Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the policy paper entitled FCDO disability inclusion and rights strategy 2022 to 2030, published on 16 February 2022, what steps her Department is taking to provide funding for people with disabilities in low-income countries.

The FCDO disability inclusion and rights strategy 2022 to 2030 outlines our 'twin-track' approach to provide dedicated support to people with disabilities through disability-specific initiatives alongside mainstreaming disability-inclusive actions in wider work.

The strategy identifies seven intervention areas that we will prioritise for funding and highlights the four key outcomes of rights, voice, choice and visibility.

As examples, the Disability Capacity Building Programme provides grants to grassroots and umbrella organisations for persons with disabilities to access their rights and amplify their voice, while the Disability Inclusive Development programme tests and evaluates interventions designed to improve the lives of people with disabilities. The evidence produced will guide FCDO's approaches and is published as a global public good.