Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 1721

Prosperity Fund

Tabled: 25 July 2024

Answered: 2 August 2024

Question

Kate Osamor

Labour (Co-op) — Edmonton and Winchmore Hill

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the closure of the Prosperity Fund in 2021 on his Department's work to reduce poverty.

Answer

Anneliese Dodds

The cross-government Prosperity Fund ended on 31 March 2021 and prosperity programming moved to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. While some programmes closed, other programmes continued to run and continue to support fighting global pover...

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