Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Disaster and Emergencies Preparedness Programme funded by UK Aid; and when she plans to decide whether that programme should be renewed.

DFID conducts Annual Reviews of the Disasters and Emergencies Preparedness Programme (DEPP). The Annual Reviews are publically available through https://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/projects/GB-1-203044 and give an assessment of the effectiveness of the programme.

The DEPP’s 14 core projects are due to end in March 2018. Decisions on whether and/or how to renew the programme will be made before March 2018.