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Development Aid

Commons · Question 78587 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 20 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what criteria her Department uses to decide which projects to fund through UK foreign aid.

Answer

Answered by Chris Elmore, 20 Oct 2025

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) uses the Programme Operating Framework (PrOF), which is publicly available at this link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fcdo-programme-operating-framework