How should the UK cooperate with the EU on development policy after Brexit?
28 January 2020
The EU External Affairs Sub-Committee holds an evidence session with Stephanie Draper, Chief Executive at BOND and Dr James Mackie, Head of Learning and Quality Support at the European Centre for Development and Policy Management (ECDPM).
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Witnesses
Thursday 30 January, Committee Room 1, Palace of Westminster at 10:00am
- Stephanie Draper, Chief Executive, BOND
- Dr James Mackie, Head of Learning and Quality Support at the European Centre for Development and Policy Management (ECDPM)
Likely questions
Questions likely to be asked by the Committee include:
- With only 10% of the UK development aid budget spent via the EU, why should the UK and the EU continue to collaborate on development policy after Brexit?
- What are the risks for the EU and development aid recipients if the UK and the EU do not collaborate on development in future?
- What are the options for collaborating via the proposed new Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument?
- What off-budget mechanisms will be best suited for UK-EU collaboration and what will be the main challenges of collaborating in this way?
- What impact will Brexit have on UK-based NGOs?