Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make it her policy to encourage the involvement of church groups and other Christian organisations in the delivery of overseas development projects and programmes.

Faith groups make a significant, wide and distinctive contribution to poverty reduction. As such, DFID encourages their involvement in overseas development and currently provides funding to over 30 faith groups. DFID’s Faith Partnership Principles Paper aims to strengthen partnerships with faith groups, including by building a common understanding of faith and development and documenting the impact of faith groups.