Bill · started in the Commons
International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Bill
A Bill to make provision about the meeting by the United Kingdom of the target for official development assistance (ODA) to constitute 0.7 per cent of gross national income; to make provision for independent verification that ODA is spent efficiently and effectively; and for connected purposes.
The story so farThe International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 20 June 2012 by Mark Hendrick (Labour). It is now at second reading in the House of Commons. Second reading is the first debate on the overall principle of the bill; if the bill clears it, detailed committee scrutiny follows.
Progress through Parliament
- 1st reading Commons 20 Jun 2012
- 2nd reading Commons Current
Source: the official bill page. Last updated 26 Apr 2013.