Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Department for International Development has ever requested a salary or administration costs to expenditure ratio of organisations it has funded in the past four years.

DFID does not hold a central record of all requests made for data relating to salary and administration ratios for all the organisations it has funded.

DFID always seeks to achieve the best value for money in the funding it provides. Salary costs and administration costs are considered when making funding decisions to ensure value for money.