Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he made an impact assessment to inform the spending decisions set out in his written ministerial statement entitled FCDO Update, published on 22 November 2022, HCWS379.

Spending decisions on Official Development Assistance (ODA) were informed by assessments of impact. Impact assessments are ongoing as specific spending decisions continue to be made.