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Written question asked by Lord Patten (Conservative) on Monday, 30 November 2020, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 14 December 2020. It was answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Conservative) on Monday, 14 December 2020 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Pakistan: Development Aid

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government when they last assessed the efficacy of UK aid to Pakistan.

Answer

All our programmes in Pakistan are reviewed annually and given a performance score. These reviews show that FCDO is achieving the majority of programme outputs across our portfolio. It is mandatory for all of programmes to have robust monitoring arrangements in place, to inform timely decision making, learn lessons, and ensure accountability for achieving results and correct use of funds.

Since 2011, UK aid in Pakistan has benefited more than 10 million children in primary school education; provided training in new skills for almost 300,000 people (of which 39% are women); and helped 6.6 million people (53% women) access loans. Since 2011, UK support has also reached over 1.7 million new family planning users and prevented 4,900 maternal deaths, over 3.49 million unwanted pregnancies, and 490,000 unsafe abortions.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL10903
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Development aid Pakistan
Link
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