Development Aid: Cooperatives
Commons · Question 40886 · Tabled 24 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Pippa Heylings
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his Department's policy is on the use of co-operatives in supporting the Government's international development objectives.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Doughty, 2 Apr 2025
The Government recognises the important contribution cooperatives make in serving local communities around the world. Cooperatives are a tried-and-tested model in international development, that can enable citizens and producers to access services or mark...