Written question asked by Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party) on Monday, 11 September 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 13 September 2017. It was answered by Alistair Burt (Conservative) on Monday, 18 September 2017 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Overseas Aid

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what monitoring her Department undertakes to ensure that aid granted to specific areas is used for the purposes for which it was intended; and if she will liaise with religious missionaries in the destination country to ensure that UK aid is effectively distributed.

Answer: Effective use of the UK Aid budget is central to the Department for International Development’s work. All funding is subject to rigorous due diligence checks and we have strict auditing and monitoring controls in place to ensure all funding is used as it should be. Every project is subject to an annual performance review and a project completion review to ensure that the objectives have been achieved and aid has been delivered to the intended beneficiaries. The Department uses multiple sources of information, including its partnerships with Civil Society, to be confident UK Aid reaches those intended.

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