Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to her Department's Bilateral Development Review 2016, how the analysis of demographic trends took into account the ageing population in developing countries.

In order to ensure that DFID strategy overseas is informed by issues on the ground a series of Country Poverty Reduction Diagnostics were conducted. These directly informed the Bilateral Development Review. These diagnostics include analyses of country specific issues, including demographic challenges which the country is experiencing or expecting to experience during the course of this strategic planning period.