International Development (Reporting and Transparency) Bill

I am grateful to the hon. Member for Buckingham (John Bercow), who has made an extremely important point underlining the emphasis on getting the results right. As my hon. Friend the Member for Lewisham, Deptford (Joan Ruddock) has said, developing countries think that it is their responsibility to make an appraisal. When I was in Sweden last week, I was very impressed by the agreements and compacts, which are far removed from the terrible conditionality of the past. Clause 4 seeks an assessment of progress towards fulfilling millennium development goal 8, including progress on aid, debt relief and, crucially, achieving objectives on the effectiveness of aid. Clause 5 addresses multilateral development assistance and millennium development goals 1 to 7.