What progress is being made in evaluating the data to identify how many disabled children in particular are affected in countries where DfID has programmes and to what extent …..."Lord Bruce of Bennachie - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 04 Jul 2017
Overseas Development Assistance
"Together the member states and the EU collectively deliver more than half the world’s official development assistance. This will not be the case when Britain leaves the European Union, yet we rate the EU as one of our best partners. It is not just about transition. Is it not about …..."Lord Bruce of Bennachie - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 03 Jul 2017
Development Aid Budget
"My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Baroness, Lady D’Souza, for giving us the opportunity to have this debate. I found her opening speech interesting and a little challenging. Having had the privilege of being chair of the International Development Committee when ICAI was set up, seeing that process proceed …..."Lord Bruce of Bennachie - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 09 Feb 2017
Commonwealth Development Corporation Bill
"My Lords, I am very pleased to follow the noble Lord, Lord Boateng, and I agree with much of what he said. I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the register of Members’ interests. I have a particular interest because when I chaired the International Development Committee in …..."Lord Bruce of Bennachie - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 2nd February 2017
Asked by:
Lord Bruce of Bennachie (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for International Development:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the total amount of Official Development Assistance (ODA) spent on humanitarian assistance for each of the last three financial years; and what proportion of ODA was comprised of humanitarian assistance in each of the last three financial years.
Answered by Lord Bates
The amount of UK bilateral Official Development Assistance (ODA) spent on humanitarian assistance for the last three calendar years, and the proportion of UK ODA, is set out in the table below.
Table: Total UK bilateral Official Development Assistance (ODA) spent on humanitarian assistance, 2013-2015, £ million
. | Humanitarian assistance (£ million) | Total UK bilateral ODA (£ million) | Humanitarian assistance as a % of total UK bilateral ODA |
2013 | 826 | 6,720 | 12% |
2014 | 1,119 | 6,822 | 16% |
2015 | 1,266 | 7,664 | 17% |
Source: Statistics on International Development 2016
Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 18 Nov 2016
International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) (Amendment) Bill [HL]
"My Lords, I do not wish to respond to a speech with which I disagree entirely and which I believe is not backed up by evidence. However, I am very pleased to be able to speak on this topic in this House. I draw attention to my entry in the …..."Lord Bruce of Bennachie - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 28th September 2016
Asked by:
Lord Bruce of Bennachie (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for International Development:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the annual contribution in Official Development Assistance provided by the UK to India in the last year for which figures are available.
Answered by Baroness Anelay of St Johns
Total UK Official Development Assistance to India appears in the official statistics on International Development. The latest available figures are for 2014 when the total UK ODA Bilateral spent in India was £279,060,026. Official ODA statistics for 2015 will be available in November.
DFID financial aid to India ceased in December 2015. As of 2016 DFID has committed to spend £30 million through technical assistance and £40 million through returnable capital investment.
Written Question
Tuesday 27th September 2016
Asked by:
Lord Bruce of Bennachie (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for International Development:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how the Official Development Assistance contribution to India will fulfil the objectives set out by the Secretary of State for International Development on 15 August following her visit to India.
Answered by Baroness Anelay of St Johns
The economic and development objectives set out by the Secretary of State on 15 August are underpinned by technical assistance and development capital investment. Objectives for the use of Official Development Assistance in India are agreed by the National Security Council.