Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps the Government has taken to work with the international community towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

The UK is committed to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 as affirmed in the International Development Strategy. We continue to work in partnership with a wide range of stakeholders to do so including government partners, civil society and the private sector. All UK aid continues to be spent in line with international rules on what constitutes Official Development Assistance (ODA) set by the OECD's Development Assistance Committee. The FCDO's aid budget has been allocated in accordance with UK strategic priorities, which are closely aligned with the SDGs. Aid alone is not enough to achieve the SDGs. Mobilisation of domestic resources and private finance is critical. We are focusing on delivering honest, reliable investment, empowering women and girls, stepping-up our life-saving humanitarian work and taking forward our commitments on climate change, nature and global health.