Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they carried out any child rights impact assessments prior to applying restrictions on the official development assistance budget; and, if so, whether they intend to publish them.

The Prime Minister has set out a new strategic vision for government spending on defence and security and Official Development Assistance (ODA). Detailed decisions on how the ODA budget will be used will be worked through as part of the ongoing Spending Review based on various factors including impact assessments.