Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what processes his Department has in place to help ensure that country allocations for financial year 2022-23 reach local actors and communities in a timey manner.

2022-23 allocations were confirmed in year and all funds spent or committed by 31 March 2023. During the year, programme teams have been in continual contact with their partners to ensure all available funds in 2022-23 were spent in a timely way to deliver maximum value for money. As set out in the UK Government's strategy for International Development Strategy, we are committed to stripping back excessive bureaucracy associated with delivering aid, making it quicker to get programmes delivering on the ground.