As the end of the 2010-2015 Parliament approaches, the Committee has taken the opportunity to look back on their work. This Report outlines some of the Committee's work, progress and effectiveness during this Parliament and sets out areas that may be of interest to their successor committee. It has also provided the opportunity to scrutinise what actions the Government has taken with regard to issues and recommendations raised in our reports.
Parliaments are essential to meeting many of DFID's ambitions for post-2015, including increasing the accountability of Governments, reducing poverty, tackling corruption and preventing conflicts. While it is clearly more difficult to work with parliaments in fragile or conflict affected states, it is these states who can most greatly benefit, while still requiring relatively little expenditure to realise the benefits. DFID is a major contributor to parliamentary strengthening, spending approximately £22.5 million from its bilateral programmes and according to DFID estimated a further £3.5 million can be attributed as its share of multilaterals' expenditure. A strong parliament operating in a parliamentary democracy brings many benefits to a nation: a representative, accountable and effective parliament is an asset in any state, and no less necessary in fragile and challenging countries. A strong parliament which has sufficient resources to scrutinise its government will inevitably ensure greater transparency and better use of state revenues including official development assistance.
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