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House of Commons · Ministers' Questions

Poverty Reduction

Tuesday 8 September 2020 · 1 question

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At a glance

Answered 0 Partly answered 1 Not answered 0

Key points

  • Lee Anderson asked a question about the effective use of aid money for poverty reduction.
  • The Minister assured that reducing poverty is a priority for the FCDO.
  • The Foreign Secretary appointed Nick Dyer as the first famine prevention envoy.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Lee Anderson Reform Ashfield
Economy Foreign Affairs
Context

The MP highlights the UK's record in providing aid and questions the effectiveness and targeting of such funds.

Question

Can my right hon. Friend assure my constituents that this aid money will be used as effectively as possible and not provided to countries with priorities contrary to poverty reduction?

Answer from James Duddridge

I am happy to reassure the residents of Ashfield and beyond that reducing poverty will be at the beating heart of the FCDO. That is why we are committed to the Independent Commission for Aid Impact; that is why the Foreign Secretary has appointed Nick Dyer as the first ever envoy on famine prevention and humanitarian affairs; and that is why we have allocated a new £119 million package to look at the threat of the coronavirus and of famine more generally across the bottom billion.

Partly answered

Not addressed: Did not explicitly address concerns about aid going to countries with priorities contrary to poverty reduction, such as space programmes.

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