PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Overseas Aid (19 February 2019)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent steps she has taken to ensure the effectiveness Official Development Assistance.
Asked by:
Sir John Hayes (Conservative)
Asked by:
Sir John Hayes (Conservative)
Answer
Every project in DFID is rigorously appraised for efficiency and likely effectiveness before approval and is assessed against a robust monitoring framework to ensure it remains cost effective. The Independent Commission for Aid Impact said that DFID’s systems “improve the return on UK investment in aid” and recognised that DFID is “a global champion on Value for Money”. DFID is committed to supporting other government departments strengthen the quality of their aid spending and maximising their impact on poverty through an extensive offer of support.
Answered by:
Dame Harriett Baldwin (Conservative)
26 February 2019
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