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International Development (Reporting and Transparency) Bill

I invite the hon. Member for Monmouth (David T.C. Davies) to take part in our consideration of the Bill on Report. I do not remember him taking part in the debate on Second Reading—more is the pity. The Bill will require assessments of the effectiveness of British aid, and that, when necessary, revisions should be made to information included in previous annual reports. This will require an additional validation exercise to be carried out each year on the information in the previous year’s reports.