Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to take steps to increase the transparency of the Gulf Strategy Fund; and if his Department will publish details of payments from the Gulf Strategy Fund.

The FCDO's International Programme (IP), and within it the Gulf Strategy Fund (GSF), is a vital tool in promoting positive change and reforms across the world, including in the Gulf. All cooperation through the Gulf Strategy Fund is subject to rigorous risk assessments to ensure all work meets our human rights obligations and our values. We publish an annual summary of the GSF's work on gov.uk [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/official-development-assistance-oda-fcdo-international-programme-spend-objectives-2021-to-2022/gulf-strategy-fund] which includes summaries of projects in each country. We will not publish information that presents risks to our staff, programme suppliers and beneficiaries, or which may impact our relationships with our international partners.