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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Nick de Bois, Enfield North, Conservative, Bangladesh International Development


Bangladesh
International Development

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Nick de Bois (Enfield North, Conservative)
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the outcomes were of her Preparation of Electoral Roll with Photographs Programme; and how the project was implemented in Bangladesh.

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Alan Duncan (Minister of State, International Development; Rutland and Melton, Conservative)
The outcome of this project was the preparation by the Bangladesh Election Commission of a credible voter list, with photographs, for use in the parliamentary elections in 2008. The list included more than 81 million voters, and increased public and political parties' confidence in the parliamentary elections in 2008, which had a voter turnout of 86%.
This project was funded by the Government of Bangladesh and a consortium of donors. UK Aid provided approximately 22% of the total finance, which was channelled through the United Nations Development Programme.