Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Written Statement of 21 April 2021 on FCDO update, whether reductions to Official Development Assistance will effect UK Aid Match grants.

I am pleased to have been able to protect the UK Aid Match programme, including all active and provisional grants. However, in response to the seismic impact of COVID-19 on the UK economy we have deferred start dates of the provisional grants under round 4 to 1 April 2022. The latest round 5 of UK Aid Match is progressing as planned with the expectation that successful projects would start after 1 April 2023.