Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to review existing UK Aid Direct projects, to restructure the way the oversight of such projects, and to counter corruption and misuse of the aid in their implementation.

UK Aid Direct closed in October 2023. The programme was assessed against final output targets and achieved an A+ rating overall as results met or exceeded expectations. The programme supported 162 civil society organisations to deliver 196 projects for sustained poverty reduction, reaching 9.74 million people across 37 countries. The FCDO has a rigorous and comprehensive due diligence process to determine the capacity and capability of organisations to manage funds and deliver project objectives, including assurances that taxpayers' money will be protected. All UK Aid Direct grant holder funding was published on International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI).