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Housing Bodies: Accountability

Motion that this House has considered the accountability of housing bodies. Agreed to on question.

Lead member

Jim Cunningham

Answering member

Kit Malthouse

Type

Debates

Date

20 November 2018

Reference

649 cc296-305WH

House

House of Commons

Police: Accountability

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps the Government is taking to ensure transparency in the administration and operation of police forces.

Asked by

Jim Cunningham (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 March 2009

Reference

488 c1781W; 258858

House

House of Commons

Family Courts: Accountability

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent steps the Government has taken to improve accountability in family courts.

Asked by

Jim Cunningham (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Justice

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 July 2008

Reference

479 c461W;479 c459W; 218743

House

House of Commons

International Monetary Fund/World Bank

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the (a) International Monetary Fund and (b) World Bank is more transparent and accountable in its operations.

Asked by

Jim Cunningham (Labour)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

14 November 2005

For answer on

21 November 2005

Answered on

21 November 2005

The UK has consistently pushed for improvements in transparency and accountability at both the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF). Both organisations now make a large proportion of their information public.In the IMF, all major policy documents, summaries of board discussions and country documents are made publicly available with the consent of the country authorities. The Independent Evaluation Office provides comprehensive independent scrutiny of the IMF's work and we are currently contributing to an external evaluation of its effectiveness.Nearly all World Bank documents are made public. The World Bank has also established approximately 65 Public Information Centres around the world, which provide the general public with copies of its publications and access to its website.The UK has consistently pressed the World Bank to publish more information, for example, board minutes, executive directors' statements, and country policy and institutional assessment (CPIA) scores. CPIA scores play a significant role in determining how the World Bank allocates its concessional resources.Partly as a result of our efforts, a revised World Bank disclosure policy was approved in March 2005. Board minutes will now be made public. All country assistance strategies will be made public as a rule. There will also be a pilot programme of publishing some board documents at the same time as they are sent to the board. In addition, this year, it was agreed that the World Bank would disclose CPIA scores, starting with the 2005 CPIA exercise. We regard these recent moves as significant steps in the right direction. However, we will continue to press for further improvements to transparency and accountability in the World Bank and IMF.

Date

21 November 2005

Reference

439 c1597-8W;439 c1599-600W; 29392

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what measures his Department is taking to encourage transparency and accountability in (a) European and (b) international funding to the Palestinian Authority.

Asked by

Jim Cunningham (Labour)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

11 October 2004

For answer on

18 October 2004

Answered on

18 October 2004

Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what measures his Department is taking to encourage transparency and accountability in (a) European and (b) international funding to the Palestinian Authority. [190655] Hilary Benn: Substantial progress has been made since 2002 in improving the transparency and accountability of the Palestinian Authority's (PA) financial management systems. This has largely been the result of work by the Palestinian Finance Minister with donor encouragement. DFID supported a World Bank Country Financial Accountability Assessment that endorsed the major improvements made. It also identified action needed to further improve systems. The World Bank Public Financial Management Reform Trust Fund has encouraged further financial reform. Disbursement of funding is conditional on the PA's achievement of agreed benchmarks, including on financial control management, auditing, and procurement. DFID and the EC have contributed to the Trust Fund. The World Bank and donors are carefully monitoring the use of donor funds. This benchmark approach was also successfully used by the EC in its earlier budget support to the PA. Allegations about the misuse of these funds have been looked at in great detail, but no conclusive evidence has been found that EC funds have been used for anything other than their original purpose. OLAF, the independent EU anti-fraud office, has also been investigating these matters for over a year. OLAF's provisional assessment of 10 August stated that, to date there is no evidence that funds from the non-targeted EU Direct Budget Assistance to the Palestinian Authority have been used to finance illegal activities, including terrorism. This is a provisional assessment. The investigations are still on-going.

Date

18 October 2004

Reference

425 c431W; 190655

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what measures his Department is taking to ensure transparency and accountability of (a) European Union and (b) other international funding to the Palestinian Authority.

Asked by

Jim Cunningham (Labour)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 July 2004

Reference

185093; 424 c280-1W

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

What action he plans to take following the publication of the Scott report to ensure that guidance in "Questions of Procedure for Ministers" is not breached. -

Asked by

Jim Cunningham (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

6 March 1996

Reference

273 c327; 17259

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

1st supplementary on same.

Asked by

Jim Cunningham (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

6 March 1996

Reference

273 c327

House

House of Commons

Dept of National Heritage

By what mechanisms the BBC is accountable to government in relation to the economy and efficiency of its expenditure.

Asked by

Jim Cunningham (Labour)

Answering body

Department of National Heritage

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

6 June 1995

Reference

261 c53W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

What steps she is taking to satisfy herself (a) regarding the proper financial management of the West Midlands Health Authority and (b) that proper accountability procedures are in place.

Asked by

Jim Cunningham (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 February 1994

Reference

237 c868W

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To comment on the accountability to Parliament of the United Kingdom board member of the World Bank.

Asked by

Jim Cunningham (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 February 1994

Reference

236 c638W;236 c637-8W

House

House of Commons

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