Debates between Stephen Doughty and Alison McGovern during the 2015-2017 Parliament

Tue 6th Dec 2016

Commonwealth Development Corporation Bill (First sitting)

Debate between Stephen Doughty and Alison McGovern
Alison McGovern Portrait Alison McGovern
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Q In this session, Minister, you said that you do not yet have CDC’s strategy, which we knew. We have discussed the fact that there was not much clarity about investments in India and whether or not they were going to the poorest states. You have explained that you are expecting CDC to increase the risk of the investments it makes at the same time as you are radically increasing the amount of capital available to it. So just for clarity, which do you believe to be CDC’s greatest priority? Is it the reduction of poverty; or is it return on investment, so that the CDC has continuity of capital?

Rory Stewart: The priority of CDC has to be to do good without losing money. The point is not to lose money while doing good, so we are focused on jobs and economic development without losing money. That is the guiding principle that CDC follows in everything it does.

Stephen Doughty Portrait Stephen Doughty
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It’s not poverty—