Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Boris Johnson announces new prosperity programming for Mexico, published on 19 October 2017, how the £60 million prosperity fund for Mexico is being spent.

The £60 million Prosperity Fund in Mexico, currently undergoing a cross-Government assurance process, will help make Mexico’s economy more inclusive by reforming the energy sector, simplifying the business environment, and increasing access to financial services. Further detail on what the programme can use funding for can be found on the government website: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/prosperity-fund-market-engagement-in-mexico