Development Aid
Commons · Question 85475 · Tabled 27 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will take steps to ensure that overseas aid funding is not used to promote (a) social transformation, (b) gender ideology, (c) climate justice and (d) other ideologica
Answer
Answered by Chris Elmore, 4 Nov 2025
Since 2021, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has used the Programme Operating Framework (PrOF) to guide decisions on how UK foreign aid is spent effectively. The PrOF sets out mandatory rules and principles to ensure programmes alig...