Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to support water, sanitation and hygiene programmes through Overseas Development Assistance.

Our portfolio includes the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Systems for Health programme, which supports governments in eight countries to strengthen the systems needed to provide climate-resilient and inclusive WASH services. To help governments and others use data to inform decision-making we support the international monitoring mechanism which tracks WASH progress against global targets. We also continue to support progress through our political and diplomatic levers, including engagement with the G7, G20 and UN processes.

Following the Spending Review, internal allocations will be determined over the summer which will outline Official Development Assistance allocations from 2026/27 to 2028/29.