Proceeding contribution from Christopher Chope (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Friday, 16 June 2006. It occurred during Debate on bill on International Development (Reporting and Transparency) Bill.
International Development (Reporting and Transparency) Bill
My hon. Friend is right. Let me expand on what he says with a specific example. It is suggested that the son of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, no less, was able to obtain a car on behalf of his father, thereby avoiding tax in Nigeria. Tax revenue was thus denied to a country to which our taxpayers contribute large sums in aid. I do not know whether that would come under the definition of corruption, but it would certainly help us if we knew whether that was the case. That would be achieved if there was a proper definition in each annual report of what was meant by corruption.
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- 2005-06
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- Access Disclosure of information Accountability Debts Corruption Annual reports Developing countries Development aid Bilateral aid Freedom of information Expenditure International assistance National income Poverty Parliamentary scrutiny Politics and government Standards EU aid
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- International Development (Reporting and Transparency) Bill 2005-06
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