Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure poverty eradication remains the primary focus of UK Official Development Assistance.

Our new strategic framework will ensure we can deliver UK aid better, even if our budget is smaller, by combining aid with diplomacy and focusing our efforts where the UK can make the most difference to poverty reduction and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

It is also helps to ensure that every penny delivers value for money by bringing together the best of Britain's international effort in a more integrated, influential and coherent manner.