Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding his Department will provide for the women and girls strategy in the 2023-24 financial year; and whether he plans to publish an equalities impact assessment on the reduction in the level of Official Development Assistance since 2020.

We will shortly launch the Women and Girls Strategy, setting out our commitments to stand up and speak out for women and girls. The Strategy's focus extends beyond ODA and is not expected to provide a 2023/24 funding target.

Women and girls, as a major theme within the International Development Strategy, remain a UK priority. We aim to maximise the impact of ODA, alongside other mechanisms, to support the lives of vulnerable people. Decisions on funding allocations are ongoing, including consideration of the impact on equalities. We are committed to transparency and will consider sharing further information on completion.