A Bill to amend the International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Act 2015 in order to provide for a five year reporting period instead of an annual reporting period.
House of Lords
2 May 2017
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The bill would change the law so the UK’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) target is reported to Parliament every five years instead of annually. It amends the International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Act 2015 to switch from an annual reporting period to a five‑year period. The measure is being considered in the Lords, where it has reached the second reading.
The bill is at the second reading stage in the Lords and still needs further stages before it could become law.
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24 May 2016
18 Nov 2016
Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - took place on 18 November.
Committee stage - line by line examination of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.
The 2016-2017 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
