Debate on bill on Monday, 3 November 2014, in the House of Commons, led by Desmond Swayne.

International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Bill (Money)

Queen's recommendation signified. Money resolution. Agreed to on division (295 to 7).

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 587
Session: 2014-15
Department: Department for International Development
Procedure: Money resolutions; Private members' bills proceedings; Queen's recommendation
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Related items: International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Bill 2014-15
Wednesday, 2 July 2014
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House of Commons
Proceeding contributions: Desmond Swayne | 587 c611 (Link to this contribution)
I beg to move,
That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the International Developme...; Philip Davies | 587 c611 (Link to this contribution)
Will the Minister give way?; Desmond Swayne | 587 c611 (Link to this contribution)
Of course.; Philip Davies | 587 c611 (Link to this contribution)
I just wonder whether the Minister felt any embarrassment about bringing forward this money resol...; Desmond Swayne | 587 c611 (Link to this contribution)
I think my hon. Friend may not have read the report, as I have done.; Philip Davies | 587 c611 (Link to this contribution)
Oh, I have!; Desmond Swayne | 587 c611 (Link to this contribution)
One of the things we always discover with reports is that there is always an expectation, or a re...; Edward Leigh | 587 c611 (Link to this contribution)
The problem is that when we have a Departmental budget that, almost uniquely, is awash with money...; Desmond Swayne | 587 c611 (Link to this contribution)
The issue before us this evening is the money to be spent in achieving a Committee stage for the ...; Anne Main | 587 c612 (Link to this contribution)
I am sorry if I sound unhelpful but I have gone through every report in the independent audit and...; Desmond Swayne | 587 c612 (Link to this contribution)
It is vital that these matters are investigated and answers are given and that proper schemes are...; Jacob Rees-Mogg | 587 c612 (Link to this contribution)
Why, therefore, are the Government not bringing forward a money resolution for the European refer...; Desmond Swayne | 587 c612 (Link to this contribution)
I would welcome being at this Dispatch Box to move a money resolution for the European referendum...; Peter Bone | 587 c612 (Link to this contribution)
Go on then.; Edward Leigh | 587 c612 (Link to this contribution)
Go on then.; Desmond Swayne | 587 c612 (Link to this contribution)
Unfortunately it is not within my gift to do so. That is a matter for the business managers and t...; Stephen Doughty | 587 c612 (Link to this contribution)
As the Minister has said, this money resolution gives effect to the strong will of the House to s...; Desmond Swayne | 587 c612 (Link to this contribution)
I entirely agree with the hon. Gentleman. He is absolutely right. That is the purpose of this mot...; 587 c612 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Desmond Swayne | 587 c612 (Link to this contribution)
I am spoilt for choice. I give way to the hon. Member for St Ives (Andrew George).; Andrew George | 587 c613 (Link to this contribution)
I entirely endorse this motion, but as he said a moment ago, its purpose is to give effect to the...; Desmond Swayne | 587 c613 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; 587 c613 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Baroness Primarolo | 587 c613 (Link to this contribution)
Order. Minister, before you are tempted down that route, I would just like to remind the House th...; Desmond Swayne | 587 c613 (Link to this contribution)
I am guided by your advice, Madam Deputy Speaker, but the fact is that I am no more able to grati...; Peter Bone | 587 c613 (Link to this contribution)
I think the Minister made a slight error with his numbers earlier. I think he was referring to th...; Desmond Swayne | 587 c613 (Link to this contribution)
I stand corrected; my hon. Friend has clearly examined the record more scrupulously than I did. O...; Michael Moore | 587 c613 (Link to this contribution)
I am happy to put on record the fact that the Minister and I have been having constructive discus...; Desmond Swayne | 587 c613 (Link to this contribution)
I am glad that there is unity across the House, on that matter at least.; Richard Fuller | 587 c613 (Link to this contribution)
Will the Minister explain the process behind this particular money resolution? In an era in which...; Desmond Swayne | 587 c614 (Link to this contribution)
The process is simple. We discussed it a great deal on Second Reading, but my hon. Friend is now ...; Peter Bone | 587 c614 (Link to this contribution)
The Minister has got to the crux of the matter. This should be a Government Bill and it should be...; Desmond Swayne | 587 c614 (Link to this contribution)
I hardly think that a private Member’s Bill could be referred to as being “pushed through” in tha...; Philip Davies | 587 c614 (Link to this contribution)
The Minister keeps repeating that approval of the Bill was expressed with the clear will of the H...; Desmond Swayne | 587 c614 (Link to this contribution)
The reason I keep repeating that the clear will of the House was expressed on that occasion is th...; Tom Clarke | 587 c614 (Link to this contribution)
I can understand why the Minister is getting excited, or even angry, but I urge him not to do tha...; Desmond Swayne | 587 c614 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his concern. I assure him that I can take the pressure. As f...; Gavin Shuker | 587 cc614-5 (Link to this contribution)
It has been a pleasure to watch the debate for the past few minutes. Watching Members on the Gove...; Anne Main | 587 c615 (Link to this contribution)
I hope that the hon. Gentleman will accept the words of the previous Minister of State, my right ...; Gavin Shuker | 587 c615 (Link to this contribution)
It is hugely important to ensure that aid gets to the right people. Indeed, the reports to which ...; Richard Fuller | 587 c615 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman just mentioned the charitable arm of the Government. Will he explain how that ...; Gavin Shuker | 587 c615 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman has set me up nicely to explain the dualism involved. There is a belief among ...; Stephen Doughty | 587 c616 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is making an extremely strong point. The British people are donating extraordinari...; Gavin Shuker | 587 c616 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend makes an excellent point. I commend the Government for the work they are doing in ...; Philip Davies | 587 c616 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman said earlier that we should not be judged solely on how much we are spending, ...; Gavin Shuker | 587 c616 (Link to this contribution)
It is clear that we need to be able to walk and chew gum at the same time. I do not view it as in...; Steve Baker | 587 c616 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman makes his case with his customary passion and commitment to the cause. The Min...; Gavin Shuker | 587 c616 (Link to this contribution)
Those discussions are going on between the right hon. Member for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selki...; Anne Main | 587 cc616-7 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman mentioned Africa. One of the commissioners of the Independent Commission for A...; Gavin Shuker | 587 c617 (Link to this contribution)
We absolutely do. The hon. Lady makes an extremely good case for additional scrutiny. The Opposit...; Peter Bone | 587 c617 (Link to this contribution)
The shadow Minister is being very generous in giving way, and I have a high regard for him. He ha...; Gavin Shuker | 587 c617 (Link to this contribution)
I note that the hon. Gentleman has had considerably more time in the House than my good self—I be...; Philip Davies | 587 c617 (Link to this contribution)
The money resolution states that it will
“authorise any expenditure incurred under or by vi...; Gavin Shuker | 587 c617 (Link to this contribution)
I am sure that the hon. Gentleman will know, from his preparations for what I hope will be an ent...; Edward Leigh | 587 c617 (Link to this contribution)
Will the hon. Gentleman give way?; Gavin Shuker | 587 c618 (Link to this contribution)
I will, but I do so for the last time.; Edward Leigh | 587 c618 (Link to this contribution)
To get back to the money resolution and the very important constitutional point made by my hon. F...; Gavin Shuker | 587 c618 (Link to this contribution)
The vagaries of coalition politics are new to us all, including Opposition Members.; Tom Clarke | 587 c618 (Link to this contribution)
On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Given that we are debating a money resolution for the ...; Baroness Primarolo | 587 c618 (Link to this contribution)
I would say to the right hon. Gentleman, as I have already told the House, that this is not a gen...; Gavin Shuker | 587 c618 (Link to this contribution)
The Bill will be truly memorable, given the recent interventions.
The challenges we face ar...; Michael Moore | 587 c618 (Link to this contribution)
It will not surprise the House to hear that I support the money resolution. I am delighted that t...; Philip Davies | 587 c619 (Link to this contribution)
And Back Benches.; Michael Moore | 587 c619 (Link to this contribution)
And especially from the Back Benches. They have helped to shine a light on some of the issues inv...; Peter Bone | 587 c619 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for the progress he has managed to make with his Bill. ...; Michael Moore | 587 c619 (Link to this contribution)
I can see where the hon. Gentleman is going with his intervention, but may I just say that decisi...; Philip Davies | 587 c619 (Link to this contribution)
Given that the office is the right hon. Gentleman’s initiative and that the money resolution is s...; Michael Moore | 587 c619 (Link to this contribution)
As little as possible, and that is the key to this whole process and to the discussions between t...; Philip Davies | 587 c620 (Link to this contribution)
Let me try again. If the right hon. Gentleman is not prepared to put a figure on the cost, will h...; Michael Moore | 587 c620 (Link to this contribution)
I am not asking for a blank cheque. I certainly accept that this House needs to take a view, in d...; Tom Clarke | 587 c620 (Link to this contribution)
I did not expect to speak in this debate. To be honest, I did not expect the debate to go on for ...; Edward Leigh | 587 c620 (Link to this contribution)
The right hon. Gentleman is a very valued and experienced Member of this House and a real parliam...; Tom Clarke | 587 c620 (Link to this contribution)
I seek to support the money resolution before the House. That is where I stand. As the Minister h...; Stephen Doughty | 587 c621 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend is making some powerful points. Does he not agree that both the previous Gov...; Tom Clarke | 587 c621 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is absolutely right. What this Bill seeks to do is build on the Act that I introdu...; Edward Leigh | 587 c621 (Link to this contribution)
What we are saying is that the Government have to be consistent. If they are pushing this money r...; Tom Clarke | 587 cc621-2 (Link to this contribution)
To be perfectly frank, I will not be drawn into the arguments about another Bill. I came to the H...; Anne Main | 587 c622 (Link to this contribution)
I will be brief because I know that there are other colleagues who wish to speak. We would be doi...; Stephen Doughty | 587 c622 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Anne Main | 587 c622 (Link to this contribution)
I am sorry but I will not give way, because the next speaker will be an Opposition Member and so ...; Philip Davies | 587 c622 (Link to this contribution)
Is it not worse than that, because the money resolution we are discussing is not about giving any...; Anne Main | 587 c622 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is absolutely right about that. The report published on 31 October says:
DFI...; Stephen Doughty | 587 c622 (Link to this contribution)
I rise to support the money resolution and the case made by the Minister, my hon. Friend the Memb...; Philip Davies | 587 c623 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman seems to be missing the point of the money resolution: the Government are alre...; Stephen Doughty | 587 c623 (Link to this contribution)
It is more bluff and bluster from the hon. Gentleman: the type of rhetoric about blank cheques an...; Peter Bone | 587 c623 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman is making a powerful speech, but it is more like one for a Second Reading deba...; Stephen Doughty | 587 cc623-4 (Link to this contribution)
You have given a clear direction already, Madam Deputy Speaker, that Members should not be drawn ...; Peter Bone | 587 c624 (Link to this contribution)
I think that there is a lot of misunderstanding tonight. We seem to be hearing arguments for and ...
Subjects: Development aid Expenditure Standards
Legislation: International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Bill 2014-15
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International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Bill (Money)

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