Asked by: Steve Reed (Labour (Co-op) - Streatham and Croydon North)
Question to the Department for International Development:
What assessment she has made of the future funding needs of the International Citizen Service.
Answered by Harriett Baldwin - Shadow Minister (Business and Trade)
Almost 35,000 young people have completed the International Citizen Service to date. Thanks to a £15m extension to the programme, 3,000 more young people will complete placements before the end of next year.
As we continue with our ambitious redesign, funding details beyond next year have not been confirmed. However, I can confirm that £8.5 million has been allocated for the 2019/20 financial year.
Asked by: Steve Reed (Labour (Co-op) - Streatham and Croydon North)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department spent on (a) focus groups and (b) surveys in (i) 2013 and (ii) 2014 to date.
Answered by Desmond Swayne
DFID engages regularly with a wide range of stakeholders and partners in the development, delivery and monitoring of its programmes. An estimate of expenditure on this could only be completed at disproportionate cost.