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Development Aid

Asked by Lee AndersonReform UKForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 20 October 2025UIN 78587

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what criteria her Department uses to decide which projects to fund through UK foreign aid.

Answered by Chris Elmore

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) uses the Programme Operating Framework (PrOF), which is publicly available at this link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fcdo-programme-operating-framework

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