Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will require staff in her Department to report on (a) consultations with disabled people and their organisations, (b) measure to increase inclusion in bilateral aid projects and (c) measures to increase inclusion in funding agreements with partner organisations.

As part of its International Development Committee hearing commitments, DFID is in the process of preparing a departmental framework on disability inclusion. This will set out our clear commitment, approach and actions to strengthening disability in our policy, programme and international work. It will also include an explanation of how we will strengthen departmental capability on disability, how we will influence our partners to do more, and a timeframe for taking forward the activities outlined in our response to the IDC recommendations.