Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has plans to increase funding to overseas projects specifically dedicated to ending violence against children.

FCDO is committed to protecting vulnerable children around the world through our policy leadership and programme work. For example, the UK is a leading donor to Education Cannot Wait, and through our £90 million commitment (2019-2023) we have supported almost 7 million crisis-affected children with education and protection support. In November 2021, the UK announced £18 million funding for the UN Global Programme to End Child Marriage, giving girls a greater say over their bodies and futures. We also continue to make leading contributions to the global evidence base through our What Works to Prevent Violence programme which has included school-based interventions to prevent violence against children.