Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to ensure that projects and programmes funded from the cross-government Prosperity Fund will create jobs for women in developing countries; and if so, how, and to what extent.

All cross-government Prosperity Fund Official Development Assistance spending will comply with the International Development Act and Gender Equality Act. The UK's aid strategy prioritises the needs of women.

The Gender Equality Act requires implementing Departments to be confident that any opportunities to engage and enhance the status of women and promote gender equality have been identified and considered.

Major programmes that will be supported through the Prosperity Fund are still being developed and the precise details for promoting jobs and gender equality will depend on each context.