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Keith Vaz
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(11 years, 9 months ago)
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Mr Duncan
It is the policy both of our presidency of the G8 and of DFID more generally in our work in poor countries to get far greater transparency from global corporations and to ensure that they pay their fair share of tax and that they do so to the most appropriate tax regimes in which they work.
Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab)
T9. Given recent events, what additional help does the Minister propose to give to the people of Yemen?
Mr Duncan
The Friends of Yemen meeting is looming; we are supporting the social fund for development to meet urgent food and welfare needs; we are encouraging the Government of Yemen to set up an executive bureau for national dialogue; and we are ensuring that pledged funds can be properly disbursed so that they go to the projects that are so desperately needed.