Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Government grants statistics 2020 to 2021, published on 31 March 2022, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the funding entitled Development and Economic Growth Research Programme.

The Economic Growth Research Team in FCDO undertook performance assessments during the life of the Development and Economic Growth Research Programme (DEGRP), through the annual review process. The reviews consistently rated the programme's outputs as having met expectations. On completion of the programme in 2021, a programme completion review was undertaken to assess the programme's performance over its full lifespan. The review judged the programme as having successfully met expectations overall, having funded many high-quality academic publications across topics such as inclusive financial sector development, innovation and productivity growth in low-income countries. All programme assessments are published on DevTracker.