Order, order.

Foreign Aid Reform (Clarification) Bill

A bill to clarify the Foreign Aid Reform Act whilst also introducing more flexibility for the Department of International Aid

BE IT ENACTED by The Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Commons in this present Parliament assembled, in accordance with the provisions of the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949, and by the authority of the same, as follows:-

1: Amendments

(1) Section 1, subsection a) of the Foreign Aid Reform Act shall read:
The Department for International Development shall allocate a minimum of thirty-three percent of its foreign aid budget to grant applications for use on foreign aid projects

(2) Section 1, subsection a), sub-clause ii) of the Foreign Aid Reform Act shall read:
The amount allocated to foreign aid projects is to be evaluated by Department for International Development yearly.

2: Short title, commencement and extent

(1) This Act may be cited as the Foreign Aid Reform (Clarification) Act
(2) Shall come into force immediately on gaining Royal Assent
(3) Shall apply to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

This bill was submitted by the Right Honourable /u/InfernoPlato MP, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, on behalf of Her Majesty's 10th Government

The discussion period for this reading will end on 5 August 2016.