Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Rory Stewart and Drew Hendry

Wednesday 16th November 2016 Commons Chamber

[The Minister of State, Department for International Development (Rory Stewart)]

We have made it clear that our focus will be very much targeted on health, education and co-existence projects. We ensure that any support going in is carefully vetted, with an independent auditor, and directed to what will provide value for money; and, above all, that it will benefit the Palestinian people.

[Drew Hendry (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey) (SNP)]

T4. Will the Secretary of State agree to put people before profit, following the publication of her Department’s “Civil Society Partnership Review”, and therefore ensure that any private sector involvement in the provision of UK development aid is driven by operational necessity, not the pursuit of profit?