Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 28561

Development Aid: Education and Research

Tabled: 4 February 2025
Answered: 14 February 2025

Question

Wendy Morton

Conservative — Aldridge-Brownhills

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has to leverage (a) education and (b) research expertise to achieve his Department's development objectives.

Answer

Anneliese Dodds
Global education is critical to our vision for a world free from poverty on a liveable planet. Each additional year of learning is associated with a 10 per cent increase in earnings annually. There is, however, a lack of evidence in education to inform co...
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