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Written question asked by Rushanara Ali (Labour) on Thursday, 8 December 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 December 2011. It was answered by Andrew Mitchell (Conservative) on Monday, 19 December 2011 on behalf of the Department for International Development.


Commonwealth Development Corporation

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps he is taking to ensure that the Commonwealth Development Corporation (a) meets international standards for aid transparency set out in the International Aid Transparency Initiative and (b) publishes information at (i) organisation level, (ii) country level and (iii) activity level.
Answer

CDC became a signatory to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) on 30 November and will begin to publish data in an IATI compliant format in the second quarter of 2012.CDC publishes organisational information on its website:"www.cdcgroup.com"along with country and sector information about the fund managers it works with, the funds CDC invests in and the businesses receiving CDC investment.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
86464; 537 c945-6W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Disclosure of information CDC
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk