Independent Advisory Committee on Development Impact

Daniel Kawczynski
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development who appointed the members of the Independent Advisory Committee on Development Impact.

Mr. Douglas Alexander
Members of the Independent Advisory Committee on Development Impact were appointed by the Secretary of State for International Development.

Selection complied with the Commissioner for Public Appointments' code of practice.

Daniel Kawczynski
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the salary and other remuneration is of the Chairman of the Independent Advisory Committee on Development Impact.

Mr. Douglas Alexander
Work undertaken by the Independent Advisory Committee on Development Impact (IACDI) is paid on an honorarium basis. The chairman receives £250 per day, on a three year contract (up to a maximum of 80 days). The Department for International Development (DFID) will also meet the cost of travel and expenses necessarily incurred in respect of the appointment.

Daniel Kawczynski
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the cost has been of running the Independent Advisory Committee on Development Impact since its inception.

Mr. Douglas Alexander
The cost to date has been approximately £40,000. This has covered: recruitment of International Advisory Committee on Development Impact (IACDI) members; committee members' fees and expenses; and the Evaluation Department Secretariat's direct costs.

Daniel Kawczynski
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what authority the Independent Advisory Committee on Development Impact has to expose shortcomings in his Department.

Mr. Douglas Alexander
The Independent Advisory Committee on Development Impact has been established to strengthen and assure the independence of the evaluation function in the Department for International Development (DFID), and the use of evaluation results to enhance delivery and impact of UK development assistance.

The full terms of reference of the Committee are available on DFID's external website:

www.dfid.gov.uk