Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the £2.9 billion projected reduction in the Official Development Assistance budget on (a) donor partners and (b) marginalised communities in receipt of support funded by UK ODA.

The UK's Official Development Assistance in 2020 remains prioritised on areas including poverty reduction for the 'bottom billion'. Where necessary, donor partners are involved in discussions about any important funding changes to specific development programmes. We will continue to prioritise the most vulnerable and disadvantaged, including the needs of women and girls, people with disabilities, and vulnerable and at-risk groups.