Development Aid
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what principles his Department is applying when determining its priorities in the review of Official Development Assistance.
Answered by Stephen Doughty
We are modernising our approach to development, focusing on greater impact and delivering the development our partners want - ensuring every pound delivers for the UK taxpayer and the people we support.
We will sharpen our focus on three priorities: humanitarian, health, and climate and nature, underpinned by economic development.
We will prioritise multilaterals in the Official Development Assistance budget, while driving reform of the multilateral system to strengthen its most important parts - humanitarian, health, climate, and the global financial system - to help lower-income countries sustain their progress and become self-sufficient.
We will transform our country development partnerships, reflecting the changing needs of our partners: as an investor rather than just a donor and from service delivery to system support, while drawing on the UK's leading expertise and working through local partners.
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