Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what targets he has to ensure that all UK aid spending Departments achieve (a) good or (b) very good at the next assessment by the the Aid Transparency Index.

The 2015 UK Aid Strategy set out the expectation that aid-spending UK government departments would achieve good or very good in the Aid Transparency Index.

Following on from the 2015 UK Aid Strategy, an International Development Strategy will be published later in 2021 in line with the ODA strategic framework which the Foreign Secretary announced on 26 November. The FCDO continues to be committed to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) standard, with the next Aid Transparency Index due to be published in June 2022. The indicators for the Aid Transparency Index are set by Publish What You Fund, and all UK aid spending Departments use the 'good' or 'very good' markers. My officials have created a community of practice for all UK aid spending Departments to share and solve challenges with their data transparency whilst working towards achieving the standard.