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Topical question asked in the House of Commons, by Stephen Kinnock (Labour). It was answered on Wednesday, 8 July 2015 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Topical Questions

Question

The Secretary of State will have seen coverage in the Daily Mail and other newspapers about four charities that are supported by her Department that are using aggressive fundraising tactics. No doubt she welcomes the decision

by Oxfam to suspend all telephone fundraising in the UK while it investigates these claims of malpractice. What steps will she be taking to ensure that other charities embroiled in this case follow suit?

Answer

As I announced in my opening response to topical questions, we have a process under way within our Department, working with civil society both in the UK and internationally, to look at how we can strengthen that relationship. As part of that though, I believe there will also be a discussion around standards and commitments that NGOs can make to ensure that they are part of a strategy that we are delivering, but a good part and one that does not have reputational risk to it.

Prime Minister

The Prime Minister was asked—

Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
598 c309 
Session
2015-16
Oral question type
1st Supplementary
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Charities Fundraising Misconduct
Link
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