Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government's commitment to restore aid funding for women and girls includes the restoration of the commitment of four percent of Official Development Assistance to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights.

Comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) is central to achieving FCDO commitments in the International Development Strategy, our approach to end the preventable deaths of mothers, new-borns and children by 2030 and the forthcoming International Women and Girls Strategy.

The FCDO ensures the aid budget is directed towards our priorities, delivers value for the taxpayer, and meets the government's commitment to spend 0.5 per cent of GNI on ODA until the fiscal situation allows a return to 0.7 per cent. The International Development Strategy, which includes comprehensive SRHR, will guide aid prioritisation decisions. We will update on planned allocations for this spending review period in due course.