Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office written question – answered am ar 6 Chwefror 2025.
Lord Alton of Liverpool
Chair, Human Rights (Joint Committee), Chair, Human Rights (Joint Committee)
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.
Lord Collins of Highbury
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office), Deputy Leader of the House of Lords, Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip), Lords Spokesperson (Equalities)
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).
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