Alan Duncan (Minister of State, International Development; Rutland and Melton, Conservative) Africa International Development

Africa
International Development

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion, Green)

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether he plans to refer the allegations against Emerging Capital Partners' Africa Fund II to the investigatory authorities in the UK; and if he will make a statement.

• Hansard source (Citation: HC Deb, 3 September 2012, c85W)

Alan Duncan (Minister of State, International Development; Rutland and Melton, Conservative)

My Department has received no new allegations against Emerging Capital Partners' Africa Fund II. The previous set of allegations has been fully looked into by CDC.

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion, Green) Africa International Development Alan Duncan

Africa
International Development 

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion, Green)

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether he plans to inform the House of the outcome of the criminal investigation by the European Anti-Fraud Office into Emerging Capital Partners' Africa Fund II.

• Hansard source (Citation: HC Deb, 3 September 2012, c85W)

Alan Duncan (Minister of State, International Development; Rutland and Melton, Conservative)

My Department is not aware of the outcome of any criminal investigation by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) into Emerging Capital Partners' Africa Fund II.

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion, Green) Alan Duncan (Minister of State, International Development; Rutland and Melton, Conservative) Africa

Africa
International Development

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion, Green)

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development on what date (a) CDC Group and (b) his Department were informed that Emerging Capital Partners' Africa Fund II was under criminal investigation by the European Anti-Fraud Office.

• Hansard source (Citation: HC Deb, 3 September 2012, c85W)

Alan Duncan (Minister of State, International Development; Rutland and Melton, Conservative)

Neither DFID nor CDC Group has received any notification from the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) that Emerging Capital Partners' Africa Fund II is or was under criminal investigation.