Speeches

Nigel Dodds – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nigel Dodds on 2016-06-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with her US counterpart on levels of corruption in states in receipt of international aid.

Sir Desmond Swayne

The Secretary of State met with Gayle Smith on 18 April for the annual DFID-USAID development dialogue in Washington DC.

My senior officials and those of USAID engage frequently and the UK and USA are working closely to follow up on commitments made in our respective country statements at the Prime Minister’s Anti-Corruption Summit on 12 May.