Development Aid: Education and Research
Commons · Question 28561 · Tabled 4 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has to leverage (a) education and (b) research expertise to achieve his Department's development objectives.
Answer
Answered by Anneliese Dodds, 14 Feb 2025
Global education is critical to our vision for a world free from poverty on a liveable planet. Each additional year of learning is associated with a 10 per cent increase in earnings annually. There is, however, a lack of evidence in education to inform co...