Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what her Department’s policy is on investing in fragile and conflict affected settings; and which fragile and conflict affected settings her Department is prioritising for that investment.

As our strategy sets out, aid will be spent where it is most needed and effective. We will target how we invest in fragile states and conflict affected states. In these contexts, our development partnerships will tackle the root causes of instability, conflict and human suffering. Our work will focus on delivering honest, reliable investment, providing women and girls with the freedom they need to succeed, stepping-up our life-saving humanitarian work and taking forward our commitments on climate change, nature and global health.