Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many gender technical experts are working in her Department as at 1 July 2020.

As of 1 July 2020, the Department for International Development has 102 Social Development Advisers, all of whom are technical experts on gender equality and shape DFID’s work in this area. These advisers undergo continuous assessments and are quality assured as they progress up the grades, in terms of both depth and breadth of this expertise, to ensure that they can effectively advance gender equality and women’s rights globally.