§ Mr. StreeterTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what annual assessment her Department makes of private aid and development assistance to the developing world from the United Kingdom. [100051]
§ Mr. FoulkesThe Department for International Development reports annually, in our Departmental Report, on the progress of implementation of the Government's official development assistance strategy. Private or non-governmental development agencies are independent organisations, accountable to their own Boards, and to the public and others who provide their funds. We try to ensure, through regular meetings, consultations and monitoring, that there is synergy between the work undertaken by these organisations and the official development programme. We are also about to embark on Partnership Programme Agreements with major non-governmental development agencies which will set out shared objectives over a fixed time-period.