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Development Aid

Commons · Question 56800 · Tabled 3 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 13 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what (a) metrics and (b) assessments he uses to determine whether official development assistance programmes constitute value for money.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 13 Jun 2025

Value for money is embedded into all our Official Development Assistance (ODA) programming. We use a mix of quantitative data and qualitative information to assess value for money and inform decision-making throughout the programme lifecycle. The Foreign,...