Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the outcomes of the grants awarded under the Alignment Project will be independently evaluated.

In line with Civil Service policy, AISI has no plans to commission an independent evaluation of the outcomes of grants awarded under the Alignment Project. The appropriate approach to grant scheme evaluation is determined on a scheme by scheme basis, taking account of the nature, scale and objectives of the intervention and ensuring that evaluation activity is proportionate to the grant.