Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Spending Review 2021: Priority outcomes and metrics, what the baseline year is used to determine whether the goal of increasing the number of people reached through humanitarian and social protection support has been achieved; and how many people were reached in that year.

The goal for increasing the number of people reached through humanitarian and social protection support is new. Therefore, there is no existing baseline data with which to compare achievements. Financial year 2021/22 will form our baseline.