Committees

Department for International Development's Economic Development Strategy examined

12 June 2018

The International Development Committee takes evidence from the CDC Group and the Department for International Development (DFID) on DFID's Economic Development Strategy.

Witnesses

Tuesday 12 June 2018, Committee Room 6, Palace of Westminster

At 10.00am

CDC Group plc

  • Graham Wrigley, Chairman
  • Nick O'Donohoe, Chief Executive Officer

At 10.30am

Department for International Development

  • Rt Hon Lord Bates, Minister for International Development
  • Rachel Turner, Director of Economic Development
  • Melinda Bohannon, Head of Growth and Resilience Department

Purpose of the Session

To challenge DFID and CDC on the basis of evidence received from a range of independent sources about DFID's Economic Development Strategy (published in January 2017) focused on DFID's increasing promotion of economic growth (via both bi-, and multi-lateral, programmes and contributions).

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