Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on 29 January (HC 9712), what assessment was made before their decision to extend the Integrated Activity Fund beyond the initial four-year period; and what plans they have to publish that assessment.

Ahead of the Spending Round presented to Parliament by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in September 2019, the Governance Board of the Integrated Activity Fund considered the effectiveness of the Fund in August 2019. This was also informed by regular monitoring and evaluation of projects against their objectives and value for money considerations. We do not plan to publish these internal reports.