Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC) has (a) taken and (b) plans to take to deliver the UK National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security 2014 to 2017, published on 14 December 2016; and how progress will be measured on the CDC's delivery of that plan.

The National Action Plan and accompanying Implementation Plan are intended to strengthen the UK’s ability to reduce the impact of conflict on women and girls and to promote their inclusion in conflict resolution. CDC’s investments help to address the root causes of conflict and promote stability via their impact on job creation and economic development, including for women.

CDC’s Code of Responsible Investing requires it to pay specific attention to the impact on women of its investment wherever it works but CDC does not have a direct role in conflict resolution or supporting women in conflict, so the Plan is not directly applicable and CDC is not included in the Implementation Plan for the NAP.