Stephen O'Brien corrected the Commons record on Democratic Republic of the Congo
The words were spoken in the Commons on 14 March 2012. The correction was made by letter from Stephen O’Brien, and printed in Hansard's Written Corrections on 26 March 2012. The figure 2,500 in the original became 1,700 in the correction, lower by 800. Altogether 2 words differ between the two versions.
The question
3. What steps his Department is taking to address governance issues in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Original and corrected words
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| Good governance is central to improving the lives of the Congolese people. We supported voter education for 2 million citizens; we are working to increase mining revenues by a total of $2.8 billion over 10 years through improved transparency; we are empowering | Good governance is central to improving the lives of the Congolese people. We supported voter education for 2 million citizens; we are working to increase mining revenues by a total of $2.8 billion over 10 years through improved transparency; we are empowering 1,700 communities to control their own development; and we are strengthening public financial management in the DRC. |
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Receipt
| Read from | https://hansard-api.parliament.uk/debates/debate/1203262000002.json |
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| Date read | 15 October 2026 |
| SHA-256 | 36a834e2bd0bc0a88c5a93a90ed8f62b48b311637320507d450702420d0b5504 |