Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the timescales and resources allocated to each of the projects announced by the UK in support of the outcomes from the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2018.

The UK announced over £500 million of projects under four themes outlined below to support commitments made at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in April 2018:

• fairness (£235 million), including £212 million to support nine Commonwealth member states deliver 12 years of quality education for girls;
• security (£37 million), including £5.5 million to enhance cyber security by assisting member states identify and address vulnerabilities and gaps in capacity;
• sustainability (£172 million), including £66.4 million to support member states to reduce plastic pollution of the oceans; and
• prosperity (£105 million), including £7 million to promote women’s economic empowerment supporting women-owned businesses to trade internationally.

An overview of CHOGM commitments and the projects designed to fulfil them will be placed in the Library of the House. These projects will be delivered throughout the UK’s two years as Chair-in-Office of the Commonwealth.