§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many targets have been agreed between her Department and (i) local authorities and (ii) other bodies apart from her own agencies and non-departmental bodies since May 1997. [99471]
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§ Clare ShortMy Department has adopted a series of International Development Targets which are set out in the Government's White Paper on International Development. These targets have been drawn from the major UN conferences of the last decade and provide the basis for this Government's results orientated approach to development.
Working for the achievement of these International Development Targets, which have been endorsed by Governments across the world, bilateral and multilateral development organisations and NGOs, is central to the Department for International Development's work.
Individual targets have not been agreed with local authorities or other bodies in this country.