Derek Thomas – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Derek Thomas on 2016-06-15.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations she has made to non-governmental organisations which receive funding from her Department on senior management salaries in those organisations.

Sir Desmond Swayne

The National Council for Voluntary Organisations, backed by the Charity Commission, has encouraged more transparency on pay issues and introduced new pay guidelines. DFID Ministers have consistently demanded that NGOs are transparent and open with donors and the public.