Written questions

Development Aid: Water

Commons · Question 41836 · Tabled 27 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 7 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to Overseas Development Assistance on WASH funding worldwide.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 7 Apr 2025

The UK recognises the fundamental role that clean water, sanitation and good hygiene play in terms of improving people's health and wellbeing, in helping communities adapt to the impacts of climate change, and in empowering women and girls. Official Devel...