PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Developing Countries: Females (13 April 2017)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, to what extent her Department applies the principles of gender budgeting when assessing projects through UKAID.
Asked by:
Karl Turner (Independent)
Asked by:
Karl Turner (Independent)
Answer
The Gender Equality Act (2014) makes it a legal requirement to consider gender equality in all development and humanitarian assistance. DFID tracks spend on gender equality through the use of an internal gender marker.
Answered by:
Lord Wharton of Yarm (Conservative)
24 April 2017
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