Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what impact assessments her Department conducted in advance of the sign off and publication of the International Development Strategy; and if she will publish those assessments.

We are confident that funding decisions reflect the priorities in the International Development Strategy, including putting women and girls at the heart of what we do. Assessments of the impact on different beneficiary groups are ongoing, including through the upcoming business planning process. The Foreign Secretary was clear with Parliament during Oral Questions on 8 March 2022 that Equality Impact Assessments will not be published, due to the need to protect the space for officials to provide frank advice to ministers.