Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2019 to Question 238674 on Department for International Development: Secondment, whether the essential delivery objectives of her Department includes ending extreme poverty.

All Government departments have been requested to restrict their work to essential business only, allowing all other staff to be available for EU exit related priorities. For DFID, the definition of essential work is spending 0.7% of GNI (Gross National Income) on international development in an effective and value for money way and providing lifesaving humanitarian response. Ending extreme poverty remains a departmental strategic priority.